SimpleDocs – Documentation and Knowledge Base 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 ranks #1,754 on the popular list; SimpleDocs – Documentation and Knowledge Base is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Downloads this week: WP Debugging 1,530 and SimpleDocs – Documentation and Knowledge Base 12. Ratings: SimpleDocs – Documentation and Knowledge Base 5★ from 1 and WP Debugging 5★ from 21 reviews.
| Metric | SimpleDocs – Documentation and Knowledge Base | WP Debugging |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,754 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | — | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 12 | 1,530 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 5★ (21) |
| Last updated | Dec 1, 2025 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.2 | 2.12.6 |
| Best rank on record | #48,078 | #1,723 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 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
Are SimpleDocs – Documentation and Knowledge Base 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.