Sentry for WordPress

80 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

At roughly 10,000 active installs it has a modest footprint, which makes sense given that it serves a niche audience that already uses Sentry as their error tracking platform.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated very recently and tested against WordPress 7.0, with PHP 7.2.5 as the minimum, so it is clearly being maintained against current standards.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 from 16 ratings is an excellent score, though the small sample size of only 16 reviewers means the rating carries less statistical weight than the number suggests.

Support Health

8/15

Only 1 support thread exists and it was resolved, which is a good resolution rate but a thin track record that makes it hard to judge responsiveness under heavier load.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks here, tested with the latest WordPress release and supporting PHP 7.2.5 and above, which covers the vast majority of hosting environments in 2026.

Scores higher than 79% of indexed plugins

About

A (unofficial) WordPress plugin to report PHP errors and Browser (JavaScript) errors to Sentry.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-08-18 6:45am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.4+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.2.5+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Sentry for WordPress connects your WordPress site to Sentry's error tracking service, capturing both PHP server-side errors and JavaScript client-side errors and sending them to your Sentry dashboard. It installs as a thin wrapper around the official Sentry PHP and JavaScript SDKs, giving you stack traces, breadcrumbs, and environment tagging without writing custom instrumentation code. You still need your own Sentry account (sentry.io or self-hosted) to actually receive the error reports.

Who It's For

This is a good fit for development teams running production WordPress sites who already use Sentry for application monitoring and want unified error visibility across PHP and JavaScript. It is also worth considering for agencies managing multiple client sites that need centralized error alerting, and for high-traffic or e-commerce sites where catching errors before customers complain matters. Solo bloggers and small brochure sites will likely find it overkill.

Who Should Skip It

If you are not already using Sentry or do not have a Sentry account set up, this plugin adds no value on its own. Hobby sites with low traffic and no development team will get more out of a simpler logging plugin or their host's built-in error logs.

The Bottom Line

Sentry for WordPress scores 80.11 out of 100 and does exactly what it claims: routes WordPress errors into Sentry with minimal configuration. It is a practical choice for teams already invested in the Sentry ecosystem, but it is not a standalone error monitoring solution and its small user base means less community troubleshooting than bigger plugins. If Sentry is already part of your stack, install it; if not, start with free logging tools first.

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