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<p>Site Add-on Watchdog keeps an eye on your site’s plugins and warns you when:</p>
<ul>
<li>Your installed version is two or more minor releases behind the directory build.</li>
<li>The official changelog mentions security or vulnerability fixes.</li>
<li>(Optional) WPScan lists open CVEs for the plugin when you provide your own API key.</li>
</ul>
<p>The plugin runs on a schedule you control—choose daily, weekly, a twenty-minute testing cadence, or rely on manual scans—and stores results locally. Nothing leaves your site unless you explicitly configure outgoing notifications.</p>
<h3>Privacy first</h3>
<ul>
<li>No plugin inventory or telemetry is ever sent off-site by default.</li>
<li>Optional webhooks are opt-in and only post the detected risks.</li>
<li>WPScan lookups only run when you add your personal API token.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Admin tools</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard page with the current risk list and manual scan button.</li>
<li>Ignore list to suppress noisy plugins.</li>
<li>Notification settings for email, Discord, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or a generic webhook.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notifications</h3>
<ul>
<li>Email: send to one or more recipients (comma separated).</li>
<li>Discord: post to a channel via webhook.</li>
<li>Slack: connect via an incoming webhook to post alerts into any workspace channel.</li>
<li>Microsoft Teams: send adaptive card style notices through an incoming webhook connector.</li>
<li>Generic webhook: post JSON payload to any endpoint you control, with optional HMAC signatures. Failed deliveries are logged and highlighted on the Watchdog admin screen so you can reconfigure or resend manually.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<h3>Scheduled scans are not running</h3>
<p>Watchdog relies on WP-Cron to trigger scheduled scans and notifications. If you have set <code>DISABLE_WP_CRON</code> to <code>true</code> or your site receives very little traffic (so WP-Cron rarely runs), configure a system cron job to call either <code>wp-cron.php</code> or the plugin’s REST endpoint. The admin <strong>Delivery health</strong> panel lists the REST URL you can target; a typical example looks like this:</p>
<pre><code>curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/site-add-on-watchdog/v1/cron
</code></pre>
<p>Testing-mode notifications also rely on this trigger, so be sure your cron job is running when validating delivery.</p>
<h3>CLI Usage</h3>
<p>Watchdog bundles a WP-CLI command so you can run scans outside of the WordPress admin. All examples below assume the command is executed from a shell where <code>wp</code> (WP-CLI) is available.</p>
<pre><code>wp watchdog scan [--notify=<bool>]
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>--notify</code> (optional): Accepts <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> (defaults to <code>true</code>). When set to <code>false</code>, Watchdog will skip any configured email or webhook notifications and only record the scan locally.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>Run a scan and send notifications (default): <code>wp watchdog scan</code></li>
<li>Run a scan silently (skip notifications): <code>wp watchdog scan --notify=false</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Recommended workflow: on CI/CD platforms, add a job step that boots your WordPress/WP-CLI container, runs pending database migrations if needed, and then calls <code>wp watchdog scan --notify=false</code> to verify the plugin state without spamming production channels. Promote to production by rerunning the same command with notifications enabled when you are ready to alert your team.</p>
<h3>Development</h3>
<p>The development repository is available on GitHub: https://github.com/happyloa/Site-Add-on-Watchdog. Clone it locally to review the source or run the test suite.</p>


Site Add-on Watchdog

Monitor installed plugins for security notices, outdated releases, and WPScan disclosures without leaking your site's plugin inventory.

Muhammad Faizan Haidar

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CheckView

<p>Websites rarely fail loudly. Forms stop submitting. Leads disappear. Emails never send. Checkout buttons break quietly in the background. These issues often go unnoticed until sales or leads are lost.</p>
<p>CheckView automatically tests your WordPress forms on a schedule, using real browser sessions to verify that submissions complete successfully and emails are sent. It also supports testing logins, carts, and WooCommerce checkout flows.</p>
<p>Built specifically for WordPress and WooCommerce, CheckView helps site owners, developers, and agencies detect problems early and resolve them faster, without writing code or setting up complex testing infrastructure.</p>
<h3>Works Well With</h3>
<p>CheckView works well with popular WordPress form and eCommerce plugins including Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms, Formidable Forms, WS Form, and WooCommerce.</p>
<h3>Important</h3>
<p>This plugin requires an active <a href="https://checkview.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">CheckView</a> account.  The plugin can be installed and activated without an account, but automated testing features are only available once the site is connected to the CheckView platform.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<h4>Automated WordPress Form Testing</h4>
<ul>
<li>Run real browser-based tests on WordPress forms, including multi-step and dynamic forms</li>
<li>Validate form submissions from start to finish, including email notifications</li>
<li>Test WooCommerce checkout flows alongside forms for the most complete coverage</li>
<li>Verify full form submissions, including email notifications and stored entries</li>
<li>Confirm WooCommerce order creation when testing checkout flows</li>
<li>Test real WooCommerce products or automated test products</li>
<li>Detect silent failures that uptime monitoring alone cannot catch</li>
</ul>
<h4>Scheduled Monitoring & Alerts</h4>
<ul>
<li>Schedule tests to run automatically</li>
<li>Receive alerts right away when a test fails</li>
<li>View detailed failure logs and video recordings showing exactly where the test broke</li>
</ul>
<h4>No-Code, One-Click Setup</h4>
<ul>
<li>Connect your site to CheckView with a single click</li>
<li>No Chrome extensions, GitHub repositories, or custom scripts required</li>
<li>Replace repetitive manual testing with reliable automated coverage</li>
<li>Tests are executed externally without impacting visitor page load times</li>
</ul>
<h4>Custom Test Flows</h4>
<ul>
<li>Customize test steps to match your theme, plugins, and site structure</li>
<li>Adjust URLs, selectors, and checkout behavior using the built-in test flow editor</li>
<li>Designed to adapt to real-world WordPress customization</li>
</ul>
<h3>Who CheckView Is For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Sites that rely on contact, lead, or application forms</li>
<li>WooCommerce stores where checkout reliability matters</li>
<li>Agencies managing multiple WordPress sites</li>
<li>Teams that want automated testing without writing code</li>
</ul>
<h3>Common Use Cases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Monitoring contact and lead forms after plugin or theme updates</li>
<li>Verifying checkout functionality before marketing campaigns</li>
<li>Catching silent failures caused by security, theme, or plugin conflicts</li>
</ul>
<h3>Built for Form-Heavy Sites, Agencies & Multiple Websites</h3>
<ul>
<li>Monitor multiple sites from a single dashboard</li>
<li>Track site health and test results across client websites</li>
<li>Complement existing uptime monitoring with functional testing</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy & Data Protection</h3>
<ul>
<li>Test data is automatically purged from your website after each run</li>
<li>No personal customer data is stored</li>
<li>Designed to protect the integrity of form submissions and WooCommerce orders</li>
<li>All requests are authenticated, and the plugin only responds to authorized CheckView test traffic</li>
</ul>
<h3>Account and Pricing</h3>
<ul>
<li>CheckView is currently available to agencies and site owners via the CheckView platform. An active account at <a href="https://checkview.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">CheckView</a> is required. Please visit the site for current plans and availability.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Data Usage Transparency</h3>
<p>When connected, CheckView may access the following non-sensitive data strictly for testing purposes:</p>
<ul>
<li>WordPress site metadata (core version, active theme, installed plugins)</li>
<li>Form and WooCommerce metadata needed to generate and validate tests (no personal customer data)</li>
<li>Product names and images used for checkout test selection</li>
</ul>
<h3>What CheckView Does Not Do</h3>
<p>CheckView does not replace manual QA, visual regression testing, or load testing tools. It is designed specifically to verify that critical WordPress actions, such as form submissions and checkout flows, function correctly over time and may require manual adjustment depending on your specific website setup.</p>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>Extensive documentation can be found in our <a href="https://checkview.io/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Docs</a> hub.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Support is available directly within the CheckView dashboard. Our team can help troubleshoot issues, configure your tests, and build custom test flows for your site.</p>


CheckView – Form & Checkout Testing


I can't recommend Checkview and its team enough. This powerful product has proactively alerted me to numerous issues on my clients' sites, saving me from potential problems. What truly sets them apart is their support team; they are incredibly responsive and have always quickly resolved any issues I've had, even when they were due to my own user errors. This plugin is an essential tool for any professional.


Essential Tool, Incredible Support

CheckView automates WordPress form and WooCommerce testing, monitoring key flows to catch failures early before they cost you leads or sales everyday.

Site Add-on Watchdog vs CheckView – Form & Checkout Testing