Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft

73 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

Installs sit at around 6,000 active sites, which is a healthy niche audience but nowhere near the top of the debug plugin tier, so the popularity score stays moderate.

Update Freshness

20/25

The plugin was updated on 2025-12-03 and is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, signalling that BestWebSoft is actively keeping pace with core releases.

User Rating

14/15

A 96/100 average from 9 ratings is encouraging but the sample size is tiny, so treat the score as a hint rather than a consensus.

Support Health

8/15

There is exactly 1 resolved support thread out of 1 total, a 100% resolution rate, but a single ticket tells you very little about long-term support responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested on WordPress 6.9.4 with a minimum requirement of 6.2, and it carries a perfect compatibility score on the checklist, with no PHP version constraint declared.

Scores higher than 32% of indexed plugins

About

Get latest error log messages to diagnose website problems. Define and fix issues faster.

Active Installs 6k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2025-12-03 11:15am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.2+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 4 Medium

Most recent: October 10, 2025

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Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft <= 1.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read Medium

October 10, 2025 Patched in ["1.1.7"] CVE-2025-9950

Error Log Viewer <= 1.1.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure Medium

February 20, 2024 Patched in ["1.1.3"] CVE-2023-6821

Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft <= 1.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery High

December 29, 2021 Patched in ["1.1.2"] CVE-2021-24761

Error Log Viewer <= 1.1.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion Medium

November 10, 2021 Patched in ["1.1.2"] CVE-2021-24966

Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft < 1.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

April 17, 2017 Patched in ["1.0.6"] CVE-2017-18562

What It Does

Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft surfaces PHP error log entries directly inside the WordPress dashboard, letting administrators see warnings, notices, and fatal errors without opening an FTP client or SSH session. It is a read-and-diagnose utility for tracking down what just broke on a site. It does not replace a full logging or monitoring solution but covers the common case of checking wp-content/debug.log after something misbehaves.

Who It's For

This plugin fits site owners and small business operators who do not have command-line access to their hosting account and need a quick, password-free way to read the WordPress debug log. It is also useful for support teams diagnosing client sites on shared hosting where cPanel access may be limited. Developers running local stacks with full shell access will not get much out of it.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone with reliable SSH or cPanel access to wp-content/debug.log can read the same file without an extra plugin. Sites already running a full monitoring tool like Logtivity or a managed observability service should avoid stacking another debug viewer.

The Bottom Line

At a quality score of 76.84/100 and a perfect maintenance track record, Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft is a solid, dependable utility for its narrow purpose. The rating is held back by a very small install base and an almost nonexistent support history, not by any obvious code-quality problem. It is a safe add for the target user, not an essential one for everyone.

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