Who is Black Bar for?

Black Bar is a B2B product built for wordPress developers.

Yes — Black Bar is free to use.

Is Black Bar still maintained?

Unverified. Black Bar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Black Bar?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Debug Bar, Ultimate DebugBar, and DoBar.

Black Bar is developed by Gemini Labs.

How long has Black Bar been around?

Black Bar first shipped in 2018.

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Black Bar

Name: Black Bar
Author: Gemini Labs

wordpress.orgDebugging & profiling

Black Bar is a WordPress debugging plugin for developers. It displays console entries, PHP errors, global variables, SQL queries, theme templates, hooks, and performance profiling data in a browser-based panel.

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Overview

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In the Debugging & profiling space, Black Bar takes a focused approach. It focuses on debugging WordPress code and diagnosing PHP, database, template, and hook performance issues. Black Bar is a B2B product aimed at wordPress developers. Black Bar costs nothing to use. Black Bar is available on the web.

Behind Black Bar is Gemini Labs, and it first shipped in 2018. Key capabilities include debug console, global inspection, and performance profiler. The interface is available in English and Chinese.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Debug console
Global inspection
Performance profiler
PHP error viewer
SQL query tracing
Theme template viewer
Hook performance analysis

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed6 Aug · 17:36 UTC
Black Bar verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Black Bar

What does Black Bar do?: Black Bar focuses on debugging WordPress code and diagnosing PHP, database, template, and hook performance issues. It is catalogued under Debugging & profiling on PulseGate.
Who is Black Bar for?: Black Bar is a B2B product built for wordPress developers.
Is Black Bar free?: Yes — Black Bar is free to use.
What platforms does Black Bar run on?: Black Bar runs on the web.
Is Black Bar still maintained?: Unverified. Black Bar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Black Bar?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Debug Bar, Ultimate DebugBar, and DoBar.Debug Bar Ultimate DebugBar DoBar
Who makes Black Bar?: Black Bar is developed by Gemini Labs.
How long has Black Bar been around?: Black Bar first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Chinese
First seen: 6 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress developers
Model: B2B
Solves: Debugging WordPress code and diagnosing PHP, database, template, and hook performance issues.

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WordPress.org: blackbar

Developer

Gemini Labs

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 96.2
Indexed: 6 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 6 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: black-bar-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/blackbar

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