BugTrace – Debug Log Tool
by Nikhil G · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
Essential WordPress debug tool: View/download logs, toggle debug settings & inspect server info. Troubleshoot PHP errors & site issues faster!
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 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
-26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “database info” and “php errors” for “log viewer” and “development tool”. “database info” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “log viewer” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “php errors” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “development tool” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 2.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 5 releases 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
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2025-05-13The one recent review is glowing, praising the dashboard toggle for WP_DEBUG and direct debug.log access that saved a wp-config.php round trip while chasing a form upload bug.
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 21 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
50
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
43%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| troubleshooting tool your tag | #6 | #22 | up 1 |
| debug tool | #6 | #22 | up 1 |
| debug log your tag | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| add debug tool | #5 | #23 | up 2 |
| debug | #18 | #24 | up 1 |
| debug tools | #8 | #21 | up 1 |
| log viewer | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| development tool | #17 | #24 | down 2 |
| debug bar | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| database info your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php errors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “database info” and “php errors” for “log viewer” and “development tool”. “database info” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “log viewer” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “php errors” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “development tool” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 3 May 2025 · 547 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 633 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
21d ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 10 Oct 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 209 days.
Install history since 2 May 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Milind Ighe1.5y ago
I was battling a frustrating Gravity Forms file upload issue where uploads failed with a JSON parsing error because the server returned HTML. Traditional debugging felt cumbersome. BugTrace – Debug Log Tool made a huge difference by allowing me to instantly toggle WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG and view the debug.log directly from my dashboard – no wp-config.php edits needed! This quick access to the logs helped me find a crucial PHP Notice about a plugin with the remove_dashboard_access text domain loading its translations too early. Identifying and deactivating this conflicting plugin immediately fixed my Gravity Forms issue. BugTrace is a fantastic, user-friendly tool that significantly streamlines troubleshooting. Highly recommended for quickly diagnosing plugin or theme conflicts!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
5 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 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ChatGPT, Gemini.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,551 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "database info", "troubleshooting tool" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 40+ → 50+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 50+ → 40+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 50+ → 60+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 40+ → 50+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 40+ → 50+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 50+ → 40+ down after 2 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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Debug Log Manager Tool 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Conflict Finder 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Paul Bunyan 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - C Clear Debug.log Cron 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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Server & Website Info 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
SiteIntelix – Developer & Admin Toolkit 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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