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FBTZ Error Log Viewer Lite

View your PHP/WordPress error log directly in wp-admin — parsed, searchable, and easy to clear or export.

by Francois Bultez · github.com/francoisbultez/fbtz-error-log-viewer-lite

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/francoisbultez/fbtz-error-log-viewer-lite/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Readme github.com/francoisbultez/fbtz-error-log-viewer-lite ↗

📝 Description

FBTZ Error Log Viewer Lite lets you view your WordPress/PHP error log directly inside the admin dashboard — safely, securely, and beautifully formatted.

No more digging through FTP files or SSH sessions — see logs instantly with filtering, search, grouping, and CSV export.

⚙️ Features

🔍 View & Search Logs directly in wp-admin.
🧠 Parsed Entries with timestamp, severity, file, and message.
📊 Grouping for identical issues with counts.
💾 Export CSV (parsed or grouped).
⚠️ Severity Highlighting: Error, Warning, Notice, Deprecated.
🧹 Clear Logs Safely with nonce + capability checks.
🌍 Translation Ready (/languages/error-log-viewer-lite.pot).
✅ PHPCS Compliant and Plugin Check clean.

🚀 Installation

Upload error-log-viewer-lite to /wp-content/plugins/.
Activate it in Plugins → Installed Plugins.
Open Tools → Error Logs in your WordPress admin.

🧠 Configuration (Optional)

You can set a custom log file path in wp-config.php:

define( 'ELVL_LOG_PATH', '/path/to/custom.log' );

Or use the filter:

add_filter( 'elvl_log_path', function( $path ) {
    return '/custom/path/error.log';
});

Make sure your site has debugging enabled:

define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );

🛡️ Security

Admin-only (manage_options capability).

All write actions nonce-protected.

Fully escaped HTML output.

No external connections.

💬 FAQ

Q: My log file is empty or missing. A: That’s normal if no PHP errors have been triggered yet. Enable WP_DEBUG_LOG or define a custom path.

Q: Can I export logs? A: Yes! You can export as raw or structured CSV directly from wp-admin.

Q: Is it safe on production? A: Yes. Viewing is read-only; clearing logs is restricted to admins and protected by nonces.

🌍 Translation

Text Domain: fbtz-error-log-viewer-lite

Domain Path: /languages

POT File: /languages/fbtz-error-log-viewer-lite.pot

Help translate on translate.wordpress.org.

🧑‍💻 Contributing

Pull requests and issues welcome on 👉 GitHub – francoisbultez/fbtz-error-log-viewer-lite

🗒️ Changelog

1.3.2 Added /languages folder for domain validation.

Preferred WP_Filesystem with safe PHP fallbacks.

Plugin Check + PHPCS compliant.

1.3.1 Removed deprecated load_plugin_textdomain().

Fixed syntax issue on PHP 8+.

1.3.0 First public version.