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Bang System Logging

Enable system logging for WordPress plugin and theme development.

By Marcus Downing·Debug·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Bang System Logging is a WordPress debug plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Enable system logging for WordPress plugin and theme development. This can make it easier to know what your code is doing.

Features include:

  • Log to the system log or to a file
  • Easily append or embed any value in log messages
  • Coloured logs indicating strings, numbers, arrays, objects, null values etc.
  • Extract values from arrays of objects
  • Optionally exclude AJAX, Javascripts, CSS and any other pattern of URLs.
  • Intercept PHP errors and log strict warnings
  • Measure memory usage between two points, or the time taken by various parts of your code
  • Easy to switch off for production sites

How to use

Using it is as simple as calling the 'log' action in your templates or plugin.

<?php do_action('log', 'Some log message'); ?>

This will produce a line in your system log:

Jun  4 11:23:08 myser…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

Marcus DowningMarcus Downing
Plugin Info
Version
1.2
Last Updated
Aug 30, 2013
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.5.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.7K+
Added
Aug 30, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

debugsyslog

Developer

M
Marcus Downing
12 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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