Best bug plugins for WordPress
The most popular bug plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP PHP Console leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Bug Library (100+) and Bug (50+). All 10 plugins tagged “bug” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
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Top 8 bug plugins
- 1.
WP PHP ConsoleThe most installed bug plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 2.
Bug Library100+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 3.
Bug50+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
TinyMCE Entities Patch20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.1.
- 5.
Test Reports10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Autoptimize admin bar fix10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 7.
Javascript Error Reporting ClientFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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Admin Bug ReportFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 10 plugins tagged “bug”
WP PHP Console
Down in the last 7 days:28#9,135by Fulvio Notarstefano6 years ago
An implementation of PHP Console as a WordPress plugin. Use Chrome Dev Tools to debug your WordPress installation!
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.7(19)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Bug Library
Up in the last 7 days:54#16,604by Yannick Lefebvre1 year ago
This plugin provides an easy way to incorporate a bug/enhancement tracking system to a WordPress site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Bug
#20,229by Kuba Mikita10 years ago
This plugin just display a fly on the screen.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TinyMCE Entities Patch
Down in the last 7 days:228#26,002by EnglishMike18 years ago
Prevent spaces and HTML entities (e.g. > or ') from disappearing when editing posts with TinyMCE.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Test Reports
#30,021by Andy Fragen2 months ago
Get templates with useful information to help you submit reports to WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Autoptimize admin bar fix
Down in the last 7 days:199#48,146by ramon fincken14 years ago
Fixes issue with Autoptimize plugin. This plugin will show your admin bar on frontend again.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Javascript Error Reporting Client
Down in the last 7 days:1,199#53,836by James Amner5 years ago
A plugin that collects javascript errors from every client and provides a dashboard for you to review these errors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Bug Report
Up in the last 7 days:16,910#55,226by David Baumwald1 year ago
A small plugin to help your WordPress clients report bugs and issues directly from the admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day