Title: Kint PHP Debugger Author: Tonya Mork Published: Juliol 28, 2015 Last modified: Març 11, 2019 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/kint-php-debugger/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1439496) 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. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/kint-php-debugger_e1e8f0.svg) # Kint PHP Debugger By [Tonya Mork](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/kint-php-debugger.2.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-debugger/#description) * [Reviews](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-debugger/#reviews) * [Installation](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-debugger/#installation) * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-debugger/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/) ## Description This WordPress plugin is a wrapper for the [Kint](https://kint-php.github.io/kint/) PHP Debugger utility version 1.x. Now instead of using var_dump() or print_r(), you simply use d() with zero, nadda, no formatting required. Use this tool when you are debugging your website, in place of **[var_dump()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php)**,** [print_r()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.print-r.php)** and **[debug_backtrace()](http://php.net/manual/en/function.debug-backtrace.php)**. #### Handy Tools Some handy tools just for the PHP Developer: * `d( $var );` to render a collapsible UI container which displays your variable data in “the most informative way” * `ddd( $var );` same as d() except that it also executes `die()` to halt execution. Here are some variations of `d()` to give you the display you want: * `~d( $var );` outputs in plain text format. * `+d( $var );` disregards depth level limits and outputs everything * `!d( $var );` shows expanded rich output * `-d( $var );` attempts to ob_clean() the previous output (dump something inside of HTML) #### Profiler Kint even includes a naïve profiler, which can help you analyze which blocks of code take longer than others: ``` Kint::dump( microtime() ); // just pass microtime() sleep( 1 ); Kint::dump( microtime(), 'after sleep(1)' ); sleep( 2 ); ddd( microtime(), 'final call, after sleep(2)' ); ``` See [screenshot 2](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kint-php-debugger/screenshots/) for what is rendered out in your browser. ### Admin Bar “KINT ACTIVE” indicator displays in the WordPress admin bar to alert you when the plugin is active. ## Screenshots * [[ * An example of what gets rendered in the browser when using ‘d( $var )’. * [[ * Profile example from Kint. * [[ * “KINT ACTIVE” indicator in the WordPress admin bar. ## Installation #### From your WordPress dashboard 1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ 2. Search for ‘Kint PHP Debugger’ 3. Activate Kint PHP Debugger from your Plugins page. #### Once Activated Whenever you want to dump out the data within a variable, simply use `d( $var )` to replace when you do pre + var_dump(). To dump and die, you use `ddd( $var );`. ## FAQ How do I use this utility? When you are testing your code, you use d( $var ) in place of var_dump( $var ) and print_r( $var ). No need to wrap it in pre’s either. What does it render in the browser? Kint provides a handy UI that wraps up the data within the variable. Click to open it up and see the data. See the [screenshot 1](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kint-php-debugger/screenshots/) for an example. What else does Kint provide to help me debug? As you can see the [screenshot 1](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kint-php-debugger/screenshots/), besides the handy UI, it also provides you with a full call stack. Click on the text below the UI to expand it out. Can I run this on a live site? I wouldn’t unless you are testing. This tool is for debug only. Once you push the site live, deactivate and delete this plugin. What should I do when the site goes live? Deactivate and delete this plugin. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bcc91aecb210e52c17fb47a2d5599b7900cd225a67496f5aa3f4ef9b75e65f1d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-fine-14/)󠁿 [Adriano G. V. Esposito](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adriano-esposito/) Febrer 11, 2020 Very fine ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1c603b53d66ed326eb600343d03d7d84609c2c61d15be2ac156562c653c849f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great PHP Debugger](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-php-debugger/)󠁿 [Rita Best](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rbest/) Maig 7, 2019 The Best! I keep coming back again and again. Kint makes WordPress (PHP) development/ debugging a breeze. Save yourself time & frustration install this plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38198027bc7caa853f68875a77144114b8e28c90c580ef9fd419e8a0291878f8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Useful tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-tool-57/)󠁿 [Mahd Ali](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mahd/) Març 21, 2019 It is a very useful tool but some people prefer a video how to use to use a tool. Its awesome thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d1352a88eccf017505b24719496dbda9f16a2bbc5d200bdbd6e3d9ad7fb4913c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-605/)󠁿 [Chris Dillon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cdillon27/) Setembre 15, 2016 Thanks for this plugin. It makes debugging my arrays of arrays of arrays much simpler. 😉 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2ce24492279223e09e666c760384573bc045d78af32a1459b8fcf341f7ab56a1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-307/)󠁿 [Pär Thernström](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eskapism/) Setembre 3, 2016 Really like to debug with Kint, and this plugin makes it much easier. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/491ed48fd8a75eeb3bb528590e751e8ba66ae0ce5869d04e60da28065ac3b1db? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Indispensable plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indispensable-plugin-5/)󠁿 [Rose](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rosecox/) Setembre 3, 2016 Love this plugin, saves hours of time in development. [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Kint PHP Debugger” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Tonya Mork ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) [Translate “Kint PHP Debugger” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/kint-php-debugger) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kint-php-debugger/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/kint-php-debugger/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/kint-php-debugger/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/kint-php-debugger/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### Version 2.0.2 * Bump to sync versions. #### Version 2.0.1 * Removed changing the admin color palette to coffee. * Removed changing the admin bar background color. #### Version 2.0.0 * Updated Kint version. * Tested against WP 5.1 #### Version 1.2.1 * Added “KINT ACTIVE” indicator to the WordPress admin bar to alert the plugin is activated. #### Version 1.2.0 * Excluded Composer files. * Tested with WordPress 5.1. #### Version 1.1.0 to 1.1.4 * Changed to the kint-php package * Upgraded Kint to v1.1 #### Version 1.0.1 * Upgraded Kint to v1.0.10 #### Version 1.0.0 * First release ## Meta * Version **2.0.2** * Last updated **7 anys ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.1.22** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-debugger/) * Tags * [debug](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debug/)[debugger](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debugger/) [kint](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/kint/)[print_r](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/print_r/) [var_dump](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/var_dump/) * [Advanced View](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-debugger/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 12 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/kint-php-debugger/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Tonya Mork ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) ## Support Got something to say? 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