Best error handling plugins for WordPress
The most popular error handling plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Fatal Plugin Auto Deactivator leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Redirect All 404 URLs to Home Page (80+) and Ferret (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “error handling” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 error handling plugins
- 1.
Fatal Plugin Auto DeactivatorThe most installed error handling plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Redirect All 404 URLs to Home Page80+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Ferret10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 4.
Graceful Error PagesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 5.
Circuit BreakerFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 5 plugins tagged “error handling”
Fatal Plugin Auto Deactivator
Down in the last 7 days:146#16,181by Linkon Miyan2 months ago
Automatically deactivates plugins that cause fatal errors to prevent site crashes and keep your WordPress site running smoothly.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Redirect All 404 URLs to Home Page
Down in the last 7 days:124#17,938by Sourabh Nagori2 months ago
A powerful yet simple solution to redirect 404 errors and manage custom redirects in WordPress.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ferret
Down in the last 7 days:1,221#45,479by Leap Spark6 years ago
Ferret is a simple wrapper for the Sentry PHP and JavaScript SDKs. It will catch all PHP errors, as well as JavaScript errors if the option is switche …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Graceful Error Pages
#65,243by Bojan Josifoski5 months ago
Replace WordPress's ugly error screens with branded, professional pages — in one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Circuit Breaker
#72,500by balaeno7 months ago
A safety utility that helps prevent fatal-error crash loops by allowing administrators to safely recover and manually deactivate problematic plugins.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day