Laravel DD for WordPress
by phegman · Uncategorized
Use Laravel's dd() (die dump) function in your Wordpress projects. Perfect for debuging custom queries!
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “debug” for “var dump”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “var dump” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 17.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3165 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3165 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| var dumper your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| var dump | #19 | #10 | 0 |
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| die your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dump your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| laravel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “debug” for “var dump”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “var dump” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 725 · 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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 28 May 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ggroy3.7y ago
Очень хороший плагин. Не раз выручал.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabbsmo4.0y ago
Not familiar with Laravel at all so I was lucky to stumple upon this plugin. It is very helpful when debugging on a remote WordPress, like a staging site. I usually write very small plugins directly in the dashboard and this is so much better than regular var_dump. No more copy and pasting to a var_dump formatter. No more digging in page source after output. For local development with an IDE XDebug is obviously better but for most WordPress projects this is more than enough. Had no problems using this with WordPress 6.0.2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ con6.4y ago
I love being able to use dd() when developing for WordPress. Thank you for creating this. Works perfectly with WordPress 5.4.1 by the way 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dzkarol7.0y ago
very useful tool in development for WP
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ unicco7.8y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oksanaromaniv7.9y ago
Thanks! Perfect alternative to ugly var_dump(); 🙏
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kmmathis8.1y ago
This plugin saved my marriage
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 31 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 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 279 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "var-dumper" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 1K+ up after 381 days in tier
- 2021-09-18 500+ → 700+ up after 315 days in tier
- 2020-11-07 300+ → 500+ 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).
- S System information 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Debug Bar 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Console – WordPress PHP Console powered by PsySH 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Debugging 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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