SULly
System Update Logger - Record system updates including plugins, themes and core updates.
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SULly shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.5 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where SULly stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin updates log | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About SULly
From the official readme · v4.4Description
With WordPress 3.7, updates happen automatically for you, however there is only an e-mail notifications sent. WordPress has a robust administration interface so SULly records all system updates (either automatic or manually done through the admin interface) in to a table and presents the last 10 updates to you in a dashboard widget.
Also note that this plugin can only display logs for items installed after SULly itself is installed.
This code is released under the GPL v2, see license.txt for details.
Roadmap
- None at this time!
Installation
- Extract the archive file into your plugins directory in the SULly folder.
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin options.
- Login to WordPress and add the widget to your dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
Why doesn’t SULly show me update from before I installed it?
WordPress doesn’t record this information anywhere so SULly hooks in to the download and update hooks in WordPress to keep track of these changes, but that means it has to be installed before it can record the updates.
I updated a plugin and the change log in SULly is blank but does have a readme.txt and a change log is there, what’s wrong?
As much as there is a standard for change logs in WordPress’s readme standard, it is open to interpretation by plugin authors. The code in SULly should catch most change logs but if you find one that doesn’t, go to the support forum (https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sully) for SULly on WordPress.org and post a link to the plugin and I’ll see what I can do to update the code to catch the change log.
The manual and system change log entries have a date that’s different from when I made the change, why?
The manual and system change types are only captured the next time someone loads the admin interface, so they may have different time’s on them than you expect.
Changelog
Old changelog entries may not display special characters correctly.
4.4
- Release date: June 1, 2024
- Update regex’s to better parse changelogs
- Remove duplicate blank lines from changelogs
- Support readme files that have mixed case
- Make the truncated log message link back to the plugin page on wp.org
4.3.1
- Release date: May 21, 2024
- No changes other than fixing release version in plugin file.
4.3
- Release date: May 21, 2024
- Added nonce checking for form submissions.
- Added data sanatization.
- Fixed missing translations.
- Fixed miscellaneous unset variable warnings.
4.2.1
- Release date: August 17, 2020
- Fixed warnings with PHP 7.4.
4.2
- Release date: September 1, 2016
- Fixed translation updates being identified as unknown.
- Fixed plugin and theme translation updates being identified as core updates.
4.1
- Release date: October 2, 2015
- Added translation domain.
- Added plugin name to the front of the change log e-mail title.
- Fixed blank upgrade e-mail when it’s SULly being upgraded.
- Fixed github-updater entries not being processed after upgrades are complete.
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FAQ
SULly: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is SULly free?
Yes. SULly is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is SULly safe to use in 2026?
SULly shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use SULly?
SULly is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,595 times since it launched in November 2013. It was downloaded 94 times in the last 30 days.
Does SULly work with WordPress 7.1?
SULly is officially tested up to WordPress 6.5.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was SULly last updated?
The latest version, 4.4, was released on June 1, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes SULly?
SULly is developed and maintained by Greg Ross.
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