Quentin Le Duff

<p>Updatronix logs every core, plugin, theme, and translation update that WordPress processes. It records version snapshots, trigger types, and technical details, and stores everything in your site’s database.</p>
<p>The plugin also provides auto-update controls that save directly to native WordPress options, email routing for built-in notification emails, and detection of <code>wp-config.php</code> constants that override update behavior. It does not replace the WordPress update engine, perform rollbacks, or connect to external services.</p>
<h4>Update logging</h4>
<ul>
<li>Record the name, slug, type, and status of every update.</li>
<li>Store version-before and version-after snapshots for each event.</li>
<li>See what triggered each update — a manual action, the automatic update system, or a file upload.</li>
<li>Review the technical process messages that WordPress generates during the upgrade.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Auto-update controls</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set core updates to apply all versions, minor releases only, or manual-only mode.</li>
<li>Toggle auto-updates for individual plugins and themes using the same options WordPress reads natively.</li>
<li>View <code>wp-config.php</code> constants (such as <code>WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE</code>) that override your settings, so you can spot configuration conflicts.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Email routing</h4>
<p>Updatronix filters the notification emails WordPress sends — it does not create a separate notification system.</p>
<ul>
<li>Redirect core update alerts, auto-update notices, and recovery mode emails to the recipients you choose.</li>
<li>Select which event types trigger a notification.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Failure tracking</h4>
<ul>
<li>View log entries even when an update fails due to a server timeout or fatal error.</li>
<li>Review error details that the shutdown handler captures for manual recovery.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Statement</h3>
<p>Updatronix does not collect, store, or transmit personal data to third parties. There are no external service dependencies or telemetry. All update logs stay in your site’s own WordPress database.</p>
<h3>Accessibility Statement</h3>
<p>Updatronix aims to be fully accessible to all of its users.</p>


Updatronix


This simple plugin solve my problem of having unwanted updates, both for plugins and for WordPress.And with the logs I can keep track of what is updated and when, this is quite important to clarify some workflow.I once used a similar plugin, but It was way heavy and was more "brute-force".


Lightweight and convenient


Great plugin to log updates! Update log interface is clear and easy to navigate, making my updates tracking way more convenient. Combined with the mail routing options, it's a nice setup to keep an eye on eventual issues with auto-updates. I would love a one-click option to access the update details though. 


Simple and clear updates logging

Log every WordPress update with version details, manage auto-updates through native settings, and route notification emails to chosen recipients.

graphicwebdesigninc

<p>GWD Connect is a comprehensive WordPress site management plugin built by <a href="https://www.graphicwebdesign.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Graphic Web Design, Inc.</a> It provides automatic backups, log monitoring, uptime tracking, automatic updates, and a powerful migration REST API — all from your WordPress admin.</p>
<p><strong>To activate the Backup, Log Monitoring, and Uptime dashboards, please <a href="https://gwd.app/support" rel="nofollow ugc">contact Graphic Web Design, Inc.</a> for API activation.</strong></p>
<h4>Full Backup Engine</h4>
<ul>
<li>Database backups via mysqldump with PDO fallback</li>
<li>Filesystem archiving via tar with PharData fallback</li>
<li>GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention policy — daily, weekly, monthly tiers</li>
<li>Real-time AJAX progress bar during backup</li>
<li>SHA-256 integrity verification for all backup archives</li>
<li>Large file and directory detection with customizable exclusions</li>
<li>Secure backup download from WordPress admin</li>
<li>WP Cron scheduled automatic backups</li>
<li>Optional sync with backup.gwd.app dashboard</li>
</ul>
<h4>Log Monitoring</h4>
<ul>
<li>Auto-discovers debug.log, PHP error log, and server error logs</li>
<li>Multi-format log parsing (WordPress, Apache, Nginx, syslog)</li>
<li>Pattern normalization and deduplication — groups similar errors</li>
<li>Hourly distribution analysis with visual bar chart</li>
<li>Severity classification: fatal, error, warning, notice</li>
<li>Smart file position tracking for efficient re-reads</li>
<li>Log file size alerts — configurable email notifications when logs exceed a threshold</li>
<li>Clear individual log files from admin</li>
<li>Optional sync with logs.gwd.app dashboard</li>
</ul>
<h4>Uptime Monitoring</h4>
<ul>
<li>Real-time uptime status and response time tracking</li>
<li>SSL certificate expiry monitoring</li>
<li>Incident history with start, end, and duration</li>
<li>24-hour response time chart with native Canvas rendering</li>
<li>30-day uptime percentage calculation</li>
<li>Email notifications on confirmed downtime and recovery</li>
<li>Optional sync with up.gwd.app dashboard</li>
</ul>
<h4>Auto Updates</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically updates WordPress core (minor and major versions)</li>
<li>Automatically updates plugins, themes, and translations</li>
<li>Email notifications when plugins are updated</li>
</ul>
<h4>Migration REST API (GWD Connector)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Swap the entire WordPress filesystem from a tar.gz or zip archive</li>
<li>Patch specific directories without wiping the rest (partial deployment)</li>
<li>Write individual files remotely</li>
<li>Swap the entire database from a SQL dump</li>
<li>Serialization-aware URL search-replace across all database tables</li>
<li>Scan and fix wp-config.php for hardcoded URLs</li>
<li>Full migration orchestration combining all steps</li>
</ul>
<p>All API endpoints require authentication via the X-GWD-Key header. Manage your API key from the GWD Connect settings page.</p>


GWD Connect

This plugin helps keep my website secure and everything updated.

Automatic security updates

Automatic backups, log monitoring with size alerts, uptime tracking, auto-updates, and a bulk migration REST API for WordPress.

Updatronix vs GWD Connect