Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin – Software Issue Manager
Best issue tracking, bug tracking and project management plugin. Easily manage tasks, stay organized, and track progress in WordPress.
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Project Management, Bug and Iss… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 4.2/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 61/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Project Management, Bug and… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bug-tracking | #38 |
| developer-tools | >100 |
| issue management | #21 |
| issue-tracking | #15 |
| project management | #30 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 from 12 reviews
About Project Management, Bug and Issue Track…
From the official readme · v5.1.0Description
LIVE DEMO SITE
Software Issue Manager Starter Demo Site
Powerful | Easy to use | Beautiful
Software Issue Manager(SIM) is a project based bug, issue, task and product feature request tracking system with extensive built-in and custom reporting capabilities. Premium editions are available.
If you need customer support ticketing system, try our WP Ticket plugin.
Why we developed this plugin
We, Emarket Design, believe that one of the most important factors affecting production of quality products is having a strong requirement management and analysis process. Most projects fail because organizations do not spend enough time on this stage of the project life cycle.
By developing a family of products primarily designed for software issue management, we wanted to meet the needs of like-minded organizations as well as ours and do our share of promoting importance of requirement management and analysis process.
SIM Concepts
Issues are the items you would like to track in your projects. Issues could be tasks, feature requests, bugs or pretty much any thing you need related to your projects.
SIM Projects are identified by a name and a version number. Projects may have unlimited number of issues. Issues can be shared by multiple projects. You can create manual issues from the admin backend by setting the author.
All Software Issue Manager editions support open, closed or mixed projects/issues. Frontend login and registration forms are available.
The SIM Starter edition uses built-in role based access:
* Admins can access all
* Editor as a project manager
* Author as team member
* Contributor as client
Introduction videos to get you started
Software Issue Manager – Enterprise Playlist
Software Issue Manager – Professional Playlist
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Software Issue Manager – Enterprise Ready Software Project and Requirements Management
- Seamless Connectivity Anywhere
- Automated and streamlined project management – Premium feature (Included in Ent only)
- Eliminate Errors, Free Up Time – Premium feature (Included in Ent only)
- Secure Your Data: Tailor Access by Field with Software Issue Manager – Premium feature (Included in Ent only)
- Increased User Engagement with Powerful Frontend Editing – Premium feature (Included in Ent only)
- Enhanced Team Collaboration – Premium feature (included both Pro and Ent)
- Optimize your project management with Software Issue Manager – Premium feature
- Empower Tracking for Enhanced Project Management – Premium feature (Included in Ent only)
- Data-Driven Decisions, Delivered: Powerful Insights – Premium feature (Included in Ent only)
- Effortless Search, Powerful Results – Premium feature
- Enhanced Efficiency with customizable entry forms – Premium feature (included both Pro and Ent)
- Addressing Bottlenecks and Driving Project Success – Premium feature
- Instant access to recent issues, projects, and team members – Premium feature
- Empowering Teams with Software Issue Manager – Premium feature
- Swift Issue Resolution and Budget Control – Premium feature
- Harnessing Custom Fields in Software Issue Manager – Premium feature (included both Pro and Ent)
- Tailor Your Workflow: Effortless Customization with Software Issue Manager – Premium feature (included both Pro and Ent)
- Tailored Reporting: Unlock Custom Insights with Software Issue Manager – Premium feature (included both Pro and Ent)
- Effortless Collaboration: Software Issue Manager’s Commenting System – Premium feature
- Empowering Task Focus: Role-Based Content Access in Software Issue Manager – Premium feature
- Instant Notifications with Software Issue Manager – Premium feature
- Streamlined Visibility with Software Issue Manager’s Summary Views – Premium feature (included both Pro and Ent)
- Instant Project Insight: Software Issue Manager’s Dashboard – Premium feature
- Seamless Sync: Automate User Management with Active Directory Integration – Add-on
- Optimized Data Exploration: Leveraging Smart Search and Columns Addon – Add-on (included both Pro and Ent)
- Smooth Sailing with WooCommerce – Add-on
- Master Data Management with Software Issue Manager’s Import/Export Addon – Add-on (included both Pro and Ent)
- Powerful Issue Tracking for Your Digital Products – Add-on
- Streamlining Issue Reporting with Incoming Email Addon – Add-on (Included in Ent only)
PLUGIN LINKS
* Software Issue Manager Starter Demo Site
* Software Issue Manager Starter Documentation
* Software Issue Manager Professional Demo Site
* Software Issue Manager Professional Documentation
* Software Issue Manager Professional Changes
* Software Issue Manager Enterprise Demo Site
* Software Issue Manager Enterprise Documentation
* Software Issue Manager Enterprise Changes
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Installation
The simplest way to install is to click on ‘Plugins’ then ‘Add’ and type ‘Software Issue Manager’ in the search field.
Manual Installation Type 1
- Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.
- Click the Add New button.
- Under Install Plugins, click the Upload link.
- Select the plugin zip file from your computer then click the Install Now button.
- You should see a message stating that the plugin was installed successfully.
- Click the Activate Plugin link.
Manual Installation Type 2
- You should have access to the server where WordPress is installed. If you don’t, see your system administrator.
- Copy the plugin zip file up to your server and unzip it somewhere on the file system.
- Copy the “software-issue-manager” folder into the /wp-content/plugins directory of your WordPress installation.
- Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.
- Look for “Software Issue Manager” and click Activate.
Changelog
5.1.0
- FIXED Unauthenticated SQL Injection for search parameter
5.0.1
- FIXED XSS vulnerability for noaccess_msg
- FIXED Validate input for emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum function
- FIXED Vulnerability related to emd_get_widg_pagenum
- FIXED Resolved an issue where deleted taxonomy terms were being unintentionally recreated.
- FIXED Removed repeated initialization of default taxonomy terms.
5.0.0
- FIXED WordPress dashboard accordions issue on setting and glossary pages due to changes in core code on WP 6.7.1
- FIXED Translation to one textdomain
4.9
- TWEAK tested with WP 6.2
- FIXED XSS issues in the WordPress admin area
= 4.8.3= - TWEAK tested with WP 5.9.2 and PHP 8
- FIXED XSS issues in the WordPress admin area
- TWEAK Added ability to set the maximum number of issues to show in multiple sidebar widgets.
- TWEAK Added ability to set pagination support with customization options for multiple sidebar widgets.
= 4.8.2= - FIXED date fields on issue and project pages
- TWEAK tested with WP 5.7
= 4.8.1= - FIXED Required field validation is not working.
= 4.8.0= - FIXED multi-select form component missing scroll bars when the content overflows its fixed height.
- TWEAK updates and improvements to libraries
4.7.0
- NEW Added previous and next buttons for the edit screens of issues and projects
- TWEAK updates and improvements to libraries
4.6.0
- NEW Added support for Emd Custom Field Builder when upgraded to premium editions
- TWEAK updates and improvements to form library
- TWEAK Emd templates
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FAQ
Project Management, Bug and Issue T…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is Project Management, Bug and Iss… free?
Yes. Project Management, Bug and Iss… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Project Management, Bug and Iss… safe to use in 2026?
Project Management, Bug and Iss… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 4.2/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 61/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Project Management, Bug and Iss…?
Project Management, Bug and Iss… is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 19,598 times since it launched in October 2014. It was downloaded 174 times in the last 30 days.
Does Project Management, Bug and Iss… work with WordPress 7.1?
Project Management, Bug and Iss… is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Project Management, Bug and Iss… last updated?
The latest version, 5.1.0, was released on June 30, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes Project Management, Bug and Iss…?
Project Management, Bug and Iss… is developed and maintained by emarket-design.
What are the best alternatives to Project Management, Bug and Iss…?
The most popular alternatives to Project Management, Bug and Iss… are Marker.io (4K+ installs), BugHerd (3K+ installs) and Userback (2K+ installs).
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