Fatal Error Notify

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Li-An

   6mo ago

   Last version adds notifications for some EXIF problems. You cannot deactivate this if you don’t pay. Goodbye.

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2. ★★★★★ jogurtt

   1.4y ago

   PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function fatal_error_notify_test_error_function() in /wp-content/plugins/fatal-error-notify/includes/admin/class-admin.php:68

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3. ★★★★★ tufty

   1.5y ago

   Pretty much all great. Thank you. It’s really useful.

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4. ★★★★★ Miikka

   2.6y ago

   Nothing bad to say at least up until now. 😃

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5. ★★★★★ Dale Reardon

   3.0y ago

   This is an amazing plugin that will save you so much time. The Pro upgrade is also really worth it and the support from the developer is some of the best I have ever experienced. The plugin really helps you pinpoint and diagnose errors, often well before you would notice them visually on the frontend of the site. Getting the error stack trace from the plugin also really helps you get better support from other plugin devs when their plugin has an error on your site. Highly recommended. Dale.

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6. ★★★★★ Steve

   3.3y ago

   Shame on WordPress for notifying us of fatal errors but supplying no information. And HUGE KUDOS to the creators of this plugin who picked up the slack. This plugin will let you know WHERE the fatal error occurred, which is vital when troubleshooting. Why WordPress doesn’t do this is a mystery. WordPress just get less and less user-friendly. It’s plugins like this that help make WordPress better. HEY WORDPRESS – TAKE A LESSON FROM THIS PLUGIN. This is a HELPFUL plugin and it is USER-FRIENDLY. Unfortunately, all things that WordPress is slowly no longer being….

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7. ★★★★★ Kyle204

   3.6y ago

   Amazing tool when you don’t have access to backend logs to troubleshoot the issue. Great work!

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8. ★★★★★ Liew Cheon-Fong

   3.6y ago

   Simple and useful plugin for you who managing a WordPress site. Make troubleshooting so much easier! (no more enable/disable WP_Debug mode)

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.4 Tested for WordPress 6.9 Added – Memory reservation for better out-of-memory error handling Added – Settings link on the plugins page Added – Automatically deactivate the free version when Pro is activated Added – Object 1.5.4
2. — Version 1.5.3 Tested for WordPress 6.5.0 Added nonce further secure to admin test error action 1.5.3
3. — Version 1.5.2 Improved – Removed some uncommon error types Fixed test error endpoint being accessible by non-admins 1.5.2
4. — Version 1.5.1 Tested for WordPress 6.3.0 Improved – “mkdir” warnings will be ignored by default 1.5.1
5. — Version 1.5.0 Tested for WordPress 6.2.0 Added WP CLI endpoint for updating plugin settings 1.5.0
6. — Version 1.4.7 Fixed typo (misplaced parenthesis) checking WARNING level errors in v1.4.6 1.4.7

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

1. Medium · 4.3 Fatal Error Notify <= 1.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Test Error Email Sending ↗
   2024-01-30 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
2. Medium · 4.3 Fatal Error Notify <= 1.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Test Error Email Sending ↗
   2024-01-30 CVE-2023-7202 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-23 7K+ → 6K+ down after 91 days in tier
2. 2025-01-22 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-01-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 113 days in tier
4. 2024-09-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-09-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-09-28 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-09-27 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-09-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 22 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 Notify Slack 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
• Error Monitor & Notifier 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C
• WP Maximum Execution Time Exceeded 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP Output Log File 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Admin Debug Tools 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A

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Fatal Error Notify: 6K+ active installs, 4.8★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/fatal-error-notify