Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes vs Login Armor

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.

🇫🇷 Fully translated into French. Interface et documentation intégralement disponibles en français. Thirteen security modules. One lightweight plugin. No premium tier. Login Armor protects WordPress login, accounts and administration with thirteen independent modules. It is built for agencies, freelancers and site owners who want practical security, clear evidence and safe defaults without a remote dashboard, bundled telemetry or upsells. Why Login Armor Complete and free: every module is included under the GPL. Lightweight: modules load only when needed and normal login checks add less than 2 ms on a typical setup. Private by default: data stays on your site. Optional external calls are disabled until you enable the related feature. Ready for real sites: multisite support, reverse-proxy controls, WP-CLI commands and production-safe defaults. Thirteen security modules Hide Login: replace wp-login.php with a private slug and return a 404 or redirect blocked visitors to a chosen URL. Brute Force Protection: escalating lockouts, subnet blocking, trusted proxy headers and coverage for login, password recovery, registration, XML-RPC and REST users. Hardening: fifteen controls for XML-RPC, pingbacks, file editing, version exposure, application passwords, author enumeration, reserved usernames, honeypots and new-admin alerts. Two-Factor Authentication: TOTP, email codes, backup codes, trusted devices, per-role enforcement, grace periods and recovery. Detection and Incidents: group raw events into attack patterns with severity, timelines, source IPs, targeted users and one-click actions. Activity Log: tamper-evident admin audit trail with filters, CSV export, retention controls and optional signed SIEM forwarding. Security Headers: CSP, X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy, Referrer-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options for login and lockout pages, with optional site-wide baseline headers. Breach Check: privacy-preserving Have I Been Pwned password checks and an optional XposedOrNot email check. Password Policy: length and character rules, username exclusion, breached-password rejection and optional non-locking expiration reminders. Session Management: idle timeout, maximum lifetime, optional single-device access and one-click revocation of other sessions. IP Geolocation: cached country lookup for IPs shown in Incidents and Events, with private ranges excluded. Request Firewall: optional, monitor-first filtering of malicious paths, query strings and HTTP methods, with administrator exclusions and IP/path allowlists. Bot Challenge: an invisible proof-of-work the browser solves before the login form is accepted, an alternative to CAPTCHAs with no external service; monitor-first, then enforce. Additional tools Login Armor also includes guided onboarding, a 0-100 security score, conflict detection, email/Slack/Discord/webhook notifications, a dashboard widget and a complete WP-CLI suite. The optional AI Security Briefing uses your own WordPress AI connector to explain a thirty-day security snapshot or a single incident. It always starts with deterministic facts, works without AI and sends nothing until an administrator explicitly requests an analysis. GPL forever. PHP 8.1+. WordPress 6.8+. Zero dependencies. Treize modules de sécurité. Une seule extension légère. Aucune version premium. Login Armor protège la connexion, les comptes et l’administration de WordPress grâce à treize modules indépendants. L’extension s’adresse aux agences, freelances et propriétaires de sites qui veulent une sécurité concrète, des preuves lisibles et des réglages sûrs, sans tableau de bord distant, télémétrie imposée ni upsell. Pourquoi Login Armor Complet et gratuit : tous les modules sont inclus sous licence GPL. Léger : les modules se chargent uniquement lorsque nécessaire et les contrôles ajoutent moins de 2 ms sur une connexion normale. Privé par défaut : les données restent sur votre site. Les appels externes optionnels sont désactivés tant que vous n’activez pas la fonction concernée. Prêt pour la production : multisite, reverse proxies, commandes WP-CLI et réglages par défaut sécurisés. Treize modules de sécurité Masquer la connexion : remplace wp-login.php par un slug privé et renvoie une 404 ou redirige les visiteurs bloqués vers l’URL choisie. Protection contre la force brute : verrouillages progressifs, blocage de sous-réseaux, proxies de confiance et protection de la connexion, récupération, inscription, XML-RPC et REST users. Renforcement : quinze contrôles pour XML-RPC, les pingbacks, l’éditeur de fichiers, la version, les mots de passe applicatifs, l’énumération d’auteurs, les identifiants réservés, le pot de miel et les alertes nouvel administrateur. Authentification à deux facteurs : TOTP, codes par e-mail, codes de secours, appareils de confiance, application par rôle, période de grâce et récupération. Détection et incidents : regroupe les événements en scénarios d’attaque avec sévérité, chronologie, IP sources, comptes ciblés et actions immédiates. Journal d’activité : piste d’audit admin infalsifiable avec filtres, export CSV, rétention et transfert SIEM signé optionnel. En-têtes de sécurité : CSP, X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy, Referrer-Policy et X-Content-Type-Options pour les pages de connexion et de verrouillage, avec en-têtes de base optionnels sur tout le site. Détection de fuites : vérification confidentielle des mots de passe via Have I Been Pwned et contrôle optionnel des e-mails via XposedOrNot. Politique de mot de passe : longueur, classes de caractères, exclusion de l’identifiant, rejet des mots de passe compromis et rappels d’expiration non bloquants. Gestion des sessions : délai d’inactivité, durée maximale, accès limité à un appareil et révocation des autres sessions. Géolocalisation IP : pays des IP affichées dans Incidents et Événements, avec cache et exclusion des plages privées. Pare-feu de requêtes : filtrage optionnel, d’abord en surveillance, des chemins, requêtes et méthodes HTTP malveillants, avec exclusion des administrateurs et listes d’autorisation IP/chemins. Défi anti-bot : une preuve de calcul invisible résolue par le navigateur avant validation du formulaire de connexion, alternative aux CAPTCHA sans service externe ; d’abord en surveillance, puis en blocage. Outils complémentaires Login Armor inclut aussi un assistant de configuration, un score de sécurité de 0 à 100, la détection de conflits, les notifications par e-mail, Slack, Discord ou webhook, un widget de tableau de bord et une suite WP-CLI complète. Le briefing de sécurité IA optionnel utilise votre propre connecteur IA WordPress pour expliquer les trente derniers jours ou un incident précis. Il commence toujours par des faits déterministes, fonctionne sans IA et n’envoie rien tant qu’un administrateur ne demande pas explicitement une analyse. Conçu par Login Armor est conçu et maintenu par Fabrice Ducarme de WPFormation. Nous l’utilisons sur chaque site que nous livrons. Présentation et fonctionnement de Login Armor Guides de sécurité WordPress sur WPFormation Veille des vulnérabilités WordPress sur WPFormation GPL pour toujours. PHP 8.1+. WordPress 6.8+. Zéro dépendance. External Services Login Armor has no telemetry and requires no Login Armor account. The following services are contacted only when WordPress itself or an administrator enables the related feature. WordPress AI connector (optional) The AI Security Briefing sends a security prompt through the administrator’s own WordPress AI connector only after they click an analysis button. Minimised mode sends counts, categories, severities and role buckets without clear IP addresses or usernames. Explicit deep mode also sends IP addresses and event details. Login Armor stores no provider API key. The selected AI provider’s terms and privacy policy apply. Slack, Discord or custom webhook (optional) When an administrator enables an incident notification channel, Login Armor sends the incident type, severity, IP address, target username, event count and site URL to the configured endpoint. The separate signed Activity Log forwarding option sends the event, object, user ID/login/role, IP address, description, integrity hashes, site URL and plugin version to the administrator’s SIEM or custom webhook. Slack: Terms | Privacy Discord: Terms | Privacy Custom webhook: terms and privacy are controlled by the administrator’s chosen endpoint. Gravatar The Activity Log uses WordPress core’s get_avatar(). If avatars are enabled in WordPress, a hashed email address may be sent to Gravatar to retrieve the image. Gravatar: Terms | Privacy Have I Been Pwned (optional) Breach Check and the optional compromised-password policy send only the first 5 characters of a password’s SHA-1 hash to the Pwned Passwords API. The password and full hash never leave the site. Checks fail soft if the service is unavailable. Public registration and password-reset validation do not call the service; authenticated checks remain active. Have I Been Pwned: Privacy | Acceptable Use XposedOrNot (optional) The separate Email check, disabled by default, sends the user’s email address and a plugin-identifying User-Agent to XposedOrNot when a user is created or changes email. XposedOrNot: Service | Privacy ipwho.is (optional) IP Geolocation sends a displayed public IP address to ipwho.is when an administrator opens Incidents or Events. Results are cached for 30 days. Private and reserved ranges are never sent, and developers can replace the lookup through the login_armor_geoip_lookup filter. ipwho.is: Service | Documentation