Error Log Monitor
by Janis Elsts · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 330.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a Dashboard widget that displays the latest messages from your PHP error log. It can also send logged errors to email.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “dashboard widget” and “php” for “errors”, “monitor” and “log”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “errors” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dashboard widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “monitor” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “php” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “log” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 664.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 21 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 48 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| error reporting your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| error log | #1 | #1 | up 5 |
| error | #1 | #1 | up 6 |
| php error log | #1 | #1 | up 6 |
| log monitor | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| error monitor | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| errors log | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| error messages | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| errors | #6 | #9 | up 13 |
| monitor | #8 | #11 | up 15 |
| php errors | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| page error | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| log | #11 | #15 | 0 |
| send log | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| widget log | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| error page | #5 | #7 | up 17 |
| administration your tag | #16 | #17 | down 1 |
| custom error | #8 | #12 | down 1 |
| site monitor | #9 | #12 | up 1 |
| admin log | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dashboard widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
77 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 46 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
- Swap “admin”, “dashboard widget” and “php” for “errors”, “monitor” and “log”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “errors” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dashboard widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “monitor” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “php” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “log” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “administration”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 17.6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
21d ago
latest release · v1.7.13 · 12 Oct 2026
50
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 23 May 2017
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 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. 1.7.12
- — Version 1.7.11 Fixed potential PHP deprecation warnings like “Creation of dynamic property ClassName::$file is deprecated in …/AdminPage.php”. While this plugin doesn’t trigger warnings like that on its own, it could cause them indirec 1.7.11
- — Version 1.7.10 Fix likely crash due to some Freemius SDK files being missing. 1.7.10
- — Version 1.7.9 Made the “Stack Trace” section collapsible. By default, it will always be expanded if available. You can change that in the widget configuration, in the new “Context” section. The plugin will also remember the state of r 1.7.9
- — Version 1.7.8 Added a “Download Log” button. It downloads the PHP error log as a ZIP file. The button will only appear if the log is not empty and the server meets a number of additional requirements (PHP 8.1+, 64-bit PHP version, zli 1.7.8
- — Version 1.7.7 Updated the Freemius SDK to the latest version. Tested with WP 6.3-beta. 1.7.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.13). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 1.6 - 1.7.6 Patched in 1.7.7
- 2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.6.5 Patched in 1.6.5
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 12 languages, 3 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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 "Adds a Dashboard widget that displays the latest messages from your PHP error log. It can also send logged..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,372 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "administration", "error reporting" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-03-07 10K+ → 20K+ up after 237 days in tier
- 2021-07-13 20K+ → 10K+ down after 314 days in tier
- 2020-09-02 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1198 days in tier
- 2017-05-23 6K+ → 10K+ up after 477 days in tier
- 2016-02-01 5K+ → 6K+ up after 165 days in tier
- 2015-08-20 4K+ → 5K+ up
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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WP-Memory-Usage 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Automatic Domain Changer 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP PHP Version Display 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Relative URL 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- U Users by Date Registered 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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