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Debug This

by Razvan Aldea · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Debug This
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Debug This still maintained?
No. Last release 4 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago. 4 Jun 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Debug This, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer raldea89 since Jan 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Debug This removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Debug This safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Debug This update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.6.7. No one-star spike after it. 4 Jun 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 17 months (last release 4 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.4 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
cdillon277 Mar 2015 to 20 Jan 2019, 30 commits
machothemes20 Jan 2019 to 12 Sep 2019, 10 commits
giucu9118 Oct 2019 to 28 Jul 2021, 3 commits
wpchill5 Nov 2020 to 5 Nov 2020, 1 commits
raldea897 Jan 2022 to 4 Jun 2025, 13 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Debug This
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 4 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

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

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Debug This
4 May 202622
11 May 202667
18 May 202672
25 May 202670
1 Jun 202663
8 Jun 202656
15 Jun 202667
22 Jun 202646
29 Jun 202653
6 Jul 202656
13 Jul 202674
20 Jul 202685
27 Jul 202689
3 Aug 202682
10 Aug 202674
17 Aug 202696
24 Aug 202673
31 Aug 202675
7 Sep 202669
14 Sep 202694
21 Sep 202698
28 Sep 2026107
5 Oct 202685
12 Oct 202685
19 Oct 2026192
26 Oct 2026152
2 Nov 202620

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version0.6.7
AuthorRazvan Aldea
Added27 Dec 2012
Last updated4 Jun 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code
Tagsdebug, hooks, query, debugger, developer

Other plugins by this author: Uber reCaptcha, DLM - Advanced Settings

Questions

Is Debug This still maintained?

No. Last release 4 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Debug This, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer raldea89 since Jan 2022.

Was Debug This removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Debug This safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Debug This update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.6.7. No one-star spike after it.

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