Best debug plugins for WordPress

Debug MO Translations

Up in the last 7 days:2,166#41,106

by closemarketing11 months ago

Debugs all translated files that are loaded and not in WordPress.

Lorem Ipsum Post Generator

Down in the last 7 days:4,748#41,213

by jonefox17 years ago

Lorem Ipsum Post Generator allows you to generate posts and comments using Lorem Ipsum text.

0-Errors

Up in the last 7 days:4,977#41,235

by Ayebare Mucunguzi Brooks11 years ago

Shows generated php site errors only to the admin via a drop down panel and hides them from the public. Email Alerts the admin of errors.

Checking Variables (Dev. Tool)

Down in the last 7 days:439#41,644

by sujin2f11 years ago

Developers! Check your variables.

Admin Screenshots

#41,941

by Senff - a11n2 months ago

Want to take a screenshot of any page in your admin Dashboard and share it with someone else? It couldn't be easier with Admin Screenshots!

Pretty Debug

#41,947

by wycks13 years ago

A WordPress plugin that makes var_dump and print_r pretty!

Patchwing

Down in the last 7 days:8,258#42,009

by Nafiz7 months ago

A developer tool for WordPress that provides real time server metrics, PHP configuration insights, error logging and performance monitoring.

Debug Bar Hook Log

Down in the last 7 days:321#42,789

by Will Anderson12 years ago

Logs and displays a filterable list of all hooks called during the request, with their arguments

Taylor's Debug Toggle

#43,219

by taylor.mitchellstjoseph11 years ago

Toggle WP_DEBUG on/off through the admin toolbar

BePlus Support Snapshot

#43,293

by Beplus4 months ago

Generate support snapshots, track changes over time, compare reports, and export a diagnostic package for faster WordPress troubleshooting.

Cron Debug Log

#43,775

by Ron Rennick14 years ago

A rudimentary plugin for debugging cron.

Admin Debug Tools

#43,777

by tjdsneto1 year ago

Admin Debug Tools makes it easy to manage your site's logs and debug settings directly from the dashboard, without needing to edit backend files.

Server & Website Info

Down in the last 7 days:2,783#43,787

by Onur Sendere1 year ago

Display comprehensive server, database, and WordPress information in a clean, modern interface.

KL Debug

Down in the last 7 days:5,639#43,869

by Kiwik4 years ago

Friendly debug bar for developer, debug variables helpers and pretty error handler interface(powered by Whoops).

Simple Debug

Up in the last 7 days:2,880#45,025

by ChrisHurst14 years ago

Analyzes WordPress website performance, helps to locate slow function hooks.

CU Debug Tool by CodeUnion

#45,357

by hydr4x3 months ago

A professional, modular debugging toolbar for developers. Inspect SQL, Rewrite Rules, Hooks, Cron events, and Options without cluttering the frontend.

WP Debug Robot

Down in the last 7 days:8,264#45,818

by Matthew Batchelder12 years ago

An unobtrusive debugging tool for WordPress

PCo Kint

Down in the last 7 days:9,010#45,821

by Compute11 years ago

Kint debugger for WordPress - a powerful and modern PHP debugging tool.

Debug Log Parser

Down in the last 7 days:5,039#46,251

by blackus3r12 years ago

Debug Log Parser is a tool to parse your Wordpress debug-file and manage your error-handling.

Process Log

#46,416

by Palasthotel GmbH1 month ago

Logs what changes in your site, who changed it, and the value before and after.

Anti-Cache Kit

Up in the last 7 days:1,051#46,491

by Fernando Tellado2 months ago

Flushes and deactivates cache and optimization plugins, enables debug mode, and provides maintenance mode for WordPress development.

Ultimate DebugBar

Down in the last 7 days:2,264#46,500

by Avram2 months ago

Ultimate debug bar for your Wordpress website.

TIVWP-DM Development Manager

Down in the last 7 days:2,893#46,604

by Gregory K. (@tivnet)12 years ago

Install and manage development plugins

MetaViewer

Down in the last 7 days:8,328#46,685

by Usman Ali Qureshi17 days ago

View and debug post meta, user meta, and custom fields in a clean admin table.

WP Viewer Log

Up in the last 7 days:1,459#46,836

by Sergio9 years ago

Lets see how many errors have had in the present day through a widget, configure your wp-config.php and see the file log.

Custom Logs

Down in the last 7 days:2,704#46,931

by Byron Jacobs1 year ago

A sleek, modern plugin to manage WordPress debug logs with custom directories, levels, and advanced AJAX filtering.

Back To The Theme

Down in the last 7 days:3,360#46,962

by Mikael Korpela7 years ago

See a page with different themes all at once, just like that!

Debug Bar Screen Info

Down in the last 7 days:7,781#47,119

by bradvin10 years ago

Show screen info of the current admin page in a new tab within the debug bar

Xdebug Output Handler

#47,576

by zerotop14 years ago

This WordPress Plugin collects the XDebug output and displayes it in the footer. Only use it with Xdebug extension for PHP activated

Hook Flowchart

#47,668

by Daniele Scasciafratte7 years ago

In every WordPress page there are many different hooks, but what is the direct relationship among them?

WpLoadGraph

Down in the last 7 days:3,120#47,684

by Tekod lab.7 months ago

Stress testing tool for logging and measuring all requests to your WordPress website and displaying in timeline format.

WordPress Debug

#47,769

by Michael Torbert11 years ago

Displays and emails system information for debugging purposes for easy debugging of your own or a client/user site.

OST Site Inspection

Down in the last 7 days:7,820#47,824

by orienst1 month ago

Verify a site before launch: visibility status, a pre-delivery checklist, stray domain URLs and PHP error logs, all in one admin screen.

Easy Error Log

#47,984

by Sabbir Sam9 months ago

Effortlessly track and manage WordPress debug.log on your WordPress site. Streamline the debugging process with Easy Error Log.

WP Page Load Stats

Down in the last 7 days:413#48,318

by Mike Jolley11 years ago

Display memory, page load time, average load time and query count in the footer of your site.

Database Performance Monitor

Down in the last 7 days:1,486#48,462

by Brad Parbs13 years ago

Outputs some database query information on page load for logged in admins. Output is located as an html comment in the footer and also in the console.

Mail Debug

#48,492

by Ben16 years ago

Redirects all email sent through wordpress to the user currently logged in or the site administrator.

MySQL Profiler

Down in the last 7 days:4,967#48,500

by tombenner14 years ago

Displays a list of each page's SQL queries and the functions calling them that can be searched and sorted by time, type, etc.

Open in Social Debugger

Down in the last 7 days:3,945#48,512

by neurotraveleu6 years ago

This plugin adds an “Open In Social Debugger” link to the admin bar, which opens the current page or post in a social network debugger.

Hooktrail

#48,880

by anu77106313 days ago

See every hook that ran on a page, which plugin is behind it, how long it took, what it changed, and the queries and PHP warnings each plugin caused.

WebOsmotic Diagnostics Dashboard

Up in the last 7 days:9,359#49,050

by sainawebosmotic72 months ago

Extends the default WordPress Site Health with deeper diagnostics, health scoring, actionable recommendations, and selected one-click fixes.

Routemark

Up in the last 7 days:1,402#49,133

by ClearanceClarence10 days ago

Browse every REST API route on your site and send test requests to it from wp-admin.

Pipe9 WSOD Debugger

Up in the last 7 days:17,443#50,120

by Özgür Altunyurt4 months ago

Automatically detects White Screen of Death crashes, identifies the culprit plugin/theme, and provides an emergency rescue panel to recover your site.

Ravnsight Detective

Up in the last 7 days:19,465#50,205

by Kristoffer Pihlfelt4 days ago

Site broke after an update? See the PHP error, the plugin behind it, and every change on one timeline — not just that something broke.

Conflict Guard

Up in the last 7 days:12,398#50,244

by Ceaser mwangi2 months ago

Find the WordPress plugin breaking your site. Safely detect, isolate, troubleshoot, and roll back plugin conflicts without taking your website offline …

Echo Out Viewer

Up in the last 7 days:7,295#50,628

by aminul Islam1 year ago

Short Description: A simple tool to output and inspect PHP variables directly in your browser for debugging purposes.

Options Management

Up in the last 7 days:8,847#51,196

by Hive 4 Apps8 years ago

A small plugin for developers to manage manually wordpress options.

NaveenCodes Site Diagnostics

Up in the last 7 days:20,075#51,234

by Naveen Goyal2 months ago

All-in-one WordPress diagnostics plugin with conflict detection, Safe Mode, log analysis, performance, security, and local error guidance.

WebOsmotic AI Site Debugger

#52,030

by sainawebosmotic77 days ago

Collects WordPress diagnostic data, redacts sensitive info locally, and uses Cloudflare Workers AI to explain issues and suggest fixes.

User ID

Up in the last 7 days:17,149#52,106

by Aditya Shah2 months ago

A powerful WordPress user manager to impersonate users, track activity logs, debug meta, and find user IDs. The ultimate user support toolkit.