Description
WPFalcons String Finder & Debug Toolkit is a modern debugging plugin for WordPress developers and site maintainers.
It gives you a centralized dashboard with powerful tools so you can quickly inspect and improve your site:
- Debug Logs: Track Core/PHP warnings, JavaScript runtime errors, and REST API error responses in a categorized UI.
- String Finder: Search for specific strings across entire plugins, themes, or your whole
wp-contentdirectory. - Code Optimizer: Audit plugins and themes for common compatibility issues, missing security checks, and leftover debugging statements.
Logs are written to wp-content/uploads/wpfalcons-toolkit/debug.log and displayed in a polished React-powered admin UI designed for fast troubleshooting.
Key Features
- Advanced String Finder to recursively search code inside specific themes and plugins
- Code Optimizer to automatically scan code for missing
ABSPATHchecks, empty catch blocks, and leftover debug statements - Debug logging toggle from WordPress admin
- Category tabs for All, Core, JS, and API logs
- Search and pagination for large log files
- React-powered admin interface with REST API data flow
Perfect For
- WordPress plugin and theme development
- Locating hard-coded strings for translation or modification
- Auditing third-party plugin code quality and security
- QA and staging diagnostics
- Faster production issue triage
Screenshots
Logs dashboard with category tabs 
String Finder interface for searching code 
Code Optimizer compatibility scan results
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate WPFalcons String Finder & Debug Toolkit in Plugins.
- Open WPFalcons String Finder > Settings.
- Enable debugging and the channels you want (PHP, JS, REST).
- Visit WPFalcons String Finder > String Finder to search through files.
- Visit WPFalcons String Finder > Logs to review categorized logs.
FAQ
-
Does this require editing wp-config.php?
-
No. The plugin is designed to work without manual
wp-config.phpedits for the admin-driven workflow. -
Where are logs stored?
-
Logs are stored in the uploads directory:
wp-content/uploads/wpfalcons-toolkit/debug.log. -
Can I filter logs by source?
-
Yes. Use the tabs for Core, JS, and API.
-
Is this plugin developer-friendly?
-
Yes. It is built for developers and technical teams who need fast diagnostics, efficient string searching, and automated code audits.
-
Can I search for a string in all my plugins at once?
-
Yes, the String Finder tool allows you to search across the entire
wp-content/pluginsdirectory or narrow it down to a specific plugin or theme. -
What does the Code Optimizer check for?
-
The Code Optimizer checks for missing direct access prevention (ABSPATH), empty catch blocks, unsafe WP_DEBUG usage, instantiating classes without existence checks, and leftover debugging statements like print_r or console.log.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“WPFalcons String Finder & Debug Toolkit” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “WPFalcons String Finder & Debug Toolkit” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release