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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 26, 2026

Best Debug Plugins for WordPress

268 plugins are tagged “debug” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is WP Crontrol with 300K+ active installs.

Plugins in category268
#1 by installsWP Crontrol
Top-30 installs594.6K+
Avg. health (this page)58/100

268 Debug plugins

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Best Debug Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 WP Crontrol WP Crontrol Take control of the cron events on your WordPress website or WooCommerce store with WP… by John Blackbourn 300K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (165) 4 weeks ago 89
2 Query Monitor Query Monitor Query Monitor is the developer tools panel for WordPress and WooCommerce. by John Blackbourn 200K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (469) 3 months ago 71
3 Debug Bar Debug Bar Adds a debug menu to the admin bar that shows query, cache, and other helpful debugging… by WordPress.org 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (69) 7 months ago 65
4 WP Debugging WP Debugging A support/troubleshooting plugin for WordPress. by Andy Fragen 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (21) 1 month ago 75
5 Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors Log PHP, database and JavaScript errors via WP_DEBUG with one click. Conveniently create… by Bowo 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (25) 3 months ago 79
6 My WP Customize Admin/Frontend My WP Customize Admin/Frontend Simply and easy-to-use the customize for Admin and Frontend. A lot of custom filters and… by gqevu6bsiz 8K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (16) 1 month ago 77
7 Code Profiler – WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy Code Profiler A profiler to measure the performance of your WordPress plugins and themes. by bruandet 8K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (36) 3 days ago 86
8 reBusted! reBusted! Force browsers to load the most recent file if modified. by Simon Prosser 6K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (11) 2 years ago 44
9 Plugin Detective – Troubleshooting Conflicts Plugin Detective – Troubleshooting Conflicts Quickly find and fix WordPress plugin conflicts, recover from fatal errors, and clear stuck… by NSquared 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (49) 4 days ago 79
10 Dashboard Widgets Suite Dashboard Widgets Suite Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System… by Jeff Starr 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (38) 2 months ago 74
11 which template file which template file Show the name of the php file of your theme used to display the current page. by gilles66 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 2 years ago 39
12 Debug Debug Debug your WordPress site by safely toggling the built-in debug flags and getting real-time… by SoniNow 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (11) 2 weeks ago 81
13 Debug This Debug This Peek under the hood with sixty debugging reports just one click away. by Razvan Aldea 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (17) 1 year ago 48
14 WP Safe Mode WP Safe Mode Disable plugins or switch themes for just you or the whole site for debugging… by Marcus (aka @msykes) 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (8) 2 days ago 80
15 Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer Making sense of the rewrite mess. Display and play with your rewrite rules. by Jan Fabry 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (26) 15 years ago 44
16 Meks Quick Plugin Disabler Meks Quick Plugin Disabler Temporarily disable (and restore) all currently active plugins with a single click by Meks 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7) 2 years ago 39
17 Cron Logger Cron Logger Logs wp-cron.php runs. by EdwardBock 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (8) 2 months ago 66
18 Easy PHP Settings Easy PHP Settings An easy way to manage common PHP INI settings and WordPress debugging constants from the… by shahadul878 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 3 weeks ago 82
19 Debug Log Viewer Debug Log Viewer Effortlessly view, search, filter and manage your WordPress debug.log in the admin… by Oleksandr Lysyi 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (3) 1 month ago 70
20 Laravel DD for WordPress Laravel DD for WordPress Use Laravel's dd() (die dump) function in your Wordpress projects. Perfect for debuging… by phegman 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7) 9 years ago 39
21 What Template What Template Adds the current page's template name to the admin bar. by Brian Alexander 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 2 years ago 34
22 Check Conflicts Check Conflicts The plugin allows you to disable/enable plugins and/or activate a default theme for… by ioannup 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (18) 3 years ago 27
23 HTTP Requests Manager HTTP Requests Manager Limit, Debug, Optimize WP_HTTP requests. Limit by request count, page load time, reduce… by veppa 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 2 months ago 77
24 What Template File Am I Viewing? What Template File Am I Viewing? This is a debugging plugin that displays the current php file that is loading on the front… by Toby Cryns (@themightymo) 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 6 years ago 39
25 ElasticPress Debugging Add-On ElasticPress Debugging Add-On Extends the Query Monitor and Debug Bar plugins for ElasticPress queries. by 10up 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 months ago 62
26 Debug Bar Rewrite Rules Debug Bar Rewrite Rules Debug Bar Rewrite Rules adds a new panel to Debug Bar that displays information about… by Oleg Butuzov 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 2 years ago 39
27 Monster Widget Monster Widget Provides a quick and easy method of adding all core widgets to a sidebar for testing… by Automattic 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 9 years ago 39
28 Timber Debug Bar Timber Debug Bar Adds a Panel to the Debug Bar for Timber information by jarednova 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 27
29 WP PHP Console WP PHP Console An implementation of PHP Console as a WordPress plugin. Use Chrome Dev Tools to debug your… by Fulvio Notarstefano 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (19) 6 years ago 38
30 Thank you page viewer for Woocommerce Thank you page viewer for Woocommerce "Thank you page viewer for Woocommerce" shows a link to the thank you page from the order… by JEVNET 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 6 years ago 34

Top Debug plugins, head to head

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

What is the most popular debug plugin for WordPress?

WP Crontrol is the most popular debug plugin with 300K+ active installs and a 4.5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many debug plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 268 plugins tagged “debug” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which debug plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, WP Debugging has the highest rating at 5/5 from 21 reviews.

Are these debug plugins actively maintained?

6 of the top 30 debug plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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