Title: The Viking Abandoned Monitor Author: Daniel van der Velden Published: January 2, 2026 Last modified: January 7, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev= 3431132) ![](https://ps.w.org/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3431132) # The Viking Abandoned Monitor By [Daniel van der Velden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thevikingwebdesign/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/the-viking-abandoned-monitor.1.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/#description) * [Reviews](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/#reviews) * [Installation](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/#installation) * [Development](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/) ## Description The Viking Abandoned Monitor is a lightweight, admin-only WordPress plugin that helps you identify potentially abandoned or outdated plugins on your site. It scans all installed plugins and classifies them based on their last update date from the WordPress.org plugins API. **Key Features:** * **Automatic Plugin Scanning**: Scans all installed plugins and checks their last update date via WordPress.org API * **Status Classification**: Classifies plugins as Safe, Risk, or Abandoned based on configurable thresholds * **Dashboard Overview**: Beautiful dashboard with summary cards and filterable plugin table * **Weekly Email Reports**: Automatically sends weekly summary emails with top abandoned and risk plugins * **Optional Webhook Integration**: Send data to external services like n8n (completely optional, disabled by default) * **WordPress.org Compliant**: Fully compliant with WordPress.org guidelines, no deceptive behavior * **Lightweight**: No external SDKs or bloat, uses WordPress core functions only * **Secure**: Proper nonces, capability checks, and data sanitization **How It Works:** 1. The plugin scans all installed plugins on your site 2. For each plugin, it attempts to resolve the WordPress.org slug (from PluginURI, UpdateURI, or folder name) 3. It fetches plugin information from WordPress.org API (with 48-hour caching to avoid rate limits) 4. Plugins are classified based on their last update date: 5. * **Safe**: Updated within the risk threshold (default: 6 months) * **Risk**: Updated between risk and abandoned thresholds (default: 6-12 months) * **Abandoned**: Not updated within abandoned threshold (default: 12+ months) * **Unknown**: Could not be resolved or API error occurred **Privacy & Data:** * All plugin data is fetched from public WordPress.org API * Webhook functionality is completely optional and disabled by default * If webhook is enabled, you can choose to redact plugin details and send only summary counts * No data is sent anywhere unless explicitly configured by the site administrator ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Navigate to ‘The Viking A.M.’ > ‘Abandoned Monitor’ in the admin menu 4. Configure settings at ‘The Viking A.M.’ > ‘Settings’ if needed ## FAQ ### Does this plugin send data to external servers? By default, no. The plugin only fetches public data from WordPress.org API. Webhook functionality is completely optional and must be explicitly enabled and configured by the site administrator. ### What happens if a plugin is not on WordPress.org? Plugins that cannot be resolved to a WordPress.org slug will be marked as “Unknown” with a note explaining why. ### How often is the plugin data updated? Plugin data from WordPress.org API is cached for 48 hours to avoid rate limits. You can manually trigger a scan from the dashboard. ### Can I customize the risk and abandoned thresholds? Yes, you can configure both thresholds in the Settings page. Default values are 6 months for risk and 12 months for abandoned. ### Who receives the weekly email? By default, the admin email address. You can configure a comma-separated list of email addresses in the Settings page. ### Is the webhook feature free? Yes, the webhook feature is part of the free core functionality. It’s completely optional and disabled by default. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “The Viking Abandoned Monitor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Daniel van der Velden ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thevikingwebdesign/) [Translate “The Viking Abandoned Monitor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.1 * Added subscription model with Viking Core integration * Added 14-day free trial system * Added site registration and entitlements checking * Updated admin menu name to “The Viking A.M.” * Added email input field for user registration * Improved dashboard with subscription status display * Enhanced access control based on subscription status * Fixed all WordPress.org Plugin Check errors and warnings #### 1.0.0 * Initial release * Plugin scanning with WordPress.org API integration * Status classification (Safe/Risk/Abandoned/Unknown) * Dashboard with filterable table * Weekly email reports * Optional webhook integration * Full WordPress.org compliance ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **9 ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔⵏ ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.10** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/) * Tags * [abandoned](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/abandoned/)[maintenance](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/) [monitoring](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/monitoring/)[plugins](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/) [security](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/the-viking-abandoned-monitor/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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