Best crash plugins for WordPress
The most popular crash plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Error Sniffing Pug leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of TLloancy Stack Trace (fewer than 10) and Sanctuary Ranger Crash Recorder (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “crash” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 crash plugins
- 1.
Error Sniffing PugThe most installed crash plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
TLloancy Stack TraceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 3.
Sanctuary Ranger Crash RecorderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “crash”
Error Sniffing Pug
Up in the last 7 days:34#13,166by Service2Client LLC2 months ago
Turns a WordPress fatal error into a plain-language diagnosis, names the plugin at fault, emails you the reason, and prepares a bug report.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TLloancy Stack Trace
Up in the last 7 days:4,091#55,592by Thomas Lloancy28 days ago
Logs fatal errors, memory crashes, and exceptions swallowed by other plugins, with SQL, memory, file/line, and the plugin involved.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sanctuary Ranger Crash Recorder
#74,397by rachelmharrisoncoaching26 days ago
Records what led up to a fatal error, alerts you, and can optionally deactivate a repeatedly crashing plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day