WP-Memory-Usage

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs and a popularity score of 60 out of 30, adoption is modest but reasonable for a single-purpose diagnostic tool, far behind the million-install alternatives listed.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect maintenance score of 100 out of 25 reflects the recent last update on May 25, 2026, signalling the developer actively maintains the code.

User Rating

14/15

A 90 out of 100 rating from 21 reviewers is strong, though the small sample size should temper how much weight you place on it.

Support Health

8/15

Support health scores 50 out of 15, pulled down by zero support threads and zero resolutions on the WordPress.org forum, though this may simply reflect low traffic rather than poor responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Perfect compatibility of 100 out of 15 is supported by testing with WordPress 7.0, supporting installs from 5.3 onwards, and requiring PHP 7.4.

Scores higher than 71% of indexed plugins

About

Monitor PHP memory usage, set alert thresholds, and diagnose your server configuration — directly inside WordPress admin.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-09-02 8:59pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.2+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

WP-Memory-Usage adds an admin dashboard widget and dedicated page that display real-time PHP memory consumption for your WordPress install. It lets you configure threshold alerts so you know when usage approaches limits that affect performance. The tool also surfaces server configuration details useful for diagnosing hosting issues.

Who It's For

This plugin suits site owners on shared or budget hosting who need to track whether their hosting plan allocates enough memory for their themes and plugins. It also fits agencies and support teams managing multiple client sites who want quick at-a-glance memory diagnostics without opening command-line tools.

Who Should Skip It

If you are on a managed WordPress host like WP Engine or Kinsta, your provider already monitors and controls PHP memory, making this plugin redundant. Developers comfortable running memory checks via WP-CLI or phpinfo() will also find the admin widget unnecessary.

The Bottom Line

WP-Memory-Usage does exactly what its name promises: a lightweight admin-side readout of PHP memory with threshold alerts and useful server context, earning a 78.91 out of 100 quality score. It is not a leading plugin by install count, and the zero support threads mean you should not expect quick community help, but the recent update and strong rating make it a reasonable choice on tight hosting. Skip it on managed hosts or if you already use CLI tools.

Pick WPCode if your priority is a high-install, actively maintained snippet manager rather than a memory diagnostic; it dwarfs WP-Memory-Usage in adoption at 3 million installs.

Loginizer 89/100

Choose Loginizer only if you actually need brute-force protection, since its category and purpose have nothing to do with PHP memory monitoring.

Code Snippets 88/100

Code Snippets is the better choice if you want to run reusable PHP snippets without editing functions.php, but it does not cover server memory diagnostics.

Redux Framework 87/100

Redux Framework is worth considering only if you are building options panels for themes or plugins, not for memory troubleshooting.

Admin Menu Editor 86/100

Pick Admin Menu Editor if you need to customize the wp-admin menu structure, since it addresses a totally different admin-side concern.