Displays a color-coded DEV, STAGING, or LIVE indicator in the admin bar to prevent accidental changes on production sites.
Alternatives to Environment & Debug Bar
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Know at a glance which site you are editing. The admin bar changes colour and shows a LIVE, STAGING, DEV or LOCAL badge.
Display Environment Typev1.6.0
Displays WordPress 5.5's environment type setting in the admin bar and the "At a Glance" dashboard widget.
Displays a customizable badge in the WordPress Admin Bar showing your environment (Local, Staging, Production) to avoid errors on live sites.
EnvBeaconv1.2.0
Display a colored notice in the WordPress admin bar to indicate which environment (Live, Staging, Local) your site is running on.
Don't Mess Up Prodv1.1.0
Displays an environment indicator in the admin bar.
Never mistake a staging, development or local copy for your live site. Shows a badge in wp-admin, on the login page and on the public front end.
Store environment-specific values (GTM container ID, GA4 measurement ID, etc.) per environment and switch them automatically.
Dev Favicon Switcherv1.5.5
Automatically switches your favicon (site icon) between production and development environments to prevent confusion.
Version Info Admin Barv1.0.0
Show the PHP version, WordPress version, and the version of any chosen plugin directly in the admin bar, at a glance.