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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

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

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

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

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.