Title: Developer Debug Tools Author: PluginRx Published: Septembro 16, 2022 Last modified: Oktobro 6, 2026 --- Priserĉi kromprogramojn ![](https://ps.w.org/dev-debug-tools/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2786076) ![](https://ps.w.org/dev-debug-tools/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3038165) # Developer Debug Tools De [PluginRx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apos37/) [Elŝuti](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dev-debug-tools.3.0.5.zip) * [Detaloj](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/dev-debug-tools/#description) * [Pritaksoj](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/dev-debug-tools/#reviews) * [Instalo](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/dev-debug-tools/#installation) * [Programado](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/dev-debug-tools/#developers) [Helpo](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/) ## Priskribo The “Developer Debug Tools” WordPress plugin is a powerhouse for developers and site administrators! It’s a FREE comprehensive toolkit that helps you identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in your WordPress site, making debugging a breeze. No premium version available. This plugin offers a suite of features to aid in debugging, including, but not limited to: * Dashboard with **important site information and server metrics** * **Enhanced log viewer** for `debug.log`, error logs, custom logs, and an activity log * **Config file** viewers and editors for `wp-config.php` and `.htaccess` files * **SEO viewer** for `robots.txt`, sitemaps, and `llms.txt` with built-in diagnostics * **Meta Data** viewer and editor for users, posts, tax terms, comments, and media * **Database Table records** viewer * **Site Options** viewer and editor * **Globals** viewer * **Defined Constants** viewer * **Transients, Cookies, and Sessions** management * **REST API** viewer and status checker * **Post Types and Taxonomies** viewers * **Auto-Draft** viewer and clearer * **Shortcode Finder** * **Cron Jobs** viewer * **PHP Info** and **php.ini** viewers * **Discord Notifications** of fatal errors and when users with certain roles log in * **Discord Messenger** for testing connections with Discord * **See who’s online** and **last online** dates * **Heartbeat Monitor** for testing WP Heartbeat API sitewide * **Plugins Page Enhancements** with addt plugin data and notes feature * **Security Options** for hiding the plugin and password protection to any admin page * **Admin Bar Tools** such as seeing Post ID/type/status, User ID, an interactive centering tool, and more * **Quick Debug Links** for debugging users, posts, and comments * **Gravity Forms** integrations With “Developer Debug Tools”, you can: * Identify and fix errors, bugs, and conflicts * Troubleshoot complex issues with ease * Update user and post meta straight from the admin area * Streamline your development and testing workflow This plugin is a must-have for any WordPress developer or site administrator who wants to ensure a stable, efficient, and high-performing website. It’s like having a trusty sidekick that helps you tackle even the most challenging debugging tasks! ### Demo ## Ekrankopioj [⌊Dashboard⌉⌊Dashboard⌉[ Dashboard [⌊Tools page: enable/disable, sort, favorite⌉⌊Tools page: enable/disable, sort, favorite⌉[ Tools page: enable/disable, sort, favorite [⌊Debug Log viewer using Easy Reader⌉⌊Debug Log viewer using Easy Reader⌉[ Debug Log viewer using Easy Reader [⌊Post Meta viewer and editor⌉⌊Post Meta viewer and editor⌉[ Post Meta viewer and editor [⌊Config file viewer and editor⌉⌊Config file viewer and editor⌉[ Config file viewer and editor [⌊Database table records viewer⌉⌊Database table records viewer⌉[ Database table records viewer [⌊Post Type viewer⌉⌊Post Type viewer⌉[ Post Type viewer [⌊Shortcode finder⌉⌊Shortcode finder⌉[ Shortcode finder [⌊Online users settings in light mode and admin bar drop down⌉⌊Online users settings in light mode and admin bar drop down⌉[ Online users settings in light mode and admin bar drop down [⌊Admin bar centering tool⌉⌊Admin bar centering tool⌉[ Admin bar centering tool ## Instalo 1. Install the plugin from your website’s plugin directory, or upload the plugin to your plugins folder. 2. Activate it. 3. Go to Developer Debug Tools in your admin menu. ## OD ### Should I backup my wp-config.php and .htaccess files before using the tools to add/remove snippets? Yes! It is always best to back these files up when making updates to them. You can do so on the config file pages or all together with your functions.php in a zip file from the dashboard. ### Can I use this plugin on a live website? Yes, but you should always make a backup of your site before using functionality that makes changes to your core files or database. ### My site broke when updating my wp-config.php or .htaccess from your plugin. How do I revert back to my original? The file editors have been improved to include a code/lint checker and other checks to ensure that they include certain working pieces. However, nothing is full-proof, so in the case that something happens, a backup is automatically stored in the same folders as the originals before being saved. The backups are named with the date and time from which they were replaced. For example, the `wp-config.php` file will have been renamed to `wp-config-2022-08-22-15-25-46.php` and replaced with a new file. Simply log into your FTP or File Manager (from your host), rename the current file to something else such as `wp-config-BROKEN.php` (just in case you need it), and then rename the version you want to revert back to as `wp-config.php`. If everything looks good, then you can either delete the broken file or send a copy of it to PluginRx so we can figure out what went wrong. ### How can I switch between dark and light mode? Click on the bug icon in the header. 😉 ### What is Test Mode? And How do I get out of it? If you are seeing that Test Mode is Active in the header, you likely accidentally clicked on the version number. Test Mode is for our developers only. If you contact support with an issue you are having with the plugin not working the way it should be, we may have you activate Test Mode with additional instructions on what to provide so we can handle it promptly. It is of no use to you otherwise. Just click on the version number in the header again to disable it. ### Why can’t I edit a username for a user? Some hosts will not allow you to update a user’s username directly from WP. In order to do so, you’ll have to update it in your database directly. ### Where is the centering tool? Viewable only on the front-end, there is a link on the admin bar that shows `+ Off`. Click on it and it will add a semi-transparent bar with lines on it at the top of the page underneath the admin bar. If you click on this bar it will expand all the way down the page. Click on it again and it will minimize back to the top. You can click on the `+ On` link from the admin bar to make it go away. ### Where are the quick debug links? You have to enable them on the Developer Debug Tools settings first under the Admin Menu tab. Once they are enabled, an “ID” column will be added to the corresponding admin list pages. Next to the user or post’s ID you will see a lightning bolt icon. Clicking on the lightning bolt will redirect you to the Metadata page on the plugin where you can view and edit all of the meta easily. Links are also added to the user profile and post edit screens. ### I hid the plugin, now I can’t find it! You can get there directly by going to `https://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/admin.php? page=dev-debug-dashboard`. Be sure to bookmark it next time like the instructions say to do! ### I password-protected the plugin and forgot my password, how can I reset it? If you password-protected your `options.php` page like you should have (included by default), then you will need to log in directly to your database and clear the password manually (`{prefix}_options` table > delete key `ddtt_pass`). We used to have a forgot password option that would email a reset link to the devs, but it’s easy to intercept that email with various email logging plugins if you have access to the admin area of your site. ### Why does the SEO tool show a request error on my staging site? The SEO tool fetches your `robots.txt` and sitemaps over HTTP, just like a search engine would. If your staging site uses basic authentication or your host blocks requests from the server back to itself, those requests will fail. The diagnostics table shows the exact error so you can work out the cause. ### Where can I get further support? We recommend using our [website support forum](https://pluginrx.com/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/) as the primary method for requesting features and getting help. You can also reach out via our [Discord support server](https://discord.gg/3HnzNEJVnR) or the [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/), but please note that WordPress.org doesn’t always notify us of new posts, so it’s not ideal for time-sensitive issues. ## Pritaksoj ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e0331ac4613a00df87c3bb71d817a01b0eb244a89e4b2e4ad90b3c44d229884b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Wonderful plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wonderful-plugin-791/)󠁿 [Venutius](https://profiles.wordpress.org/venutius/) Februaro 9, 2024 1 reply Thanks for creating this plugin. It has many many wonderful features! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e539bd5ef4641dde3e0f7b8db98200098cf1b5c8dfd5dbb6d5f62d0e801cf736? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good plugin, best support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-best-support-4/)󠁿 [leonboltendal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leonboltendal/) Novembro 30, 2022 Got personal support, nice and friendly guy ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f443c8fe1230260bbef22825a7eba5ebd964a44d4d24240d489ff6acc8cdb5cc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Absolutely Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/absolutely-excellent-10/)󠁿 [coldpie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coldpie/) Novembro 11, 2022 An absolute must have plugin. Personally, it helped me understand WordPress security and implement several methods that WORKED, on top of many more features. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/65b76b911e6b62822f1d1ebb3763677be8a80a936da672b00d32148828d602ab? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good News](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-news-4/)󠁿 [ahmedkamal775](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ahmedkamal775/) Septembro 27, 2022 Easy for beginners developers and perfect for experts. [ Legi ĉiujn 4 pritaksojn ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/) ## Kontribuantoj k. programistoj “Developer Debug Tools” estas liberkoda programo. La sekvaj homoj kontribuis al la kromprogramo. Kontribuantoj * [ PluginRx ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apos37/) * [ Venutius ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/venutius/) [Traduki “Developer Debug Tools” en vian lingvon.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dev-debug-tools) ### Ĉu interesita en programado? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dev-debug-tools/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dev-debug-tools/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dev-debug-tools/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dev-debug-tools/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Ŝanĝprotokolo #### 3.0.5 * Update: Added an LLMs.txt tab to the SEO tool for viewing llms.txt and llms-full. txt, with format, link, generator plugin, and robots.txt AI crawler diagnostics * Update: Added a new SEO tool with Robots.txt and Sitemap tabs, including Output and Code views, a child sitemap selector, search, pagination, and download buttons * Update: Added diagnostics to the SEO tool for robots.txt (physical vs. virtual, blocked resources, blocked site while public, missing or unreachable Sitemap lines, invalid directives, cache headers, subdirectory installs) * Update: Added diagnostics to the SEO tool for sitemaps (HTTP status, content type, XML validity, 50,000 URL and 50 MB limits, host and protocol mismatches, duplicates, missing lastmod, unreachable or empty child sitemaps, multiple sitemap generators) * Update: Added an optional URL sampling setting to check listed sitemap URLs for errors, redirects, and noindex * Update: Added an SEO settings tab with robots.txt and sitemap path fields, additional sitemaps, cache duration, and URL sample size * Tweak: Added a URL path field type with HTTP verification to settings * Tweak: Moved File Editor default syntax colors to a shared constant so other tools can reuse them * Tweak: The “Check for Update” link on the Plugins page is now disabled by default and only enabled once required scripts load successfully, preventing conflicts with other plugins/themes from breaking the link or causing unintended page behavior * Tweak: Moved the full version history to changelog.txt to stay within the WordPress. org readme limit; the in-plugin Changelog page reads it first #### 3.0.4 * Tweak: Added a title attribute on the plugin version in the header to explain what test mode does * Update: Added Menu Item Quick Links setting — adds a lightning bolt icon next to each menu item title on the Menus admin page for developers to quickly debug menu item meta * Update: Added inline editing, autoload control, and delete buttons to individual options on the Site Options tool, matching the Metadata tool’s UX * Update: Added an “Add New Option” button to the Site Options tool for creating new options directly, with support for array/serialized values * Update: Added server-side pagination and a per-page dropdown (matching Database Tables tool) to the Site Options tool to fix slow loading with large option counts * Update: Added a search field to the Site Options tool to filter by option name * Tweak: Made the Autoload Size Summary section on Site Options collapsed by default, with expand/collapse toggle * Tweak: Site Options tool now caches option source detection (plugin/theme scan) instead of running it on every page load, improving performance #### 3.0.3.3 * Fix: Force Update Check incorrectly showing “Not tested” compatibility notice for plugins and themes that are tested with the current WordPress version * Fix: Force Update Check results not persisting after page reload due to transient being overwritten by WordPress background check or third-party plugins * Update: Overhauled Force Update Check button on the Updates page to check each plugin and theme directly against the WordPress.org API in real time via AJAX, bypassing transient cache and third-party update hooks #### 3.0.3 * Update: Added two new site checks on the dashboard * Update: Added a “Check for Update” action link to each plugin row on the Plugins page to manually check the source for a newer version #### 3.0.2.2 * Compatibility: Increased minimum required WordPress version to 6.0 * Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 7.0 * Fix: Metadata – updating of user_login not working * Fix: Metadata – some user object meta not updating or giving an error message why * Fix: Undefined array key in class-activity.php [See the full changelog](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dev-debug-tools/trunk/changelog.txt) ## Metadatumoj * Version **3.0.5** * Last updated **antaŭ 6 tagoj** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dev-debug-tools/) * Tags * [config](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/config/)[debug](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debug/) [developer](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/developer/)[logs](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/logs/) [testing](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/testing/) * [Altnivela rigardo](https://eo.wordpress.org/plugins/dev-debug-tools/advanced/) ## Pritaksoj 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dev-debug-tools/reviews/) ## Kontribuantoj * [ PluginRx ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apos37/) * [ Venutius ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/venutius/) ## Helpo Got something to say? 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