Debug Bar Console
Healthy: maintained, last release 11 Apr 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Debug Bar Console still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 11 Apr 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 11 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Debug Bar Console, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer DrewAPicture since Oct 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Debug Bar Console removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Debug Bar Console safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Debug Bar Console update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 0.3.1. No one-star spike after it. 27 Oct 2024 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| DrewAPicture | 27 Oct 2024 to 18 Apr 2026, 16 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 7 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 11 Apr 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 54 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 409 |
| 18 May 2026 | 161 |
| 25 May 2026 | 128 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 83 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 142 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 89 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 208 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 146 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 114 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 173 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 132 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 237 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 210 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 172 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 195 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 130 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 205 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 347 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 371 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 280 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 142 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 250 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 201 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 271 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 500 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 53 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 28% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 0.3.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Drew Jaynes |
| Added | 15 Jan 2011 |
| Last updated | 11 Apr 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Developer Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code |
| Tags | console, debugging, developer |
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Questions
Is Debug Bar Console still maintained?
Yes. Last release 11 Apr 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Debug Bar Console, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer DrewAPicture since Oct 2024.
Was Debug Bar Console removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Debug Bar Console safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Debug Bar Console update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.3.1. No one-star spike after it.