How to install and use the Query Monitor plugin

Installing the plugin

To install Query Monitor on your WordPress site, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site as the administrator.
2. In the left sidebar, click Plugins:
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4. Click Add New.
5. In the Search plugins text box, type query monitor, and then press Enter:
   
6. Locate Query Monitor, and then click Install Now:
   
7. After WordPress finishes installing the plugin, click Activate. The Query Monitor appears in the toolbar:
   

Using the plugin

After you install the Query Monitor plugin, you are ready to monitor your site. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site as the administrator.
2. On the toolbar, select an option from the Query Monitor menu:
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4. For complete information about all of these options, please see the Query Monitor documentation at https://github.com/johnbillion/query-monitor. Some of the most useful options are:
   • Queries: This option shows the raw database queries that were used to help generate the current page, as well as the functions that ran the queries.
   • Request: This option shows the HTTP request for the current page.
   • Scripts: This option shows all of the script files loaded for the current page.
   • Styles: This option shows all of the style (CSS) files loaded for the current page.
   • Hooks & Actions: This option shows all of the hooks and their associated actions for the current page.
   • Environment: This option shows environment settings for the site, including PHP, MySQL, WordPress, and the web server

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