Skip to content
PluginCanary

Debug Bar

by WordPress.org · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Debug Bar is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Debug Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master4 Nov 2010 to 11 Jul 2025, 2 commits
westi9 Nov 2010 to 27 Nov 2018, 59 commits
dd327 Mar 2016 to 21 Jul 2021, 8 commits
aidvu19 May 2020 to 18 Nov 2022, 17 commits
josephscott12 Nov 2020 to 12 Nov 2020, 2 commits
githubsync14 Mar 2024 to 15 Oct 2026, 5 commits
johnjamesjacoby15 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026, 1 commits

New committer johnjamesjacoby made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
19 days ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.4.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Debug Bar
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 15 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 May 2013Debug Bar <= 0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.80.8.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Debug Bar
Q4 20235.0
Q2 20252.0
Q3 20251.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star51
4 star3
3 star1
2 star1
1 star13
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Debug Bar
4 May 20264,503
11 May 202610,362
18 May 202610,205
25 May 202610,950
1 Jun 202610,045
8 Jun 202611,534
15 Jun 202610,296
22 Jun 20269,508
29 Jun 20268,964
6 Jul 20269,018
13 Jul 20269,470
20 Jul 202614,743
27 Jul 202610,733
3 Aug 202616,547
10 Aug 202610,231
17 Aug 20269,460
24 Aug 202610,443
31 Aug 20269,983
7 Sep 20269,788
14 Sep 202610,788
21 Sep 202611,060
28 Sep 202610,682
5 Oct 202612,561
12 Oct 202618,869
19 Oct 202615,641
26 Oct 202616,562
2 Nov 20264,194

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

MCP AdapterScore 93 · 60,000+WP-SCSSScore 93 · 40,000+Show Pages IDsScore 93 · 10,000+WP ResetScore 92 · 300,000+

Facts

Version1.2.0
AuthorWordPress.org
Added4 Nov 2010
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress3.4
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.4.0
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Debugging & Development Tools
Tagsdebug

Other plugins by this author: Classic Editor, WordPress Importer, Gutenberg, Health Check & Troubleshooting, Two Factor, Secure Custom Fields, AI Provider for Anthropic, AI Provider for OpenAI, MCP Adapter, AI, AI Provider for Google, Theme Check

Questions

Is Debug Bar still maintained?

Debug Bar was last updated on 15 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Debug Bar safe?

Debug Bar has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Debug Bar?

The wordpress.org author is WordPress.org. Recent committers: githubsync, johnjamesjacoby, plugin-master, aidvu, dd32. New committer johnjamesjacoby made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026.

What can I use instead of Debug Bar?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews, Wordfence Intelligence.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue