WP Debugging

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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 · 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. ★★★★★ Bjarne Oldrup

   3mo ago

   Don’t read too much into that “tested up to” tag. My practical tests, including tests with the official Plugin Checker, watching the console, in environment with quite strict cross-origin rules etc., WP Debugging is still the one simple debug log enabler and watcher, that just works, also with WordPress 7.0 It’s very basic, indeed, and that is a good thing. The last thing you want, when debugging WordPress, is for the debug plugin itself to throw a bunch of errors or load a lot of external resources affecting performance. So still, highly recommended.

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2. ★★★★★ Mehraz Morshed

   4mo ago

   I’ve been using the WP Debugging plugin since 2024, and it has been a lifesaver. The error log feature alone helped me track down several issues that would have taken hours to find manually. The fact that it integrates with Query Monitor is a nice bonus too. If you do any WordPress development or troubleshooting, just install this plugin. Five stars, no hesitation.

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3. ★★★★★ coriolis_too

   1.8y ago

   Simple and easy to use. Does what is says

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4. ★★★★★ Jamie

   2.5y ago

   Yet another one of your plugins that I love and use all the time! Thank you. (Side note: is there a place to buy you a coffee or donate for your time?)

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5. ★★★★★ ld2digital

   2.7y ago

   I use this on all of my sites to streamline debugging. It saves so much time and hassle.

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6. ★★★★★ Pulak Ahmed

   2.7y ago

   Very helpful tool for debugging the conflicts.

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7. ★★★★★ pic2click

   2.8y ago

   This little plugin was a lifesaver for a site of ours, self-hosted via docker. The implementation left us with a curious problem … some configuration someplace somewhere other than the standard lines in wp-config.php was overriding our WP_DEBUG setting. This plugin solved that.

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8. ★★★★★ dglite

   2.9y ago

   Perfect + nice + awesome plugins…

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-13 Version 2.12.6 update norcross/debug-quick-look to better format JSON update GitHub Actions 2.12.6
2. 2024-12-02 Version 2.12.2 add GA to generate POT update for PCP 2.12.2
3. 2024-11-08 Version 2.12.1 move register_activation_hook and register_deactivation_hook up the chain 2.12.1
4. 2024-11-01 Version 2.12.0 exit early(ish) if not on WP Debugging settings page composer update remove load_plugin_textdomain() 2.12.0
5. 2024-04-29 Version 2.11.24 update link to Debugging in WordPress, thanks @tobifjellner cast variable to array in Bootstrap::deactivate() fix for PHP 8.3 2.11.24
6. 2024-03-04 Version 2.11.23 composer update WPCS updates 2.11.23

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

1. High · 7.2 WP Debugging <= 2.12.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-01 CVE-2026-57350 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.12.2 Patched in 2.12.3
2. High · 8.8 WP Debugging <= 2.11.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2022-01-24 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.11.7 Patched in 2.11.8
3. Medium · 6.5 WP Debugging <= 2.10.2 - Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update ↗
   2021-09-27 CVE-2021-24779 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.10.2 Patched in 2.11.0

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

Translated into 11 languages, 11 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-04-11 9K+ → 10K+ up after 13 days in tier
2. 2024-03-29 10K+ → 9K+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2024-03-26 9K+ → 10K+ up after 181 days in tier
4. 2023-09-27 8K+ → 9K+ up after 189 days in tier
5. 2023-03-22 7K+ → 8K+ up after 155 days in tier
6. 2022-10-18 6K+ → 7K+ 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).

• Easy PHP Settings 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• W WP Config Constants 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Development Assistant 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• bbPress 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C

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WP Debugging: 10K+ active installs, 5.0★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-debugging