Title: Gaming-Plus Game Server Status Author: NilsD Published: Gortheren 23, 2026 Last modified: Est 3, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/gaming-plus-game-server-status/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =3620468) ![](https://ps.w.org/gaming-plus-game-server-status/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev= 3620468) # Gaming-Plus Game Server Status By [NilsD](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilsdberlin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/gaming-plus-game-server-status.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status/#description) * [Reviews](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status/#reviews) * [Installation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status/#installation) * [Development](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gaming-plus-game-server-status/) ## Description Game Server Status shows your community a clean, modern status card telling them whether your server is up right now – including player count, version, MOTD and ping. No external services: the query runs directly over the game protocol (Minecraft Java & Bedrock, Steam/Source A2S, and the Quake 3 engine used by Call of Duty). Easy to use: add your server under the “Game Server” menu (name, address, port) – you instantly get a ready-to-use shortcode, or let it create a finished page with one click. ``` [gpgss_server_status id="1"] ``` With live updates (every 30 seconds, without reloading): ``` [gpgss_server_status id="1" refresh="30"] ``` Or directly by address, without saving: ``` [gpgss_server_status host="mc.yourserver.com" port="25565"] ``` Results are cached for 60 seconds to keep your site fast. #### What’s on board * Minecraft Java & Bedrock * Steam/Source: CS2, Rust, ARK, Valheim, GMod, 7 Days to Die, TF2 … * Call of Duty 1, 2 and 4, plus the rest of the Quake 3 family: Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Enemy Territory, Urban Terror, Quake III Arena … * Server icon, “Copy address” & “Join” (steam://connect) * Player list, live auto-refresh, server grid * Player history (24h) & uptime display * Gutenberg block, design options (5 card styles, theme/color/width) * Downtime alerts via email & Discord #### Planned * Rank/perk sales with in-game delivery The plugin is fully translatable and ready for community translations via translate. wordpress.org. ## Screenshots [⌊The status card on your website – with server icon, player count, version, ping and player list.⌉⌊The status card on your website – with server icon, player count, version, ping and player list.⌉[ The status card on your website – with server icon, player count, version, ping and player list. [⌊Design settings: choose from 5 card styles with an instant live preview.⌉⌊Design settings: choose from 5 card styles with an instant live preview.⌉[ Design settings: choose from 5 card styles with an instant live preview. [⌊Server management in the admin – with live status per server.⌉⌊Server management in the admin – with live status per server.⌉[ Server management in the admin – with live status per server. [⌊Downtime alerts via email and Discord webhook.⌉⌊Downtime alerts via email and Discord webhook.⌉[ Downtime alerts via email and Discord webhook. ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Game Server Status ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `wp-content/plugins/` (or install the ZIP via “Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin”). 2. Activate the plugin. 3. Add a server under the “Game Server” menu and insert the shortcode shown – or click“ Create page” right away. 4. Alternatively, insert the “Game Server Status” block in the editor and pick your server. ## FAQ ### Which servers are supported? Minecraft Java and Bedrock. Steam/Source games via A2S: Counter-Strike 2, Rust, ARK, Valheim, Garry’s Mod, 7 Days to Die, Team Fortress 2 and more. Games on the Quake 3 engine: Call of Duty 1, 2 and 4, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Urban Terror, Quake III Arena and more. Mind the port: Source games are asked on their **query port**, which is not always the game port. Quake 3 games are asked on the **game port** itself – 28960 for Call of Duty, 27960 for the others. ### My Call of Duty server shows up as offline Check two things first. Pick the right entry in the game list – a Call of Duty server does not answer a Steam query, so choosing “Other Steam/Source game” will always show it as offline. And use the game port (28960 by default), not a separate query port. If it still fails, the Diagnostics page under “Game Server” tells you whether your hosting allows outgoing connections at all. Should that look fine, please open a topic in the support forum with the game and port – some heavily modified servers answer differently, and I am happy to look into it. ### Does the plugin need an external API? No. The query runs directly over sockets (Minecraft Server List Ping, and UDP for Bedrock and Steam/Source). ### Can it show whether a whitelist is active? No. The whitelist status is not part of the server response and cannot be reliably read from the outside. ### Will I be notified when my server goes down? Yes. Under “Game Server > Alerts” you can enable email and/or a Discord webhook. The plugin checks every 5 minutes and reports downtime as well as recovery. ### Something is broken, or I am missing a feature Please tell me. Open a topic in the support forum – it is just me behind this plugin and I read every single one. For problems, the “Game Server > Help & Feedback” page in your admin points you to the Diagnostics tool first, which finds the cause in most cases. For wishes: say which game or which detail you need. That is how the list of supported games grew in the first place. ### Is any data sent to third parties? No. The plugin only contacts the game servers YOU enter (to query their status), and – only if you enable it – your own Discord webhook for downtime notifications. There is no external service, no tracking, and no sharing of visitor data. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Gaming-Plus Game Server Status” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ NilsD ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilsdberlin/) [Translate “Gaming-Plus Game Server Status” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gaming-plus-game-server-status/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/gaming-plus-game-server-status/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/gaming-plus-game-server-status/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/gaming-plus-game-server-status/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * New: support for the Quake 3 engine – Call of Duty 1, 2 and 4, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Urban Terror and Quake III Arena. Thanks to the user who asked for Call of Duty 2 in the support forum. * Player names on these servers are shown with their colour codes removed, and names in older encodings no longer disappear. * Servers that only answer the shorter “getinfo” query are now recognised as well. * Internal: tidied up the uninstall routine and the autoload migration; no change in behaviour. #### 1.0.2 * New: “Help & Feedback” page under “Game Server” – the quickest way to reach me if something is broken or you are missing a feature. * New: “Support” and “Rate this plugin” links on the Plugins screen. * Occasional, dismissible reminder that a review helps – shown only on this plugin’s own pages, only after two weeks of actual use, and never again once you say so. * Added a page describing the optional Pro add-on. The free plugin contains no locked functionality: everything you already use stays free and keeps working unchanged. #### 1.0.1 * Performance: player history and alert state are no longer autoloaded on every page request. * Performance: server grids now use a shared time budget – a page with unreachable servers no longer waits for every timeout in turn. Remaining cards load in the background. * Performance: front-end CSS is only loaded on pages that actually show a status card. * New: “Diagnostics” page under “Game Server” – shows whether your hosting allows outgoing connections and tests every saved server directly. * The player history is only recorded for servers that actually display it. * Clearer message when the hosting blocks outgoing connections (instead of just“ offline”). * Accessibility: the history graph has a proper label, and the “Copy address” button reports back to screen readers. * The “Copy address” button no longer uses inline JavaScript (works with strict Content-Security-Policy setups). * Hardening: limits on the size of server responses and server icons. * Uninstalling the plugin now removes all its options, scheduled tasks and cached data. #### 1.0.0 * First public release. Includes: Minecraft (Java & Bedrock) and Steam/Source games( CS2, Rust, ARK, Valheim, GMod, 7DTD, TF2), server icon, copy/join button, player list, live auto-refresh, server grid, player history (24h) & uptime, Gutenberg block, 5 card styles with design options, and downtime alerts (email/Discord). ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **1 week ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status/) * Tags * [community](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/community/)[minecraft](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/minecraft/) [server status](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/server-status/) * [Advanced View](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/gaming-plus-game-server-status/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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