Variable Inspector

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% 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. ★★★★★ mediteranija

   3.1y ago

   I really like what I see. It’s a nice little plugin with the sole purpose of helping you to debug and read variables in an easy and quality way. I’ve just tested it on my dev site, but can’t wait to use it on a real project. I can see how it would have helped me in the past. P.S. I’ve bought PRO version and plan on keeping it!

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2. ★★★★★ tesig

   3.4y ago

   Enough to test the function of snippets. Works flawless.

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3. ★★★★★ Pexle Chris

   3.9y ago

   It is a great plugin for developer use! You can debug easily every variable without printing needed anymore. You also can add feature to “display all” and “hide all” by default, saving maybe to a cookie. And also let users save their favorite view “var_export” or “var_dump” or “print_r”

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4. ★★★★★ swb1

   4.0y ago

   It does what it does very well, and doesn’t try to do everything.

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5. ★★★★★ Josh

   4.3y ago

   Works great on a single install, but not so much on a multisite. Any interest in making it work on a multisite? Either way, thanks for your work, love this thing.

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3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Variable Inspector < 2.7.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32229 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.7.1 Patched in 2.7.1
2. Medium · 6.1 Variable Inspector <= 2.6.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-02-23 CVE-2025-26914 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.6.2 Patched in 2.6.3
3. Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.0 Patched in 2.4.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-24 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-23 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-04-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-04-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-04-18 200+ → 100+ down after 10 days in tier
6. 2026-04-08 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-04-07 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-04-06 100+ → 200+ up 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).

• Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Debug This 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Ray 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• A Asset Queue Manager 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Simple System Status 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Developer Debug Tools 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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Variable Inspector: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/variable-inspector