Debug Toolkit

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Developers call it a must-have debugging tool, with a couple of small feature requests like logging dumps to debug.log.

1. ★★★★★ Sébastien Dumont

   3.1y ago

   This is a must have developers tool. Can’t work without it. Highly recommend it.

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2. ★★★★★ Lukman Nakib

   3.7y ago

   One of my favourite plugin. Helps a lot with development and debugging. Please keep it update or if we could get a chance to contribute we would love that.

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3. ★★★★★ Hasanuzzaman Shamim

   5.4y ago

   This plugin is amazing, Highly recommended for developers.

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4. ★★★★★ jaballadares6

   6.7y ago

   For so long I have been trying to figure out a way to debug my PHP in WordPress similar to how the JS console works (being able to drill down into objects and arrays). I have no idea how much work Tonya put into this, but I am forever indebted! Thank you so much! I wish i could send you a gift basket or make a donation.

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5. ★★★★★ digitalfisherman

   7.1y ago

   Can’t live without it !

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6. ★★★★★ Jim Ratliff

   7.2y ago

   Makes debugging super easy, particularly for people like me—just starting out in WordPress development. Turn it on, and immediately the errors become apparent.

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7. ★★★★★ Nate Finch

   7.2y ago

   This is a great new plugin, and I love having the option to use Kint or VarDumper, they’re invaluable. Having Whoops in there is a major plus. Tonya rocks!

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8. ★★★★★ Pratik Shrestha

   7.4y ago

   Wonderful plugin to debug errors. A feature request would be to dump the variable in debug.log file as well when define( ‘WP_DEBUG_LOG’, true ); is set in config file.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-12-12 30+ → 20+ down after 52 days in tier
2. 2025-10-21 40+ → 30+ down after 119 days in tier
3. 2025-06-24 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
4. 2025-06-17 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-06-16 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-06-13 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-12 50+ → 40+ down after 61 days in tier
8. 2025-04-12 60+ → 50+ down after 59 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).

• K Kint PHP Debugger 90+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags D
• H Hikari Krumo 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
• W wp-dBug 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• PCo Kint 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Debug This 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Hagakure – Yet Another Error Reporter 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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Debug Toolkit: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/debug-toolkit