Best debugbar plugins for WordPress
The most popular debugbar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Black Bar leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Debug Bar Post Types (30+) and Debug Bar Shortcodes (30+). All 7 plugins tagged “debugbar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 debugbar plugins
- 1.
Black BarThe most installed debugbar plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Debug Bar Post Types30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Debug Bar Shortcodes30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 4.
Debug Bar Constants20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
Debug Bar Localization10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 6.
Debug Bar Taxonomies10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Debug Bar Plugin Activation10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
All 7 plugins tagged “debugbar”
Black Bar
Down in the last 7 days:24#8,964by Gemini Labs5 months ago
Black Bar is an unobtrusive Debug Bar for WordPress developers that attaches itself to the bottom of the browser window.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Debug Bar Post Types
Down in the last 7 days:513#24,170by Juliette Reinders Folmer8 years ago
Debug Bar Post Types adds a new panel to the Debug Bar with detailed information about registered post types. Requires "Debug Bar" plugin.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Debug Bar Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:764#24,828by Juliette Reinders Folmer10 years ago
Debug Bar Shortcodes adds a new panel to the Debug Bar that displays the registered shortcodes for the current request.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Debug Bar Constants
Down in the last 7 days:800#27,857by Juliette Reinders Folmer8 years ago
Debug Bar Constants adds three new panels to the Debug Bar that display the defined WP and PHP constants for the current request.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Debug Bar Localization
Down in the last 7 days:35#29,963by Juliette Reinders Folmer10 years ago
Debug Bar Localization adds a new panel to the Debug Bar which displays information on the locale for your install and the language files loaded.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Debug Bar Taxonomies
#33,942by Juliette Reinders Folmer8 years ago
Debug Bar Taxonomies adds a new panel to the Debug Bar with detailed information about registered taxonomies. Requires "Debug Bar" plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Debug Bar Plugin Activation
Up in the last 7 days:1,944#42,687by Juliette Reinders Folmer10 years ago
Debug Bar Plugin Activation adds a new panel to the Debug Bar which displays plugin (de-)activation and uninstall errors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day