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Simple WP FirePHP

Extremely simple mechanism for embedding FirePHP into WordPress to use FirePHP during WP Development.

By corischlegel·Firebug·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, Simple WP FirePHP is a WordPress firebug plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: FirePHP / Firebug PHP Integration.

0/5Rating
10active installs
3.5K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

I like the very simple API to FirePHP and find it very useful for debugging WordPress plugins and themes. There are a few other plugins out there that integrate FirePHP, notable WP-FirePHP and WP-Logger, but both add complexity that I don’t want to have to deal with for a quick debugging task.

It wouldn’t be that hard to install the FirePHP core and add the includes to wp-config.php, and that’s what I generally do on sites that I control, but having this plugin in the Wrodpress.org/extend directory means that I’ll be able to install it on the fly for a blog that someone hasn’t given me shell or ftp access to.

Plans

I don’t think I’ll do a whole lot more with this, since I want to keep it pretty simple, but I plan to make sure the plugin loads fir…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.0+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.1

  • Alpha release – very simple includes
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Contributors

corischlegelcorischlegel
Plugin Info
Version
0.2.0
Last Updated
Sep 15, 2010
WP Requires
2.0+
Tested Up To
2.9.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.5K+
Added
Apr 8, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

firebugfirephpdebugging

Developer

C
corischlegel
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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