Title: Plugin Introduced: Healthcheck
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: May 9, 2022
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Plugin Introduced: Healthcheck

# Plugin Introduced: Healthcheck

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 09 May 2022

16:06:57 GMT+0000

 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)

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We’ve introduced a new Healthcheck which runs at a point where all of the site’s
codebase should be loaded. Any errors at this point could be used as a strong signal
that the application is unhealthy.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/3039](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/3039)