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WP Log Action

Add error or debug logging in your code and leave it there. Logs will only be recorded with this plugin, otherwise will be ignored.

By webheadcoder·Log·Free
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 11 months ago
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As of April 2026, WP Log Action is a WordPress log plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Top alternative: Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing….

5/51 reviews
40active installs
4.6K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

This plugin uses hooks in the opposite way most plugins do. You add do_action where you want to do some logging and this plugin will save it to the database only when active.

Log Activity

This plugin now logs plugin activity (when activated, deactivated, deleted, updated, installed), when wordpress is updated, and when functions are used wrong or deprecated.

Example:

do_action( 'wp_log_info', 'So far ok', 'Details of what is ok.' );
if ( $something_bad_happened ) {
    do_action( 'wp_log_error', 'This Happened!', 'Details of what happened.' );
    ...
}

See Tools->Logs to view, delete, and export the logs on the admin side. Only users with the manage_options capability will have access.

This plugin automatically logs deprecated and doing_it_wrong errors. The rest is what you add to…

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
5 ★
1
4 ★
0
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0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress5.3+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.54

Fixed cron job not running.
Updated delete function.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

webheadcoderwebheadcoder
Plugin Info
Version
0.54
Last Updated
May 6, 2025
WP Requires
5.3+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
40
Downloads
4.6K+
Added
Oct 4, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

logdebugwarningactivitydeveloper tool

Developer

W
webheadcoder
6 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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