Debug

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers keep saying it does one job well, reading error logs without FTP or wp-config edits, and several note it still works fine despite the long gap since an update, with one lone report of a site breaking after activation.

1. ★★★★★ Saurabh

   4.4y ago

   It helps get access to a site’s error log, even for lay users without contacting web hosts or filesystem access. Really useful in debugging in support. Also useful as a teaching/learning tool for basic technical debugging too.

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2. ★★★★★ William

   4.8y ago

   Thank you for this great plugin which saves time on backing up wp-config.php and turning on debug mode. Eliminates mistakes which might otherwise be introduced when manually changing wp-config.php and allows faster debugging.

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3. ★★★★★ Maarten B

   5.9y ago

   Even though updates have been a while (at least at the time of writing this), the plugin still works well and serves its purpose.

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4. ★★★★★ anna888

   6.5y ago

   С активацией плагина перекосило весь сайт окончательно. Не помогло даже его удаление с сайта. Все записи в админке стали из иероглифов. Хорошо, что получилось из резервной копии на хостинге сайт восстановить, а то слало как то очень хреново от увиденного.

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5. ★★★★★ HelgaTheViking

   6.7y ago

   This plugin has helped me rescue many client sites when they can’t figure out how to enable WP_DEBUGon their own. I know it hasn’t been updated in forever, but it is still working for me as of WordPress 5.3.

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6. ★★★★★ Codebangers

   8.0y ago

   Does exactly what it says. Well done my friend.

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7. ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov

   9.2y ago

   The plugin is just awesome! Works like a charm and is very intuitive.

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8. ★★★★★ yannisgoutis

   9.7y ago

   Thank you for creating something really helpful. You did a great job!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.12 BugFix: Fix all bug reporting in plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-check/. BugFix: Fix dublicate define variable creation error. 1.12
2. — Version 1.11 BugFix: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue. 1.11
3. — Version 1.10 increase security to direct access of files. 1.10
4. — Version 1.9 compatible with new version. 1.9
5. — Version 1.7 BugFix: Display error not required for email notification enable. 1.7
6. — Version 1.6 Add: Email Notification Settings on plugin setting page. BugFix: Resolved any user to download debug.log and wp-config.php file. now only super admin can download files. BugFix: resolved error when large debug.log file l 1.6

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Debug <= 1.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-01-31 CVE-2024-24798 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.10 Patched in 1.11

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 842 days in tier
2. 2023-06-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-06-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2023-06-25 4K+ → 3K+ down after 114 days in tier
5. 2023-03-03 3K+ → 4K+ up

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).

• Debug Log Viewer 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Error Log Viewer By WP Guru 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• KolorWeb Log Manager: cleaver debugging management 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Hagakure – Yet Another Error Reporter 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• 0 Day Analytics 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Error Logs Emailer for WooCommerce 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Debug: 2K+ active installs, 4.6★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/debug