Best dump plugins for WordPress
The most popular dump plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Console leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Laravel DD for WordPress (1K+) and VarDumper (100+). All 6 plugins tagged “dump” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 dump plugins
- 1.
WP ConsoleThe most installed dump plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 21 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Laravel DD for WordPress1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 3.VarDumper
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 4.WP-Dump
30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 5.System information
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 6.
CC-Backup10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 6 plugins tagged “dump”

WP Console
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,207by Edi Amin2 months ago
An in-browser PHP console for WordPress powered by PsySH
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 5.0(21)
- Downloads
- 278/day

Laravel DD for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:34#6,070by phegman8 years ago
Use Laravel's dd() (die dump) function in your Wordpress projects. Perfect for debuging custom queries!
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 22/day
VarDumper
Down in the last 7 days:2#15,401by borantula11 years ago
A plugin to include var-dump package to use dump() function while developing or debugging.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Dump
#24,870by OvJ13 years ago
Easily dump your wordpress installation.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
System information
Down in the last 7 days:999#31,528by philippe12 years ago
Adds a system information page that include all the details on your WordPress configuration.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CC-Backup
Up in the last 7 days:832#33,683by Clearcode8 years ago
This is a simple plugin to dump and restore the WordPress database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day