Jhimross Olinares

The “Debugger & Troubleshooter” plugin provides essential tools for WordPress site administrators to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently. It offers a dedicated section in the WordPress dashboard that displays comprehensive site health information and powerful debugging toggles.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Troubleshooting Mode: Activate a unique, session-based “Troubleshooting Mode” for your current browser session. This means any changes you make are temporary and only visible to you. This mode allows you to:
<ul>
<li>Simulate Plugin Deactivation: Selectively “deactivate” plugins. The plugin’s assets and code will be disabled for your session only.</li>
<li>Simulate Theme Switching: Preview any installed theme, while the public-facing site continues to use the active theme.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>User Role Simulator: View your site as any other user or role (e.g., Subscriber, Editor) to test permissions and content visibility. This is session-based and includes a safe “Exit” button in the Admin Bar.</li>
<li>Live Debugging: Safely enable <code>WP_DEBUG</code> with a single click from the admin dashboard. Errors are logged to <code>debug.log</code> without being displayed on the site, and you can view the log file directly in the plugin’s interface.</li>
<li>Comprehensive Site Information: Get a quick, organized overview of your WordPress environment in collapsible cards. This includes detailed PHP, Database, and Server information, a full list of all themes and plugins with their status, and important WordPress constants.</li>
<li>Copy to Clipboard: A one-click button allows you to copy all the site information, making it incredibly easy to share with support forums or developers.</li>
<li>PHP Compatibility Checker: Scan all installed plugins for deprecated functions and syntax that may break when upgrading PHP. Results displayed in a responsive card layout with clear warnings and incompatibility counts.</li>
<li>Conflict Checker: Systematically identify plugin conflicts through a binary search process. Narrow down suspect plugins by answering whether each group resolves the issue, all within a safe session-based mode.</li>
<li>Safe Debugging & Cache Bypassing: All troubleshooting actions are session-based. The plugin automatically attempts to bypass caching when Troubleshooting Mode is active, ensuring your changes are reflected instantly.</li>
<li>User-Friendly Interface: An intuitive dashboard interface makes it easy to access all features.</li>
<li>Admin Notices: Clear notices alert you when Troubleshooting Mode is active.</li>
</ul>
This plugin is an invaluable tool for developers, site administrators, and anyone who needs to debug WordPress issues without risking site downtime or affecting user experience.
<h3>Usage</h3>
Once the plugin is installed and activated, navigate to Tools > Debugger & Troubleshooter in your WordPress dashboard.
<h3>1. Site Information</h3>
The top section provides a comprehensive overview of your WordPress environment, organized into collapsible cards that are closed by default. Click on any card title to expand it and view the details.
<h3>2. Troubleshooting Mode</h3>
This session-based feature allows you to simulate theme switches and plugin deactivations without affecting your live website for other visitors.
<h3>3. User Role Simulator</h3>
Safely view your site as another user or role (e.g., “Subscriber” or “Editor”) without knowing their password. This is perfect for testing capabilities and content restrictions.
<h3>4. Live Debugging</h3>
This section allows you to safely manage WordPress’s debugging features.
<ul>
<li>Enable Live Debug: Click this button to programmatically enable <code>WP_DEBUG</code> and <code>WP_DEBUG_LOG</code>, while keeping <code>WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY</code> off. This logs errors to <code>wp-content/debug.log</code> without showing them to visitors.</li>
<li>Debug Log Viewer: A text area displays the contents of your <code>debug.log</code> file, allowing you to see errors as they are generated.</li>
<li>Clear Log: Safely clear the <code>debug.log</code> file with a click.</li>
</ul>
<h3>5. PHP Compatibility Checker</h3>
Scan all installed plugins for deprecated PHP functions and syntax incompatible with your target PHP version. Select a target version and click “Start Scan” to receive a per-plugin compatibility report with clear warnings and incompatibility counts.
<h3>6. Conflict Checker</h3>
If you are experiencing an issue on your site, use the Conflict Checker to identify the culprit plugin. The plugin systematically deactivates groups of plugins using your session-based Troubleshooting Mode, asking whether the issue persists after each step. Once the culprit is found, you can deactivate it with one click.

Debugger & Troubleshooter


This is a very innovative plugin. The functionality of simulating theme switch and plugin deactivation for current logged in session is amazing. This will be super useful while debugging live site. 






Innovative plugin

A WordPress plugin for debugging & troubleshooting. Safely simulate plugin deactivation, theme switching, and WP_DEBUG.

Asheboro

It’s time to find out what is really hitting your admin-ajax.php file so much.
Contrary to popular belief, hits to admin-ajax.php do not only come from the Heartbeat API. Many plugins make use of WordPress’ built-in ajax functionality, sometimes negatively impacting site performance and resource usage. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to tell what is causing these hits.
Many blogs and web hosts will tell you to install a plugin to limit hits to the Heartbeat API. While this is great for hits coming from the Heartbeat API, it does nothing to affect plugins that use admin-ajax. So how do you stop what you can’t see?
That’s where Amuga Ajax Log comes in.
Amuga Ajax Log tracks and logs actions that hit admin-ajax. It gives you a look at essential data, such as:
<ul>
<li>Requested action name</li>
<li>Possible function or method name</li>
<li>Suspected location</li>
<li>Page that triggered the hit</li>
</ul>
The plugin does not track information about the user.
Amuga Ajax Log was built to make it easier to see what is really increasing your admin-ajax usage. The plugin logs the data to a flat file or a custom database table. It also provides an easy to read Leaderboard that shows you which actions are hitting the most.
“But won’t a busy site cause a lot of data to be tracked?” asks curious local man.
Yes, that is true. That is why we don’t recommend leaving the plugin activated for extended periods. As a troubleshooter, your goal with this plugin is to obtain enough information to solve your issue. With the Leaderboard and Recent Hits list, you will have a higher chance of tracking down what is hammering your admin-ajax.php file.
Another nice feature of Amuga Ajax Log is that it can clean up after itself. We’ve provided two easy options for cleaning up data.
Purge Current Database Log
From the Settings page, check the box that says Purge Current Database Log, hit Save, and Amuga Ajax Log will clear all admin-ajax hit records it has stored in the database.
Remove All Data on Deactivation
We are a big fan of plugins that provide an option to remove their data after deactivation. Amuga Ajax Log does the same. From the Settings page, check the box that says Remove All Data on Deactivation, hit Save, and when you deactivate Amuga Ajax Log from the Plugins page, the plugin does the following:
<ul>
<li>Removes our flag log file if it exists</li>
<li>Removes our custom database table</li>
<li>Removes our data from the options table</li>
</ul>
A Few Notes:
Keep in mind that this plugin does not stop admin-ajax hits; it only records them and provides information about the hit. It is up to you or your developer to determine what to do next.
Because you can have Classes that share method names (ex. ILike->Tacos, ILove->Tacos, GiveMe->Tacos), it is possible that there will be multiple Locations listed.
Sometimes, we can’t figure out where something is. In those cases, we recommend using the action name or the function name and running a Grep search using SSH, or doing a text search with a tool such as Notepad++.

Amuga Ajax Log

Amuga Ajax Log is a tool built for troubleshooters who need to know what is hitting admin-ajax.

Debugger & Troubleshooter vs Amuga Ajax Log