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Debug Bar · Version history

Debug Bar changelog and version history

Latest version
1.2.0
Oct 15, 2026 (24 days ago)
Releases
26
since 2010
In the last year
2
about one every 228 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8
PHP 5.4.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20102 releases
  • 20116 releases
  • 20121 release
  • 20131 release
  • 20141 release
  • 20162 releases
  • 20171 release
  • 20181 release
  • 20204 releases
  • 20222 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20251 release
  • 20262 releases

20262 releases

  1. Debug Bar 1.2.0Latest

    • Add a filter for controlling HTTP response body capture.
    • Add plugin requirement and license metadata.

  2. Debug Bar 1.1.8

    • Add late output escaping where missing in the WP_Query panel.

20251 release

  1. Debug Bar 1.1.7

    • Resolves a PHP Warning in WP 6.7+.

20242 releases

  1. Debug Bar 1.1.6

    • 1.1.5 didn’t have the minified CSS rebuilt.

  2. Debug Bar 1.1.5

    • Update CSS to remove gradient and shadow styles
    • Use dashicons as action buttons instead of misaligned text.

20222 releases

  1. Debug Bar 1.1.4

    • Fix PHP8+ critical error if php_uname is disabled

  2. Debug Bar 1.1.3

    • Fix notices in HTTP Requests panel when a request is stopped/doesn’t finish.
    • Decode the SQL in the WP_Query panel.

20204 releases

  1. Debug Bar 1.1.2

    • Fix error checking in HTTP Requests panel.

  2. Debug Bar 1.1.1

    • Refactor the HTTP Requests panel:
    • Remove jQuery usage
    • Properly display response codes
    • Better CSS to emphasize errors and long requests ( > 250ms )

  3. Debug Bar 1.1

    • Add a new panel for HTTP requests using the native WP methods.
    • AMP dev mode compatibility.
    • Change cache busters to use filemtime instead of hardcoded values.
    • Minor CSS updates, so themes don’t override the pre styles.

  4. Debug Bar 1.0.1

    • Update object cache panel CSS to be ready for new object-cache.php release with better stats()

20181 release

  1. Debug Bar 1.0

    • Improved compatibility with the WordPress.com toolbar in Jetpack

20171 release

  1. Debug Bar 0.9

    • Added panel navigation to toolbar.
    • Improved localization support.
    • Security fixes.

20162 releases

  1. Debug Bar 0.8.4

    • Updated to avoid incompatibilities with some extensions.

  2. Debug Bar 0.8.3

    • Updated to avoid PHP7 Deprecated notices.

20141 release

  1. Debug Bar 0.8.2

    • Updated to handle a new deprecated message in WordPress 4.0.

20131 release

  1. Debug Bar 0.8.1

    • Minor security fix.

20121 release

  1. Debug Bar 0.8

    • WordPress 3.3 compatibility
    • UI refresh
    • Removed jQuery UI requirement
    • Full screen by default
    • New debug-bar query parameter to show on page load
    • Removed display cookies
    • JavaScript error tracking (disabled by default)

20116 releases

  1. Debug Bar 0.7

    • Made compatible with PHP < 5.2.0
    • CSS Tweaks
    • Load JavaScript in Footer
    • Fixed display issues for WP_Query debug on CPT archives pages
    • SQL/DB error tracking

  2. Debug Bar 0.6

    • Added maximize/restore button
    • Added cookie to keep track of debug bar state
    • Added post type information to WP_Query tab
    • Bug fix where bottom of page was obscured in the admin

  3. Debug Bar 0.5

    • New UI
    • Backend rewritten with a class for each panel
    • Many miscellaneous improvements

  4. Debug Bar 0.4.1

    • Compatibility updates for trunk

  5. Debug Bar 0.4

    • Added DB Version information
    • Updated PHP Warning and Notice tracking so that multiple different errors on the same line are tracked
    • Compatibility updates for trunk

  6. Debug Bar 0.3

    • Added WordPress Query infomation
    • Added Request parsing information

20102 releases

  1. Debug Bar 0.2

    • Added PHP Notice / Warning tracking when WP_DEBUG enabled
    • Added deprecated function usage tracking

  2. Debug Bar 0.1

Questions about Debug Bar’s releases

What is the latest version of Debug Bar?

1.2.0, released on Oct 15, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8 and needs PHP 5.4.0 or later.

How often is Debug Bar updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 228 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from November 2010.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Debug Bar’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.