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Where Used - Find Shortcode, Block & Plugin Usage in WordPress Before You Deactivate

by WooPlugins

Free WordPress plugin that scans every post, page, block, widget, page-builder blob (Elementor, Divi, Bricks, WPBakery), term description, comment and user bio to find where every shortcode, block and plugin is actually used on your site. Deactivation guard modal blocks you from disabling a plugin without seeing exactly which pages will break. Orphan shortcode detection. Command palette (Cmd+K). CSV export. Full Gutenberg block editor support. Runs daily via WP-Cron with zero impact on visitors.

This plugin is fully compatible with the WooCommerce Cart & Checkout blocks - a customizable, conversion-optimized checkout experience.

    Never break a WordPress page by deactivating the wrong plugin again.

    You want to clean up your plugin list. You need to know which pages will break BEFORE you click deactivate. The standard WordPress admin gives you nothing - no dependency information, no usage counts, no warnings. When something breaks, you find out from a customer email hours later.

    Why Where Used beats the alternatives: Where Used is the only free WordPress plugin that scans every content surface - post_content, postmeta, Elementor and Divi page-builder JSON blobs, Bricks and WPBakery data, widgets, theme mods, term descriptions, nav menus, comments, user bios - and builds a complete "what depends on what" index. Then right on the Plugins screen it shows "In use on 34 pages" next to every deactivate link. A guard modal blocks the deactivation until you review exactly which pages will break.

    Fully compatible with the block editor (Gutenberg) and page builders

    Dedicated scan handlers for Elementor, Divi, Bricks Builder, WPBakery, SiteOrigin Page Builder, and generic ACF fields. Every Gutenberg block is indexed too - find every page using core/embed, jetpack/contact-form, or any custom block.

    What you get for free

    • Deep dependency scanner - walks post_content, postmeta, widgets, theme mods, term descriptions, nav menus, comments, user bios.
    • Deactivation guard modal - pre-deactivation warning showing exactly which pages will break, ranked by impact.
    • Orphan shortcode detection - finds shortcodes still in your content but with no active handler (leftovers from removed plugins).
    • By-plugin usage view - one click shows every page a specific plugin contributes shortcodes or blocks to.
    • Command palette - Cmd/Ctrl+K anywhere in the admin jumps to any tracked shortcode, block or plugin instantly.
    • Daily scheduled scans - runs via WP-Cron in the background. Configurable to hourly, twice-daily or weekly.
    • CSV export - one-click download of the full usage index for audits, agency handoffs or client reports.
    • Zero external calls - everything happens on your server against your own database. No data sent anywhere.

Description

Never break a WordPress page by deactivating the wrong plugin again.

You want to clean up your plugin list. You need to know which pages will break BEFORE you click deactivate. The standard WordPress admin gives you nothing - no dependency information, no usage counts, no warnings. When something breaks, you find out from a customer email hours later.

Why Where Used beats the alternatives: Where Used is the only free WordPress plugin that scans every content surface - post_content, postmeta, Elementor and Divi page-builder JSON blobs, Bricks and WPBakery data, widgets, theme mods, term descriptions, nav menus, comments, user bios - and builds a complete "what depends on what" index. Then right on the Plugins screen it shows "In use on 34 pages" next to every deactivate link. A guard modal blocks the deactivation until you review exactly which pages will break.

Fully compatible with the block editor (Gutenberg) and page builders

Dedicated scan handlers for Elementor, Divi, Bricks Builder, WPBakery, SiteOrigin Page Builder, and generic ACF fields. Every Gutenberg block is indexed too - find every page using core/embed, jetpack/contact-form, or any custom block.

What you get for free

  • Deep dependency scanner - walks post_content, postmeta, widgets, theme mods, term descriptions, nav menus, comments, user bios.
  • Deactivation guard modal - pre-deactivation warning showing exactly which pages will break, ranked by impact.
  • Orphan shortcode detection - finds shortcodes still in your content but with no active handler (leftovers from removed plugins).
  • By-plugin usage view - one click shows every page a specific plugin contributes shortcodes or blocks to.
  • Command palette - Cmd/Ctrl+K anywhere in the admin jumps to any tracked shortcode, block or plugin instantly.
  • Daily scheduled scans - runs via WP-Cron in the background. Configurable to hourly, twice-daily or weekly.
  • CSV export - one-click download of the full usage index for audits, agency handoffs or client reports.
  • Zero external calls - everything happens on your server against your own database. No data sent anywhere.

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