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PHP Vitals

by Webslice · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.6.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

PHP Vitals has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,693 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 27, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

PHP Vitals at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
4,693
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is PHP Vitals well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Benchmark test metadata (names, categories, iteration counts) from /api/tests — test code runs locally in the plugin
  • Grade thresholds from /api/grades
  • Hosting type/cost labels from /api/options
  • AI advisor prompt template from /api/advisor-prompt (fallback bundled in the plugin if unreachable)
  • Optional leaderboard submission to /api/benchmark when sharing is enabled

PHP Vitals reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Great tool for a speed tweaker

    Finally, an elegant and simple tool to isolate, test and benchmark PHP performance. Long overdue.

    Louis Stanford

Details

How fast is your web host? Dozens of PHP speed tests, 1 overall grade: The easy way to compare hosting performance.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • benchmark
  • Hosting
  • performance
  • php
  • speed
Version
1.6.3
Last updated
Aug 27, 2026
First published
Jun 11, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

PHP Vitals FAQ

What does PHP Vitals do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, PHP Vitals offers Benchmark test metadata (names, categories, iteration counts) from /api/tests — test code runs locally in the plugin, Grade thresholds from /api/grades, Hosting type/cost labels from /api/options, AI advisor prompt template from /api/advisor-prompt (fallback bundled in the plugin if unreachable) and Optional leaderboard submission to /api/benchmark when sharing is enabled.

How many active installs does PHP Vitals have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for PHP Vitals as of September 7, 2026.

Is PHP Vitals still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 27, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is PHP Vitals free?

PHP Vitals is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.