Deployment Run Logs

When deploying code to your WordPress.com site using the GitHub Deployments feature, having visibility into the deployment process is crucial.

Deployment run logs provide a detailed, step-by-step record of each deployment, whether triggered automatically or manually. These logs help you track changes, monitor deployment status, and troubleshoot any issues that arise. With access to logs from the last 10 runs within 30 days, you can easily review what happened during each deployment and ensure everything is running smoothly.

To check the logs of a deployment:

1. Visit your site’s wp-admin dashboard and navigate to Hosting → Overview (or Settings → Hosting Configuration if using the default interface style) if you haven’t already done so.
2. Click on the Deployments tab.
3. Click the ellipsis menu (three dots) next to the repository you want to view logs for.
4. Select “See deployment runs“.
5. The Deployment runs list view shows commits that were deployed to the site, the deployment status, the date, and the duration.
6. Click anywhere on a run to expand and view more information about the deployment.

The logs provide a record of all executed commands, from fetching code from GitHub to placing it in the target directory. You can expand log lines to see more information by clicking “show more“.