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Best debug plugins for WordPress

The most popular debug plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Crontrol leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Query Monitor (200K+) and Debug Bar (20K+). All 297 plugins tagged “debug” 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 10 debug plugins

  1. 1.
    WP Crontrol

    The most installed debug plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 167 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Query Monitor

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 470 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    Debug Bar

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 69 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    WP Debugging

    10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 21 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Debug Log Manager

    10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 25 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  6. 6.
    My WP Customize Admin/Frontend

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    Code Profiler

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 36 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    reBusted!

    6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  9. 9.
    Plugin Detective

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 49 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  10. 10.
    Dashboard Widgets Suite

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 38 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

All 297 plugins tagged “debug”