Best developer tool plugins for WordPress
The most popular developer tool plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Upload Restriction leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of WP Reroute Email (1K+) and WP Log Action (30+). All 8 plugins tagged “developer tool” 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 8 developer tool plugins
- 1.
WP Upload RestrictionThe most installed developer tool plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 15 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
WP Reroute Email1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
WP Log Action30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
WP Dash Support10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 5.
Reusable Admin PanelFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
FS Email ToolsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 7.
LoginatorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Ruivo User SwitcherFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 8 plugins tagged “developer tool”
WP Upload Restriction
Down in the last 7 days:23#5,071by Sajjad Hossain1 year ago
This plugin allows you to control upload of files based on file types and sizes.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(15)
- Downloads
- 23/day
WP Reroute Email
Down in the last 7 days:66#5,880by Sajjad Hossain1 year ago
This plugin reroutes all outgoing emails from a WordPress site (sent using the wp_mail() function) to a predefined configurable email address.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 23/day
WP Log Action
Up in the last 7 days:879#24,415by 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.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day
WP Dash Support
Down in the last 7 days:2,513#38,562by Moe Loubani9 years ago
A plugin that adds a contact form on the dashboard for developers to use to give clients an easier way to contact them.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Reusable Admin Panel
Up in the last 7 days:15,946#50,809by Poly Plugins1 year ago
A settings class to help developers easily add beautiful admin pages and handle getting, sanitizing, and saving options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FS Email Tools
Up in the last 7 days:2,772#54,756by Firdaus Zahari3 years ago
Collection of tools to interact with emails in WordPress including email rerouting, outgoing email logging to the database, and automatic BCC to speci …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Loginator
#61,240by Poly Plugins1 year ago
Adds a simple global function for logging to files for developers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ruivo User Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:360#68,315by Ridhwan Ahsan5 months ago
Allow administrators to quickly switch between users from the WordPress admin dashboard using a modular popup UI.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day