March 29, 2021

WP User Activity Plugin

WP User Activity is the best way to log activity in WordPress. Activity can be sorted, filtered, and viewed per-user, along with session data for logg …

WP User Activity is the best way to log activity in WordPress. Activity can be sorted, filtered, and viewed per-user, along with session data for logged in users and IP addresses & user-agents for others.

Activity is broken down into object “Types” and “Actions.” Types are the objects being acted upon, and actions are what is being done to them. If you’re familiar with BuddyPress, this should feel pretty comfortable.

Examples

Admin logged in 2 minutes ago. Admin created the post "Hello World" 33 seconds ago. Admin created the topic "I need help!" 5 days ago.

Available Actions

Attachments (Upload, Edit, Delete)
Comments (Create, Pending, Approve, Unaprove, Trash, Untrash, Spam, Unspam, Delete)
Core (Update, Auto-update)
Exports (Download)
Menus (Create, Update, Delete)
Plugins (Install, Update, Activate, Deactivate, Edit, Delete)
Posts (Create, Update, Delete, Trash, Untrash, Spam, Unspam, Future)
Settings (Update)
Terms (Create, Update, Delete)
Themes (Customize, Install, Update, Activate, Edit, Delete)
Users (Login, Login Failure, Logout, Register, Update, Delete)
Widgets (Update, Delete)

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Installation

Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
Activate in the “Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the “Activate” link.
No further setup or configuration is necessary.

Screenshots

The log
Edit activity

FAQ

Does this work with custom post types & taxonomies?

Yes. It will work perfectly with all post-types & taxonomies that define their own labels. Ones that don’t are mocked using the post type ID.

Can I create custom activity types & actions?

Yes. The autoloader can be filtered, so adding new object types is as simple as:

add_filter( 'wp_get_default_user_activity_types', function( $types = array() ) { $types[] = 'Your_New_Type'; // class that extends WP_User_Activity_Type return $types; } );

The WP_User_Activity_Type_Taxonomy class is a good example to start with, if you’d like to create your own actions. It registers simple create/update/delete methods, with easy to understand messages & integrations.

Does this create new database tables?

No. It uses the WordPress custom post-type and metadata APIs.

Does this modify existing database tables?

No. All of the WordPress core database tables remain untouched.

Where can I get support?

Forums: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-activity/

Where can I find documentation?

http://github.com/stuttter/wp-user-activity/

Changelog

2.2.0

Fix filtering by user
Fix compatibility with WP User Profiles
Fix untrashing individual items
Fix an incompatibility with ACF

2.1.0

Fix user not being linked to “Logout” action

2.0.2

Add escaping to admin area row output
Return IDs in useful places for easier extending

1.1.0

Remove all actions from transition_post_status to avoid infinite loops

1.0.0

Official public release
Add support for “pending” comments
Improved mu-plugins location support

0.2.0

Support for User Profiles 0.2.0

0.1.10

Add missing action for ‘plugin delete’

0.1.9

Support for WP User Profiles 0.1.9

0.1.8

Fix conflict causing widgets not to save

0.1.7

Fix list-table issue causing fatal errors

0.1.6

Prevent user profile activity from leaking out

0.1.5

Update column names
Add support for WP User Profiles

0.1.4

Improve compatibility with other plugins

0.1.3

Add menu humility filter
Improve capability checks

0.1.2

Improve admin styling
Add metadata callbacks

0.1.1

Improve admin styling

0.1.0

Initial release