10 Best Debug This Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Debug This has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Debug This
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Debug Log Manager
Closest matchDebug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors
5.0 (25) 10,000+ active installsLog PHP, database and JavaScript errors via WP_DEBUG with one click. Conveniently create, view, filter and clear the debug.log file.
Shares the debug, developer tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated June 26, 2026.
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4.6 (22) 20,000+ active installsThis plugin creates a new Genesis settings page that allows you to insert code (HTML, Shortcodes, and PHP), and attach it to any of the 50+ action hoo …
Shares the hooks tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated March 31, 2026.
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4.4 (27) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin allows you to create multiple, dynamic widget areas, and assign those widget areas to sidebar locations within the Genesis Framework on a …
Shares the hooks tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated June 2, 2026.
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4.7 (30) 700+ active installsFind Genesis hooks (action and filter hooks) quick and easily by seeing their actual locations inside your theme.
Shares the hooks tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (39) 2,000+ active installsLoops & Logic is a template system with content loops and conditions.
Shares the query tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.9 (24) 10,000+ active installsDisplay a maintenance mode page and allow invited visitors to bypass the functionality to preview the site.
Shares the developer tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 21, 2026.
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4.9 (205) 10,000+ active installsFakerPress is a clean way to generate fake and dummy content to your WordPress, great for developers who need testing
Shares the developer tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated July 24, 2026.
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5.0 (63) 1,000+ active installsSimply Show Hooks helps theme and plugin developers to quickly see where all the action and filter hooks are on any WordPress page.
Shares the developer tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated July 2, 2026.
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4.1 (69) 20,000+ active installsAdds a debug menu to the admin bar that shows query, cache, and other helpful debugging information.
Shares the debug tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated March 1, 2026.
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5.0 (21) 10,000+ active installsA support/troubleshooting plugin for WordPress.
Shares the debug tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
Switching from Debug This: common questions
What is the best alternative to Debug This?
Debug Log Manager is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Debug This alternative has the most users?
Genesis Simple Hooks, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Debug This alternative is rated highest?
Simply Show Hooks, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 63 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Debug This alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Debug This score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Debug This on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Debug Log Manager is the closest match to Debug This by the data we track, and Genesis Simple Hooks has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Loops & Logic shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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