Variable Inspector
by Bowo 5 (5 reviews)

Variable Inspector

Inspect PHP variables on a central dashboard in wp-admin for convenient debugging.

Variable Inspector ranks #13,177 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,116 of 4,932 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated May 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)
v2.7.1 Current Version v2.7.1
Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 22 May, 2026
Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#1,116 of 4,932 in Utilities & Tools Top 25% by installs Downloads +34.5% this week
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
5 reviews
Overall 100%
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Support Threads Overview

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. UNPATCHED

    Variable Inspector [variable-inspector] <= 2.6.3 (unfixed)

    CVE-2025-32229 · No fix released

  2. Variable Inspector [variable-inspector] < 2.6.3

    CVE-2025-26914 · Fixed in v2.6.3

  3. Variable Inspector [variable-inspector] < 2.4.0

    CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v2.4.0

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress developers who need to debug PHP variables while building sites, especially when using code snippet plugins or page builders where tools like Xdebug or Ray are impractical. It provides a central wp-admin dashboard to inspect $variable values formatted via var_dump(), var_export(), and print_r() without exposing anything to site visitors.

  • Central wp-admin inspection dashboard
  • do_action inspect single-line code
  • var_dump, var_export, print_r formatting
  • Records file and line number
  • No frontend output to visitors
  • Works with Code Snippets, WPCodeBox
  • Compatible with page builders
  • No complex configuration needed

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Variable Inspector

Variable Inspector has 100+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Variable Inspector holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 5 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Variable Inspector is developed by Bowo and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Variable Inspector requires WordPress 4.8 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4 and needs PHP 5.6 or newer.
Variable Inspector has been downloaded 74,978+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Variable Inspector is 2.7.1. It was last updated on May 22, 2026.
Yes. Variable Inspector is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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