Title: Custom Logs
Author: Byron Jacobs
Published: <strong>May 7, 2025</strong>
Last modified: May 27, 2025

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# Custom Logs

 By [Byron Jacobs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heavyweightdigital/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-logs.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-logs/#installation)
 * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-logs/#developers)

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## Description

Custom Logs is a powerful and user-friendly plugin designed to help WordPress developers
and administrators manage debug logs efficiently. With a modern interface, it offers
complete control over custom and WP_DEBUG logs, including custom directories, log
levels, and real-time AJAX filtering.

### Key Features

 * **Custom Log Management**: Define custom log file names and directories within
   the uploads folder.
 * **WP_DEBUG Integration**: Capture and redirect WP_DEBUG logs to a custom file.
 * **Log Levels**: Filter logs by severity (None, All, Errors, Warnings, Notices).
 * **AJAX-Powered Log Viewer**: Dynamically filter log entries by file and type 
   without page reloads.
 * **Backup and Clear Logs**: Easily back up or clear logs with a single click.
 * **Download Logs**: Download custom or WP_DEBUG logs directly from the admin panel.
 * **Sleek UI**: A modern, responsive design with uniform input heights for a polished
   experience.

This is the initial release (v1.0), providing a robust foundation for log management
with advanced features like AJAX filtering built-in from the start.

### Usage

 1. **Enable Logging**: Turn on custom logging and set a log level under “Custom Logging”.
 2. **Set Log Files**: Specify custom log file names and directories under “General”
    and “WP Debug Logging”.
 3. **View Logs**: Use the Log Viewer to select a log file and filter by type (e.g.,
    Errors, Info) with real-time AJAX updates.
 4. **Manage Logs**: Test, clear, back up, or delete logs from the “Management” section.
 5. **Download Logs**: Use the “Downloads” section to save logs locally.

To log custom messages, use the `custom_logs()` function in your code:
 `php customdebug_log(“
This is a test message”, “info”);

## Installation

 1. Upload the `custom-debug-logs` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to the ‘Custom Logs’ menu in the WordPress admin dashboard to configure
    settings.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Custom Logs” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Byron Jacobs ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heavyweightdigital/)

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## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **11 months ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-logs/)
 * Tags
 * [Admin Tools](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-tools/)[debug](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debug/)
   [logging](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/logging/)[logs](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/logs/)
   [wordpress debug](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordpress-debug/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-logs/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Byron Jacobs ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heavyweightdigital/)

## Support

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