BugSnag Error Monitoring plugin
by SmartBear · Uncategorized
Automatically detects errors & crashes on your WordPress site using BugSnag to notify you by email, chat or issues system.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “logging”, “monitoring” and “error” for “crash”, “error handler” and “site monitoring”. “logging” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “crash” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “monitoring” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “error handler” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “error” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “site monitoring” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 126.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 186 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bugsnag your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| error monitoring | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| exception your tag | #5 | #13 | up 2 |
| crash | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| error reporting | #7 | #20 | down 2 |
| exception logging | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| error handler | #7 | #16 | down 1 |
| error your tag | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| monitoring your tag | #16 | #20 | down 3 |
| errors | #23 | #24 | down 2 |
| website monitoring | #20 | #22 | down 2 |
| site monitoring | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| error logging | #16 | #24 | up 1 |
| plugin monitoring | #16 | #20 | down 2 |
| exception email | #23 | #19 | down 1 |
| email monitoring | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| wordpress monitoring | #24 | #22 | — |
| logging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “logging”, “monitoring” and “error” for “crash”, “error handler” and “site monitoring”. “logging” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “crash” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “monitoring” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “error handler” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “error” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “site monitoring” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “error”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “monitoring”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 28 Apr 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ drsdre3.8y ago
Been using it now for several years and it helped me often quickly finding (hidden) issues across a multitude of pages and functionality.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Agli Pançi4.5y ago
This plugin used to be one of the best tools out there, however, it seems like is not being maintained anymore. There is no support for the recent releases of PHP (8.0, 8.1). Recent support requests are not being handled anymore as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lucasbustamante8.5y ago
Seamless integration with Bugsnag, just perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sven Hofmann9.0y ago
The plugin is easy to set up; all errors can be monitored via the Bugsnag dashboard. You can also set different log levels and differ between the environments (dev/production) of your website. Bonus: There are lots of cool integrations like Slack (Push Notifications), GitHub (New Issues) and much more!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.1y ago
I have installed the plugin on about 40 sites today so far, and it installed successfully on all of them and has logged errors on many of them already. The integration has been seamless. The one aspect which has not been quite seamless is that, after installing the plugin, trying to enable it from the confirmation screen often gives me a 500 error in Pantheon (our hosting provider). I then have to go to the main Plugins page and enable it there, where it works 100% of the time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dunavista11.8y ago
Just to let everybody know, you have to pay to use this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ conradirwin12.6y ago
I just installed it, and it showed me where all the warnings were.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Terence Milbourn12.6y ago
This is a commercial plugin and only works for free for 14 days on a free trial, then you must pay for API access.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.0 BREAKING: Updated bugsnag-php dependency to v3. More details can be found at https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-php/blob/master/UPGRADING.md Added extended notifier configuration options. Update plugin metadata. 2.0.0
- — Version 1.6.5 Update plugin metadata 1.6.5
- — Version 1.6.4 Patch CVE-2025-58806 1.6.4
- — Version 1.6.3 Fix PHP 8.2 deprecation notice 1.6.3
- — Version 1.6.2 Fix broken url in notifier configuration & add docs link to test notification. Bump “tested up to” WordPress version 1.6.2
- — Version 1.6.1 Bump “tested up to” WordPress version 1.6.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 659 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "logging", "monitoring" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2024-12-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Front-end javascript error monitoring with Bugsnag — installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags -
DecaLog 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom 404 Handler 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Kovalenko Admin Change Audit 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Error Monitor & Notifier 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Retack AI — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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