Jhimross Olinares

<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Troubleshooting Mode:</strong> Activate a unique, <strong>session-based</strong> “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><strong>Simulate Plugin Deactivation:</strong> Selectively “deactivate” plugins. The plugin’s assets and code will be disabled for your session only.</li>
<li><strong>Simulate Theme Switching:</strong> Preview any installed theme, while the public-facing site continues to use the active theme.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>User Role Simulator:</strong> 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><strong>Live Debugging:</strong> 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><strong>Comprehensive Site Information:</strong> 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><strong>Copy to Clipboard:</strong> 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><strong>PHP Compatibility Checker:</strong> 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><strong>Conflict Checker:</strong> 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><strong>Safe Debugging & Cache Bypassing:</strong> 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><strong>User-Friendly Interface:</strong> An intuitive dashboard interface makes it easy to access all features.</li>
<li><strong>Admin Notices:</strong> Clear notices alert you when Troubleshooting Mode is active.</li>
</ul>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Once the plugin is installed and activated, navigate to <strong>Tools > Debugger & Troubleshooter</strong> in your WordPress dashboard.</p>
<h3>1. Site Information</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>2. Troubleshooting Mode</h3>
<p>This session-based feature allows you to simulate theme switches and plugin deactivations without affecting your live website for other visitors.</p>
<h3>3. User Role Simulator</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>4. Live Debugging</h3>
<p>This section allows you to safely manage WordPress’s debugging features.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Enable Live Debug:</strong> 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><strong>Debug Log Viewer:</strong> A text area displays the contents of your <code>debug.log</code> file, allowing you to see errors as they are generated.</li>
<li><strong>Clear Log:</strong> Safely clear the <code>debug.log</code> file with a click.</li>
</ul>
<h3>5. PHP Compatibility Checker</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>6. Conflict Checker</h3>
<p>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.</p>


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.

NSquared

Natalie MacLees

nsquaredteam

<p><strong>Plugin Detective helps you troubleshoot issues on your site quickly and easily to find the cause of a problem.</strong> Once the culprit is found, the problem plugin can be quickly deactivated. You can even fix your site when it has the white screen of death (fatal error). You’ll want to have Plugin Detective installed, so if your site crashes from a conflict or bad plugin update, you can get it back up and running quickly!</p>
<p>Plugin Detective is your best friend when you need to:<br />
– Troubleshoot WordPress plugin conflicts<br />
– Remove stuck .maintenance files<br />
– Recover your site from fatal errors caused by plugins</p>
<p>We’ve all been there–something’s broken on your site. You’ve looked around the web for advice about what to do and have stumbled across the typical wisdom: deactivate all your plugins and then reactivate them one by one, checking your site for the problem after each reactivation.</p>
<p>Ugh.</p>
<p>Sure, it works. But who has <em>time</em> for that?</p>
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<h4>Find Plugin Conflicts with Detective Otto Bot</h4>
<p>Detective Otto Bot walks you through solving your case one step at a time, all from one single screen.</p>
<ol>
<li>Open a case and tell Detective Otto where you’re seeing the problem. If your site requires any plugins to run correctly, tell Otto about those, too.</li>
<li>Then, Otto will interrogate the suspects and track clues, checking in with you from time to time.</li>
<li>All you need to do is answer “Yes, it’s fixed” or “No, it’s still broken” each time. Otto will do the rest and find the culprit in minutes.</li>
</ol>
<p>Best of all – Plugin Detective can work even if you’re seeing the White Screen of Death on your site or if all you can see are PHP errors. Please have a look at the FAQ’s for how to access Plugin Detective and log into WordPress even if you can’t get to your login screen.</p>
<p>Once Otto has identified the culprit, you can quickly deactivate the troublesome plugin and go about your day.</p>
<h4>Remove Stuck .Maintenance File or Scheduled Maintenance</h4>
<p>Have you gotten stuck in maintenance mode on WordPress? The dreaded “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute” message haunts you; the minute never ends!</p>
<p>With Plugin Detective installed you can quickly get out of these situations without the hassle of deleting files via your host or FTP. Just tack on this slug to the end of your website URL:</p>
<pre><code>/wp-content/plugins/plugin-detective/troubleshoot/?restore=1
</code></pre>
<p>So that your URL looks like this:</p>
<pre><code>https://yoursite.com/wp-content/plugins/plugin-detective/troubleshoot/?restore=1
</code></pre>
<p>This will prompt you to log in and automatically remove that stuck maintenance file for you.</p>
<h4>Who Can Use This Troubleshooting Tool?</h4>
<p>Plugin Detective is a tool that requires no coding experience or technical knowledge to use. For that reason, Plugin Detective is the ideal troubleshooting and conflict-checking tool for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Any WordPress website owner</li>
<li>Developers and technical support engineers</li>
<li>Plugin and theme owners and their support teams</li>
</ul>
<h4>Debug Tool Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Strategically activate and deactivate plugins on your site to help you find the plugin causing trouble</li>
<li>Open Plugin Detective for troubleshooting on any page on your site – both in the backend and the frontend!</li>
<li>Choose any subset of your active plugins as the baseline for your testing  </li>
</ul>
<h4>Loved by Plugin Support Teams</h4>
<p>The <a href="https://simplyscheduleappointments.com/guides/plugin-detective-for-plugin-conflicts/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simply Schedule Appointments</a> and <a href="https://wpdrawattention.com/guides/plugin-detective-for-finding-conflicts/" rel="nofollow ugc">Draw Attention</a> support teams love to share this conflict-checking tool with their customers.<br />
Plugin Detective makes it easy for their clients to debug performance issues and figure out plugin conflicts in a jiffy!</p>
<h3>1.2.14 – 2023-06-10</h3>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fix PHP 8.2 compatibility</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.2.13 – 2023-05-25</h3>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<ul>
<li>Update required WP version to 6.1</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.2.12 – 2023-05-25</h3>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<ul>
<li>Update required WP version to 6.1</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.2.11 – 2023-04-27</h3>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<p>PR:#25 – Compatibility with WordPress 6.2</p>
<h3>1.2.10 – 2023-04-11</h3>
<h4>Fixes</h4>
<p>PR:#19 – Prevent fatal error on WP versions where WP_Textdomain_Registry doesn…</p>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<h3>1.2.9 – 2023-03-28</h3>
<h4>Fixes</h4>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<h3>1.2.8 – 2023-03-28</h3>
<h4>Fixes</h4>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<h3>1.2.7 – 2023-03-28</h3>
<h4>Fixes</h4>
<h4>Features and Improvements</h4>
<h3>1.2.6 – 2023-02-24</h3>
<ul>
<li>no changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.2.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed for WP 6.1 compatibility</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.2.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed for WP 5.9 compatibility</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.1.8</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed for WP 5.8 compatibility</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.1.8</h3>
<p>For older changelog entries, please see the <a href="https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/plugin-detective/trunk/CHANGELOG.md" rel="nofollow ugc">additional changelog.txt file</a> delivered with the plugin.</p>


Plugin Detective – Troubleshooting Conflicts


I haven't used it for real error hunting yet but I've tested the plugin and it seems awesome.


Seems to work well

Greate Plugin

Plugin Detective helps you troubleshoot issues on your site quickly and easily to find the cause of a problem. Once the culprit is found, the problem  …

Debugger & Troubleshooter vs Plugin Detective – Troubleshooting Conflicts