ElasticPress Debugging Add-On

Allows you to examine every ElasticPress query running on any given request by adding an ElasticPress panel to Debug Bar and/or Query Monitor plugins. Alternatively, go to ElasticPress > Query Log and set it to record ElasticPress queries. Requirements:

• ElasticPress 4.4.0+
• PHP 7.4+
• Additional functionalities with Debug Bar 1.0+ or Query Monitor

4.0.0 - 2026-05-05 This version bumps the minimum PHP version to 7.4+. Added:

• Compatibility with Query Monitor 4 (including styles when Query Monitor loads the frontend in the Shadow DOM). Props @burhandodhy.
• FAQ on reporting security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. Props @jeffpaul.

Changed:

• Bump Requires PHP to 7.4. Props @burhandodhy and @felipeelia.
• Remove the Requires Plugins plugin header so the plugin can be activated when ElasticPress is installed as an mu-plugin. Props @barryceelen.
• Updated npm dependencies. Props @felipeelia.

Fixed:

• Icon styling on the Query Log admin page. Props @burhandodhy.
• Query Log "Keep Enabled" setting not working. Props @burhandodhy.
• Extra backslashes in copied cURL commands. Props @burhandodhy.
• Styling issues with Query Monitor Dark Mode. Props @burhandodhy and @felipeelia.

Security:

• Bumped tar-fs from 2.1.1 to 3.1.0. Props @dependabot.
• Bumped http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.7 to 2.0.9. Props @dependabot.

3.1.1 - 2024-12-11 Added:

• Display the number of queries in Query Monitor's tab title. Props @felipeelia and @burhandodhy.
• ElasticPress as a plugin dependency. Props @jeffpaul.

Changed:

• More modern versions of GitHub Actions, node, and node packages. Props @felipeelia.

Fixed:

• Notices related to i18n calls. Props @felipeelia and @archon810.
• Use new plugin name in the admin notice. Props @burhandodhy.

3.1.0 - 2023-09-20 Added:

• New button to explain ES queries. Props @burhandodhy, @felipeelia, @MARQAS, and @brandwaffle.
• New button to Reload and retrieve raw ES document. Props @burhandodhy, @felipeelia, and @brandwaffle.
• Query types (and context when listing queries in the Query Log admin screen.) Props @felipeelia and @burhandodhy.
• Log query by context, status, and fixed time. Props @felipeelia.
• Official support to Query Monitor. Props @felipeelia.

Security:

• Bumped tough-cookie from 4.1.2 to 4.1.3. Props @dependabot.
• Bumped word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4. Props @dependabot.

3.0.0 - 2023-03-23 This release drops the support for older versions of ElasticPress and PHP. Added:

• Instructions with error code for failed queries. Props @MARQAS and @felipeelia.
• Buttons to copy or download all requests info. Props @MARQAS, @felipeelia, and @burhandodhy.
• Compatibility with the WordPress localization system. Props @burhandodhy and @felipeelia.
• SECURITY.md file. Props @felipeelia.

Changed:

• Set minimum requirement for PHP to 7.0 and ElasticPress to 4.4.0. Props @burhandodhy and @felipeelia.
• CSS and JS code lint by 10up toolkit. Props @burhandodhy.

Fixed:

• Unnecessary stripslashes() call when outputting JSON objects. Props @felipeelia, @goldenapples, and @mattonomics.
• JS error on copy action. Props @burhandodhy.

Security:

• Bumped minimatch from 3.0.4 to 3.1.2. Props @dependabot.
• Bumped json5 from 2.2.0 to 2.2.3. Props @dependabot.
• Bumped webpack from 5.75.0 to 5.76.2. Props @dependabot.

2.1.1 - 2022-08-04 Security:

• Fix XSS vulnerability. Props @piotr-bajer and @felipeelia.
• Bumped path-parse from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7. Props @dependabot.
• Bumps minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6. Props @dependabot.
• Bumps ansi-regex from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1. Props @dependabot.

2.1.0 Added:

• ElasticPress and Elasticsearch versions. Props to @oscarssanchez and @felipeelia.
• Log of bulk_index requests. Props @felipeelia.
• Warning when ElasticPress is indexing. Props @nathanielks and @felipeelia.

Changed:

• Only load CSS and JS files for logged-in users. Props @cbratschi and @felipeelia.

2.0.0 This release drops the support for older versions of WordPress Core, ElasticPress and Debug Bar.

• Code refactoring. Props @felipeelia
• Fixed Query Logs in EP Dashboard @felipeelia
• Fixed typo from "clsas" to "class" in the query output. Props @Rahmon

1.4

• Support ElasticPress 3.0+

1.3

• Add query log

1.2

• Show query errors (i.e. cURL timeout)
• Add ?explain to query if GET param is set

1.1.1

• Only show query body if it exits

1.1

• Improve formatting
• Show original query args (EP 2.1+)

1.0

• Initial release