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Best debugging plugins for WordPress

The most popular debugging plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Freesoul Deactivate Plugins leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Fatal Error Notify (6K+) and Debug Log Manager Tool (3K+). All 118 plugins tagged “debugging” 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 debugging plugins

  1. 1.
    Freesoul Deactivate Plugins

    The most installed debugging plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 104 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    Fatal Error Notify

    6K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 18 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  3. 3.
    Debug Log Manager Tool

    3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 22 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  4. 4.
    WP Safe Mode

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  5. 5.
    Debug Log Viewer

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Debug Bar Console

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    Black Bar

    500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  8. 8.
    WP PHP Console

    500+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  9. 9.
    Developer Loggers for Simple History

    400+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.

  10. 10.
    Ray

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

All 118 plugins tagged “debugging”