I’m working on a Chrome extension and would love to get feedback from this awesome forum community!
The idea is simple: the extension will let you quickly see which WordPress plugins are being used on any site you visit. I’ve often come across sites with cool features and wondered, “What plugins are they using?” So, I decided to build something to help figure that out!
Before launching, I’d love to hear your thoughts:
Would this be something you’d use?
What features would be useful (like plugin versions, links to plugin pages, etc.)?
Have you used other tools like this? How did they work for you?
Any feedback would be really helpful so I can build something that works well for everyone!
P.S. If you’re interested, I’ve set up a waitlist to keep people updated on the release. No pressure, but I’ll share updates there if you’re curious.
I might have used something like this a couple of times, but I’m not sure I’d install a Chrome extension just for that. It’s not something I need often.
Usually, I’d either check the source code manually or use websites like scanwp.net or inspectwp.com.
@Emerson
Thanks for the feedback! I know about scanwp.net and inspectwp.com, but they don’t say how many plugins they can actually detect. We’re aiming to detect hundreds, if not thousands, of plugins.
We’re also planning to add this functionality to our website once the extension is done.
@Dallas
That’s a good idea. One thing that could set yours apart is showing the source code for anything it can’t detect. A human might notice clues that an automatic scanner missed. I tried scanwp, and it didn’t do that.
It only found 6 of the 24 plugins I had active on my test site. Inspectwp found 11 out of 24. It also said I had some deactivated plugins installed, which was strange.
Anyway, seems like there’s definitely room for you to improve on what’s out there.
There are other plugin detectors and extensions out there. I prefer BuiltWith because it gives more details than just plugins. It’s cool if you’re building this to learn something new, but there may not be a huge demand if it only focuses on plugins.
