Best console plugins for WordPress
The most popular console plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Debug Bar Console leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Developer Tools Blocker (400+) and Blog Terminal (90+). All 9 plugins tagged “console” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 console plugins
- 1.
Debug Bar ConsoleThe most installed console plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Developer Tools Blocker400+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 15 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 3.
Blog Terminal90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 4.
WeatherWizz20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 5.
WP-ShkShell10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 6.
REST Console Embed10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 7.
JK Development Console10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 8.
RAML ConsoleFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 9.
Print in the Console Current Template URIFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 9 plugins tagged “console”
Debug Bar Console
Up in the last 7 days:29#6,508by Drew Jaynes7 months ago
Adds a PHP/SQL console to the Debug Bar. Requires the Debug Bar plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 72/day
Developer Tools Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:6#9,805by SwiftNinjaPro4 years ago
This plugin blocks non-admin users from using inspect element, while still allowing access those with manage_options permission.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.2(15)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Blog Terminal
Up in the last 7 days:56#17,143by rsprta5 years ago
Blog Terminal provides a terminal-like box for embedding terminal commands within pages or posts.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WeatherWizz
#28,303by weatherwizz3 years ago
Puts your WeatherWizz dashboard data directly onto your wordpress website giving you control on how your data is displayed.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-ShkShell
Down in the last 7 days:132#30,714by ShkSchneider14 years ago
WP-ShkShell provides a terminal-like box for embedding terminal commands within pages or posts. It also support multi-lines, multi-commands and has s …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
REST Console Embed
#46,156by Jeff Stieler11 years ago
Shortcode for an embeddable REST API Console, based on Automattic's WordPress.com Console.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JK Development Console
Down in the last 7 days:1,828#46,397by KevinJCandlert12 years ago
A development console for adding custom javascript and CSS.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
RAML Console
Up in the last 7 days:5,642#59,864by djuang19 years ago
Provides a way to embed a RAML Console in a page or post. Plugin adds a button to the Editor as well as a shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Print in the Console Current Template URI
Down in the last 7 days:15,215#65,150by tiialle9 years ago
Prints in the console which template is used if user is logged in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day