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Simple Log Viewer

by Pedro Avelar · Admin & Utilities

A simple plugin to log errors in real time in a metabox in the admin panel, too integrated with WP-CLI

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
67 Health · C
Maintenance 56/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

67 health vs 57 average across 1,497 Admin & Utilities plugins

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.

75 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 63/100
WP compatibility 88/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-04-26 · 812 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-23% vs prior 30d
Apr 24
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

27

now · peak 148

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

Simple Log Viewer · #31154 Error Log Monitor · #1271 Debug · #4658 DecaLog · #5407

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
10–20 ≈19

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

Install history · since 2024-04-25 · 806 observations

Details

Version
1.0.4
Last updated
1.1y ago
Added
2024-04-23 · 2 yrs on WP
Requires WP
5.4
Tested up to
6.6.5
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-03-26 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
  2. 2025-03-22 10+ → 20+ up after 5 days in band
  3. 2025-03-17 20+ → 10+ down after 18 days in band
  4. 2025-02-27 10+ → 20+ up after 19 days in band
  5. 2025-02-08 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in band
  6. 2025-02-02 10+ → 20+ up after 203 days in band
  7. 2024-07-14 — → 10+ up

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Simple Log Viewer: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-log-viewer