Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Elementor
Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes is the #18 ranked security app on WordPress, with a 4.3 average rating from 74 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Elementor. With a rating of 4.3★ from 74 reviews, it currently ranks #18 in the Security category.
AppRanks data: Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes ranks #18 in Security on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 3% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Security category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 74 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Elementor — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (74) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes works
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An easy to use, fully supported WordPress activity log plugin.
Want to know exactly who does what on your WordPress site? Activity Log works like an airplane’s black box: it quietly records every action in the WordPress admin — and now every request made through the REST API, WP-CLI, WP-Cron, and more — so you always know:
If someone is trying to hack your site
When a post was published, and who published it
If a plugin/theme was activated/deactivated
Suspicious admin activity
The plugin doesn’t require any setup; it works right out of the box, runs on its own database table so it doesn’t slow down your site, and stays out of your way until you need it.
What’s New
Request Source Tracking – See exactly where each change came from: the WP Admin, the REST API, WP-CLI, WP-Cron, XML-RPC, or the WP Abilities API, including which Application Password was used. Filter the log by source to quickly spot automated or API-driven changes alongside manual admin activity.
Email Logging – Capture all emails sent from your WordPress site for streamlined debugging and compliance. Especially useful for WooCommerce stores tracking order emails alongside other site events.
Export to CSV – Export your Activity Log data to CSV, or build support for your own format with our dedicated Export API.
Data Privacy and GDPR Compliance – Export or erase log data directly through the WordPress Privacy Tools.
If you have more than a handful of users, keeping track of who did what by hand is virtually impossible. Activity Log solves that by tying every action back to the user who triggered it, in an easy-to-filter view right on your WordPress dashboard.
With the Activity Log you can record:
WordPress – Core updates
Posts – Created, updated, deleted
Pages – Created, updated, deleted
Custom Post Type – Created, updated, deleted
Tags – Created, updated, deleted
Categories – Created, updated, deleted
Taxonomies – Created, updated, deleted
Menus – Created, updated, deleted
Media – Created, updated, deleted
Comments – Created, approved, unapproved, trashed, untrashed, spammed, unspammed, deleted
Users – Login, logout, login failed, update profile, registered, deleted
Plugins – Installed, updated, activated, deactivated, changed
Themes – Installed, updated, deleted, activated, changed (Editor and Customizer)
Widgets – Added to sidebar, deleted from sidebar, order widgets
Setting – General, writing, reading, discussion, media, permalinks
Options – Extended custom settings for 3rd party plugins
Export – Exported activity log file
Request Source – WP Admin, REST API, WP-CLI, WP-Cron, XML-RPC, WP Abilities, and Application Password name when used
WooCommerce – Track products, orders, customers, and more
bbPress – Forums, topics, replies, taxonomies, and other actions
Emails sent from WordPress site – Sending successful, sending failed
There’s more, of course, but you get the point…
For each event recorded by the activity log, the following details are also logged:
Date and time of occurrence
User and user role responsible for the change
Source IP address from which the change originated
Request source — WP Admin, REST API, WP-CLI, WP-Cron, XML-RPC, or WP Abilities
Affected object where the change occurred
Data Storage and Performance All events are stored in a dedicated custom database table, keeping the impact on your site’s performance to a minimum — even under heavy traffic.
Uninstall Clean-up Uninstalling the plugin removes all of its data from your database automatically, leaving nothing behind.
What users have to say
“Its tools, particularly for data privacy and GDPR compliance, make it indispensable for websites operating within European Union boundaries or dealing with EU citizens’ data” – HubSpot.com
“If you’re after a competent WP security audit log plugin with all the basic features you need, Activity Log is it!” – WPAstra.com
“Activity Log features a remarkably straightforward dashboard interface, providing administrators with an at-a-glance understanding of site interactions” – Malcare.com
“Thanks to this step, we’ve discovered that our site was undergoing a brute force attack” – Artdriver.com
“Activity Log lets you track a huge range of activities. Overall, very easy to use and setup” – ElegantThemes.com
Contributions: Would you like to contribute to this plugin? You’re more than welcome to submit your pull requests on the GitHub repo. And, if you have any notes about the code, please open a ticket on the issue tracker.
Category rankings
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Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes?
Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.3-star rating from 74 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Security category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Elementor.
Who uses Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes?
Currently around 200,000 active stores have installed Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Security category on WordPress.
Where does Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes rank on WordPress?
Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes currently sits at position #18 in the Security category on WordPress. That places it in the top 3% of 666 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.