How does Lemwatch detect WordPress plugins and themes?
Lemwatch fingerprints WordPress sites by parsing the HTML and headers, then tracks plugin/theme versions and alerts on new releases.
Quick answer#
On each check we scan the HTML for wp-content/plugins/<slug> and wp-content/themes/<slug> paths, extract version numbers from CSS/JS query strings, and cross-reference the WordPress.org registry for updates and CVEs.
What you get#
Where to find it in Lemwatch#
Site → Technology → WordPress.
FAQ#
Does this work if my host hides version strings?#
We fall back to file-fingerprinting; premium plugins may not resolve.
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