Best error log plugins for WordPress
The most popular error log plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Debug Log Manager Tool (3K+) and Debug (2K+). All 53 plugins tagged “error log” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 error log plugins
- 1.
Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoftThe most installed error log plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 9 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Debug Log Manager Tool3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 22 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Debug2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Debug Log Viewer1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
- 5.
GLOBUS Debug Control60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Error Log Viewer By WP Guru50+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 8 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
Developer Debug Mode50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
KolorWeb Log Manager50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
Paul Bunyan50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.Custom Error Log
30+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.0.
All 53 plugins tagged “error log”

Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,963by bestwebsoft11 months ago
Get latest error log messages to diagnose website problems. Define and fix issues faster.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(9)
- Downloads
- 35/day

Debug Log Manager Tool
Down in the last 7 days:16#3,707by Lukman Hussain Nakib4 months ago
Read, search, and clear WordPress debug logs from wp-admin. Toggle WP_DEBUG and inspect errors without FTP.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(22)
- Downloads
- 40/day

Debug
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,687by SoniNow2 months ago
Debug your WordPress site by safely toggling the built-in debug flags and getting real-time email alerts when errors occur.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 30/day

Debug Log Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:38#5,787by Oleksandr Lysyi3 days ago
Effortlessly view, search, filter and manage your WordPress debug.log in the admin dashboard. Real-time monitoring and email alerts
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 30/day

GLOBUS Debug Control
Down in the last 7 days:31#19,456by Yevhen Leonidov6 months ago
WordPress debug toolkit: filter errors, toggle WP_DEBUG, view error logs, monitor cron, transients, HTTP requests, and more.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Error Log Viewer By WP Guru
Down in the last 7 days:318#20,284by WP Guru1 year ago
Error Log Viewer by WP Guru simplifies viewing and analyzing PHP error logs, making it easier to monitor and resolve errors quickly.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 5/day

Developer Debug Mode
Up in the last 7 days:132#20,430by Glimbyte9 months ago
Toggle WordPress debug mode instantly. No wp-config.php editing needed. Features auto-save, admin bar quick toggle, and debug log viewer.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

KolorWeb Log Manager
Up in the last 7 days:270#20,668by Vincenzo Casu4 months ago
Really one click enable/disable debugging, clear debug.log, search, sort, and filter errors. See new errors automatically without refreshing.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Paul Bunyan
Up in the last 7 days:1,078#20,804by teoleonard8 days ago
Find what slows your site. Records every request, PHP error, slow query and outside call, and names the plugin, file and line to fix first.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 20/day
Custom Error Log
Down in the last 7 days:610#23,308by Dan Bahrami12 years ago
A tool for logging and monitoring custom errors, making debugging complex PHP a breeze.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hagakure
Up in the last 7 days:59#23,701by Tarosky Inc.5 months ago
A WordPress plugin to clarify meaningless errors like "Allowed memory size of xxxxxxxx bytes exhausted".
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

MyFast Login Guard
Down in the last 7 days:275#25,146by myfastwebhosting1 month ago
MyFast Login Guard renames your login page, blocks brute-force attempts, and lets you inspect your full server environment — all from one lightweight …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Error Logs Emailer for WooCommerce
#25,540by Michal Slepko9 months ago
Sends the previous day's WooCommerce fatal error log to specified email(s) using Action Scheduler.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day

Quick debug.log Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:63#27,583by WPSani1 year ago
Easily view and manage your WordPress debug.log file directly from the admin area — no FTP access required.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LogIQ
Down in the last 7 days:869#30,693by akmelias7 months ago
Stop digging through raw log files. LogIQ gives WordPress developers a smart, searchable, and beautiful debug log viewer — right inside the admin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
0 Day Analytics
Down in the last 7 days:1,382#30,967by Golemiq1 month ago
All-in-one WordPress debug & operations toolkit: error log manager, PHP fatal tracker, cron & transient manager, mail logger, traffic analytic …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
PHP Error Log Viewer & AI (MCP), Debug Log, Fatal Error Alerts
Down in the last 7 days:1,543#34,290by zino1 day ago
One-tap fix for a crashed WordPress site — read your debug & error log, catch the fatal error behind the white screen, get instant Telegram alerts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 14/day
WP Security Log
Down in the last 7 days:772#34,548by Terry O'Brien (HoosierDragon)13 years ago
WP Security Log maintains a log of attempts to break security through 404 error page requests and failed login attempts and provides a convenient mean …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
dbug
Up in the last 7 days:5,226#35,232by postpostmodern8 years ago
Simple error debugging and logging functions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Javascript Error log
Down in the last 7 days:1,810#37,906by shawfactor5 years ago
Log Javascript errors from your browser to your wordpress error log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easy Error Log
#47,984by Sabbir Sam9 months ago
Effortlessly track and manage WordPress debug.log on your WordPress site. Streamline the debugging process with Easy Error Log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

Faultline
Up in the last 7 days:10,467#51,840by Daniel Chase2 days ago
See which plugin caused each PHP error, open the exact line of code, get alerted to fatal errors, and keep routine notices out of debug.log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

LogWatch
#52,643by Pixel Solutions7 months ago
Monitor and analyze PHP error logs directly from your WordPress admin panel with smart grouping, filtering, and export capabilities.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ZeroFatal
Down in the last 7 days:2,379#55,071by Sajeeb1 month ago
Catches PHP fatal errors on your site, tells you exactly which plugin or theme caused them, and emails you immediately.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Preventionlabs
Up in the last 7 days:15,517#55,470by preventionlabs7 days ago
Get an email when your site crashes: which plugin or theme was involved, what went wrong, and how to fix it. Plus a full check of your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day

WPFalcons String Finder & Debug Toolkit
Up in the last 7 days:10,451#56,727by wpfalcons5 months ago
Centralized WordPress debugging, string finding, and code optimization. Track errors, search files, and audit plugin code quality from a clean UI.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Developer Tool
Up in the last 7 days:12,015#57,131by Navanath Bhosale7 years ago
Developer Tool for WP Errors
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Logtern
Up in the last 7 days:7,707#57,192by sonu87553 months ago
View, search, filter, and manage the WordPress debug.log file directly from your dashboard — no FTP or file manager required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Debug Suite
Down in the last 7 days:7,447#57,384by Md Kamruzzaman21 days ago
Debug WordPress from the admin bar: a live PHP console, a searchable debug log viewer, email logging and generated REST API docs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WebCrew Site Detective
Up in the last 7 days:5,126#57,499by webcrewcz1 month ago
Find what changed before your WordPress site broke. A free activity timeline, detective scan, diagnostics, alerts, privacy tools and exports.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WPHI Diagnostic Suite Lite
Up in the last 7 days:3,430#57,729by bsha1001 month ago
Find what's breaking or slowing your site: grouped PHP errors, a change timeline, database, cron, plugin, mail and hosting checks. Read-only.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TLloancy Stack Trace
Up in the last 7 days:1,166#57,743by Thomas Lloancy27 days ago
Logs fatal errors, memory crashes, and exceptions swallowed by other plugins, with SQL, memory, file/line, and the plugin involved.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Keepwatch
Up in the last 7 days:1,536#58,793by wpxlab17 days ago
Local site health, update and error monitoring for WordPress. Optional WooCommerce checks switch on when a store is detected.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Debug Log Router
Down in the last 7 days:1,374#60,071by emberfox21 days ago
Splits the WordPress debug log into seven files by request type and shows the logs right in the admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

MSBD Logs
Down in the last 7 days:8,496#60,189by Shah Alom6 months ago
Simple logging helper for plugin and theme developers with an admin UI to view and manage log files.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Conflict Radar
#60,452by forgeo.dev3 months ago
Know exactly which plugin update broke your site. Conflict Radar tracks every update, reads your PHP error log, and scores your site's health.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RuntimeGuard
#62,455by Neeraj Kumar6 months ago
Detect hidden errors in your WordPress site with real-time monitoring, logging, and alerts for runtime issues.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ErrorWatcher
Down in the last 7 days:12,406#62,472by IT Path Solutions1 month ago
Real-time PHP error, warning, notice, and deprecation monitor with a dedicated admin dashboard, smart deduplication, and automated email digests.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

Remote Logs
Down in the last 7 days:6,122#62,613by Fernando Filho1 year ago
Monitor your site logs in real time, from anywhere. Access via secure URL, with password protection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Trio Site Recovery
#62,833by triosis3 months ago
Recover your broken WordPress site safely from the WordPress dashboard—no FTP, cPanel, SSH, or database access required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Anonindo Conflict Detector
#63,086by Akshay Vasoya6 months ago
Detect likely plugin conflicts, review logged PHP fatal errors, and follow a safer manual troubleshooting workflow inside WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Faultwright
Up in the last 7 days:2,632#63,166by Emtiaz Zahid1 day ago
Every PHP error, JavaScript error, failed cron job, failed email and failed update on one screen, explained in plain English, with what changed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DebugZen
Up in the last 7 days:5,642#63,835by Parag Das2 months ago
Debug WordPress safely without FTP. Manage wp-config.php debug constants and inspect, filter, or clear logs directly from your dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Erriscope
Down in the last 7 days:9,233#67,572by TinySharp3 months ago
Monitor WordPress PHP and fatal errors as grouped incidents, with recovery tracking and WooCommerce checkout and payment signals.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WPG Site Doctor
Up in the last 7 days:5,376#67,940by Rakesh Raja2 months ago
Plain-English site health: score, checks, safe maintenance, error insights, sanitized reports, and developer help.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ChangeTrace
#68,066by ChangeTrace3 days ago
Get alerted when WooCommerce or EDD sales drop or checkout breaks, and see which plugin update or setting change most likely caused it.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day

W3NetLab Debug Log Console
#68,598by W3netLab Innovations3 months ago
Run time-limited debug sessions, keep errors hidden from visitors, and inspect complete log entries safely.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RP Debug Log Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:17,902#69,391by Rahul Prajapati3 months ago
Create custom debug logs, run validated PHP snippets, capture rich error context, and fix WordPress bugs fast — from your admin dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mega Debug Fixer
Down in the last 7 days:290#69,688by MegaWix Technologies21 days ago
Diagnose performance bottlenecks, clean database junk, convert WebP images, and recover from crashes with automated fixes for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Starline Conflict Inspector
Down in the last 7 days:6,707#70,294by starlinewebsolu2 months ago
Analyze plugin conflicts, PHP errors, JS issues, and performance bottlenecks with AI diagnostics and session-scoped diagnostic mode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day