Ray

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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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1. ★★★★★ Kevin

   2.8y ago

   I use this plugin everyday while doing WordPress dev work. It’s a great tool.

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2. ★★★★★ Kirk Beard

   3.3y ago

   Ray has been a great to use when working on Laravel sites, so I’m glad they’ve made the effort to also support WordPress. It’s definitely worth the money!

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3. ★★★★★ John Hawkins

   3.4y ago

   I’ve been using Ray for quite a while now and I have to say, it’s one of the most useful dev tools I use! Gone are the days of spewing vardump and print_r to the screen!

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4. ★★★★★ stirrell42

   4.9y ago

   Makes debugging a breeze without dumping out information to the screen. So simple to setup that is is just as easy as doing a var_dump and has so many more features.

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5. ★★★★★ Dave Bolger

   5.6y ago

   If you are constantly writing var_dump() or error_log() to debug your code you’ll know it gets painful when debugging larger and more complex code. Using Ray is the simple way to debug without the hassle of reading through Log files or half rendered / broken pages on the browser. A couple of hours of using Ray and you will have recouped the cost in lost time.

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6. ★★★★★ sebkay

   5.6y ago

   I was having trouble debugging an issue in my WP Cron task. It’s quite complex and calls out to an external database in multiple places, so trying to figure out where the issue was started driving me insane. As there was a PHP error in my code (I was trying to call a method on null) my logger wasn’t picking up any issues, nor was it even logging sometimes and no exceptions were being thrown. After installing Ray it worked right away with no setup (other than installing it with Composer). I then managed to find the issue in about 5 minutes because of Ray’s simplicity and speed in giving you the output. The UI is minimal which is perfect as nothing gets in your way while trying to debug and having everything formatted beautifully is a massive win over basic debug logging. I bought a licence right away and would have happily paid 2x the price I did. Amazingly simple yet powerful 👌

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7. ★★★★★ LatePoint

   5.6y ago

   Absolutely worth the price

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8. ★★★★★ Slava Abakumov

   5.6y ago

   It’s much easier to use Ray than do all the error_log() and var_dump() calls on a page. You do not interrupt the flow (but you can pause it!) although receive all the needed information. It’s less powerful than Xdebug (although they have different purposes and use cases), but more flexible than printing debug output on a page/debug-bar/error log. I highly recommend it.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-12-26 600+ → 500+ down after 92 days in tier
2. 2025-09-25 500+ → 600+ up after 233 days in tier
3. 2025-02-04 400+ → 500+ up after 8 days in tier
4. 2025-01-27 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-01-26 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-01-25 500+ → 400+ down after 11 days in tier
7. 2025-01-14 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-01-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 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).

• WP PHP Console 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• A Asset Queue Manager 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
• WP Output Log File 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• W WP Developer Assistant 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Ray: 500+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/spatie-ray