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Actively maintained Tested with WP 7.1 #73 in debug

Environment & Debug Bar

Display your environment and debug info in the toolbar.

Active installs50+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d207▲ +97.1% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/51 reviews
Health score75/100Good
All-time downloads4KSince May 2023
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.5PHP 7.4+
Downloads · 7d25▼ -19.4% week over week
Our verdict

Solid choice

Environment & Debug Bar is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 75/100 on our health check.

  • Actively developed — last update 4 weeks ago
  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Small user base (50+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

81624Jul 3Aug 16Sep 30
Yesterday5
Daily average (1y)3
Peak day33Sep 2, 2026
Last 12 months1K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Environment & Debug Bar stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
debug #18 4,088 Best debug plugins →
env #2 248 Best env plugins →
environment #7 4,310 Best environment plugins →
production #30 3,491 Best production plugins →
staging #73 1,443 Best staging plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.4100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Environment & Debug Bar

From the official readme · v1.4.2

Description

This plugin will tell you what environment type you are on, and what the debug settings are.

If you have only one version of your site this plugin may not be useful to you.

Make sure every version of your site has its ENV defined in wp-config.php. We support both the new official WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE constant, and the community classic WP_ENV.

define( 'WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'production' );

Medium Rare

We hope you like this Medium Rare plugin. We take a lot of pride in our work, and try to make it the absolute best we can.

This plugin is fully free, and will never have a pro version. A small gift, from us, to you.

If you’re interested in our other plugins, and future plugins, we invite you to visit our website at mediumrare.dev. Our newsletter is the best way to never miss a Medium Rare plugin launch.

Contribute

If you want to contribute, development takes place on GitHub.

Frequently asked questions

What users see the toolbar?

By default, only Administrators see the bar. You can change who sees the bar with the following snippet. This example enables the bar for Editors as well: add_filter( 'edt_capability_check', function ( $capability ) { return 'edit_pages'; });

What are environment types?

Instead of displaying the exact environment you’ve set, we show types. A type is a group of environments that roughly have the same purpose. Like local, dev, develop and development.

Can you support another environment?

If you’ve found a common environment that we do not yet recognize as part of a type, please let us know and we’ll gladly add it. If you have a rare, custom, or localized environment name, we won’t be adding those. However, you can add support for them yourself, with these snippets: add_filter( 'edt_env_development', function ( $environments ) { $environments[] = 'daring_development'; return $environments; }); add_filter( 'edt_env_staging', function ( $environments ) { $environments[] = 'strange_staging'; return $environments; }); add_filter( 'edt_env_production', function ( $environments ) {…

Can you support more types?

Perhaps, if you can convince us. Please create a GitHub issue, so we can discuss your use-case.

Can I show the toolbar on the frontend as well?

You can, with the snippet below. Keep in mind that if you have a site where the end users are logged in, and see the toolbar on the frontend, you probably don’t want to bother them by showing the environment info. add_filter( 'edt_show_on_frontend', '__return_true' );

Can I set my own colors?

Yeah. Like with all CSS, you can override it: #wp-admin-bar-edt-group .env-type-1 { background-color: #f09; }

Can I disable all styles?

Sure. You can disable our CSS with this snippet: add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', function () { wp_dequeue_style( 'edt-backend-css' ); });

Changelog

1.4.2

  • Added escapes to content.

1.4.1

  • Removed unnecesary custom node group.

1.4.0

  • Added support for Troy distribution.

1.3.3

  • Checked compatibility with WP 6.6.

1.3.2

  • Fixed wrong variable use for getenv(‘WP_ENV’) users.

1.3.1

  • Checked compatibility with WP 6.4.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Environment & Debug Bar: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026

Is Environment & Debug Bar free?

Yes. Environment & Debug Bar is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Environment & Debug Bar safe to use in 2026?

Environment & Debug Bar is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 75/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Environment & Debug Bar?

Environment & Debug Bar is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,034 times since it launched in May 2023. It was downloaded 207 times in the last 30 days.

Does Environment & Debug Bar work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested Environment & Debug Bar up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.5 or newer.

What PHP version does Environment & Debug Bar need?

Environment & Debug Bar requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Environment & Debug Bar last updated?

The latest version, 1.4.2, was released on September 2, 2026 (4 weeks ago).

Who makes Environment & Debug Bar?

Environment & Debug Bar is developed and maintained by Medium Rare.

What are the best alternatives to Environment & Debug Bar?

The most popular alternatives to Environment & Debug Bar are WP Crontrol (300K+ installs), Query Monitor (200K+ installs) and Debug Bar (20K+ installs).

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