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Debug Objects

Description

The Plugin Debug Objects provides the user, which has the appropriate rights, normally the administrator, a large number of information: query, cache, cron, constants, hooks, functions and many many more. Values and content get displayed at the frontend and backend of the blog, to analyze errors but also to better understand and develop with/for WordPress.

The Plugin provides in various tabs information to:

  • PHP
  • Memory usage
  • Load Time
  • Included Files
  • Operating System
  • Server
  • WordPress Version
  • Language
  • Very extensive definitions of various constants
  • Cookie definitions
  • Separate user and usermeta tables
  • FTP and SSH definitions
  • WP Requies, only data with values, for the current request
  • Detailed Query information
  • Query information about the active plugins, nice to identifier the longrunners on the plugins
  • Query information about all queries from wp-content-directory
  • Conditional tags; value of the tag
  • Roles and his capabilities
  • Theme information
  • HTML Inspector is a code quality tool to check markup. Any errors will be reported to the console of the browser. This works only on front end. use HTML Inspector
  • Translation debugging helper
  • Template Information
  • Cron content and his functions to an cron
  • Cache content
  • Hooks and filters
  • All options from table, for single and multisite installation
  • Time values for inspect Permalink Rules
  • Rewrites, a list of cached rewrites and the rule
  • Current screen information to find the right backend page and hook
  • List Custom Post Type Arguments
  • Functions, which respond on hooks and filters
  • Contents of arrays to hooks and filters
  • All defined constants
  • All classes
  • All shortcodes
  • List transients
  • Post Meta data
  • See data from $_POST; $_GET and debug backtrace before rewrite; usefull for forms in backend
  • Run WordPress in default mode via url-param
  • Support (WP Fields API)[https://github.com/sc0ttkclark/wordpress-fields-api]
  • WooCommerce, list current hooks and template arguments.
  • and many more …

The plugin does not filter values and should only be used for information and optimization, I don’t recommended to use it on a live blog. For developers it can rapidly deliver data, which is useful in a development environment.
There are no data in the database and there are no settings. Therefore, the installation is pretty simple: Just upload the Plugin in the Plugin directory or use the automatic installation of the backend to install and activate the Plugin. In the footer of the frontend of the blog, you can see the information.

Wiki, How to

The repository have an wiki to list helpful content, recurrent questions and similar. You find the Wiki on github.

Bugs, technical hints or contribute

Please give us feedback, contribute and file technical bugs on GitHub Repo.

Older versions

You find older version on this repo here.

License

Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But if you enjoy this plugin, you can thank me and leave a small donation for the time I’ve spent writing and supporting this plugin. And I really don’t want to know how many hours of my life this plugin has already eaten 😉

Screenshots

  • Example Screenshot (WordPress 3.3)
  • Another Example with the current hooks of this back end page (WordPress 3.8-alpha)

Installation

Requirements

  • WordPress (also Multisite) version 3.3 and later (tested at 4.8)
  • PHP 5.6, Tested with PHP 7.1

Installation

  1. Unpack the download-package
  2. Upload the file to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  4. Go to Tools -> Debug Objects and change settings or read instructions for use with url params
  5. Ready

Reviews

September 3, 2016
If you want to know what goes on in your website's background then this is the plugin you need. It does exactly what it says it will do. There was an issue but the developer was quick at fixing the issue. Well done, keep up the great work. Kind regards
September 3, 2016
Debug Objects provides a great abundance of debug info. It’s my standard debug tool I rely on for every customer site or product install that I have to debug in customer support. Thanks! 💐✨🍫
February 7, 2017
after ~2 years i check again this plugin and see - it is good!
Read all 15 reviews

Contributors & Developers

“Debug Objects” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Translate “Debug Objects” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

2.5.0 (2017-11-02)

  • Fixed error on save options without a selected option.
  • Added new tab ‘Request’ for listing WP query for the current request.
  • Fixed html error in Request Tab, because hide tabs below this tab.
  • All to display debug content without login, see the Wiki on github.

2.4.1 (2017-03-16)

  • Remove alternative PHP Error
  • Fixed error to set options.

2.4.0 (2017-01-17)

  • Remove ChromePHP and SuperVarDump Library; simple custom function is helpful enough.
  • Changes for Codex rules.
  • Enhance debug helper function debug_to_console. Now with a second param to add a description for output and add a buffer.
  • Enhance the view of DB queries, smaller, easier – faster to read.
  • Remove deprecated function is_comments_popup in conditional tags.
  • Add WooCommerce Helper, list all WooCommerce hooks, there fired and template arguments.

2.3.1 (2016-03-31)

  • Fix small issue for Inspector and his records.

2.3.0 (2016-03-24)

  • Add tab to analyze each role and his capabilities.

2.2.2 (2016-02-15)

  • Fix for update settings in Single Site Install.

2.2.1 (2016-02-01)

  • Support now WP Fiels API.
  • Fix for deprecated mysql_query.
  • Fix for transient view.
  • Add version string for script/style in enqueue tab.

2.2.0 (2015-01-22)

  • Add new tab for check timeline of Permalink rules
  • Add more visibility for php errors, warnings, notice
  • More css rules for output view that it works on more themes
  • Add php error backtrace alternative
  • Add composer support
  • Add cron logger, save in transients with string debug_objects_http_<transport><time>, issue 36
  • Add Transients view
  • More information on Page Hooks

2.1.18 (05/19/2014)

  • Solve SVN Bug, now with all files also inside the SVN, not only the git

2.1.17 (05/15/2014)

  • Add HTML Inspector for check in front end
  • Different changes on formatting output
  • Format SQL Statements in Query and Plugin Query Tab
  • Add new tab to list all options, options from single and multisite installations
  • More comfort on read tables, all tables now sortable
  • Add option to filter all classes, functions, hooks from this plugin Debug Objects
  • Update, enhance Stylesheet
  • Different changes in the core
  • Add possibility to search inside the tables, easy to use and very fast to find values
  • Different php note fixes

2.1.16 (11/14/2013)

  • Mark important globals for better view #28
  • Fix problem on view for enqueue stuff #29
  • Update style for better view of code-tags
  • Remove php notice #31
  • Add new tab for see backend current page, meta data #27
  • Persist options on deactivation, drop only on uninstall #26

2.1.15 (08/09/2013)

  • Enhancement to see the queries of plugins and identfier the problems
  • Sort queries on load time
  • Fix on empty arrays on shortcodes
  • More UI on tabs like default WordPress, also a difference from classic to fresh backend
  • Remove Translation files, to old and the source use often only english – enough for debugging
  • Filter for includes files, now without wp-admin and wp-includes folders
  • Fix cookie function, to cache last active tab

2.1.14 (08/15/2013)

  • Small fixes for php strict warnings Forum Thread
  • Add function debug_to_console( $data ) for easy to use debug information in the console from browser, see settings page for hints

2.1.13 (06/18/2013)

  • Add new output for current hooks
  • Add list of all shortcodes and his function to get the output
  • Fix Admin Bar Button on single install
  • Small changes on the hints on the settings to the information about ChromeLogger

2.1.12 (02/01/2013)

  • Add to see data from $_POST; $_GET and debig backtrace before rewrite; usefull for forms in backend, see Support Forum Discussion
  • Change init of ChromePHP to load very early
  • Small changes on code
  • Remove Super Var Dump, ChromePHP is more useful

2.1.11 (01/08/2013)

  • Add possibility to run WP in default mode; Add the url-param ‘default’, like ‘?debug&default’ for run WordPress in a safe mode. Plugins are not loaded and set the default theme as an active theme, is it available.
  • Add logging in chrome Webinspector via ChromePHP
  • Add PHPError, alternative PHP Error reporting

2.1.10 (11/19/2012)

  • Minor Fixes, PHP Warnings and Notice
  • Add “Super Var Dump” project

2.1.9

  • Fix for save settings in WP multisite 3.4*
  • Add list of all registered IDs on tab ‘Theme’
  • Add new tab for inspect the domain for different values

2.1.8

  • Change/add options for stack trace on query list
  • Change output on query, faster, lighter
  • Add item in Admin Bar for faster go to settings
  • Small changes on source

2.1.7

  • Update for issue #2
  • Markup Fix on Settings page for WP 3.4

2.1.6

  • Fix on activation for add the custom table
  • Add content of cron
  • ToDo: remove i18n possibility; to slow for faster debugging

2.1.5

  • Add Tab for all declared classes and subclasses
  • Add Tab for all defined functions
  • Small change on style

2.1.4

  • Full compatible to PHP 5.3 ([PHP 5.3] The use of function ereg_replace() is discouraged; use preg_replace() instead)
  • Fix direct view via settings
  • Small changes on source

2.1.3

  • Fix, enhanced items for global php variables on php tab

2.1.2

  • Fix for use an private method
  • Fix for cache and debug mode
  • Change load time, if dont view items; much faster now

2.1.1

  • Fix check for PHP version

2.1.0

  • Add tab for theme and template information
  • small fix with external plugin-folder

2.0.2

  • fix settings on use in Multisite
  • Add php check on activate
  • change init for all class to use the plugin also on PHP smaller 5.3

2.0.1

  • Add Memory information, Load Time, included Files
  • Change query output with small changes; view queries bigger 0.5 and 1.0 ms in other color for fast identification
  • Add fix on warp to include unknown functions for PHP smaller 5.3 (hope)
  • Further complement the phpdoc

2.0.0

  • Rewrite the plugin
  • Add settings page
  • Cookie for view output
  • Different classes for different
  • Params for control output tasks

v1.1.0 (12/04/2011)

  • Add Hooks of current page
  • Add list of all enqueued scripts and stylesheets
  • different changes on source
  • add more globals on first tab
  • test in WP 3.3RC1

v1.0.3 (03/23/2011)

  • changes for the plugin Debug Queries
  • small changes for WP Codex and notice of WP 3.1
  • Add bulgarian translation

v1.0.2 (03/06/2011))

  • small fix on 2 php notice
  • change the description of plugins
  • add new language file for german users

v1.0.1 (11/12/2010)

  • Bugfix: check for vars for no php warnings from WP Errors

v1.0.0 (11/06/2010)

  • Bugfix: set vars for no php warnings
  • Feature: add param for only debug via get-params; see description

v0.3 (02/05/2010)

  • Small fix for search plugin Debug Queries

v0.2 (17/12/2009)

  • also view all contents in backend of WordPress
  • small bugfixes on html-markup
  • 2 new constants for hook on frontend and backend; see the php-file

v0.1 (30/06/2009)

  • Write a Plugin based on my ideas and my many help files