Who should use EnvBeacon?

EnvBeacon is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site managers.

Yes — EnvBeacon is free to use.

Is EnvBeacon still maintained?

Unverified. EnvBeacon 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 EnvBeacon?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Show Environment in Admin Bar, Environment Info, and Environment & Debug Bar.

EnvBeacon is developed by Grant Barnard.

When did EnvBeacon launch?

EnvBeacon first shipped in 2026.

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EnvBeacon

Name: EnvBeacon
Author: Grant Barnard

wordpress.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

EnvBeacon is a WordPress plugin that displays a color-coded notice in the admin bar to indicate the current environment (live, staging, or local). It helps development teams avoid mistakes by making environment status instantly visible.

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Overview

5 features

EnvBeacon is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It prevents mistakes by clearly indicating the current WordPress environment (live, staging, local) in the admin bar. EnvBeacon is a B2B product aimed at wordPress developers and site managers. EnvBeacon is free to use. It ships for the web.

Grant Barnard builds and maintains EnvBeacon, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include environment indicator, color-coded notices, and automatic detection. The interface is available in English and Basque.

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

Environment indicator
Color-coded notices
Automatic detection
Custom URL patterns
Lightweight

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed1 Jul · 07:27 UTC
EnvBeacon verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about EnvBeacon

What does EnvBeacon do?: EnvBeacon prevents mistakes by clearly indicating the current WordPress environment (live, staging, local) in the admin bar. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use EnvBeacon?: EnvBeacon is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site managers.
Is EnvBeacon free?: Yes — EnvBeacon is free to use.
What platforms does EnvBeacon run on?: EnvBeacon runs on the web.
Is EnvBeacon still maintained?: Unverified. EnvBeacon 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 EnvBeacon?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Show Environment in Admin Bar, Environment Info, and Environment & Debug Bar.Show Environment in Admin Bar Environment Info Environment & Debug Bar
Who makes EnvBeacon?: EnvBeacon is developed by Grant Barnard.
When did EnvBeacon launch?: EnvBeacon first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Basque
Built for: WordPress developers and site managers
Model: B2B
Solves: Prevents mistakes by clearly indicating the current WordPress environment (live, staging, local) in the admin bar.

Registered as

WordPress.org: envbeacon

Developer

Grant Barnard

Index record

Indexed: 1 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 1 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: envbeacon-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: 1 Jul 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: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
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/envbeacon

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