Investigating Error thrown by Azure WordPress App Service with App insight?

Question

Hi All,

I need some help and suggestion in investigating errors thrown by Azure WordPress App Service with App Insight.
The WordPress web page that is deployed by the web development team throws HTTP/500 error but I am not sure where to find and which components are causing this issue.

Do I need to install this plugin: https://thomasthornton.cloud/2020/01/08/adding-azure-application-insights-to-your-wordpress-com-site/ and then restart the App Service?

My goal is to be able to identify which component is causing this issue like:

HTTP/500

and generic error when submitting email form using Elementor Plugin:

Server error. Form not sent. An error occurred.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

@EnterpriseArchitect Thanks for reaching out. You may use the Application Insights plugin to integrate your WordPress site with Application Insights. To enable it, please follow the instructions mentioned in the blog you linked above. You may also check this video out for a brief walkthrough on how you can monitor your site after activating this plugin.

You should be able to see data similar to the following screenshot as the plugin pumps collected telemetry into your App Insights instance:

Note: As mentioned on the WordPress.org plugin page, note that this plugin hasn't been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you have further questions.

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