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Debugger

You can use this plugin to manually log data or to capture logging on WordPress actions. You can capture load time, memory, backrace, data dumps, urls …

By Modern Tribe, Inc.·Debug·Free
4.5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Debugger is a WordPress debug plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

4.5/52 reviews
10active installs
4.3K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

You can use this plugin to manually log data or to capture logging on WordPress actions. You can capture load time, memory, backrace, data dumps, urls, and server IPs.

This is designed to either be managed using wp-config.php and logging OR using the admin and debugbar plugin ( https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/debug-bar/ ). Most of the following documentation applies equally to the settings panel or the wp-config.php vars. Either one works fine. The only exception is the DEBUG_LOG configuration which is only supported as a wp-config var.

Firstly, you can manually log things using the following function:

do_action( 'log', $message, $group, $data );

The $group allows you to selectively output logging based on groups of log messages. The $message is the string you want to see in the lo…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4

  • Bug fixes
  • Add screenshots
  • Tune CSS performance in debug bar
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Jonathan BrinleyJonathan BrinleyModern Tribe, Inc.Modern Tribe, Inc.Peter ChesterPeter Chester
Plugin Info
Version
1.4
Last Updated
May 5, 2013
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.6.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.3K+
Added
Feb 15, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

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Modern Tribe, Inc.
7 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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