Introducing Flipnzee Site Inventory: A Lightweight WordPress Website Inventory Plugin

Last Updated on July 20, 2026 by Rajeev Bagra

Managing one WordPress website is straightforward. Managing several websites, however, often means logging into each dashboard just to check basic information such as WordPress version, content statistics, active theme, or publishing activity.

Flipnzee Site Inventory was developed to simplify that process.

The project is an open-source WordPress plugin that inventories WordPress websites through a standardized, read-only REST API. It allows website owners and developers to retrieve useful information about their WordPress installations without relying on third-party analytics services or collecting visitor data.

GitHub Repository

Flipnzee Site Inventory on GitHub

Why Build Another WordPress Plugin?

Many WordPress plugins focus on analytics, SEO, backups, or security. Flipnzee Site Inventory serves a different purpose.

Instead of measuring website traffic or user behaviour, it inventories the website itself by exposing useful metadata, content statistics, environment details, and publishing activity through a simple REST API.

The plugin is particularly useful when working with multiple WordPress websites, where keeping track of software versions and content growth can otherwise become repetitive.

What Information Does It Provide?

Site Information

The plugin reports general information about the website, including:

• Site name
• Site URL
• Home URL
• Description
• Language
• Timezone

Content Inventory

Content statistics include:

• Published posts
• Draft posts
• Pages
• Categories
• Tags
• Media library
• Users
• Comments

This provides a quick overview of the size and structure of a website.

Environment Details

The plugin also reports technical information such as:

• WordPress version
• PHP version
• Active theme
• SSL status
• Multisite status
• REST API availability

This can be useful for maintenance and compatibility checks across multiple websites.

Publishing Activity

To understand how recently a website has been updated, the plugin includes:

• Last published post
• Last modified post

These indicators provide a quick snapshot of website activity.

Built on a Read-Only REST API

One of the design goals was to expose website inventory through a clean, standardized REST endpoint.

/wp-json/flipnzee/v1/inventory

The endpoint is read-only and returns structured JSON containing site, content, environment, and activity information.

Because it uses the WordPress REST API, the data can be consumed by other websites, custom dashboards, scripts, or external applications.

Local Website Inventory

The plugin includes a shortcode for displaying inventory information directly on the current website.

[flipnzee_site_inventory]

This provides a user-friendly way to view website inventory without interacting with the REST API directly.

Remote Website Inventory

For users managing multiple WordPress installations, the plugin can retrieve inventory from configured remote websites.

[flipnzee_remote_inventory]

This allows administrators to inspect another WordPress installation from a single interface.

Portfolio Inventory Dashboard

One of the major additions in Version 1.2.0 is the Portfolio Inventory Dashboard.

Using the shortcode:

[flipnzee_portfolio_inventory]

the plugin aggregates inventory from multiple configured WordPress websites and presents a cumulative overview.

The dashboard includes information such as:

• Connected websites
• Online and offline status
• Total posts
• Total pages
• Total media files
• Categories
• Users
• WordPress version
• PHP version
• Active theme
• Last published date

This makes it easier to monitor a portfolio of WordPress websites from one location.

Lightweight by Design

A deliberate design decision was to keep the plugin focused on inventory.

It does not:

• Collect visitor analytics
• Require Google Analytics
• Track users
• Use third-party tracking services
• Store behavioural data

Its purpose is to report the current state of WordPress websites rather than analyse website traffic.

Open Source

The project is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license and is available on GitHub.

Developers are welcome to explore the code, report issues, suggest improvements, or contribute new features.

Repository:

Flipnzee Site Inventory on GitHub

Future Plans

The current roadmap includes several potential enhancements, including:

• Plugin inventory
• Theme inventory
• WooCommerce inventory
• SEO information
• Performance metrics
• Sitemap information

The objective is to continue expanding the plugin while keeping it lightweight, modular, and focused on website inventory rather than analytics.

Conclusion

Flipnzee Site Inventory provides a practical way to inspect WordPress websites through a simple REST API and easy-to-use frontend shortcodes. Whether managing a single website or an entire portfolio, it offers a centralized view of content, environment, and publishing information without introducing unnecessary complexity.

If you’re interested in WordPress development, website management, or building tools around the WordPress REST API, the project is available as open source:

GitHub: https://github.com/SplendidDigital/Flipnzee-Site-Inventory