Title: k-OutDated Checker (k-OC) Author: kanenas Published: މެއި 4, 2015 Last modified: ޖެނުއަރީ 25, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev =1152862) ![](https://ps.w.org/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev =3447367) # k-OutDated Checker (k-OC) By [kanenas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kanenas/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc.1.3.zip) * [Details](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/#description) * [Reviews](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/#reviews) * [Installation](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/#installation) * [Development](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/) ## Description Scans automatically, twice a day, all of your installed plugins against the WordPress Plugin Directory for outdated plugins and email an alert for update. #### What k-OutDated Checker (k-OC) Does k-OC stands for k-OutDated Checker. k-OC scans automatically, twice a day, all your installed plugins against the WordPress Plugin Directory for outdated plugins and email an alert for immediate update. #### History k-OC got its start when I had to maintain a lot of WordPress installations which their owners didn’t care much about maintenance and security. #### Included Languages * English (default) * Greek (el) If you want to help out, I have included the .pot file in /language folder. You can send them to nbran@kanenas.net ## Screenshots * [[ * This is how the email alert will look like if plugins are not up-to-date. ## Installation After downloading and extracting the latest version of k-OC: 1. Upload the folder `k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. That’s all! ## FAQ ### I have activated the plugin. Now what? * You don’t have to do anything else! k-OutDated Checker will scan all your plugins against the WordPress Plugin Directory (twice a day) and alert the administrator of your website (by email) if at least one plugin is outdated. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/421f41eb2aa703366a123c099ef46e67c6845e324407c884f32174889f3f2599? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Plug & Play](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-play-9/)󠁿 [thkost](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thkost/) ޑިސެމްބަރ 24, 2018 Just install and it’s ready! Does what it’s supposed to do with zero effort. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e6ee935a0f78cf608ca29ed4fb4731a5da3d7952c8dd03cc063527e45094dc4d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Didn’t work.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/didnt-work-249/)󠁿 [spiralspark](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spiralspark/) ނޮވެމްބަރ 20, 2018 1 reply Sends an e-mail saying that there’s an update available for every single one of our website’s installed plugins, including k-OutDated Checker (k-OC) itself. There are currently NO updates available for ANY of our website’s installed plugins. In summary: this plugin cannot correctly determine whether *itself* is up to date. Uninstalling. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “k-OutDated Checker (k-OC)” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ kanenas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kanenas/) “k-OutDated Checker (k-OC)” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “k-OutDated Checker (k-OC)” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3 25/08/2020 * ENHANCEMENT: Use of CURL instead of file_get_contents(). * FIX: PHP Notice: Undefined variable: found_outdated. #### 1.2.3 08/02/2018 * ENHANCEMENT: Changed how the version of the plugins is checked against the WordPress Plugin Directory. * NEW: Show next to current the new version of the plugin that needs update. * Update the “Tested up to” in readme.txt. #### 1.2.1.1 10/10/2017 * NEW: Added “Minimum PHP Version Requirement” in readme.txt. * Update the “Tested up to” in readme.txt. #### 1.2.1 17/09/2015 * NEW: Added the k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc.pot file in languages folder. * NEW: Added translation for Greek. #### 1.2 17/09/2015 * ENHANCEMENT: Internationalizing the plugin (accepting translations). * ENHANCEMENT: Implementation of WordPress “PHP Coding Standards” (https://make. wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-standards/php/). #### 1.1 05/05/2015 * FIX: Check only for plugins that exist in WordPress Plugin Directory. * FIX: Send email alert only when at least one plugin is outdated. #### 1.0 (First Release) 04/05/2015 * This is the initial release of k-OC. ## Meta * Version **1.3** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **70+** * WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/) and [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc) * Tags * [Plugin Updates](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugin-updates/)[security](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/advanced/) ## Ratings 3 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ kanenas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kanenas/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/k-outdated-plugin-checker-k-opc/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MBEQXMDLHQJPC)