Best developer plugins for WordPress

Elementor Beta (Developer Edition)

#1,047

by Elementor1 year ago

Elementor Beta (Developer Edition) gives you direct access into Elementor's development process, and lets you take an active part in perfecting o …

Debug Log Manager

Up in the last 7 days:5#1,833

by Bowo21 days ago

Log PHP, database and JavaScript errors via WP_DEBUG with one click. Conveniently create, view, filter and clear the debug.log file.

FakerPress

Down in the last 7 days:10#1,843

by Gustavo Bordoni21 days ago

FakerPress is a clean way to generate fake and dummy content to your WordPress, great for developers who need testing

Maintenance Redirect

Down in the last 7 days:1#1,941

by Peter Hardy-vanDoorn5 months ago

Display a maintenance mode page and allow invited visitors to bypass the functionality to preview the site.

Maintenance Mode

Up in the last 7 days:4#2,446

by helderk3 months ago

This plugin is intended primarily for developers who need to allow clients to preview sites before public launch, or temporarily hide a WordPress site …

ReactPress

Down in the last 7 days:19#4,441

by rockiger16 days ago

Easily create, build and deploy React apps into your existing WordPress sites.

Debug This

Down in the last 7 days:23#4,831

by Razvan Aldea1 year ago

Peek under the hood with sixty debugging reports just one click away.

Simply Show Hooks

Up in the last 7 days:6#5,242

by stuartobrien4 months ago

Simply Show Hooks helps theme and plugin developers to quickly see where all the action and filter hooks are on any WordPress page.

Debug Bar Console

Up in the last 7 days:32#6,506

by Drew Jaynes7 months ago

Adds a PHP/SQL console to the Debug Bar. Requires the Debug Bar plugin.

System Dashboard

Down in the last 7 days:8#7,046

by Bowo5 months ago

Central dashboard to monitor various WordPress components, processes and data, including the server.

Bulk Page Stub Creator

Down in the last 7 days:22#9,023

by runthings.dev8 months ago

A developer admin plugin that lets you bulk create page stubs by providing a batch of page titles and slugs.

Developer Loggers for Simple History

Up in the last 7 days:5#9,165

by Pär Thernström1 year ago

Useful loggers for SimpleHistory for developers during development of a site or to maintain a live site.

Theme Inspector

Down in the last 7 days:4#9,516

by Melissa Cabral3 years ago

A developer's inspector to illuminate the WordPress Template Hierarchy and help with building WordPress Classic themes.

Ray

Down in the last 7 days:159#9,830

by freekmurze11 months ago

Easily debug WordPress sites using Ray.

Term Menu Order

Up in the last 7 days:17#10,536

by Yoast14 years ago

Creates a 'menu_order' column to specify term order, allowing theme and plugin developers to sort term by menu order.

J7 Beaver Header Footer Templates

Up in the last 7 days:28#10,976

by jatacid11 months ago

Adds a panel to the Theme Customizer to insert a Beaver Builder layout as a header/footer globally on each page.

Developer Mode

Up in the last 7 days:1#11,264

by Jesper van Engelen13 years ago

Limit access to the WordPress admin panel for your clients. Block functionality like updating plugins and viewing menu items for administrators, while …

Customizer

Up in the last 7 days:26#12,245

by amielucha12 years ago

Add theme's or plugin's options to the WordPress Customizer. Build theme and plugin options accessible from WordPress front-end.

Asset Queue Manager

Down in the last 7 days:61#12,472

by NateWr10 years ago

A tool for experienced frontend performance engineers to take control over the scripts and styles enqueued on their site.

TCPDF Library

Up in the last 7 days:109#12,708

by S11 years ago

A WordPress wrapper for the popular TCPDF Library.

Variable Inspector

Down in the last 7 days:77#13,063

by Bowo5 months ago

Inspect PHP variables on a central dashboard in wp-admin for convenient debugging.

SiteCare

Down in the last 7 days:224#13,496

by SiteCare4 days ago

One forgotten setting can hide your site from Google. A red/green eye shows visibility at a glance, plus a one-click fix and instant email alerts.

Developer Debug Tools

Up in the last 7 days:46#13,510

by PluginRx1 month ago

Lots of debugging and testing tools for developers.

Simple System Status

Up in the last 7 days:5#13,684

by Leo Gopal4 years ago

View Information about your WordPress Configuration (Defaults, Themes, Plugins) and Server Information that is useful for debugging and support.

Tweak Option

Down in the last 7 days:525#14,060

by Jacob N. Breetvelt11 months ago

This plugin is a developers tool to inspect, add, modify and remove entries from the wp options database table.

Gravity Forms

Down in the last 7 days:16#14,170

by Brett12 years ago

Gravity Forms Add On. Adds custom tabindex field to the "Advanced" tab for form fields.

Block Catalog

Up in the last 7 days:163#14,462

by 10up10 days ago

Keep track of which Gutenberg Blocks are used across your site.

WP Live CSS Editor

Down in the last 7 days:214#15,377

by funlab13 years ago

Edit, preview changes in real time and save all your project's CSS stylesheets live in the browser.

WP Output Log File

#16,421

by Reiji Sato1 month ago

Manage log files with custom directory and filename. Download and delete logs regardless of WP_DEBUG.

LAPDI Easy Dev Framework

Up in the last 7 days:49#16,473

by Let A Pro Do IT!3 months ago

Create plugins quickly using our framework.

Debugger & Troubleshooter

Up in the last 7 days:111#17,045

by Jhimross Olinares20 days ago

A WordPress plugin for debugging & troubleshooting. Safely simulate plugin deactivation, theme switching, and WP_DEBUG.

Quick Page Navigation

Down in the last 7 days:39#17,118

by Sandesh10 years ago

Quick Access to any page from admin bar at frontend / backend. Easily edit any page in WordPress or Beaver Builder. Just Click, Search and Go.

Taxonomy Toolbox

Down in the last 7 days:97#18,493

by pantsonhead11 years ago

Taxonomy Toolbox allows you to quickly review and update your Categories, Tags and other taxonomies.

Apermo AdminBar

Up in the last 7 days:47#19,314

by Christoph Daum10 years ago

This plugin allows you to add links between a development, staging and live version of your website, and adds them to the AdminBar.

Breadcrumbs Everywhere

Down in the last 7 days:33#20,357

by betsyk13 years ago

Adds breadcrumb trail navigation to BuddyPress. Simple, just add one line of code to your template.

Dynamic Inspector for Elementor

Down in the last 7 days:198#21,478

by Dynamic.ooo9 months ago

A powerful frontend inspector and navigator for Elementor that helps developers debug, inspect elements, and analyze performance.

Radio Taxonomy

Up in the last 7 days:510#22,322

by Mitchell Bundy15 years ago

No more checkboxes, let's radio in.

WP Developer Assistant

Down in the last 7 days:173#24,101

by Chris Jean18 years ago

A plugin by a WordPress developer for WordPress developers.

Block X-ray Attributes

Up in the last 7 days:76#24,288

by Sal Ferrarello10 months ago

This plugin adds a section called "Block X-ray" to the Document sidebar in the editor. This "Block X-ray" section displays the att …

Mailcoach

Down in the last 7 days:606#24,875

by freekmurze3 days ago

Embed forms easily on your WordPress site with this plugin. Use shortcodes to add them to specific pages, creating a seamless user experience.

Quick Create Pages

Down in the last 7 days:30#25,626

by Tom Slominski5 years ago

WordPress plugin for quickly adding a hierarchy of posts or pages when creating a new site.

PLX Multi-Environments

#25,769

by Webmaster9 years ago

Manage separate Development, Staging, and Production environments directly from the Wordpress Admin screen.

PHP Code Keeper for Gravity Forms

#25,837

by uamv1 year ago

Provides a reliable and consistent way to create, store, edit, and load custom form-related PHP code on your site.

BlockX

Up in the last 7 days:779#27,436

by Palasthotel GmbH25 days ago

Elevate your Gutenberg Block development experience.

dotenv

Up in the last 7 days:175#28,027

by Brad Parbs5 years ago

A WordPress plugin to set WordPress options from a .env file.

Upgrade Readiness Monitor

Down in the last 7 days:510#29,331

by Dhanendran Rajagopal4 months ago

Know what will break before you upgrade PHP or WordPress — real-time deprecation capture plus a plugin and theme compatibility audit.

SCF Dummy Content

Up in the last 7 days:364#29,441

by stevecfischer14 years ago

Quickly populate your site with dummy content.

Pitta Migration

Up in the last 7 days:80#30,618

by icc9711 years ago

Migrate WordPress databases using WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL constants.

Developer Code Editor

Up in the last 7 days:309#30,987

by ChrisHurst14 years ago

Plugin for WordPress Developers to enhance Theme and Plugin Editors on their WordPress site.

Developer Pack

Up in the last 7 days:54#31,378

by nguyenhongphat07 years ago

This plugin contain everything a wordpress developer need.