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Error Sniffing Pug

Error Sniffing Pug – Tells you what broke

by Service2Client LLC · WordPress.org page

v0.5.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.7 PHP 7.0+

Error Sniffing Pug has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 458 downloads all time. It was downloaded 132 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Error Sniffing Pug at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
458
Downloads, last 30 days
132
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Error Sniffing Pug well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • **A plain-language diagnosis. **** Pug recognizes common fatal patterns — an undefined function or method, calling a method on null, a class that can’t be…
  • The culprit, named. Pug maps the crash back to the specific plugin, must-use plugin, or theme whose code was running, so you’re not guessing which of thirty…
  • **A crash-notification email. **** Point Pug at an address and it emails you when a new fatal is captured — the plugin involved, the plain-language reason, and…
  • A privacy-safe bug report. For any crash, Pug produces a copy-ready report for the responsible plugin’s support forum, with absolute paths, your home…
  • **An after-crash admin notice. **** The next time you open wp-admin after a fatal is captured, Pug shows a dismissible notice linking straight to the report…
  • A conflict scanner. On demand, Pug scans your active plugins for functions or classes declared by more than one of them — the “cannot redeclare” landmine — and…

Download and install history

258 downloads over the last 43 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Error Sniffing Pug downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Downloads per day
Active installs
Error Sniffing Pug active installs0255075100Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Active installs
Rating out of 5
Error Sniffing Pug rating00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Rating out of 5
Reviews
Error Sniffing Pug review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 26Oct 17Reviews

Details

Turns a WordPress fatal error into a plain-language diagnosis, names the plugin at fault, emails you the reason, and prepares a bug report.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • crash
  • debugging
  • error-handler
  • fatal error
  • troubleshooting

More from Service2Client LLC

Version
0.5.0
Last updated
Sep 3, 2026
First published
Aug 17, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.2
Tested up to
7.0.7
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Error Sniffing Pug FAQ

What does Error Sniffing Pug do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Error Sniffing Pug offers **A plain-language diagnosis. **** Pug recognizes common fatal patterns — an undefined function or method, calling a method on null, a class that can’t be, The culprit, named. Pug maps the crash back to the specific plugin, must-use plugin, or theme whose code was running, so you’re not guessing which of thirty, **A crash-notification email. **** Point Pug at an address and it emails you when a new fatal is captured — the plugin involved, the plain-language reason, and, A privacy-safe bug report. For any crash, Pug produces a copy-ready report for the responsible plugin’s support forum, with absolute paths, your home and **An after-crash admin notice. **** The next time you open wp-admin after a fatal is captured, Pug shows a dismissible notice linking straight to the report.

How many active installs does Error Sniffing Pug have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Error Sniffing Pug as of October 17, 2026.

Is Error Sniffing Pug still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Is Error Sniffing Pug free?

Error Sniffing Pug is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.