Privacy Policy
WP Inspector collects nothing
Effective 26 July 2026
WP Inspector does not collect, store, transmit, or sell any user data. There is no account, no server, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind. Everything the extension does happens inside your browser and stays there.
Who we are
WP Inspector is a free Chrome extension published by AmericanPlugins. Questions about this policy go to privacy@americanplugins.com.
What the extension does
WP Inspector has one purpose: to tell you which WordPress theme, plugins, page builder and version a website is running. It does this only when you click its toolbar icon, and only for the tab you are looking at.
What it reads, and what happens to it
When you click the icon, the extension reads the following from the page you are on:
- The page's HTML, to find asset paths under
/wp-content/that reveal theme and plugin folder names - The
generatormeta tag, if present, for the WordPress version - The site's own publicly readable
style.cssandreadme.txtfiles, to turn folder names into real product names and version numbers
All of this is processed in your browser and rendered in the popup. When you close the popup, it is gone. None of it is written to disk, sent anywhere, or retained.
Data collection disclosures
Using the categories defined by the Chrome Web Store:
| Category | Collected |
|---|---|
| Personally identifiable information | No |
| Health information | No |
| Financial and payment information | No |
| Authentication information | No |
| Personal communications | No |
| Location | No |
| Web history | No |
| User activity | No |
| Website content | No — page content is read in memory to produce the report and is never transmitted or stored |
Permissions, and why each one exists
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
activeTab | Gives temporary access to the tab you are on, and only after you click the icon. Access ends when you leave the tab. The extension cannot read any page in the background, and cannot see your other tabs. |
scripting | Lets the extension run its detection script once, in that tab, on that click. |
The extension requests no host permissions, no storage, no tabs, and no access to browsing history.
Third parties
There are none. No analytics provider, no error reporting service, no advertising network, no content delivery network. The extension makes no requests to any server operated by AmericanPlugins, because no such server exists for this product.
Data retention and deletion
There is nothing to retain and nothing to delete. Uninstalling the extension removes it completely.
Children
WP Inspector is a developer tool and is not directed at children. It collects no data from anyone, of any age.
Limited use
WP Inspector's use of information received from users adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Since the extension collects no user data, no data is used, transferred, or sold for any purpose.
Changes
If a future version of WP Inspector ever collects data, this page will be updated before that version ships, and the change will be described in the extension's listing. The effective date at the top of this page will change accordingly.
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