Check PHP compatibility before you upgrade: scans plugins and theme on your own server and tells you what will break on PHP 8.x. No external service.
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Check PHP compatibility for every plugin and theme, PHP 8.0 to 8.6, before your host upgrades. Scans the files on your own server.
PHP compatibility check before you upgrade: scans every plugin and theme locally and shows what will break on PHP 8.0–8.5.
PHP compatibility checker for your PHP upgrade: see which plugins and themes are ready for PHP 8, which need fixing, and which look abandoned.