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Debug Bar

By WordPress.org

Developer Tools & Customization / Debugging & Development Tools

Debug Bar Review - In-Depth Analysis

Debug Bar adds a debug menu to the admin bar, showing query, cache, and debugging information. It's essential for developers.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.7/10

User Rating

4.1/5 (based on 69+ reviews)

Active Installations

20,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Debug Bar adds a debug menu to the admin bar that shows query, cache, and other helpful debugging information.

A must for developers!

When WP_DEBUG is enabled it also tracks PHP Warnings and Notices to make them easier to find.

When SAVEQUERIES is enabled the mysql queries are tracked and displayed.

To enable these options, add the following code to your wp-config.php file:

define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );

define( 'SAVEQUERIES', true );

Add a PHP/MySQL console with the Debug Bar Console plugin.

There are numerous other add-ons available to get more insight into, for instance, the registered Post Types, Shortcodes, WP Cron, Language file loading, Actions and Filters and so on. Just search the plugin directory for 'Debug Bar'.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Debug Bar plugin.

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debug menu

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debugging information

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WP_DEBUG

Contributors and developers

“Debug Bar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

WordPress.org

Peter Westwood

koopersmith

mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)

Juliette Reinders Folmer

Konstantin Obenland

Andrew Nacin

Evan Solomon

Samuel Wood (Otto)

Andrija Vučinić

Joseph Scott

Eoin Gallagher

John James Jacoby

Free Version

WPS

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6.7

Average

Ratings

4.1 out of 5 | 69

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Version

1.1.8

Last updated

2 months ago

Active installations

20,000+

WordPress version

7.0 or higher

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PHP version

or higher

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Languages

18

Category

Developer Tools & Customization

Debugging & Development Tools

Tags

Debug

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