Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
About Activity Log
The Activity Log plugin allows you to monitor and track all activity on your WordPress website, including user actions, plugin/theme changes, and suspicious admin activity. It also offers features such as email logging, exporting data to CSV, and GDPR compliance tools. The plugin is easy to use, works behind the scenes, and does not affect site performance.Screenshots



Frequently asked questions
What is the Activity Log plugin?
The Activity Log plugin helps you monitor and log all changes and activities on your WordPress site. It acts like an airplane's black box, logging every action in the WordPress admin to show you what users are doing.
What kind of activities does the plugin track?
The plugin tracks activities such as when a post was published and by whom, if a plugin or theme was activated or deactivated, and suspicious admin activity. It also helps identify if someone is trying to hack your site.
Does the Activity Log plugin affect website performance?
No, the plugin is lightning fast and works behind the scenes without affecting site and admin performance. It runs on a separate table in the database for optimal performance.
What new features have been introduced?
New features include Email Logging, which captures all emails sent from your WordPress site for debugging and compliance. You can also export your Activity Log data records to CSV.
Is the Activity Log plugin GDPR compliant?
Yes, the plugin provides tools to help you adhere to GDPR compliance standards. This includes Export/Erasure of data via the WordPress Privacy Tools.
Changelog
2.11.2 – 2024-11-12
- Security Fix: Improved code security enforcement in theme/plugin file editor
2.11.1 – 2024-11-05
- Tweak: Added ability to search in context column
2.11.0 – 2024-07-29
- New: Added logging for enabling and disabling automatic theme updates
- New: Added logging for enabling and disabling automatic plugin updates
- New: Added logging for enabling and disabling automatic core updates
2.10.1 – 2024-04-17
- Tweak: Added option to not keep email logs (Topic)
2.10.0 – 2024-04-08
- New: Introducing Email Logging – Capture all emails sent from your WordPress site
- Tweak: Added filter to change menu page capability (#205)
- Tweak: Set the date display on CSV export file according to WordPress settings (#204)
2.9.2 – 2024-03-18
- Tweak: Added an
aal_skip_insert_logfilter to skip record on demand (Topic)
2.9.1 – 2024-02-21
- Tweak: Temporarily removed WC integration while working on updated support in the future
2.9.0 – 2023-11-22
- New: Added log when plugin is deleted (Topic)
- Tweak: Added an option to “Do not collect IP” in the log (#195)
2.8.8 – 2023-08-20
- Tweak: Added aal_export_csv_separator filter to change the separator in CSV export (Topic)
- Tweak: Added Visitor IP Detected to prevent IP manipulations in log
2.8.7 – 2023-07-30
- Tweak: Remove Elementor Promotion from Activity Log plugin
- Tweak: Added support for non-standard WordPress loading (Topic)
- Fix: Logs kept for longer than settings (Topic, #178)
2.8.6 – 2023-05-08
- Tweak: Improved database performance for new installations by adding indexes
- Fix: Added compatibility for PHP 8.1 (#180)
2.8.5 – 2022-11-21
- Tweak: Now the date/time format is displayed according to the site settings (Topic)
- Fix: Added compatibility for PHP 8.1 (Topic)
- Fix: Added input sanitization to avoid security issues
2.8.4 – 2022-09-04
- Tweak: Added Activity Log setting to records log
- Tweak: Added encoded value in CSV file (#165)
2.8.3 – 2022-03-09
- Tweak: Run Clear old items from DB once daily to avoid unexpected errors (#156)
2.8.2 – 2022-01-25
- Fix: Auto-updates of core, plugins and themes are not registered to the log (#155, props @nicomollet)
2.8.1 – 2021-12-01
- Fix: Activity log database table not being dropped after deleting the plugin in multisite installation
2.8.0 – 2021-11-17
- New: Added Privacy Settings to records log
- New: Added Site Language to records log
- New: Added a filter link to Topic, IP, Date, User and Action in the log table screen
- Tweak: Aligned Topics to be in plural instead of singular
- Fix: Filter by users dropdown on activity page threw a timeout error in some cases (#141)
- Fix: CSV Export issue with comma separated values (Topic)
2.7.0 – 2021-05-06
- New: Added an option to skip or keep the failed login logs for better optimization (#125)
- Tweak: Improved the activity log table with clear labels and re-order columns for better UX
- Tweak: Changed the wrong_password action to failed_login in User topic
- Tweak: Changed the added action to uploaded in Attachment topic
- Tweak: Changed the created action to registered in User topic
- Fix: Add input sanitization to avoid security issues
2.6.1 – 2021-02-15
- Fix: Conflict with WooCommerce while you using new block editor
2.6.0 – 2020-10-19
- Tweak: Added support for CloudFlare and CloudFlare Enterprise client IP header (#133)
- Tweak: Added browser confirmation to Reset Database option
- Tweak: Notification tab is now deprecated for new installations
- Tweak: Added support for displaying custom role activity log (#78, #135, Topic, Topic)
- Fix: Show user data on log-out action (#126, Topic)
- Fix: Removed unused help context in admin to resolve deprecated WP error (Topic)
- Fix: PHP Notices are thrown when Debug mode is active (Topic)
- Fix: Resolve jQuery Deprecation Notice and compatibility with WordPress 5.6+ (Topic)
2.5.2
- Fix: Conflict with Elementor and WordPress Widgets
2.5.1
- Fix! – PHP < 5.4 compatibility (Topic)
2.5.0
- New! Added log to Export Personal Data tool for better GDPR Compliance (Topic)
2.4.1
- Fix! – Escape title before saving to database
2.4.0
- New! Export your Activity Log data records to CSV (#70)
2.3.6
- Fix! – Admin table filters
2.3.5
- Fix! – Added comparability for WordPress 4.8.2 & 4.7.6
2.3.4
- Tweak! – Change Guest user to “N/A”
2.3.3
- Fixed! – Minor XSS vulnerability, credit to Han Sahin
2.3.2
- Fixed! – Minor XSS vulnerability, credit to Han Sahin
2.3.1
- Tweak! – Added seconds in time column
- Tweak! – Rearrange filters in list table
2.3.0
- Tweak! – All translates moved to GlotPress
- Tweak! – Added restore status for Posts (#46)
- Tweak! – A11y changes for WordPress 4.4 which requires
h1tags (#84) - Tweak! – Allow some ajax requests just for admin
2.2.12
- Tested up to WordPress v4.5
2.2.11
- Tweak! – Temporarily remove Freemius SDK from the plugin
2.2.10
- Tweak! Update Freemius SDK
- Tested up to WordPress v4.4.2
2.2.9
- Tweak! Update Freemius SDK
2.2.8
- Tweak! Update Freemius SDK
2.2.7
- Added! – Freemius Insights platform to improve plugin UX
- Tweak! Update translate: Russian (ru_RU) – Thanks to Oleg Reznikov
- Tested up to WordPress v4.4
2.2.6
- Tweak! – Added sort by IP address (#77)
- Tweak! – Added more actions/types in notification
2.2.5
- New! – Added translate: Finnish (fi) – Thanks to Nazq (topic)
- Tweak! – Better actions label in list table
- Fixed! – Notice php warring in MU delete site
- Tested up to WordPress v4.3
2.2.4
- New! – Added translate: Czech (cs_CZ) – Thanks to Martin Kokeš (#76)
2.2.3
- Tweak! – Added more filters in table list columns
2.2.2
- Fixed! some PHP strict standards (PHP v5.4+)
2.2.1
- Fixes from prev release
2.2.0
- New! – Adds search box, to allow users to search the description field.
- New! – Allows users to now filter by action
- New! – Added translate: Polish (pl_PL) – Thanks to Maciej Gryniuk
- Tweak! – SQL Optimizations for larger sites
2.1.16
- New! Added translate: Russian (ru_RU) – Thanks to Oleg Reznikov
- Fixes Undefined property with some 3td party themes/plugins
- Tested up to WordPress v4.2
2.1.15
- Tested up to WordPress v4.1
- Change plugin name to “Activity Log”
2.1.14
- New! Added translate: Persian (fa_IR) – Thanks to Promising
2.1.13
- New! Added filter by User Roles (#67)
2.1.12
- New! Added translate: Turkish (tr_TR) – Thanks to Ahmet Kolcu
2.1.11
- Fixed! Compatible for old WP version
2.1.10
- New! Now tracking when menus created and deleted
- New! Added translate: Portuguese (pt_BR) – Thanks to Criação de Sites
2.1.9
- New! Store all WooCommerce settings (#62)
- Tested up to WordPress v4.0
2.1.8
2.1.7
2.1.6
- Tested up to WordPress v3.9.2
2.1.5
- New! Now tracking when theme installed, updated, deleted (#44)
2.1.4
- Fixed! Store real IP address in Proxy too (#53)
2.1.3
- New! Added translate: Dutch (nl_NL) – Thanks to Tom Aalbers (#55)
2.1.2
- Tweak! Update translate: Hebrew (he_IL)
2.1.1
- New! Track about WordPress core update (manual or auto-updated) (#41)
- New! Track post comments (created, approved, unproved, trashed, untrashed, spammed, unspammed, deleted) (#42)
2.1.0
- New! Personally-tailored notifications that can be triggered by various types of events, users and action type (currently only email notifications are supported)
- Bug fixes, stability improvements
- Fixed an error that occurred on PHP 5.5
2.0.7
- Tested up to WordPress v3.9.0
2.0.6
- Fixed! Random fatal error (topic)
2.0.5
- New! Register
aal_init_capsfilter. - Tweak! Change all methods to non-static.
- Tweak! Some improved coding standards and PHPDoc.
- Tweak! Split
AAL_Hooksclass to multiple classes. - New! Added translate: Armenia (hy_AM) – Thanks to Hayk Jomardyan.
2.0.4
- Tweak! Don’t allowed to access in direct files.
- New! Added translate: Danish (da_DK) – Thanks to Morten Dalgaard Johansen
2.0.3
- New! Record when widgets change orders.
2.0.2
- New! Save more Options:
- General
- Writing
- Reading
- Discussion
- Media
- Permalinks
2.0.1
- New! filter for disable erase all the log
- Bugs fixed
2.0.0
- Added Screen Options
- New! Ability to select a number of activity items per page
- New! Columns are now sortable
- Added filter by date – All Time, Today, Yesterday, Week, Month
- Added Avatar to author
- Added role for author
- Added log for activeted theme
- Re-order Culoumns
- Compatible up to 3.8.1
- Settings page is now accessible directly from Activity Log’s menu
- Keep your log for any time your wants
- Delete Log Activities from Database.
- Bugs fixed
1.0.8
- Added translate: Serbo-Croatian (sr_RS) – Thanks to Borisa Djuraskovic.
1.0.7
- Added ‘view_all_aryo_activity_log’ user capability (topic).
1.0.6
- Added WooCommerce integration (very basic).
- Added Settings link in plugins page.
1.0.5
- Fix – Make sure no save double lines (menu taxonomy / post).
1.0.4
- Added Taxonomy type (created, updated, deleted).
1.0.3
- Added Multisite compatibility.
- Added Options hooks (limit list, you can extend by simple filter).
- Added Menu hooks.
- Tweak – Ensure no duplicate logs..
1.0.2
- Forget remove old .pot file
1.0.1
- Added translate: German (de_DE) – Thanks to Robert Harm
- Added translate: Hebrew (he_IL)
- Plugin name instead of file name on activation/deactivation
- New Hooks:
- A widget is being deleted from a sidebar
- A plugin is being changed
- Theme Customizer (Thanks to Ohad Raz)
1.0
- Blastoff!