Title: wp-dBug
Author: vhauri
Published: <strong>June 24, 2010</strong>
Last modified: January 19, 2013

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# wp-dBug

 By [vhauri](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vhauri/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-dbug.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbug/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbug/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbug/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbug/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-dbug/)

## Description

This plugin is basically a wrapper for the excellent dBug (http://dbug.ospinto.com)
class for PHP debugging, written by Kwaku Otchere..

Instead of var_dump or echo, you can call wp_dbug( $variable ) to get clear, dynamic
debug output of strings, arrays, or objects.

Thanks to @borkweb, the plugin is now compatible with the WP Debug Bar plugin (https://
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/debug-bar/) for extra debugging goodness!

## Installation

 1. Download the plugin and unzip it into wp-content/plugins.
 2. Activate the plugin by going to Plugins and choosing Activate.
 3. Use for debug output anywhere within WordPress by calling wp_dbug( $variable ).

## FAQ

Q: This is just a class with a wrapper for WordPress. Why bother?
 A: It took 15
minutes to write, and saves me 5 minutes every time I need to debug a new blog. ‘
Nuff said.

Q: Can I use this stuff outside of WordPress?
 A: Yes! Go to http://dbug.ospinto.
com and download the dBug class, then include it in whatever project you’re working
on.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“wp-dBug” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ vhauri ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vhauri/)
 *   [ Matthew Batchelder ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/borkweb/)

[Translate “wp-dBug” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-dbug)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-dbug/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-dbug/), or subscribe to
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-dbug/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-dbug/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2**
 *  Last updated **13 years ago**
 *  Active installations **60+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.5.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbug/)
 * Tags
 * [debug](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debug/)[debugger](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debugger/)
   [var_dump](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/var_dump/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbug/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-dbug/reviews/?filter=5)
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## Contributors

 *   [ vhauri ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vhauri/)
 *   [ Matthew Batchelder ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/borkweb/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-dbug/)

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