Who is Debug Bar for?

Debug Bar is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.

Does Debug Bar have a free plan?

Yes — Debug Bar is free to use.

Is Debug Bar still active?

Unverified. Debug 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 projects are similar to Debug Bar?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ultimate DebugBar, Environment & Debug Bar, and Black Bar.

Debug Bar is developed by WordPress.org.

How long has Debug Bar been around?

Debug Bar first shipped in 2010.

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Debug Bar

Name: Debug Bar
Author: WordPress.org

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Debug Bar is a free WordPress plugin that adds a debug menu to the admin bar, displaying queries, cache information, PHP warnings, and MySQL queries. It helps developers and administrators quickly identify and resolve issues on WordPress sites.

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13stars

12forks

6features

2010since

Overview

6 features

Debug Bar is a Developer Tools project. It focuses on making it easier for developers to debug WordPress sites by surfacing queries, cache, and errors in the admin bar. Debug Bar is a B2B product aimed at wordPress developers and site administrators. Debug Bar is free to use. Debug Bar is available on the web.

It is developed by WordPress.org, and it first shipped in 2010. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 13 stars. Key capabilities include debug menu, query inspection, and cache inspection. The interface is available in 6 languages, including English, Spanish, and Polish.

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

Debug menu
Query inspection
Cache inspection
PHP warnings tracking
MySQL queries display
Admin bar integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierGitHub · ★ 13Multi-language

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed25 Jun · 20:44 UTC
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Frequently asked questions about Debug Bar

What does Debug Bar do?: Debug Bar focuses on making it easier for developers to debug WordPress sites by surfacing queries, cache, and errors in the admin bar. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who is Debug Bar for?: Debug Bar is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.
Does Debug Bar have a free plan?: Yes — Debug Bar is free to use.
What platforms does Debug Bar run on?: Debug Bar runs on the web.
Is Debug Bar still active?: Unverified. Debug 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 projects are similar to Debug Bar?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ultimate DebugBar, Environment & Debug Bar, and Black Bar.Ultimate DebugBar Environment & Debug Bar Black Bar
Who makes Debug Bar?: Debug Bar is developed by WordPress.org.
How long has Debug Bar been around?: Debug Bar first shipped in 2010.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese+2 moreshow less
English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese
Open source: Yes · ★ 13
Built for: WordPress developers and site administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Making it easier for developers to debug WordPress sites by surfacing queries, cache, and errors in the admin bar.

Registered as

GitHub: WordPress/debug-bar
WordPress.org: debug-bar

Developer

WordPress.org

Team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 13
Forks: 12
Open issues: 4
Last commit: 1 Mar 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 20
Authorship: Team
Default branch: trunk
Latest release: 1.1.8 · 1 Mar 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95.6
Indexed: 25 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 25 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: debug-bar-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 25 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-bar

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