Track changes and user activities on your WordPress site. See who created a page, uploaded an attachment, and...
The #1 user-rated activity log plugin for event logging, activity monitoring and change tracking.
WP Activity Log is a WordPress plugin designed to monitor and log user activity on your WordPress sites. It provides detailed insights into various events, such as changes to posts, user registrations, and security-related actions like failed login attempts.
This plugin is suitable for site administrators and security professionals who need to track user actions and ensure compliance with regulations. It helps in troubleshooting issues and enhancing site security by keeping a comprehensive record of activities.
Best for: Site administrators and security professionals managing WordPress sites.
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WP Activity Log offers a robust logging solution for monitoring user activity and enhancing site security. It is particularly useful for those who require detailed insights into site operations.
Melapress's own description of WP Activity Log, lightly tidied.
Keep WordPress logs of everything that happens on your sites and multisite networks with WP Activity Log instantly, without writing a line of code.
WP Activity Log is a complete logging solution, helping hundreds of thousands of administrators and security professionals track changes on their websites thanks to real-time user activity monitoring.
💎 Need more extensive features? Unlock advanced reporting, exports/mirroring, session management, and real-time alerts with WP Activity Log premium or enterprise.
A website activity log is important for improving troubleshooting, compliance, user management, and security.
Get WP Activity Log and keep track of events on your site. The log not only tells you that a post, a user profile, or an object was updated, it also lets you know exactly what changed, when, and includes a user log (by whom), so you always have the information you need.
Below is a summary of the changes that the plugin can keep a record of:
Post, page, and custom post type changes: Status, content changes, title, URL, custom field, and other metadata changes
Tags and category changes: Creating, modifying, deleting, and adding/removing them from posts
Widget and menu changes: Creating, modifying, or deleting them
User changes: User created or registered, deleted, or added to a site on multisite network
User profile changes: Password, email, display name, and role changes
Access logging: User login, logout, failed logins, and terminating other sessions
WordPress core and settings changes: Installed updates, permalinks, default role, URL, and other site-wide changes
WordPress multisite network changes: Adding, deleting, or archiving sites, adding or removing users from sites, etc.
Plugin and Theme changes: Installing, activating, deactivating, uninstalling, and updating
WordPress database changes: When a plugin adds or removes a table
Third-party plugin changes: WooCommerce Stores & products, Yoast SEO, RankMath, Termly, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), MainWP, ManageWP, WP Umbrella, and other popular WordPress plugins
WordPress site file changes: New files added, or existing files modified or deleted.
Detailed event logging ensures that for every event that the plugin records, it reports the:
Refer to WordPress activity log event IDs for a complete list of all the changes WP Activity Log can keep a record of and a detailed explanation of what change every event ID represents.
The premium edition of WP Activity Log takes WordPress user activity tracking to the next level. It comes bundled with even more features, including log mirroring, enterprise-grade support, user session management, and much more!
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