by WordPress.org 4.1 (69 reviews)

Debug Bar

Name: Debug Bar
Rating: 4.1 (69 reviews)
Author: WordPress.org

Adds a debug menu to the admin bar that shows query, cache, and other helpful debugging information.

Debug Bar ranks #1,335 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #171 of 4,933 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.1/5 rating from 69 reviews, and was last updated Mar 2, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)

v1.1.8 Current Version v1.1.8

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 02 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#171 of 4,933 in Utilities & Tools Top 5% by installs

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#1,335

-1 this week

Active Installs

20K+

-15.6%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

2.4M

+410 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (69 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 32.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

69 reviews

Overall 82%

51 (74%)

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13 (19%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

May 15, 2013

Debug Bar [debug-bar] < 0.8.1

CVE-2013-10021 · Fixed in v0.8.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.8
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2026
Requires WP: 3.4+
Tested Up To: 7.0.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: WordPress.org

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 69
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress developers who need to debug their site during development. It solves the problem of tracking down PHP warnings, notices, and slow or excessive database queries by adding a debug menu to the admin bar.