# How to track down plugin errors

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**Created:** [September 10, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-track-down-plugin-errors/238611 "2022-09-10T03:58:45Z")\
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As a general rule unless your site hasn’t launched I would recommend you try new plugins on a staging copy beforehand.

Official plugins (the ones with the green tick) are usually more trustworthy, disabling the third party stuff first is usually a safe bet.

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