Remote Logs | Logs Viewer vs WP Debugging
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
WP Debugging leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,751, ahead of Remote Logs | Logs Viewer at #70,058. Over the last 7 days WP Debugging slipped 1 place and Remote Logs | Logs Viewer slipped 12,594 places. Downloads this week: WP Debugging 1,468 and Remote Logs | Logs Viewer 11.
| Metric | Remote Logs | Logs Viewer | WP Debugging |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #70,058 ▼ 12594 | #1,751 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | — | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 11 | 1,468 |
| Rating | no ratings | 5★ (21) |
| Last updated | Jun 1, 2025 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.0 | 2.12.6 |
| Best rank on record | #46,849 | #1,723 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2025 | Feb 2019 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Remote Logs | Logs Viewer or WP Debugging?
WP Debugging, at #1,751 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Remote Logs | Logs Viewer at #70,058. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Remote Logs | Logs Viewer or WP Debugging alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.