Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ ali2swat

   6mo ago

   Thank you so much

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ Curtis Fraser

   1.4y ago

   Sending emails by time is rather basic. It would probably be more useful to send send emails when ‘new’ items are recorded that are actionable items. PHP warnings from plugins are nothing too special.

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ 2Flow2

   1.6y ago

   Yep, pretty much does what it says. It’s a much more convenient way to quickly check on any errors that have arisen in the PHP without having to open up the file manually. However, it would nice if there was a way to manually point it to a different save location than the default for the PHP error log. I like to keep WP_DEBUG turned on all the time on my Production site with this plugin installed, and then I use .htaccess rules to keep anyone external from accessing the log. To suppress the WordPress default “Site Health Check” warning that comes up I add the following code into my child theme’s functions.php: // WordPress' default Health Check dashboard flags some things that are irrelevant to us.add_filter('site_status_tests', function (array $test_type) { unset($test_type['direct']['debug_enabled']); // Remove warning about logging errors to a potentially public file. We are using the .htaccess file to block external debug file access. return $test_type;}, 1, 1);

   Read on wp.org ↗
4. ★★★★★ Saleswonder Team: Tobias

   5.0y ago

   Thank you, very much for this plugin

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ papacoderrs

   5.4y ago

   Thank you

   Read on wp.org ↗
6. ★★★★★ Gary McLeod

   5.9y ago

   Saves Time! Awesome In My Minds Eye

   Read on wp.org ↗
7. ★★★★★ Noptin Newsletter Team

   6.3y ago

   This is a great plugin when you are debugging a website and you need to quickly check the error logs.

   Read on wp.org ↗
8. ★★★★★ andrew55

   7.7y ago

   Gets log files right in wp admin. Can delete them easily. Thanks for creating such a helpful plugin.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.8 Update : Added info about send email notifications 1.8
2. — Version 1.7 Bugfix : Vulnerability bugs fixed. Update : Plugin optimization compleated. Update : All functionality has been updated for WordPress 6.8.3. 1.7
3. — Version 1.6 Bugfix : Small bugs fixed. Update : Plugin optimization compleated. Update : All functionality has been updated for WordPress 6.7. 1.6
4. — Version 1.5 Bugfix : Small bugs fixed. Update : Plugin optimization compleated. Update : All functionality has been updated for WordPress 6.5.2. 1.5
5. — Version 1.4 Bugfix : wp_nonce error fixed. Update : Plugin optimization compleated. 1.4
6. — Version 1.3 Update : BWS panel section is updated. Update : All functionality has been updated for WordPress 6.4.2. Bugfix : Fixed Data Security Risk. NEW : Functionality for mitigating the vulnerability effectively has been added. 1.3

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.9 Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft <= 1.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read ↗
   2025-10-10 CVE-2025-9950 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 1.1.6 Patched in 1.1.7
2. Medium · 5.3 Error Log Viewer <= 1.1.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2024-02-20 CVE-2023-6821 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.2 Patched in 1.1.3
3. High · 8.8 Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft <= 1.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2021-12-29 CVE-2021-24761 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.1.1 Patched in 1.1.2
4. Medium · 5.5 Error Log Viewer <= 1.1.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
   2021-11-10 CVE-2021-24966 External Control of File Name or Path Affects <= 1.1.1 Patched in 1.1.2
5. Medium · 6.1 Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft < 1.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-17 CVE-2017-18562 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.0.6 Patched in 1.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Translated into 117 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 93 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-02-08 5K+ → 6K+ up after 360 days in tier
2. 2024-02-14 4K+ → 5K+ up after 73 days in tier
3. 2023-12-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2023-11-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-11-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-11-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2023-11-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 43 days in tier
8. 2023-10-12 4K+ → 5K+ up after 314 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).

• Error Log Viewer By WP Guru 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• Debug Log Manager Tool 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Debug 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
• Activity Logs, User Activity Tracking, Multisite Activity Log from Logtivity 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Debug Log Viewer 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• KolorWeb Log Manager: cleaver debugging management 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft: 6K+ active installs, 4.8★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/error-log-viewer