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

Settings page with log retention and log count options.

Dedicated logs page with filters and search.

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