Logbook
Once you have installed and activated it, you can check the following activities.
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Logbook shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Logbook stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Event | >100 |
| log | >100 |
| security | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
About Logbook
From the official readme · v1.1.0Description
Once you have installed and activated it, you can check the following activities.
Features
- Super lightweight and it doesn’t affect site’s performances.
- It has passed over 100 patterns unit test, you can use it with confidence in the enterprise.
- Extensible event saving logs, so you can develop own add-ons for collecting it.
- Saving logs the following activities on WordPress
- Publish, update or delete published posts.
- Activate or deactivate plugins or themes.
- Updating WordPress core, plugins, language files.
- Users login action
- Login and posting via XML-RPC
- PHP errors (On the debug mode, it also save Warning and Notice)
- WP-CLI command ready.
Detail of saving logs
- WordPress
- Core updates
- Plugin/Theme updates
- Language updates
- Post/Page/Attachment
- Created
- Updated
- Deleted
- Plugin
- Activated
- Deactivated
- Theme
- Switched
- User
- Logged in
- XML-RPC
- Authenticated
- Created
- Updated
- Deleted
- PHP
- Errors
- Warnings (WP_DEBUG only)
- Notices (WP_DEBUG only)
WP-CLI
Get a list of logs.
$ wp log list --posts_per_page=5
Get a list of specific level of logs.
$ wp list --level=error --posts_per_page=5
Issues
Installation
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
You can see all changelog on GitHub.
https://github.com/tarosky/logbook/releases
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
Logbook: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Logbook free?
Yes. Logbook is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Logbook safe to use in 2026?
Logbook shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Logbook?
Logbook is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 49,722 times since it launched in November 2017. It was downloaded 209 times in the last 30 days.
Does Logbook work with WordPress 7.1?
Logbook is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Logbook need?
Logbook requires PHP 5.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Logbook last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.0, was released on March 8, 2018 (9 years ago).
Who makes Logbook?
Logbook is developed and maintained by Takayuki Miyauchi.
What are the best alternatives to Logbook?
The most popular alternatives to Logbook are The Events Calendar (600K+ installs), Timetable and Event Schedul… (30K+ installs) and WP Events Manager (30K+ installs).
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