Check whether your PHP and WordPress versions are out of date
Find out which PHP and WordPress versions your site runs, whether they are getting old, and what to ask your host before you upgrade.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time
- about 5 min
Which WordPress and PHP versions does my site run? Tell me whether either is out of date and whether WordPress itself flags old PHP. List the plugins and themes with updates waiting, since some may need a newer PHP. Then write me a short message I can send to my host at [host name] asking to move to a newer PHP version, and the steps I should take on my side before and after. Don't change anything.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Tell me my PHP and WordPress versions, whether they're old, and what to ask my host.
What happens
- The AI app reads the site's status: name, address and versions.
- It reads the site's health, which flags old PHP and other maintenance worth doing.
- It lists the updates waiting for WordPress, plugins and themes.
- It drafts a short message for your host and a before-and-after checklist. Nothing on the site changes.
Approvals involved
Nothing here changes your site: no approval needed.
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What you get
A clear answer on your versions and a ready message for your host. PHP is changed by your host, not by SAR.
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- Maintenance · about 15 minUpdate plugins one at a time, with a backup checked firstSee which plugin updates are waiting, check how old the last backup is, then update one plugin at a time with your password and a check after each.
- Maintenance · about 10 minTurn on automatic updates for the small plugins you trustDecide which plugins update by themselves and which you update by hand, such as your shop or page builder, and set it with one approval each.
Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.