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Debug Bar Plugin Activation

Debug Bar Plugin Activation adds a new panel to the Debug Bar which displays plugin (de-)activation and uninstall errors.

By Juliette Reinders Folmer·Debugbar·Free
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 9 years ago
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As of April 2026, Debug Bar Plugin Activation is a WordPress debugbar plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Black Bar.

5/52 reviews
10active installs
3.6K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Ever been “greeted” when you activated a plugin with the dreaded:

This plugin generated # characters of unexpected output during activation….

And wondered what the unexpected output was ?

Or wondered whether a de-activation or uninstall routine was free of typical PHP errors ?

Well, no need to wonder anymore, as you can now see the output within your favorite debugging tool – the Debug Bar.

Debug Bar Plugin Activation adds a new panel to the Debug Bar which displays the output generated during plugin activation, deactivation and uninstall.

Once you’ve fixed the issues, you can remove the logged output straight from the Debug Bar panel.
And when you uninstall a plugin, the associated logged activation and deactivation output entries will be removed automatic…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.8+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0 (2016-07-02)

  • Initial release.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Juliette Reinders FolmerJuliette Reinders Folmer
Plugin Info
Version
1.0
Last Updated
Jul 2, 2016
WP Requires
3.8+
Tested Up To
4.5.33
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.6K+
Added
Jul 1, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

debugbardebug barplugin activationplugin deactivation

Developer

J
Juliette Reinders Folmer
9 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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