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Admin Bar Tools

Adds some small development tools to the admin bar.

By Grégory Viguier·Debug·Free
4.8(8 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, Admin Bar Tools is a WordPress debug plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

4.8/58 reviews
400active installs
15K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

The plugin adds a new tab in your admin bar with simple but useful indications and tools.

  • Displays the number of queries in your page and the amount of time to generate the page.
  • Displays the php memory usage and php memory limits (constants WP_MEMORY_LIMIT and WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT).
  • displays the php version and WP version.
  • Displays WP_DEBUG, SCRIPT_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY, and error reporting values.

In your site front-end:

  • Lists the template and all template parts used in the current page (template parts added with get_template_part()). Compatible with WooCommerce’s templates.
  • $wp_query: this will open a lightbox displaying the content of $wp_query. Click the lightbox title to reload the value, click outside the lightbox to close it.

In your site administration:

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Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.88 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 5.6.0
PHP5.6+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

4.0.0

  • 2021/01/15
  • The plugin has been totally rewritten. It requires at least php 5.6 and WP 4.7, and is ready for WP 5.6.
  • Items’ arrangement is a bit more clear, less cryptic.
  • Templates: if arguments are passed to the template via get_template_part() (new in WP 5.5), a “P” will appear at the right of the row: hovering this “P” will display these arguments.
  • Added: the value of the constants WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT, SCRIPT_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY. Also the WordPress’ version.

…and 5 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Grégory ViguierGrégory Viguier
Plugin Info
Version
4.0
Last Updated
Jan 18, 2021
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
5.6.0
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
15K+
Added
Jun 16, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

debugqueryteststestingdevelopment

Developer

G
Grégory Viguier
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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