How to Find System Information of Your WordPress Website

Hosting on your WordPress site, your PHP version, a WordPress theme you use, different third-party pluginsBeing able to access your system information with , or any other system settings can be quite useful. Even if you don’t have any technical knowledge to fix any problem you encounter on your own, you can always share such information with your support technician or developer to help them troubleshoot problems more easily.

Therefore, we decided to show you. Two different ways to find your WordPress system information. Also, before we get started, we’re going to share what system information means for a WordPress site, so be sure to read the following:

What Counts as System Information on a WordPress Site?

In general, WordPress runs on several different pieces of software, usually hosted and configured by your hosting provider. These include a database (like MySQL), a programming language (like PHP), a web server (like Apache), etc. are included. You also have your WordPress core, themes, and plugins that you can update and install. own. All this information is taken into account System Information you can use to fix common errors and keep your WordPress site healthy, up-to-date and smooth. Or your WordPress database, server, etc. If there are serious problems with the system, you can copy any of the available system information to send them to a developer, support engineer, or any knowledgeable person who can help.

Apart from that, here is how you can access system information on your WordPress site in two different ways. The first can be done using the default Site Health tool, while the second involves using the help of a plugin.

Getting Your WordPress System Information with Site Health Tool

This method is quite simple as it relies on using an integrated WordPress tool called Site Health. To use it simply head Tools >> Site Health Located in your WordPress admin dashboard.

Once there, it will be possible See a status report with potential issues you need to resolve. This includes critical issues as well as other suggested general improvements (as you can see in the image below).

By clicking on any of the issues, expand your report and read it in more detail.

there is also this “Passed tests” option where you can expand and view all previous reports that were successful (ie without any problems detected).

Now, by clicking on Information tab, you will reveal Site Health Information.

This tab allows you to: View every detail about your WordPress configurationIncluding information about your WordPress basics, directories and sizes, active themes, as well as active and inactive plugins, server, database, and more.

To learn more, simply expand your areas of interest. Or if you want to export the entire site information and save it anywhere on your computer or send it to an engineer or developer, you can do so easily. By clicking the button named “Copy site information to clipboard”.

Then paste the information wherever you want. We also recommend that you save this information somewhere on your computer using Notepad or another plain text editor.

Also, if you want to copy and paste any specific information, simply expand the category you are interested in and copy the information in question.

For example, if you need information about your server memory limit, presenter Find and copy the screen and all the information about it.

Getting Your WordPress System Information with a Plugin

If you’re looking for other specific system information (like additional information about your PHP configuration) but can’t find it using the WordPress Site Health tool, you can always try using a plugin. We recommend using the plugin called Debug Information for this task.

Along with information about your WordPress version, it helps you learn more about the version of your current theme, your theme author, as well as the PHP, MySQL, and Apache versions of your active plugins.

After installing and activating the plugin, head Tools >> Debug Information screen.

The first thing you will see will be an overview of your system information. This screen shows the current WordPress, theme, PHP version etc. It will contain information about

For more information about PHP, you should click “Show Details”.

You will now be able to see comprehensive PHP information on your screen, including all the features enabled on your server. Feel free to copy and paste any information you are looking for and then send it to your support engineer or developer.

Solution

It can be quite useful for accessing your WordPress system information, debugging any issue and fixing different errors related to theme, plugin, server or database. We recommend using the default Site Health tool, as you can easily access it from your WordPress dashboard to troubleshoot common issues and find basic information about your site database, directories, plugins, themes, and more. On the other hand, if you need detailed information about your PHP configuration, we highly recommend using the help of a plugin. Whatever method you decide to use, you will have easy access to all the necessary system information on your WordPress site so that you can instantly fix any problems you may encounter.