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Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

This plugin logs the activity of supported plugins to a file, making it easier to figure out why there’s a problem.
If you have been asked to install this plugin because of a support issue then installing this plugin is just like installing any other plugin. Once installed, go to Settings->WP Logger and enable logging. If you have a number of supported plugins enable the one you are interested in.
Developers who want to use this plugin to add logging to their own plugin should see the Developers section of this documentation.
Mark Jaquith’s <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/monitor-pages/" rel="ugc">Monitor Pages</a> plugin was used as a template for this plugin. Thanks Mark!
<h4>Developers</h4>
Other plugins can use this plugin to record important events which are then dumped to a log file. Plugins must add the event to a global array in the following way:
<pre><code>$GLOBALS[ 'wp_log' ][ 'name_of_plugin' ][] = 'Some important event';
</code></pre>
Plugins must also add themselves to a list of enabled plugins. This will make it easier for blog owners to filter out which plugin they want to debug on the settings page. Add and edit the following code so it is executed when the plugin is loaded.
<pre><code>$GLOBALS[ 'wp_log_plugins' ][] = 'name_of_plugin';
</code></pre>
A hypothetical example might be a plugin (let’s call it “Big A”) that uses the output buffer to change the letter “a” to “A”. The events recorded by this might include the following:
<pre><code>$GLOBALS[ 'wp_log' ][ 'big_a' ][] = 'Created output buffer';
$GLOBALS[ 'wp_log' ][ 'big_a' ][] = 'Output buffer callback';
$GLOBALS[ 'wp_log' ][ 'big_a' ][] = 'Replaced a with A in page';
</code></pre>
This plugin takes the “wp_log” array and dumps it to a file in the upload directory of the blog it’s activated on. The file is linked from the plugin settings page and can be deleted on that page too. The file is a simple text file and is not protected in any way so be careful if auth cookies are logged by a plugin.
A “log” function isn’t included but if you want to add one to your plugin check the constant WP_DEBUG_LOG is defined before adding to the log array. If your plugin doesn’t use a class make sure that you call the log function a unique name so it doesn’t conflict with other plugins.
<pre><code>function log( $message ) {
 if ( defined( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG' ) )
 $GLOBALS[ 'wp_log' ][ 'name_of_plugin' ][] = $message;
}
</code></pre>

WP Debug Logger

A plugin that makes it easy to log code activity to a file.

Jeff Starr

1 Plugin. 9 Widgets. Awesome Dashboard.
Add new widgets to your WordPress Dashboard. Streamline your workflow and optimize productivity.
Widgets
Dashboard Widgets Suite provides awesome widgets that you can add to your Dashboard with a click:
<ul>
<li>Control Panel – Control widgets directly from the Dashboard</li>
<li>User Notes – Add, edit, delete notes for any user role</li>
<li>Feed Box – Display and customize any RSS Feed</li>
<li>Social Box – Display social links from Twitter, Facebook, etc.</li>
<li>List Box – Display custom lists created via the Menu screen</li>
<li>Widget Box – Display any theme or WP widget (e.g., Search, Text)</li>
<li>System Info – Display basic or advanced system information</li>
<li>Debug Log – Display, customize, reset your WP debug log</li>
<li>PHP Error Log – Display, customize, reset your server error log</li>
</ul>
Each widget includes its own set of options for customizing display 🙂
The notes widget is super awesome, designed for serious note takers. You can choose from 3 note formats: Text, HTML, or Code. Check out <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-widgets-suite/#installation" rel="ugc">Installation</a> for more about the User Notes Widget.
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Features
Dashboard Widgets Suite provides a slick set of useful Dashboard widgets with some great features:
<ul>
<li>Includes 9 awesome Dashboard widgets</li>
<li>Easy to set up and customize options</li>
<li>Regularly updated and “future proof”</li>
<li>Secure, clean, error-free code</li>
<li>Built with the WordPress API</li>
<li>Lightweight, fast and flexible</li>
<li>Focused on performance, loads only enabled widgets</li>
<li>Enable/disable widgets via Dashboard or plugin settings</li>
<li>Option to restore 1-column display for the Dashboard</li>
<li>Shortcodes to display widgets on the frontend</li>
<li>Many options for customizing widget display</li>
<li>Works perfectly with or without Gutenberg</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-widgets-suite/screenshots/" rel="ugc">Check out the Screenshots</a> for more details!
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Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Dashboard Widgets Suite is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
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<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
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<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
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</ul>
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Dashboard Widgets Suite

Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System Info, Debug/Error Logs, and more!

WP Debug Logger vs Dashboard Widgets Suite