Debug This

59 Quality Score

Active Installs

15/30

Around 2,000 active installs is a small but respectable footprint for a developer-only utility, far behind Query Monitor's 200,000 but consistent with its niche audience.

Update Freshness

11/25

Updated on 4 June 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.8.5, the plugin is clearly maintained, though its modest score reflects the limited commit history available.

User Rating

14/15

A 96/100 rating from 17 voters is excellent, but the small sample size means the score should be read with some caution.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads and zero resolutions give no signal about responsiveness, and that absence is the main weakness in the profile.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Requires WordPress 5.2 and PHP 5.6, which is backwards-compatible with most environments, but PHP 5.6 is well past end of life and not recommended.

Scores higher than 8% of indexed plugins

About

Peek under the hood with sixty debugging reports just one click away.

Active Installs 2k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2025-06-04 8:56am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.2+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Requires PHP 5.6+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Debug This adds a top-bar admin menu that gives developers one-click access to roughly sixty diagnostic reports covering WordPress internals: hooks, queries, cron events, HTTP requests, options, transients, user data, and more. It is essentially a shortcut layer that exposes backend data without requiring custom debug code in functions.php or a child theme.

Who It's For

This plugin is built for hands-on WordPress developers, theme builders, and technical SEO specialists who need fast visibility into queries, filters, and server behaviour during troubleshooting or migration work. It pairs well with staging environments where a single-click diagnostic workflow matters more than deep automation.

Who Should Skip It

Site owners without PHP knowledge and non-technical users should skip this, since every report dumps raw WordPress internals and exposes a powerful admin interface that can confuse or overwhelm. Anyone looking for automated error monitoring or production-safe logging will also be better served elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Debug This is a genuinely useful shortcut tool for developers who like clicking through reports more than writing debug snippets, and its recent update plus high rating are real positives. The lack of any public support footprint and the tiny install base mean it carries more risk than Query Monitor for production debugging. Try it on staging first, and keep it deactivated on live client sites.

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