David Francisco

<p>Site Update Logger gives site owners and agencies full visibility into every update event happening across WordPress core, plugins, and themes. It records version changes, install/uninstall events, activations, deactivations, and theme switches while also capturing PHP errors that occur during updates. Logs are organized per month, downloadable, and annotated with custom notes so you can build an auditable change history that is easy to search and share.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Logs WordPress core updates with before/after versions</li>
<li>Tracks plugin and theme lifecycle events: install, update, activation, deactivation, and deletion</li>
<li>Captures theme switch activity and provides network scope for plugin actions</li>
<li>Stores logs in monthly files under the uploads folder: <code>wp-content/uploads/site-update-logger/logs/</code></li>
<li>Provides an admin screen with filters, downloads, and user notes</li>
<li>Includes bilingual English/Spanish interface strings with compiled MO files</li>
<li>Offers a settings page to control whether data is removed on uninstall</li>
<li>Protects actions with capability checks, nonces, and sanitized inputs</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why You’ll Love It</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Clear history:</strong> Know exactly what changed and when, even months later.</li>
<li><strong>Operational notes:</strong> Add commentary directly in the log for each deployment window.</li>
<li><strong>Safe uninstall:</strong> Choose to keep or remove log data when removing the plugin.</li>
<li><strong>Translation-ready:</strong> Ships with Spanish translations and an up-to-date POT file.</li>
</ul>


Site Update Logger

Track core/plugin/theme updates with bilingual logs, monthly archives, and admin UI. Spanish readme: readme-es.txt

wpsimpletools

<p>Shows default WP / PHP log file from admin interface, gives the possibility to erase it.<br />
Log viewer is accessible from WP ‘Tools’ menu.</p>


Basic Log Viewer

Does what it says

Useful plugin

Shows default WP / PHP log file from admin interface, gives the possibility to erase it. Only works if debug mode is active.

Site Update Logger vs Basic Log Viewer