Core Checksum Verifier

Description

Checks the current WordPress installation for file tampering using the official WordPress.org checksum API. Features:

  • Admin page with modern Bootstrap UI
  • Modal with progress and results
  • Dashboard widget for latest scan summary
  • Email alerts when discrepancies are found
  • Option to reinstall WordPress core

External services

This plugin uses the official WordPress Checksums API to compare your WordPress core files against known-good hashes.
No user data is transmitted. Only your site’s WordPress version and locale are sent to the API endpoint at https://api.wordpress.org/core/checksums/.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin via the Plugins menu
  3. Go to Tools core-checksum-verifier to begin

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Contributors and Developers

“Core Checksum Verifier” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Change Log

1.0.0

  • Initial release