WP Console – WordPress PHP Console… vs Laravel DD for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
WP Console – WordPress PHP Console…
20K+ active installs
Free
Laravel DD for WordPress
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Console – WordPress PHP Console… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 20 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Console – WordPress PHP Console… has accumulated 1.9M+ total downloads while Laravel DD for WordPress has 15K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Console – WordPress PHP Console… | Laravel DD for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 20 | ◄ | 7 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M+ | ◄ | 15K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2017 | |
| Age | 7 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.3.12+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.6.0 | 1.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Console – WordPress PHP Console…
Laravel DD for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Console – WordPress PHP Console… averaged approximately 341 daily downloads while Laravel DD for WordPress averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
WP Console – WordPress PHP Console… Reviews
An essential dev tool
WP Console is an essential tool for quickly testing code and getting data about a site’s posts, post meta, and taxonomies. Plus, the author’s attention of bug-fixes is heroic.
Can not think of any WP site without it
Thanks for this awesome plugin. this helps a lot in debugging. Can not even think of any WP site without it. Keep up the good work.
Perfect tool for developers.
Wp console is the perfect tool for developers. Debugging sites, manipulate data on database. Almost like anything a developer can do on local setup.
Laravel DD for WordPress Reviews
Очень хороший плагин
Очень хороший плагин. Не раз выручал.
Very helpful
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 i
👍Thank you!
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 😉
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