Error Log Monitor
Adds a Dashboard widget that displays the latest messages from your PHP error log. It can also send logged errors to email.
4.3(48 reviews)
·20K+ active installs·Updated 6 months agoAs of April 2026, Error Log Monitor is a WordPress php plugin with 20K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 48 reviews. It has been downloaded 632K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
4.3/548 reviews
20K+active installs
632K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This plugin adds a Dashboard widget that displays the latest messages from your PHP error log. It can also send you email notifications about newly logged errors.
Features
- Automatically detects error log location.
- Explains how to configure PHP error logging if it’s not enabled yet.
- The number of displayed log entries is configurable.
- Sends you email notifications about logged errors (optional).
- Configurable email address and frequency.
- You can easily clear the log file.
- The dashboard widget is only visible to administrators.
- Optimized to work well even with very large log files.
Usage
Once you’ve installed the plugin, go to the Dashboard and enable the “PHP Error Log” widget through the “Screen Options” panel. The widget should automatically display t…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Good enough
by martin94·1 year ago
Pretty good but why did you make it a widget ? It’s very unpractical
need to update for wordpress 6.7
by Mark C·1 year ago
unable to find the admin list of the php error. quite confusing where to locate this. not sure if this related to the wordpress latest version
Extracts valuable information from the morass of log messages
by Barry Brunning·1 year ago
With powerful options like ignore or fixed to filter messages one can focus on what needs attention. The PRO version summary is very helpful.
A suggested enhancement to make the monitor more readable has been delivered quickly.
Pro is a life saver
by enmatthias·1 year ago
Both Free and Pro and very helpful. Sometimes I struggled with server setups / access rights – the plugin devs could improve the error messages in such cases – but when it works it’s very helpful.
Useful plugin
by John Dorner·2 years ago
Nice plugin! Makes it easy to keep up with errors.
Download Trends
Today: 103Yesterday: 111This week: 617Period total: 61K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.5+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.7
95.8%
Other
4.3%
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Changelog
1.7.12
- Fixed a fatal error when trying to clear a log file that is not writable.
- Updated the Freemius SDK to version 2.12.2.
- Tested up to WP 6.8.3 and WP 6.9-alpha.
Contributors
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