Fazle Bari

<p>FBS Activity Tracker is a powerful, modern WordPress plugin that provides comprehensive user activity monitoring and audit logging capabilities. Built with a completely custom-designed dashboard interface, it offers real-time insights into user actions and system changes without relying on default WordPress admin styles.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p><strong>🔍 Comprehensive Activity Tracking</strong><br />
* User login/logout (successful and failed attempts)<br />
* Post and page creation, editing, deletion, and trashing<br />
* Plugin activation and deactivation<br />
* Theme switching<br />
* User profile updates and registrations<br />
* WordPress settings changes</p>
<p><strong>📊 Modern Dashboard Interface</strong><br />
* Completely custom-designed interface (no WordPress admin styles)<br />
* Real-time activity feed with live updates<br />
* Card-based statistics overview<br />
* Advanced filtering and search capabilities<br />
* Responsive design for all devices</p>
<p><strong>⚡ Advanced Filtering System</strong><br />
* Filter by user, action type, object type<br />
* Date range filtering (preset and custom ranges)<br />
* Full-text search across log details<br />
* Bulk actions for selected logs</p>
<p><strong>🛡️ Security & Performance</strong><br />
* Custom database table for optimal performance<br />
* Automatic cleanup of old logs (configurable retention)<br />
* SQL injection protection with prepared statements<br />
* Nonce verification for all AJAX requests<br />
* User capability checks for admin access</p>
<p><strong>📈 Data Management</strong><br />
* Export logs in JSON format<br />
* Bulk delete functionality<br />
* Configurable log retention period<br />
* Automatic daily cleanup<br />
* Infinite scroll for large datasets</p>
<p><strong>🎨 Modern Design System</strong><br />
* CSS Grid and Flexbox layouts<br />
* CSS custom properties for easy theming<br />
* Smooth animations and transitions<br />
* Dark mode support<br />
* Accessibility features (ARIA, keyboard navigation)</p>
<h4>Free Version Includes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Core activity tracking for essential user actions</li>
<li>Modern dashboard with real-time activity feed</li>
<li>Advanced filtering and search capabilities</li>
<li>Basic statistics (today’s activity, active users, total logs)</li>
<li>Bulk actions (delete, export selected logs)</li>
<li>Automatic log cleanup (30-day retention)</li>
<li>Responsive design for all devices</li>
<li>Export functionality (JSON format)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Website Administrators</strong> – Monitor user activities and system changes</li>
<li><strong>Security Professionals</strong> – Track login attempts and suspicious activities</li>
<li><strong>Content Managers</strong> – Keep track of content changes and updates</li>
<li><strong>Developers</strong> – Debug issues and monitor plugin/theme changes</li>
<li><strong>Business Owners</strong> – Ensure compliance and audit requirements</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Specifications</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Database</strong>: Custom table <code>wp_fbs_activity_logs</code> for optimal performance</li>
<li><strong>Security</strong>: All data sanitized, validated, and escaped</li>
<li><strong>Performance</strong>: Indexed database queries, AJAX loading, infinite scroll</li>
<li><strong>Compatibility</strong>: WordPress 5.0+, PHP 7.4+, MySQL 5.6+</li>
<li><strong>Standards</strong>: Follows WordPress coding standards and best practices</li>
</ul>
<h4>Installation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Upload the plugin files to <code>/wp-content/plugins/fbs-activity-tracker/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress</li>
<li>Navigate to ‘Activity Tracker’ in the admin menu to access the dashboard</li>
<li>Start monitoring user activities immediately</li>
</ol>
<h4>Frequently Asked Questions</h4>
<h4>Does this plugin affect site performance?</h4>
<p>No, FBS Activity Tracker is designed for optimal performance. It uses a custom database table with proper indexing, AJAX-based loading, and automatic cleanup of old logs to ensure minimal impact on your site’s performance.</p>
<h4>How long are logs kept?</h4>
<p>By default, logs are kept for 30 days and automatically cleaned up daily. This retention period is configurable in the plugin settings.</p>
<h4>Can I export the activity logs?</h4>
<p>Yes, you can export logs in JSON format. The plugin supports both bulk export of selected logs and full export with applied filters.</p>
<h4>Is the plugin secure?</h4>
<p>Absolutely. The plugin follows WordPress security best practices including data sanitization, validation, nonce verification, capability checks, and SQL injection protection with prepared statements.</p>
<h4>Does it work with multisite?</h4>
<p>Yes, FBS Activity Tracker is fully compatible with WordPress multisite installations and will track activities across all sites in the network.</p>
<h4>Can I customize the dashboard appearance?</h4>
<p>Yes, the plugin uses CSS custom properties (variables) for easy theming. You can customize colors, spacing, and other design elements through CSS.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit our support page or contact us directly.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>FBS Activity Tracker collects and stores user activity data locally on your WordPress installation. No data is sent to external servers. All data is stored in your database and can be exported or deleted at any time. The plugin respects user privacy and only tracks activities that are necessary for security and audit purposes.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by Fazle Bari with modern web technologies and WordPress best practices.</p>
<h3>Donate</h3>
<p>If you find this plugin useful, please consider making a donation to support continued development and improvements.</p>


FBS Activity Tracker

A modern, granular user activity and audit log WordPress plugin with a custom-designed dashboard interface for comprehensive site monitoring.

ArielK

pojo.me

Yakir Sitbon

Elementor

Maor Chasen

<p><strong>AN EASY TO USE & FULLY SUPPORTED WORDPRESS ACTIVITY LOG PLUGIN</strong></p>
<p>Want to monitor and track your WordPress website activity? Find out exactly who does what on your WordPress website with this plugin. Activity Log is like an airplane’s black box that logs every action in the WordPress admin, and lets you see exactly what users are doing on your WordPress website.</p>
<ul>
<li>If someone is trying to hack your site</li>
<li>When a post was published, and who published it</li>
<li>If a plugin/theme was activated/deactivated</li>
<li>Suspicious admin activity</li>
</ul>
<p>It’s so essential; you’ll wonder how you ever managed your website without it. The plugin is also lightning fast and works behind the scenes, so it doesn\’t affect site and admin performance. For optimal performance, we built the plugin so that it runs on a separate table in the database.</p>
<p>If you have more than a handful of users, keeping track of who did what is virtually impossible. This plugin solves that issue by tracking what actions were initiated by which users, and displaying it in an easy-to-use and easy-to-filter view on the dashboard of your WordPress site.</p>
<p><strong>New! Introducing Email Logging</strong> – Capture all emails sent from your WordPress site for streamlined debugging and compliance. Gain better visibility into email communication, aiding both troubleshooting and record-keeping. This is particularly beneficial for WooCommerce stores, allowing you to easily track sent emails alongside other critical site events.</p>
<p><strong>Export to CSV</strong> – Export your Activity Log data records to CSV. Developers can easily add support for custom data formats with our new dedicated Export API.</p>
<p><strong>Data Privacy and GDPR Compliance</strong> – We provide the tools to help you adhere to GDPR compliance standards, including Export/Erasure of data via the WordPress Privacy Tools.</p>
<h3>With the Activity Log you can record:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>WordPress</strong> – Core updates</li>
<li><strong>Posts</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Pages</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Custom Post Type</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Tags</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Categories</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Taxonomies</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Menus</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Media</strong> – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Comments</strong> – Created, approved, unapproved, trashed, untrashed, spammed, unspammed, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Users</strong> – Login, logout, login failed, update profile, registered, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Plugins</strong> – Installed, updated, activated, deactivated, changed</li>
<li><strong>Themes</strong> – Installed, updated, deleted, activated, changed (Editor and Customizer)</li>
<li><strong>Widgets</strong> – Added to sidebar, deleted from sidebar, order widgets</li>
<li><strong>Setting</strong> – General, writing, reading, discussion, media, permalinks</li>
<li><strong>Options</strong> – Extended custom settings for 3rd party plugins</li>
<li><strong>Export</strong> – Exported activity log file</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce</strong> – Track products, orders, customers, and more</li>
<li><strong>bbPress</strong> – Forums, topics, replies, taxonomies, and other actions</li>
<li><strong>Emails sent from WordPress site</strong> – Sending successful, sending failed</li>
<li>There’s more, of course, but you get the point…</li>
</ul>
<p>For each event recorded by the activity log, the following details are also logged:</p>
<ul>
<li>Date and time of occurrence</li>
<li>User and user role responsible for the change</li>
<li>Source IP address from which the change originated</li>
<li>Affected object where the change occurred</li>
</ul>
<p>The plugin doesn\’t require any kind of setup; it works right out of the box (just another reason people love it)!</p>
<h3>Data Storage and Performance Optimization</h3>
<p>In order to ensure optimal performance of your website, all events and logs data are stored in a dedicated custom table within your WordPress database. This approach significantly reduces the impact on your website’s performance, ensuring seamless operation even during peak traffic periods.</p>
<h3>Uninstall Clean-up</h3>
<p>We understand the importance of maintaining a clean and efficient database environment. That’s why our plugin features an uninstall hook that seamlessly removes all traces of its presence from your website when uninstalling. This meticulous clean-up process ensures that your database remains lean and clutter-free even after our plugin has been removed.</p>
<p><strong>With our optimized data storage, thorough logging, and meticulous clean-up process, you can trust that our plugin will enhance the functionality and security of your WordPress site without compromising its performance.</strong></p>
<h3>What users have to say</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>“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”</em> – <a href="https://blog.hubspot.com/website/8-best-plugins-tracking-user-activity-wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">HubSpot.com</a></li>
<li><em>“If you’re after a competent WP security audit log plugin with all the basic features you need, Activity Log is it!”</em> – <a href="https://wpastra.com/plugins/wordpress-activity-log-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPAstra.com</a></li>
<li><em>“Activity Log features a remarkably straightforward dashboard interface, providing administrators with an at-a-glance understanding of site interactions”</em> – <a href="https://www.malcare.com/blog/wordpress-activity-log/" rel="nofollow ugc">Malcare.com</a></li>
<li><em>“Best 10 Free WordPress Plugins of the Month: Keeping tabs on what your users do with their access to the Dashboard”</em> – <a href="https://managewp.com/best-free-wordpress-plugins-july-2014" rel="nofollow ugc">ManageWP.com</a></li>
<li><em>“Thanks to this step, we’ve discovered that our site was undergoing a brute force attack”</em> – <a href="https://artdriver.com/blog/wordpress-site-hacked-solution-time" rel="nofollow ugc">Artdriver.com</a></li>
<li><em>“Optimized code – The plugin itself is blazing fast and leaves almost no footprint on the server”</em> – <a href="https://www.freshtechtips.com/2014/01/best-audit-trail-plugins-for-wordpress.html" rel="nofollow ugc">FreshTechTips.com</a></li>
<li><em>“Activity Log lets you track a huge range of activities. Overall, very easy to use and setup”</em> – <a href="https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/5-best-ways-to-monitor-wordpress-activity-via-the-dashboard" rel="nofollow ugc">ElegantThemes.com</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Contributions:</h3>
<p><strong>Would you like to contribute to this plugin?</strong> You’re more than welcome to submit your pull requests on the <a href="https://github.com/pojome/activity-log" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repo</a>. And, if you have any notes about the code, please open a ticket on the issue tracker.</p>


Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes

I want to thank the developer for this plugin which I find very useful and well done. thanks for the work.

Very helpful

Love it! Have it installed on about ~300 sites, no issues except one site that was getting slammed with spam login attempts and the log grew to big to quick but ultimately this plugin helped identify the need to restrict the login url.  

Simple & Lightweight

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This top rated Activity Log plugin helps you monitor & log all changes and actions on your WordPress site, so you can remain secure and organized.

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