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justinholtweb/craft-freelog
===========================

View, search, filter, and download server logs from the Craft CMS control panel.

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Since Apr 3Pushed 2mo agoCompare

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Freelog for Craft CMS 5
=======================

[](#freelog-for-craft-cms-5)

View, search, filter, and download server logs directly from the Craft CMS control panel.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Browse all log files in your Craft `storage/logs` directory
- Search log contents by keyword
- Filter entries by log level (emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notice, info, debug)
- Download log files
- Clear log files
- Auto-refresh / tail mode
- Native Craft CP interface

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Craft CMS 5.0.0 or later
- PHP 8.2 or later

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install via Composer:

```
composer require jholt/craft-freelog
```

Then install the plugin from the Craft control panel under **Settings > Plugins**, or via CLI:

```
php craft plugin/install freelog
```

Permissions
-----------

[](#permissions)

Freelog adds an **Access Freelog** permission under user/group settings. Only users with this permission (or admins) can access the log viewer.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Navigate to **Freelog** in the control panel sidebar. Select a log file to view its contents. Use the search bar and level filter to find specific entries. Click **Download** to save a log file locally, or **Clear** to empty it.

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~3 days

Total

4

Last Release

81d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/035cb655c55af0e9e5b96754b80fd9703e195c32dbdfc49ae9a43ab9cf8db560?d=identicon)[justinholtweb](/maintainers/justinholtweb)

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Top Contributors

[![justinholtweb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/295903?v=4)](https://github.com/justinholtweb "justinholtweb (9 commits)")

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Tags

craftcmscraftcms-plugincraftcms5logsdebugginglogscmsCraftcraftcmsserver-logs

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