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Admin Activity Logger Lite

A lightweight WordPress plugin that logs key admin activities such as post changes, media deletions, and user actions. Includes automatic log purging.

by Mobbi · github.com/mobbi-dev/admin-activity-logger-lite

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/mobbi-dev/admin-activity-logger-lite/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/mobbi-dev/admin-activity-logger-lite ↗

A lightweight WordPress plugin that logs key admin activities like post changes, media deletions, and user actions. Includes auto-purge and manual log clearing.

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Features

  • Dedicated admin logs page with search, filtering, sorting, and pagination
  • Clean and readable dashboard widget to view the latest admin actions
  • Manual log clear button with confirmation
  • Auto-purge logs older than configurable number of days

What does it log?

  • 📄 When a new post is published
  • 🗑️ When a post is moved to trash
  • ❌ When a post is permanently deleted
  • ✏️ When a post is updated
  • 👤 When a new user is created or their role is changed
  • 🚫 When a user is deleted
  • 📎 When a media file is uploaded (with attachment ID and file type)
  • 🖼️ When a media file is permanently deleted

FAQ

Is this plugin GDPR compliant? Yes. The plugin only logs admin-side actions and does not track frontend user activity.

Where are logs stored? Logs are stored in a dedicated database table: aal_logs.

Can I clear the logs manually? Yes, via the "Clear Logs" button with confirmation prompt.

How does auto-purge work? You can set retention days in settings. Logs older than that will be automatically deleted daily using WordPress cron.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/admin-activity-logger-lite directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
  3. Configure settings via Settings > AAL Logger.

Screenshots

Dashboard Widget

Settings page with log retention and log count options.

Dashboard Widget

Dedicated logs page with filters and search.

Settings Page

Dashboard widget showing recent admin actions.

Changelog

1.2.0

  • Log role promotions to administrator as a critical event
  • Add severity labels and colors to dashboard logs
  • Upgrade schema to support log severity
  • Add severity filters for warning and critical logs
  • Add date range filtering on the logs page
  • Show old role and new role columns for role changes
  • Move log count setting to the logs page
  • Add a separate widget log count setting
  • Cache logs page queries by filter and page
  • Add full-text search and sort indexes for logs
  • Move schema upgrades to admin-only and extract admin CSS
  • Log media uploads in the media library

1.1.0

  • Refactored into separate includes for scalability
  • Fixed log escaping, admin capability checks, and cron scheduling
  • Added an index for faster dashboard log queries

1.0.0

  • Initial release with logging for posts, users, and media actions
  • Manual log clearing
  • Auto-clean logs older than X days