Best error-handler plugins for WordPress
The most popular error-handler plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Sentry for WordPress leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Error Sniffing Pug (100+) and Fatal message to Telegram (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “error-handler” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 error-handler plugins
- 1.
Sentry for WordPressThe most installed error-handler plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 16 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Error Sniffing Pug100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Fatal message to Telegram10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Plug Error HandlerFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “error-handler”

Sentry for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,681by stayallive2 months ago
A (unofficial) WordPress plugin to report PHP errors and Browser (JavaScript) errors to Sentry.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(16)
- Downloads
- 855/day

Error Sniffing Pug
Up in the last 7 days:66#13,150by Service2Client LLC2 months ago
Turns a WordPress fatal error into a plain-language diagnosis, names the plugin at fault, emails you the reason, and prepares a bug report.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fatal message to Telegram
#34,401by Phil1 month ago
Sends fatal PHP errors to Telegram using an early MU-plugin loader. Ideal for monitoring production crashes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Plug Error Handler
Down in the last 7 days:16,114#71,100by monzur2 months ago
Automatically detects and deactivates plugins that cause PHP fatal or parse errors during activation or update to prevent site crashes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day