Title: WP Log Action Author: webheadcoder Published: October 4, 2016 Last modified: May 6, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-log-action.svg) # WP Log Action By [webheadcoder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webheadllc/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-log-action.0.54.zip) * [Details](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-log-action/#description) * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-log-action/#reviews) * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-log-action/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/) ## Description This plugin uses hooks in the opposite way most plugins do. You add `do_action` where you want to do some logging and this plugin will save it to the database only when active. #### Log Activity This plugin now logs plugin activity (when activated, deactivated, deleted, updated, installed), when wordpress is updated, and when functions are used wrong or deprecated. Example: ``` do_action( 'wp_log_info', 'So far ok', 'Details of what is ok.' ); if ( $something_bad_happened ) { do_action( 'wp_log_error', 'This Happened!', 'Details of what happened.' ); ... } ``` See Tools->Logs to view, delete, and export the logs on the admin side. Only users with the manage_options capability will have access. This plugin automatically logs deprecated and doing_it_wrong errors. The rest is what you add to your code. You can log what functions will be run for a specific action or filter. For example if you want to see what runs in the ‘init’ hook: ``` function check_init_hook() { do_action( 'wp_log_debug_hook', 'init' ); } add_filter( 'init', 'check_init_hook', 0 ); ``` The following are the different levels of logging to add to your code. You can use any level how you see fit, the descriptions of each level are just guidelines. #### Emergency System is unusable do_action( ‘wp_log_emergency’, $label, $message ); #### Alert Action must be taken immediately. do_action( ‘wp_log_alert’, $label, $message ); #### Critical Critical conditions. do_action( ‘wp_log_critical’, $label, $message ); #### Error Runtime errors that do not require immediate action but should typically be logged and monitored. do_action( ‘wp_log_error’, $label, $message ); #### Warning Exceptional occurrences that are not errors. do_action( ‘wp_log_warning’, $label, $message ); #### Notice Normal but significant events. do_action( ‘wp_log_notice’, $label, $message ); #### Info Interesting events. do_action( ‘wp_log_info’, $label, $message ); #### Debug Detailed debug information. do_action( ‘wp_log_debug’, $label, $message ); ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3bc838609d594e5354565af940cac3f81f267b0d8e6f3d3498660e4aff8717a3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/greta-plugin-5/)󠁿 [mungle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mungle/) October 17, 2016 Simple, easy and powerful! Love it! [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Log Action” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ webheadcoder ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webheadllc/) [Translate “WP Log Action” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-log-action) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-log-action/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-log-action/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-log-action/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-log-action/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.54 Fixed cron job not running. Updated delete function. #### 0.53 Security enhancements. #### 0.51 Fixed timezone error. Fixed PHP warnings. #### 0.50 Added automatic deleting of logs based on options. By default, logs will be deleted 12 months after its created. Existing users need to re-save their settings or reactivate the plugin. #### 0.40 Added logging when plugin and core are updated. #### 0.34 Fixed silly microsoft bug by making the ID column name lower case in export. Thanks to @clratliff for letting me know! #### 0.33 Fixed exporting of logs. #### 0.32 Updated delete to use POST instead of GET. Fixed pages displaying all rows instead of just 25 rows. #### 0.31 Fixed search losing parameters when going to the next page on view log screen. #### 0.3 Added Export Results option in Bulk Actions. #### 0.22 Fix option name not defined. #### 0.21 Fix css and js not loading. Add options page. #### 0.2 Change default order of table to descending. Print arrays so it’s readable even though it’s ugly. Update readme. #### 0.1 Initial release. ## Meta * Version **0.54** * Last updated **11 months ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-log-action/) * Tags * [activity](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/activity/)[debug](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debug/) [developer tool](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/developer-tool/)[log](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/log/) [warning](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/warning/) * [Advanced View](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-log-action/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-log-action/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ webheadcoder ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webheadllc/) ## Support Got something to say? 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