Best debug plugins for WordPress

Config Constants

Up in the last 7 days:25#15,598

by David Gwyer2 months ago

Modify WP_DEBUG and other WordPress constants directly in the WordPress admin rather than manually editing them via wp-config.php!

Safe Mode

Down in the last 7 days:34#16,347

by Uffe Fey8 years ago

Makes it possible to enable safe mode for WordPress. In safe mode, plugins will not be loaded and the default theme (if installed) will be activated.

WP Output Log File

#16,421

by Reiji Sato1 month ago

Manage log files with custom directory and filename. Download and delete logs regardless of WP_DEBUG.

CL WP Info

Down in the last 7 days:42#16,970

by Carlos Longarela5 months ago

Show us information about WordPress install, PHP, Database and Hosting Server

Kint PHP Debugger

Down in the last 7 days:12#17,025

by Tonya Mork7 years ago

Kint is a modern and powerful PHP debugging helper, which requires zero-setup and replaces var_dump(), print_r() and debug_backtrace().

Debugger & Troubleshooter

Up in the last 7 days:111#17,045

by Jhimross Olinares20 days ago

A WordPress plugin for debugging & troubleshooting. Safely simulate plugin deactivation, theme switching, and WP_DEBUG.

Debug Status display

Up in the last 7 days:9#17,285

by apasionados9 months ago

Displays if WP_DEBUG is active in the admin footer. This plugin can be used alone or together with the "Server IP & Memory Usage Display" plugin.

What Template Am I Using

Down in the last 7 days:114#17,512

by webdeveric11 years ago

This plugin is intended for theme developers to use. It shows the current template being used to render the page, current post type, and much more.

Find Function/Class

Up in the last 7 days:34#17,854

by Daniele Scasciafratte8 years ago

Search the file and row (on WordPress) that contain a PHP function or class with a click!

WP Email Debug

#18,318

by Grant Derepas1 year ago

Never accidentally send users emails from your testing sites again!

Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta

Down in the last 7 days:109#18,606

by Manuel Canga2 years ago

Displays metadata in a metabox on the creation/editing pages for posts (any CPT), terms (any taxonomy), and users. The metadata is shown in a human-re …

atec Debug

Down in the last 7 days:196#18,875

by docjojo4 months ago

Essential toolbox to debug a WordPress installation.

Scrutoscope

Down in the last 7 days:187#18,891

by Kurt Payne1 month ago

Find which plugins, hooks, and queries are slowing your WordPress site. From the author of P3 Profiler.

GLOBUS Debug Control

Up in the last 7 days:116#19,402

by Yevhen Leonidov6 months ago

WordPress debug toolkit: filter errors, toggle WP_DEBUG, view error logs, monitor cron, transients, HTTP requests, and more.

Wonderful Webhook Alerts

Up in the last 7 days:123#19,634

by wonderfulplugins1 month ago

Get real-time notifications for PHP fatal errors sent to your webhook (Slack, Discord, etc.). Never miss a critical site issue again.

wp-dBug

Down in the last 7 days:239#20,016

by vhauri14 years ago

Plugin implements the awesome dBug class created by Kwaku Otchere for use in WordPress plugin debugging

Disable Deprecated Warnings

Down in the last 7 days:11#20,284

by tamlyn14 years ago

Prevents plugins from showing deprecated errors in the WordPress admin.

Debug log admin viewer

#20,306

by TWK Media1 month ago

A WordPress plugin providing a user-friendly interface to manage debug settings and view debug logs with advanced filtering capabilities.

Developer Debug Mode

Up in the last 7 days:16#20,337

by Glimbyte9 months ago

Toggle WordPress debug mode instantly. No wp-config.php editing needed. Features auto-save, admin bar quick toggle, and debug log viewer.

Webhook for Bricks Forms

#20,409

by Nathan Foley18 days ago

Adds form ID and webhook URL pairs to trigger specific webhooks on Bricks form submissions, with debug options.

KolorWeb Log Manager

Down in the last 7 days:36#20,632

by Vincenzo Casu4 months ago

Really one click enable/disable debugging, clear debug.log, search, sort, and filter errors. See new errors automatically without refreshing.

Paul Bunyan

Up in the last 7 days:1,391#20,644

by teoleonard9 days ago

Find what slows your site. Records every request, PHP error, slow query and outside call, and names the plugin, file and line to fix first.

atec 404 Tracker

Up in the last 7 days:45#20,966

by docjojo4 months ago

Lightweight 404 logger for tracking broken links and bot activity.

Dynamic Inspector for Elementor

Down in the last 7 days:198#21,478

by Dynamic.ooo9 months ago

A powerful frontend inspector and navigator for Elementor that helps developers debug, inspect elements, and analyze performance.

Debug Elementor

Down in the last 7 days:691#21,820

by Rami Yushuvaev7 years ago

Debugging plugin for Elementor to display post/page data saved by Elementor page builder.

Vimeotheque Debug

Up in the last 7 days:62#22,366

by CodeFlavors2 years ago

Debug add-on for plugin Vimeotheque by CodeFlavors

Environment & Debug Bar

Up in the last 7 days:958#22,435

by Medium Rare2 months ago

Display your environment and debug info in the toolbar.

Issues Tracker

Down in the last 7 days:281#22,569

by Oleksandr Lysyi1 year ago

Issues Tracker allows you view and search WordPress logs, receive security advice, track 404 errors, and view your server settings.

Get Options

Down in the last 7 days:26#23,061

by gilles661 year ago

View all the WordPress Options

Debug Meta Data

Down in the last 7 days:22#23,304

by Ahmad Awais6 years ago

Creates a meta-box with meta-data information of a post for all post types. Information with meta key, meta value and its var_dump

WP Live Debug

Up in the last 7 days:221#23,568

by Konstantinos Xenos8 years ago

Enables debugging and adds a screen into the WordPress Admin to view the debug.log.

Orbisius Warning Suppressor

Down in the last 7 days:173#23,648

by Svetoslav Marinov9 years ago

Suppresses warnings in php 7

Hagakure

Down in the last 7 days:93#23,651

by Tarosky Inc.5 months ago

A WordPress plugin to clarify meaningless errors like "Allowed memory size of xxxxxxxx bytes exhausted".

Debug Bar Transients

Down in the last 7 days:563#23,978

by Dominik Schilling10 years ago

Debug Bar Transients adds a new panel to Debug Bar that displays information about WordPress transients.

WordPress Symfony VarDumper

#24,041

by Coen Jacobs11 years ago

Brings the Symfony VarDumper component to your WordPress installation.

Block Widgets Monster

Down in the last 7 days:5#24,052

by RGB Lab1 month ago

Quick and easy testing of multiple WordPress and/or WooCommerce block/legacy widgets. Not intended for production use.

WP Developer Assistant

Down in the last 7 days:173#24,101

by Chris Jean18 years ago

A plugin by a WordPress developer for WordPress developers.

WP Log Action

#24,175

by webheadcoder1 year ago

Add error or debug logging in your code and leave it there. Logs will only be recorded with this plugin, otherwise will be ignored.

Profiling Tool For WP

Down in the last 7 days:50#24,441

by Juan Carlos Pereira Diaz5 months ago

A plugin for testing the performance of the themes, plugins and scripts of your Wordpress site.

JSM Show Comment Metadata

Up in the last 7 days:309#24,666

by JS Morisset11 days ago

Show comment metadata in a metabox when editing comments - a great tool for debugging issues with comment metadata.

Error Logs Emailer for WooCommerce

Up in the last 7 days:159#25,531

by Michal Slepko9 months ago

Sends the previous day's WooCommerce fatal error log to specified email(s) using Action Scheduler.

CL Simplest SMTP

Down in the last 7 days:69#25,742

by Carlos Longarela5 months ago

Send mails throught SMTP server. Simplest option to send mail when hosting or server do not permits send mail or is missconfigured.

DP Debug Menu

Down in the last 7 days:248#25,906

by Dan-Lucian Stefancu5 years ago

Quickly shows the template used for current page, number of queries, and execution time for PHP code.

Bulk Deactivate

#26,294

by Elliot Taylor12 years ago

Bulk deactivate and activate WordPress plugins. Saves which plugins were deactivated.

Debug Assistant

Down in the last 7 days:679#26,996

by WPIndeed Development2 years ago

A handy tool for developers and users who build plugins or themes.

Trigger Scheduled Events

Down in the last 7 days:247#27,052

by Scott Nelle12 years ago

Trigger any scheduled event now instead of waiting until WP cron tells it to run. Handy for debugging.

Debug Bar Remote Requests

Up in the last 7 days:939#27,208

by Matthew Boynes12 years ago

An add-on for the Debug Bar plugin that will log and profile remote requests made through the HTTP API

Quick debug.log Viewer

#27,680

by WPSani1 year ago

Easily view and manage your WordPress debug.log file directly from the admin area — no FTP access required.

oik bwtrace

#27,910

by bobbingwide1 year ago

Debug trace for WordPress, including ad hoc action hook and filter tracing.

HPOS Status Indicator for WooCommerce

Down in the last 7 days:21#28,030

by YMMV Plugins5 months ago

Adds a High Performance Order Storage (HPOS) status indicator to the admin bar that shows the status of HPOS on the site, perfect for debugging.