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Activity History Tracker

Track and monitor all plugin activities on your WordPress site including activations, deactivations, updates, installations, and deletions with detailed logging and user tracking.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d50▲ +11.1% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score32/100At risk
All-time downloads638Since Aug 2025
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.0PHP 7.4+
Downloads · 7d11▲ +22.2% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Activity History Tracker shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in over a year
  • Only tested up to WordPress 6.8 (latest is 7.1)

Daily downloads

246Jul 23Sep 5Oct 20
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day9May 8, 2026
Last 12 months560

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.0100.0%

About Activity History Tracker

From the official readme · v1.0.0

Description

Track and monitor all plugin activities on your WordPress site including activations, deactivations, updates, installations, and deletions with detailed logging and user tracking.

This comprehensive plugin activity tracker provides a complete audit trail of all plugin-related actions performed on your WordPress website. Whether you’re a developer, administrator, or site owner, this plugin gives you complete visibility into plugin management activities.

Key Features

  • Complete Activity Logging: Automatically tracks plugin activations, deactivations, updates, installations, and deletions
  • User Tracking: Records which user performed each action with timestamp information
  • Secure Storage: All logs are sanitized and stored securely in your WordPress database
  • Easy Filtering: Filter logs by activity type (activation, deactivation, update, etc.)
  • Pagination Support: Handle large numbers of log entries with built-in pagination
  • User-Friendly Interface: Clean, intuitive admin interface integrated into WordPress plugins page
  • Log Management: Clear all logs when needed with confirmation prompts
  • Permission Controls: Only users with ‘manage_options’ capability can access logs

What Gets Tracked

The plugin automatically monitors and logs:

  • Plugin Activations: When any plugin is activated
  • Plugin Deactivations: When any plugin is deactivated
  • Plugin Updates: When plugins are updated via WordPress admin
  • Plugin Installations: When new plugins are installed
  • Plugin Deletions: When plugins are completely removed

Each log entry includes:
– Date and time of the action
– User who performed the action
– Plugin name and version
– Type of action performed

Usage

Viewing Activity Logs

  1. Navigate to Plugins > Activity History in your WordPress admin
  2. View all plugin activities in a clean, organized table
  3. See date/time, user, action type, plugin name, and version for each entry

Filtering Logs

  1. Use the dropdown filter to show specific types of activities:
    • All Activities
    • Activations only
    • Deactivations only
    • Updates only
    • Deletions only
    • Installations only
  2. Click Filter to apply your selection

Managing Logs

  • Clear All Logs: Click the “Clear Logs” button to remove all stored activity data
  • Pagination: Navigate through multiple pages of logs using the pagination controls
  • Logs are automatically limited to the most recent 1000 entries to maintain performance

Privacy Policy

This plugin stores plugin activity data locally in your WordPress database. No data is transmitted to external servers. All logged information includes:

  • Plugin names and versions
  • User IDs of administrators who performed actions
  • Timestamps of when actions occurred
  • Types of actions performed

This data is used solely for providing audit trails of plugin management activities on your website.

Support

For support questions, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the WordPress.org plugin support forum.

Contributing

This plugin is developed and maintained by Yahya Eddaqqaq. Contributions and feedback are welcome through the WordPress plugin repository.

Installation

Automatic Installation

  1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Go to Plugins > Add New
  3. Search for “Activity History Tracker”
  4. Click Install Now and then Activate

Manual Installation

  1. Download the plugin files
  2. Upload the activity-history-tracker folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Go to Plugins page in WordPress admin
  4. Find “Activity History Tracker” and click Activate

Post-Installation Setup

  1. After activation, go to Plugins > Activity History in your WordPress admin
  2. The plugin will automatically start tracking all plugin activities
  3. No additional configuration is required – it works out of the box

Frequently asked questions

Who can access the activity logs?

Only WordPress users with the ‘manage_options’ capability (typically administrators) can view and manage the activity logs.

How much data does the plugin store?

The plugin automatically maintains the most recent 1000 log entries. Older entries are automatically removed to keep your database optimized.

Does this plugin affect site performance?

No, the plugin is designed to be lightweight and only logs activities when they occur. It uses WordPress transients for caching to minimize database queries.

Will this work with all plugins?

Yes, this plugin works with any WordPress plugin and tracks activities through WordPress core hooks, ensuring compatibility.

Can I export the logs?

The current version focuses on viewing and managing logs within WordPress. Export functionality may be added in future versions.

Does this track theme activities?

No, this plugin specifically focuses on plugin activities only. It does not track theme installations, activations, or updates.

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Plugin activation/deactivation tracking
  • Plugin update tracking
  • Plugin installation tracking
  • Plugin deletion tracking
  • User and timestamp logging
  • Activity filtering by type
  • Log pagination support
  • Secure data storage and sanitization
  • Clean admin interface
  • Permission-based access control

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Activity History Tracker: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 21, 2026

Is Activity History Tracker free?

Yes. Activity History Tracker is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Activity History Tracker safe to use in 2026?

Activity History Tracker shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Activity History Tracker?

Activity History Tracker is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 638 times since it launched in August 2025. It was downloaded 50 times in the last 30 days.

Does Activity History Tracker work with WordPress 7.1?

Activity History Tracker is officially tested up to WordPress 6.8.11, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does Activity History Tracker need?

Activity History Tracker requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Activity History Tracker last updated?

The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on August 26, 2025 (1 year ago).

Who makes Activity History Tracker?

Activity History Tracker is developed and maintained by Asiya Borg.

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