=== WP Activity Log ===
Contributors: WPWhiteSecurity, robert681
Plugin URI: https://wpactivitylog.com
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
Tags: activity log, security audit log, user tracking, security event log, audit trail, user activity
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.2
Stable tag: 4.5.0
Requires PHP: 7.2

The #1 user-rated activity log plugin. Keep a comprehensive log of the changes that happen on your site with this easy to use plugin.

== Description ==

<strong>THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE & EASY TO USE ACTIVITY LOG PLUGIN FOR WORDPRESS</strong><br />

Keep an [activity log](https://wpactivitylog.com/wordpress-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) of everything that happens on your WordPress sites and multisite networks with the WP Activity Log plugin to:

* Ensure user productivity
* Improve user accountability
* Ease troubleshooting
* Know exactly what all your users are doing
* Better manage & organize your WordPress site & users
* Easily spot suspicious behavior before there are security problems.

[WP Activity Log](https://wpactivitylog.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) is the most comprehensive real time user activity and monitoring log plugin. It helps hundreds of thousands of WordPress administrators and security professionals keep an eye on what is happening on their websites and is the most highly rated WordPress activity log plugin.

WP Activity Log has been featured on the websites of some of the most popular and leading businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, such as WPBeginner, GoDaddy, and Kinsta.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgFEMIvKFTA]

> <strong>Note</strong>: The activity log for WordPress is FREE and you can keep as much logs as you want. Additional features such as reports, email notifications, SMS alerts, search & filters, integrations with logs management system, and many others are available in the <Strong>[Premium Edition](https://wpactivitylog.com/features/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>.
>

#### Maintained & Supported by WP White Security

WP White Security is a European development company that builds high-quality WordPress security & management plugins. Check out our list of [WordPress plugins](https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/wordpress-plugins/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=all+plugins&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) that can help you better manage and improve the security of your WordPress websites and users.

### WordPress Changes & Details the Plugin Keeps a Log Of
As a comprehensive & complete WordPress activity log solution WP Activity Log does not just tell you that a post, a user profile, or an object was updated. It tells you exactly what was changed within the post, the user profile, or the object.

Below is a summary of the changes that the plugin can keep a record of:

* **Post, Page and Custom Post Type changes** such as status, [content changes](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/how-keep-record-of-content-changes/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description), title, URL, custom field & other metadata changes

* **Tags and Categories changes** such as creating, modifying or deleting them, and adding or removing them from posts

* **Widgets and Menus changes** such as creating, modifying or deleting them

* **User changes** such as user created or registered, deleted or added to a site on multisite network

* **User profile changes** such as password, email, display name and role changes

* **User activity** such as login, logout, failed logins and terminating other sessions

* **WordPress core and settings changes** such as installed updates, permalinks, default role, URL and other site-wide changes

* **WordPress multisite network changes** such as adding, deleting or archiving sites, adding or removing users from sites etc ([activity logs for multisite networks](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/activity-log-multisite-network-features/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)).

* **Plugins and Themes changes** such as installing, activating, deactivating, uninstalling and updating them

* **WordPress database changes** such as when a plugin adds or removes a table

* Changes on **WooCommerce Stores & products**, **Yoast SEO**, **WPForms**, **Gravity Forms**, **Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)**, **MainWP** and other popular WordPress plugins.

* **[WordPress site file changes](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/wordpress-files-changes-warning-activity-logs/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)** such as new files are added, or existing ones are modified or deleted.

For every event that the plugin records it also reports the:

* Date & time (and milliseconds) of when it happened,
* User & role of the user who did the change,
* Source IP address from where the change happened,
* The object on which the change has taken place.

Refer to [WordPress activity log event IDs](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/list-wordpress-activity-log-event-ids/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) 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.

### Extend the Functionality of WP Activity Log
<strong>[Upgrade to WP Activity Log Premium](https://wpactivitylog.com/pricing/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong> to:

* See who is logged to your website in real-time,
* See what everyone is doing in real-time,
* Log off any user with just a click,
* Generate HTML and CSV reports,
* Get notified via email of important changes,
* Get instant SMS message alerts of critical site changes,
* Search the activity log using text-based searches,
* Use the built-in filters to fine tune the search results,
* Store activity log in an external database to improve security and scalability,
* Mirror the activity log to logs management systems such as AWS CloudWatch, Loggly and Papertrail in real-time,
* Easily mirror the logs in real-time to business communication systems such as Slack,
* Send a copy of your websites' activity log to a log file on your web server in real-time,
* Archive old activity log data to another database for better storage and log management.

Refer to the [features and benefits page](https://wpactivitylog.com/features/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) for more detailed information on the features of the WP Activity Log plugin.

### Free and Premium Support

Support for WP Activity Log is free on the WordPress support forums.

Premium world-class support is available via email to all [WP Activity Log Premium](https://wpactivitylog.com/features/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) users.

> <strong>Note</strong>: paid customer support is given priority and is provided via one-to-one email and over the phone. [Upgrade to Premium](https://wpactivitylog.com/pricing/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) to benefit from priority support.
>

#### Other Noteworthy Features
On top of the comprehensive activity log, WP Activity Log also has a number of non-logging specific features that make it a complete WordPress logging solution, such as:

* Full [WordPress multisite support](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/activity-log-multisite-network-features/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* Easily [create your custom alerts &notifications](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/create-custom-events-wordpress-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) to monitor additional functionality
* Built-in [support for reverse proxies and web application firewalls](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/support-reverse-proxies-web-application-firewalls/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* Integration with WhatIsMyIpAddress.com allow you to get all information about an IP address with just a mouse click.
* Limit who can view the WordPress activity log by users or roles
* Settings to [toggle (enable/disable) individual event IDs from the activity log](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/exclude-logging-specific-change-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* Configurable dashboard widget highlighting the most recent critical activity
* Configurable [WordPress activity log retention policies](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/activity-log-retention-policies/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* User avatar is displayed in the events for better recognizability
* and much more...

Refer to the <strong>[WordPress activity log plugin datasheet](https://wpactivitylog.com/activity-log-plugin-datasheet/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong> for a complete list of all the plugin's features.

### As Featured On:

* [GoDaddy](https://www.godaddy.com/garage/decode-security-logs-wordpress/)
* [Kinsta](https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-activity-log/)
* [Pagely](https://pagely.com/blog/2015/01/log-wordpress-dashboard-activity-improved-security-auditing/)
* [Shout Me Loud](https://www.shoutmeloud.com/wordpress-security-audit-log.html)
* [The Dev Couple](https://thedevcouple.com/wp-security-audit-log-review/)
* [WPKube](http://www.wpkube.com/improve-wordpress-security-wp-security-audit-log/)
* [WPLift](http://wplift.com/audit-wordpress-security-logs)
* [WP SmackDown](https://wpsmackdown.com/wp-plugins/wp-security-audit-log/)
* [SourceWP](https://www.sourcewp.com/wp-security-audit-log-plugin-review/)
* [Techwibe](https://www.techwibe.com/wp-security-audit-log-wordpress-plugin/)
* [KevinMuldoon.com](https://www.kevinmuldoon.com/wp-security-audit-log-review/)
* [Cloudways](https://www.cloudways.com/blog/monitor-wordpress-with-wp-security-audit-log-plugin/)
* [Collective Ray](https://www.collectiveray.com/wp/plugins/wordpress-security-audit-log)
* [BlogVault](https://blogvault.net/wp-security-audit-log-plugin-review/)
* [EHacking](https://www.ehacking.net/2018/10/how-activity-log-wordpress-plugin.html)
* [Firewall.cx](http://www.firewall.cx/general-topics-reviews/security-articles/1146-wordpress-audit-monitor-log-site-security-alerts.html)
* [Design Wall](http://www.designwall.com/blog/10-wordpress-multisite-plugins-you-shouldnt-live-without/)
* [Tidy Repo](https://tidyrepo.com/wp-security-audit-log-wordpress-activity-log/)
* [Monster Post](http://blog.templatemonster.com/2015/12/15/wp-security-audit-log-plugin-review/)
* [The Darknet](http://www.darknet.org.uk/2015/10/wp-security-audit-log-a-complete-audit-log-plugin-for-wordpress/)
* [WebEmpresa](https://www.webempresa.com/blog/auditando-cambios-en-wordpress.html)
* [KitPloit](http://www.kitploit.com/2016/10/wp-security-audit-log-ultimate.html)

#### WP Activity Log extensions for third party plugins

WP Activity Log can keep also a detailed log of changes that happen on other plugins. Below is the list of the [activity log extensions for third party plugins](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description):

* <strong>[WP Activity Log for WooCommerce](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/woocommerce-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>: Install this extension to keep a log of changes you and yourr team do in the WooCommerce store settings, orders, products, coupons and much more.
* <strong>[WP Activity Log for Yoast SEO](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/yoast-seo-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>: Install this extension to keep a log of the Yoast SEO plugin settings changes, and also of the on-page SEO changes you and your team make in the Yoast SEO meta box.
* <strong>[WP Activity Log for WPForms](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/wpforms-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>: Install this extension to keep a log of the changes your team does in the WPForms plugin settings, forms, form files, entries (leads) and more.
* <strong>[WP Activity Log for Gravity Forms](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/gravity-forms-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>: Install this extension to keep a log of the changes your team does in the Gravity Forms plugin settings, forms, forms settings, entries (leads) and more.
* <strong>[WP Activity Log for MemberPress](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/memberpress-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>: Install this extension to keep a log of the changes in your MemberPress powered website, including plugin settings changes, memberships, payments, subscriptions and other changes that your team does on your website.
* <strong>[WP Activity Log for bbPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log-add-on-for-bbpress/)</strong>: Intall this extension to keep a log of changes in bbPress forums, topics, bbPress settings and more.
* <strong>[Activity Log for MainWP](https://wpactivitylog.com/extensions/mainwp-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)</strong>: Install this MainWP extension to keep a log of the MainWP network changes and can see the activity logs of all child sites from one central location - the MainWP dashboard.

#### Related Links and Documentation

* [What is the WordPress activity log?](https://wpactivitylog.com/wordpress-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* [List of WordPress activity log event IDs](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/list-wordpress-activity-log-event-ids/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* [Why WP Activity Log](https://wpactivitylog.com/why-wp-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* [WordPress Multisite Features](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/activity-log-multisite-network-features/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* [The WP Activity Log plugin website](https://wpactivitylog.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
* [The definitive WordPress security guide](hhttps://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/wordpress-security/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)

#### WP Activity Log in your language!
We need help translating the plugin and the activity log events. Please visit the [WordPress Translate Project](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-security-audit-log/) to translate the plugin. Drop us an email on support@wpwhitesecurity.com to get mentioned in the list of translators below.

* Italian translation by [Leonardo Musumeci](http://leonardomusumeci.net/)
* German translation by [Mourad Louha](http://excel-translator.de)
* Brazilian Portuguese translation by [Hudson Santos](https://www.smallbee.com.br/)
* Spanish translation by the [WP Body team](https://wpbody.com/)
* French translations by Denis Moscato

== Installation ==

=== Install WP Activity Log from within WordPress ===

1. Visit 'Plugins > Add New'
1. Search for 'WP Activity Log'
1. Install and activate the WP Activity Log plugin
1. Allow or skip diagnostic tracking

=== Install WP Activity Log manually ===

1. Upload the `wp-security-audit-log` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the WP Activity Log plugin from the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Allow or skip diagnostic tracking

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Support and Documentation =
Please refer to our [support pages](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) for all the technical information and product documentation.

== Screenshots ==

1. The WordPress activity logs from where the site administrator can see all the user and site changes.
2. See who is logged in to your WordPress and manage users sessions with [Users Sessions Management](https://www.wpsecurityauditlog.com/premium-features/wordpress-users-sessions-management-tools/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
3. The plugin settings from where site administrator can configure generic plugin settings such as [reverse proxy support](https://www.wpsecurityauditlog.com/support-documentation/support-reverse-proxies-web-application-firewalls/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description), who can manage the plugin etc.
4. The WordPress audit trail settings from where you can configure automatic pruning of alerts, which timestamp should be used and more.
5. Configuring WordPress email and SMS alerts with the [Email & SMS Notifications module](https://www.wpsecurityauditlog.com/premium-features/email-notifications-wordpress-activity-log/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
6. Search in the WordPress activity log with the use filters to fine tune the search results.
7. The Enable/Disable events section from where Administrators can disable or enable activity log events.
8. The Log Viewer of a Super Admin in a WordPress multisite network installation with the Site selection drop down menu.
9. WP Activity Log is integrated with the built-in revision system of WordPress, thus allowing you to see what content changes users make on your WordPress posts, pages and custom post types. For more information read [Keep Record of All WordPress Content Changes](https://www.wpsecurityauditlog.com/support-documentation/how-keep-record-of-content-changes/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description)
10. Mirror the WordPress activity log to an external solution such as Syslog or Papertrail to centralize logging, ensure logs are always available and cannot be tampered with in the unfortunate case of a hack attack.

== Changelog ==

= 4.5.0 (2023-04-12) =

Release notes: [Announcing WP Activity Log 4.5](https://wpactivitylog.com/wsal-4-5-0/)
	
* **Plugin & features improvements**
	* Refactoring the plugin's code phase 1 - improved performance, reliability and maintainability.
	* Better support for PHP8 - addressed all reported warnings and fatal errors.
	* Event ID 2002 is now reported when a user changes something in a post for which the plugin does not have a specific event ID.
	* Added checks to the excluded objects placeholders to ensure users do not specify wrong objects in the wrong setting.
	* Replaced technical term severity labels with friendly ones. For example WSAL_HIGH is now High severity.
	* Added some new help text and improved existing help text in some pages throughout the plugin.
	* Improved support for RTL setups in the activity log viewer.
	* Removed code related to the migration of events when using an external database from the Free edition of the plugin.
	* Improved the way the database table changes are detected by the plugin - all event IDs used for database changes monitoring are now enabled by default.
	* Improved the sensor that detects page changes (page created, deleted or changed) done automatically via plugins.
	* UI/UX  improvements in the reports page and the settings for the periodic reports.
	
* **Bug fixes**
	* Fixed: Intermittent fatal error in UserSessionsTracking.php when loggin in from custom login pages (like WooCommerce).
	* Fixed: Event ID 7009 (user changed the maximum upload file size for a site on a multisite network) was wrongly logged instead event ID 7011(user changed the maximum upload file size for the network).
	* Fixed: Renaming a menu was not reported correctly, event ID 2085 (Changed menu items order) was reported instead.
	* Fixed: Error reported in the message of event ID 6060 (Changed the status of an event ID).
	* Fixed: WP Activity Log now keeps a log when it is activated or deactivated.
	* Fixed: Deleting events with "Informational" severity delets all events in the log.
	* Fixed: Fatal error in class-alert-manager.php when excluding a user and its role at the same time.
	* Fixed: Super Admin role added to Admin user in logs on a single site.
	* Fixed: PHP warning in /classes/Sensors/Multisite.php on a multisite network when running NOFS edition of the plugin on some specific multisite network setup.
	* Fixed: Plugin version update notice still shown in the NOFS edition of the plugin even when the plugin is up to date.
	* Fixed: When objets are excluded from the activity log.
	* Fixed: Event ID 6052 (Changed activity log retention settings) was not reported if the setting is already on "delete events older than" and the user changes the number of months or years.
	* Fixed: Event IDs 6053 - 6058, used to keep a log of when objects are excluded from the activity log are not reported in a multisite network environment.
	* Fixed: Site title change not reported (Event ID 6059).
	* Fixed: Event ID 6034 (Purged activity log) also reported along site event ID 6006 when resetting plugin settings to default.
	
Refer to the [complete plugin changelog](https://wpactivitylog.com/support/kb/plugin-changelog/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WSAL&utm_content=plugin+repos+description) for more detailed information about what was new, improved and fixed in previous versions of the WP Activity Log plugin..