by Paul Ryley
5 (8 reviews)
Black Bar
Black Bar is an unobtrusive Debug Bar for WordPress developers that attaches itself to the bottom of the browser window.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v4.1.4
Current Version v4.1.4
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 01 Dec, 2025
Synced 8 hours ago
Last Synced on
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#8,207
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Active Installs
700+
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
37.6K
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- Version
- 4.1.4
- Last Updated
- Dec 01, 2025
- Requires WP
- 6.1+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Paul Ryley
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Black Bar
You can also add an optional log level like this:
The available log levels are: debug, info, notice, warning, error, critical, alert, and emergency.
How do I use the Profiler?
To use the profiler, insert the following lines of PHP before and after the code you are profiling:
Before:
How do I use the Profiler?
To use the profiler, insert the following lines of PHP before and after the code you are profiling:
Before:
After:
How do I enable the plugin for non-administrators?
By default, Black Bar is only visible to administrator users. To enable it for all logged-in users, use this code snippet:
add_filter('blackbar/enabled', 'is_user_logged_in');
How do I change the number of slowest hooks displayed?
By default, Black Bar displays the 50 slowest action/filter hooks. To display all hooks, use this code snippet:
add_filter('blackbar/hooks/all', '__return_true');
By default, Black Bar is only visible to administrator users. To enable it for all logged-in users, use this code snippet:
add_filter('blackbar/enabled', 'is_user_logged_in');
How do I change the number of slowest hooks displayed?
By default, Black Bar displays the 50 slowest action/filter hooks. To display all hooks, use this code snippet:
add_filter('blackbar/hooks/all', '__return_true');