Descripción
Modules Insight is a simple WordPress plugin that lists all installed plugins, showing which are active and which are inactive. Ideal for developers and site managers needing a quick status overview.
MI adds a widget to your Dashboard and provides a shortcode [plugin_list] for displaying the plugin status list. It also allows Administrators to download the list as a .json report directly from the widget or shortcode output.
MI is completely read-only and does not make any changes to your site’s plugin activation status.
✨ Key Features
- 📋 Lists all installed plugins (active, inactive, network active)
- ✅ Includes plugin name and version.
- 📊 Displays a summary count of plugins
- 📁 Allows Administrators to export plugin data as a
.jsonreport - 🖥 Adds a convenient Dashboard Widget
[plugin_list]Shortcode support for display anywhere-
- Upcoming: Plugin description on generated page
- 🛡 100% read-only — safe for production use
💡 Use Cases
- 🧾 Client reports on installed plugins
- 🚧 Pre-deployment or pre-update plugin checks
- 🔒 Identifying potentially unused plugins for cleanup
- 👥 Sharing plugin status easily with your team or support
Credits
Made with ❤️ by Pedro Matias for WordPress developers and admins.
Capturas
The Modules Insight dashboard widget showing active/inactive plugins. 
The "Download List as JSON" button available to administrators and structure of the exported JSON file. 
Example of a page generated using ths shorcode and the collapsed description view using <details>.
Example of "print" page using shortcode and automatic expanded description view using <details>.
Instalación
- Upload the
modules-insightfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugin screen directly (Plugins > Add New). - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Check your Dashboard for the "Modules Insight – Plugin List" widget.
- Alternatively, use the shortcode
[plugin_list]on any page or post to display the list. - Administrators will see a "Download List as JSON" button within the widget/shortcode output.
FAQ
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Does this plugin make any changes to my site?
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No. MI is read-only. It does not activate, deactivate, install, or delete any plugins.
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Who can see the plugin list and download the JSON file?
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By default, the list and download button are visible only to users with the
activate_pluginscapability (typically Administrators). You can adjust capability checks in the code if needed for other roles, but be mindful of security implications. -
What format is the export file?
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The plugin exports data as a
.jsonfile, timestamped with the date of export (according to your site’s timezone). -
Can I use this on a live/production site?
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Yes! MI is completely safe to use on live sites as it performs no write operations.
Reseñas
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Registro de cambios
2.1.2
- Fix: Use
current_time()instead ofdate()for JSON filename timestamp to respect WordPress timezone settings (Fixes PHPCS error).
2.1.1
- Feature: Wrap plugin descriptions in
<details>/<summary>tags for a cleaner default view. - Fix: Add required
translators:comments for internationalization functions with placeholders (Fixes Plugin Check error). - Fix: Ensure
<details>and<summary>tags are allowed inwp_ksesfor the dashboard widget. - Refine: Improve multisite plugin detection slightly.
- Refine: Use case-insensitive sorting for plugin lists.
2.1.0
- Refactor: Introduce helper function
get_plugin_insight_data()to centralize data retrieval. - Security: Regenerate plugin data on download instead of passing via POST.
- Security: Add capability checks (
activate_plugins) for viewing list and downloading JSON. - Security: Remove
noprivaction hook for downloads. - Feature: Add more plugin details (version, description, author, URIs) to data structure.
- Feature: Handle network-activated plugins on multisite installs.
- Improvement: Use
wp_json_encode()for standard JSON output. - Improvement: Use output buffering and proper escaping (
esc_*,wp_kses_post) throughout HTML generation. - Improvement: Make widget title translatable.
- Fix: Address various Plugin Check escaping errors.
2.0.2
- Initial version shared for review (contained shortcode, dashboard widget, basic JSON download via POST).
1.0.0
- (Internal/Previous Version) Initial concept release.