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by Janis Elsts 4.3 (48 reviews)

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.

Error Log Monitor ranks #1,274 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #64 of 1,531 in the Performance category, a 4.3/5 rating from 48 reviews, and was last updated Oct 1, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.1)
v1.7.12 Current Version v1.7.12
Updated 11 months ago Last Update on 01 Oct, 2025
Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#64 of 1,531 in Performance Top 5% by installs Downloads -21.1% this week
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#1,274
-1 this week
Active Installs
20K+
-20.1%
KW Avg Position
33.5
0.3 better
Downloads
632.3K
+14 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
86%
Review 4.3 out of 5
4.3 (48 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 49.4%
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Reviews & Ratings

4.3
48 reviews
Overall 86%
5
37 (77%)
4
1 (2%)
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4 (8%)
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5 (10%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

7 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

  1. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.7.1

    CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.7.1

  2. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.7.7

    CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.7.7

  3. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.7.1

    CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.7.1

  4. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.7.1

    Fixed in v1.7.1

  5. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.7.1

    Fixed in v1.7.1

  6. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.6.5

    Fixed in v1.6.5

  7. Error Log Monitor [error-log-monitor] < 1.6.5

    Fixed in v1.6.5

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want visibility into PHP errors without leaving the dashboard. It solves the problem of having to manually check server error log files by surfacing recent log entries in a Dashboard widget and optionally emailing error notifications.

  • Dashboard widget for error log
  • Automatically detects error log location
  • Configurable number of log entries
  • Email notifications for logged errors
  • Configurable email address and frequency
  • Clear the log file
  • Admin-only widget visibility
  • Optimized for large log files

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Error Log Monitor

Error Log Monitor has 20,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Error Log Monitor holds a 4.3 out of 5 star rating based on 48 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Error Log Monitor is developed by Janis Elsts and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Error Log Monitor requires WordPress 4.5 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 6.8 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Error Log Monitor has been downloaded 632,308+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Error Log Monitor is 1.7.12. It was last updated on October 1, 2025.
Yes. Error Log Monitor is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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