Description

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED ⚠️

Active development and support for System Requirements Check have officially ended.

Why? The technical environment has evolved, making this plugin antiquated. Web standards have moved away from client-side technologies like Adobe Flash Player and Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which this plugin was originally designed to check. Modern web browsers and WordPress core now handle environment baseline checks natively, rendering this specific client-side check obsolete.
Closing Date: This plugin will be officially closed to new downloads on the WordPress.org repository on December 31, 2026.
What this means: No new features, bug fixes, or security patches will be released. The plugin is provided “as-is.” Existing installations will continue to function but will receive no further compatibility updates.
Support: The support forums will no longer be monitored.

Thank you to everyone who supported this project over the years!

A system requirements plugin that checks for the specified version of the operating systems, web browsers, screen resolution, IP addresses, Adobe Flash Player, Java Runtime Environment (JRE), Cookie, and Javascript on the client’s system. The result can be displayed on a post or page with the use of a shortcode to let the end-users be aware that their system may not be optimal for specific tasks or operations.

Screenshots

Results
Settings page

Installation

Automatically in WordPress

Login into your site’s dashboard
Click Plugins on the left menu (administration role required)
Click Add New
Search for the “System Requirements Check” plugin
Click Install Now and select OK
Activate the plugin

Manual installation

Download the plugin file to your computer and unzip it
Using an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation’s wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu within the WordPress admin.

FAQ

What is the purpose of this plugin?: This plugin checks the client’s operating system, web browser, screen resolution, IP addresses, Adobe Flash Player, cookie, Java Runtime Environment, and JavaScript to see if the client’s system meets your requirements that were set in the System Requirements Check settings page.
What is the shortcode and where it is?: The shortcode is [system_requirements_check]. It is on top of the plugin’s Settings page.

Reviews

lococruzn Septanm 3, 2016 1 reply

Needs update to see Windows 10 and Edge browser. Thanks

Read all 2 reviews

Contributors & Developers

“System Requirements Check” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Ethan Lin

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Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

1.2.4

Now display the specified Microsoft Edge version number in the small print for browser check.

1.2.3

Fixed an issue where Microsoft Edge is identified as Google Chrome.
Minor fixes and updates

1.2.2

Updated screenshots and licensing info.

1.2.1

Added plugin shortcode to the installation section on the readme.txt
Made plugin shortcode text on top of the Settings page extra large
Fixed the issue where the plugin thinks Chrome on iOS is Safari. Thanks to @laggedonuser for reporting and providing a fix.

1.2.0

Updated existing icons
Added more icons
Added an option to disable web browsers check
Added the option to display IP address
Added the option to display and check the screen resolution
Updated grammars and rephrased some sentences
Fixed an issue where Safari version check is incorrect
Rephrased Java check messages

1.1.2

Updated links
Fixed Linux label
Set Linux check to off by default
Added an option to disable all operating systems check

1.1.1

Fixed minor errors (mostly grammar)

1.1.0

Removed jQuery dependency
Added Windows 10 detection
Added Microsoft Edge detection
Added Linux system detection

1.0.0

Tested to be compatible with WordPress version 4.1
Taking SSL connections into consideration with requesting script files

0.2.0

Added Windows XP
Updates looks and feels

0.1.1

Fixed some grammars
Listed preferred OS and browsers under passed checks

0.1.0

First initial quick release