Error Log Overview - Displays a summary of recent errors logged.
WP Control is a powerful plugin designed for WordPress sites with extensive error logs. It allows administrators to:
– Read and analyze error logs even if the error log is gigabytes of size. (Only up to last 100 records are shown) Filtering by type is supported. The limitation is necessary for two reasons – first if there are more errors they are either not relevant or repeating ones, and second – that way your server will continue operate without any interruptions even if your log is few gigs of data.
– Enable or disable error logging directly from the WordPress dashboard.
– Manage large log files without performance degradation.
– Cron manager at the tip of your fingers (edit / delete / run).
– Transient manager – all (stored in the DB) transients (edit / delete).
– Requests manager – all requests which your WP install is making (edit / delete).
– Mail logger – all mails which your WP sends are recorder and accessible from here (edit / delete).
– SQL tables manager – From here you can see and delete records from all the tables currently present in the Database.
– Environment type – There is the notification in the admin bar which tells you what is the selected type of the current environment you are on (can change it (the env type) from the settings or completely disable it)
– Plugin version switcher – Now you can change the plugin version directly from the admin Plugins page of your WordPress. Shows the path where main plugin file is located.
– Easily see where exactly error is thrown (where detected)
Important: Description below does not apply for multisites, as this feature is not implemented by the WordPress core team for multisites!
Recovery Mode link in the notification channels (if set) is added along with the fatal error. Wp core not always kicks in on fatality errors and this makes sure that you still have access to your website.
How this feature works:
If fatal error is detected from the plugin, it sends notifications to Slack or Telegram channels (if set), and provides recovery link along with the error message. When used, that link allows admin to login and suppresses all the plugins and active theme (except the WP Control plugin). You can observe the error log using the plugin screen and see where, when and what caused the error and take measures. You can completely disable the errored plugin or theme, switch to another version or just fix the error (if possible). Once done – just exit recovery mode and everything should continue working normally.
Note: Every time fatal is thrown, for security reasons new link is generated, every single one of them should work, but on busy sites that could lead to 10s of generated links.
This plugin is ideal for developers and administrators who need robust tools for troubleshooting and maintenance.
You can completely disable individual modules (if you are not using them) or enable them only when needed.
You can see it in action here or use the “Live Preview” button on the WordPress plugin page.
Key Features:
– Handles gigabyte-sized error logs seamlessly.
– Option to enable or disable logging via the admin interface.
– Optimized for high-performance even with large log files.
– Provides insights into logged errors for efficient troubleshooting.
– Built-in fully functional Cron manager.
– Built-in fully functional Transients manager.
– Built-in Table manager.
– Built-in Requests viewer.
– Built-in Mail logger.
– Built-in badge that shows you current environment type.
– Option to randomize the name of the error log file (security).
– Easily plugin version switch (the ones from official WP marketplace).
– Built-in dark mode.
Technical specification…
- Designed for both single and multi-site installations
- PHP8 fully compatible
