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Best WordPress Plugins for User Tracking

6 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · User Tracking

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for user tracking comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 6 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 6 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WP Activity Log Best overall 92/100
  2. 2. Simple History 91/100
  3. 3. Stream 86/100
  4. 4. Online Active Users 81/100
  5. 5. Adminify Activity Log & Audit Trail 68/100
  6. 6. Open Web Analytics for WordPress 38/100
1 WP Activity Log
Best overall Free by Melapress

WP Activity Log

The #1 user-rated activity log plugin for event logging, activity monitoring and change tracking.

4.7★
from 488 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
92

WPScore

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2 Simple History
Free by Pär Thernström

Simple History

Track changes and user activities on your WordPress site. See who created a page, uploaded an attachment, and more, for a complete audit trail.

4.9★
from 486 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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3 Stream
Free by XWP

Stream

Real-time activity log and audit log for WordPress. Track every user action — logins, edits, plugin & settings changes — and get alerts.

4.3★
from 76 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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4 Online Active Users
Free by Nikul Valani

Online Active Users

Online Active Users is a lightweight, powerful plugin to monitor and display how many users are currently online active on your WordPress website.

4.7★
from 49 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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