Development Assistant

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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

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 · 100% 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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No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

One reviewer says it's cut debugging time and made setup info easy to reach, while another says removing it left broken code behind that they now have to hunt down.

1. ★★★★★ rpbrown

   1.9y ago

   Development Assistant has been a lifesaver! It’s seriously streamlined our workflow and made debugging so much easier. Having key info about our setup readily available is invaluable for both our devs and content team. Highly recommend it to any organization looking to optimize their WordPress development.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ DannyCarlton

   2.3y ago

   It basically does what any coder would know how to do manually. But, it leaves code, when deleted, that causes errors. I’ll now have to wade through my installation to find what it screwed up.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-03 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-02 10+ → 20+ up after 26 days in tier
3. 2026-03-07 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
4. 2026-02-28 10+ → 20+ up after 13 days in tier
5. 2026-02-15 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-02-12 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-02-11 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-02-10 10+ → 20+ up after 5 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).

• Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Debugging 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• M Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• W What Template 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Debug Bar Rewrite Rules 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• WP PHP Console 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D

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Development Assistant: 10+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/development-assistant