DecaLog
by Pierre Lannoy · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 15.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Capture and log events, metrics and traces on your site. Make WordPress observable - finally!
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “error reporting”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 55.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| tracing your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| decalog | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| error reporting your tag | #13 | #22 | down 4 |
| logging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| logs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitoring your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “error reporting”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “logging”, “logs” and “monitoring” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “decalog”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v4.7.1 · 18 Aug 2026
74
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sgpro2.3y ago
this plugin can be downloaded and installed, but not activated.You can attempt activation in both wp cli and in the plugins dashboard, but it still remains deactivated, and there are no messages or logs indicating the reason why it doesn’t activate. This topic was modified 2 years ago by sgpro.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rick Hoekman4.2y ago
Very nice to be able to push certain events to New Relic logs. I can even see Wordfence alerts and user logins coming in which is awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janthiel5.2y ago
Just came across the Perfops One Suite by chance and I have to say: Amazing! Well coded, well maintained and an amazing feature set. I wouldn’t run any of our projects without it anymore. We use it with Datadog as Logger and I am really impressed by acually every aspect. The Decalog SDK is a real gamechanger for plugin / theme development on your own platform when using Decalog. Thank you very much Pierre. This is one of the examples why WordPress and OpenSource rock 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sébastien Gastard6.0y ago
The debug log file was empty, and yet an error 500. I just install this plugin and he catches every call just before the crash, really simple to use, and very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mdgary6.1y ago
Very quick and effective plugin. Works great with custom SIEM integrations and forwarding services of all kinds. Highly recommend this, it’s been invaluable to us.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jimmy197426.7y ago
A pure beauty. I know what’s going on my site every moment.Merci beaucoup, Pierre!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TenyHarko7.0y ago
Clear, efficient and fully customizable plugin. Will certainly install it on all my new WP projects on dev/debug and prod site state.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laurent Naudier7.1y ago
As usual with Pierre’s plugins, the plugin is simple but powerful and does what it claims to do. As a website maintainer I clearly see the use of this plugin. This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Laurent Naudier.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.7.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-03-26 CVE-2024-30245 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.9.0 Patched in 3.9.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 4 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Capture and log events, metrics and traces on your site. Make WordPress observable - finally!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,028 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "error reporting" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 244 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 347 days in tier
- 2024-03-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 361 days in tier
- 2023-01-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 800+ → 900+ up after 63 days in tier
- 2022-10-18 700+ → 800+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 700+ up after 198 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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BugSnag Error Monitoring plugin 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Application Insights 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Ambiscale Activity Manager 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
GEO Metrics AI Traffic Monitor 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Kovalenko Admin Change Audit 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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