Best syslog plugins for WordPress
The most popular syslog plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP fail2ban leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of WP Fail2Ban Redux (7K+) and Trunc Logging (200+). All 6 plugins tagged “syslog” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 syslog plugins
- 1.
WP fail2banThe most installed syslog plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 71 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
WP Fail2Ban Redux7K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 15 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Trunc Logging200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
Jeepers Peepers80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
NextCellent Simple History60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
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Bang System Logging10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 6 plugins tagged “syslog”
WP fail2ban
Down in the last 7 days:8#636by invisnet19 days ago
WP fail2ban uses fail2ban to protect your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.2(71)
- Downloads
- 862/day
WP Fail2Ban Redux
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,489by Brandon Allen1 year ago
Records various WordPress events to your server's system log for integration with Fail2Ban.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 44/day
Trunc Logging
Up in the last 7 days:29#12,695by Daniel Cid2 years ago
The Trunc Logging plugin gives you visibility to all the activity inside WordPress. Logins, logouts, failed logins, new posts, new plugins, etc.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 30/day
Jeepers Peepers
Up in the last 7 days:159#18,128by Blobfolio1 month ago
An extensible tool for recording WordPress events to a system log.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
NextCellent Simple History
Up in the last 7 days:105#19,317by niknetniko10 years ago
Add Simple History integration for NextCellent.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bang System Logging
#47,913by Marcus Downing13 years ago
Enable system logging for WordPress plugin and theme development.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day