Best developer-tools plugins for WordPress

Advanced Post Manager

Down in the last 7 days:6#3,436

by Nexcess3 days ago

Turbo charge your posts admin for any custom post type with sortable filters and columns, and auto-registration of metaboxes.

Debug Log Viewer

Up in the last 7 days:38#5,787

by Oleksandr Lysyi3 days ago

Effortlessly view, search, filter and manage your WordPress debug.log in the admin dashboard. Real-time monitoring and email alerts

Post List Featured Image

Up in the last 7 days:18#7,161

by Johnny10 years ago

A plugin that adds the "Featured Image" column in admin posts and pages list.

Easy Symlinks

Up in the last 7 days:111#15,538

by Carl Alberto6 months ago

Manage symbolic links from the WordPress admin. Create and delete symlinks without CLI access, ideal for Pantheon environments.

Code Block Copy Button

Down in the last 7 days:54#16,470

by tcstix4 months ago

Add a customizable copy button to code blocks for fast, one-click copying.

PostMeta Viewer

Down in the last 7 days:135#18,136

by wpwebguru13 days ago

A powerful debugging tool for WordPress developers to inspect and analyze post meta (custom fields) across posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomy t …

SniffPress

Up in the last 7 days:95#19,279

by wpwebguru13 days ago

A powerful search tool that helps developers quickly find text strings within theme and plugin files.

ThemePackager

#20,364

by Ansar Hussain2 months ago

Export any installed WordPress theme (active or inactive) as a ZIP file directly from Appearance → Themes.

Developer Debug Mode

Up in the last 7 days:132#20,430

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.

Admin Code Search

Up in the last 7 days:332#21,039

by marbak4 months ago

Search code across active plugins, themes, and MU plugins directly from the WordPress admin.

widgetIQ for Elementor

Up in the last 7 days:63#21,817

by Shakibul Islam5 months ago

See exactly which pages and posts use any Elementor widget — perfect for developers, designers, and agencies doing audits or migrations.

Featured Image Column Display

Down in the last 7 days:36#21,909

by Sawai Dheerawat7 years ago

A plugin that adds the "Featured Image" column in admin posts and pages list.

REST API Route Tester

#22,004

by Nowshad Jawad1 month ago

A WordPress admin tool to quickly test REST API routes, path params, headers, body payloads, and copy requests as cURL.

Query All The Post Types

Down in the last 7 days:615#24,654

by Russell Aaron7 months ago

A developer tool displaying all registered post types w/ the benefit of exposing CPT's to AI tools and admin clients via the WordPress Abilities API.

Ganziq

Down in the last 7 days:216#25,548

by Ahmed Salem2 months ago

Inspect, edit, validate, preview, import and export Elementor JSON in a safe workspace without replacing the original page.

MCP Tracker

Up in the last 7 days:404#25,926

by WPVibes6 months ago

Records and displays MCP-related REST API requests made to your WordPress site.

Responsive Checker & Device Preview

Up in the last 7 days:32#26,131

by FARAZFRANK1 month ago

Test mobile responsive layouts with instant device previews, multi-screen sync scroll, CSS breakpoint scanner, visual regression, and developer tools.

Modules Insight

Down in the last 7 days:167#26,139

by Pedro Matias (FroPT)1 month ago

Audit plugins, rate PHP and WordPress upgrade risk from the WordPress.org API, and export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or a Google Sheet.

Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin

Down in the last 7 days:13#26,647

by emarket-design4 months ago

Best issue tracking, bug tracking and project management plugin. Easily manage tasks, stay organized, and track progress in WordPress.

Transients

Up in the last 7 days:36#28,023

by Ariel8 months ago

Inspect, edit, and delete WordPress transients from Tools -> Transients.

MksDdn Collection for Postman

#30,210

by Max6 months ago

Generate Postman Collection (v2.1.0) or OpenAPI 3.0 documentation for the WordPress REST API from the admin UI.

LogIQ

Down in the last 7 days:869#30,693

by akmelias7 months ago

Stop digging through raw log files. LogIQ gives WordPress developers a smart, searchable, and beautiful debug log viewer — right inside the admin.

Core Version Switcher

Down in the last 7 days:2,200#32,674

by Kanani Parth8 days ago

Easily switch between WordPress core versions safely from the dashboard.

Gridly Design Overlay

Up in the last 7 days:7,887#34,268

by Gridly Design Overlay2 months ago

Adds a responsive grid overlay to help check WordPress layouts during development.

Blocks for GitHub

#34,524

by Devin Walker1 year ago

Easily display your GitHub profile, organization, repositories, and more within the WordPress Block Editor aka "Gutenberg".

Structure Viewer

Down in the last 7 days:407#34,560

by Blincks16 days ago

Give AI the full picture of any plugin or theme: one-click AI context packs, code search, a built-in MCP server and secret redaction.

Calculate Page Execution Time

#37,065

by Milap5 months ago

Track page execution time easily. Just activate and view page source to see the loading time at the bottom. No configuration needed for WordPress.

CauseTrail

Up in the last 7 days:3,686#37,226

by Andy Brazil1 month ago

Connect your WordPress website to CauseTrail for monitoring, diagnostics, and a clearer view of what happened.

Visual Block Inspector

#43,124

by Raúl Fernández9 months ago

Automatic color-coded outlines and labels for Gutenberg blocks. See your page structure instantly while editing.

Voxycure Framework

#46,331

by Voxycure Infotech2 months ago

Build custom Gutenberg blocks, fields, content types, taxonomies, reusable components, and option pages.

Advanced REST API DevTools

Up in the last 7 days:656#46,853

by Tejas Gajjar7 months ago

Postman-inspired REST API explorer, tester, debugger, profiler & logger — fully inside WordPress admin.

Block Audit

Up in the last 7 days:23,010#49,351

by Hiral Solanki1 month ago

Find common accessibility, performance, structure and content issues in your blocks, and jump straight to the block that needs attention.

Esumo Field Renamer for ACF

#49,892

by Esumo1 month ago

Rename a simple ACF field while keeping its values. Preview data and theme references, detect conflicts, and keep a guarded rollback journal.

LogWatch

#52,643

by Pixel Solutions7 months ago

Monitor and analyze PHP error logs directly from your WordPress admin panel with smart grouping, filtering, and export capabilities.

Change Administration Email

#53,644

by Plugin Critic2 years ago

Change the Site's Administration Email Address on the General Settings page without the confirmation email.

Nakaryu Shortcode Audit

#55,201

by nakaryu27 days ago

Read-only structural checks for WPBakery shortcode content, with JSON reports and WP-CLI support.

Re{code} Cron Viewer

#55,381

by re{code}commerce9 months ago

A lightweight WordPress plugin to view and debug all scheduled WP-Cron tasks.

Myrk Feature Flags

#55,885

by Bjorn Holine19 days ago

WordPress feature flags and feature toggles with progressive rollout, per-environment control, user targeting, and circuit breaker protection.

Debug Suite

Down in the last 7 days:7,447#57,384

by Md Kamruzzaman21 days ago

Debug WordPress from the admin bar: a live PHP console, a searchable debug log viewer, email logging and generated REST API docs.

Cron Pulse

Up in the last 7 days:9,911#57,898

by Farhan Ali2 months ago

See every WP-Cron job's status, schedule, and run history at a glance — debug failures, catch overdue jobs, and trigger any hook manually.

Menulookin Admin Menu Debugger

#57,932

by samiur66881 month ago

Inspect WordPress admin submenu menu slugs and identify their actual hook suffixes through a simple developer debugging interface.

Atomic Framework Forge for Elementor

Down in the last 7 days:8,601#58,066

by Jim Roberts2 months ago

Take control of your design variables in Elementor's new V4 Atomic framework. Manage Colors, Fonts, and Numbers in a professional workspace.

ResetForge for Multisite

Up in the last 7 days:12,756#58,694

by Elevoire1 month ago

A scope-aware, safety-first, developer-focused reset and cleanup platform built specifically for WordPress Multisite networks.

Depenova Impact Map

Down in the last 7 days:2,164#58,821

by wpimpactmap1 month ago

See what your WordPress components affect before you update, disable or remove them.

TypeForge CPT and Meta Builder

Up in the last 7 days:3,840#59,310

by Darshit Rajyaguru4 months ago

Lightweight, fast custom post type, taxonomy, and meta field builder for WordPress. Perfect for developers.

KGraph Headless Toolkit for WPGraphQL

Up in the last 7 days:9,972#61,501

by kaustubhkhandale4 months ago

Build, inspect, test, save, and export WPGraphQL queries from a focused WordPress admin toolkit.

PulseMetrics

#61,890

by Lise Rasmussen26 days ago

Track WordPress.org plugin SEO, keyword rankings, directory visibility, maintenance, competitors, and growth from one dashboard.

Check AI Export

Down in the last 7 days:7,907#61,932

by Thorsten Glander1 month ago

Run Plugin Check in your dashboard, fix findings with AI-ready prompts and fix hints, and check your plugin code for security issues.

shishi-odoshi

Up in the last 7 days:8,865#62,142

by craigiswayne8 years ago

This Plugin is intended for developers only. It is intended to assist with preventing errors thrown from edge cases.

WPBits Block Studio

Up in the last 7 days:9,859#62,827

by WPBits2 months ago

Build Gutenberg blocks visually. Generate real, editable WordPress block code.