🐛 Debug Quest

Debug Quest has 35+ unique WordPress bug challenges.

These challenges are spread across three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard). Each time you play, the bugs are randomized so you'll see different challenges. The bug types include syntax errors, security vulnerabilities like XSS and SQL injection, performance issues such as N+1 queries, and WordPress best practices violations.

Easy: Basic syntax errors like missing semicolons, incorrect function names, and simple logic bugs. Perfect for beginners learning WordPress development.

Medium: Security vulnerabilities, missing nonce verification, SQL injection risks, and performance issues. Great for intermediate developers.

Hard: Complex XSS vulnerabilities, memory leaks, race conditions, and advanced WordPress security issues. Designed for experienced developers.

You earn points for each correctly identified bug (100-300 points depending on difficulty). Build a streak by getting consecutive correct answers for bonus multipliers. Using hints deducts 50 points. Your final score is based on total points, accuracy percentage, and time remaining.

Absolutely! All bugs in Debug Quest are based on real issues found in WordPress projects. By practicing, you'll develop pattern recognition skills that help you spot bugs faster during development and code reviews. Many players report catching bugs in production code that they learned about in Debug Quest.

We're always looking to expand our bug database! If you've encountered an interesting WordPress bug in your projects, contact me with the details. If it's a good fit, we'll add it to the game and credit you.

Each Debug Quest game session lasts 60 seconds, but most players spend 5-8 minutes total including setup and review.

The actual bug-hunting gameplay is 60 seconds per round. However, you'll spend additional time selecting difficulty, reviewing your answers, learning from bug explanations, and optionally playing multiple rounds to improve your score.

Yes, Debug Quest is perfect for beginners who start with Easy difficulty.

The Easy level features basic syntax errors and simple bugs that are ideal for WordPress beginners. Each bug includes helpful hints and detailed explanations so you can learn as you play. As your skills improve, you can progress to Medium and Hard difficulties for more challenging security and performance issues.

You'll learn to identify 7 major categories of WordPress bugs: syntax errors, security vulnerabilities, performance issues, logic errors, deprecated functions, internationalization problems, and WordPress best practices violations.

Specifically, you'll practice finding: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks, SQL injection vulnerabilities, CSRF token issues, N+1 database queries, memory leaks, missing nonce verification, hardcoded database prefixes, incorrect hook usage, and improper data sanitization. All bugs are based on real issues found in production WordPress sites.

No installation required. Debug Quest runs entirely in your web browser.

Simply visit this page and click "Play Now" on any difficulty level. The game works on all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) and on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. No downloads, plugins, or WordPress installation needed.

To get a high score: play on Hard difficulty (300 pts per bug), build a streak (bonus multipliers), avoid using hints (-50 pts), and maintain high accuracy.

Top strategies include: reading code carefully before clicking, looking for common WordPress security patterns (nonce checks, sanitization), checking for deprecated functions, and verifying SQL queries for injection risks. Build your streak by answering correctly in a row to earn 2x, 3x, or even 4x multipliers. Scores above 500 points unlock leaderboard entry.