webaware

Log emails to the WordPress database for later analysis. Access is restricted to administrators, and emails with WordPress passwords are obfuscated for security / privacy. Useful for diagnosing lost email problems.
Use this plugin with <a href="https://shop.webaware.com.au/downloads/disable-emails/" rel="nofollow ugc">Disable Emails</a> to divert all WordPress emails into logs, especially handy for developers.
Logs are automatically purged after a defined period, set through a settings page in the WordPress admin. Setting the period to 0 prevents logs from being purged. Uninstalling the plugin purges all logs.
<h3>Translations</h3>
Many thanks to the generous efforts of our translators:
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<li>Czech (cs-CZ) — <a href="http://www.klusik.cz/" rel="nofollow ugc">Rudolf Klusal</a></li>
<li>English (en_CA) — <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/en-ca/default/wp-plugins/log-emails" rel="nofollow ugc">the English (Canadian) translation team</a></li>
<li>English (en_GB) — <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/en-gb/default/wp-plugins/log-emails" rel="nofollow ugc">the English (British) translation team</a></li>
<li>French (fr-FR) — <a href="http://www.eticweb.ca/" rel="nofollow ugc">Hugo Catellier</a></li>
<li>Korean (ko_KR) — <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/ko/default/wp-plugins/log-emails" rel="nofollow ugc">the Korean translation team</a></li>
</ul>
If you’d like to help out by translating this plugin, please <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/log-emails" rel="nofollow ugc">sign up for an account and dig in</a>.

Log Emails

Thanks for a plguin, it was thoroughly coded and seems have all that I need.

Simple and useful plugin

Seriously, this plugin is so freakin' helpful. I work on a lot of sites that I have set up on my local development machine and don't have outgoing email set up on purpose. Only rarely do I need access to test those emails. But when I need it, it's typically urgent. This plugin has completely saved the day multiple times over the past month.

Thank you so much for the great work!

Only sad I didn't find this plugin sooner!

I've checked it's functionality and with first sight, it didn't contained vulnerable parts. Thank you.

compact and free from vulnerabilities

Log emails to the database, to enable email problem analysis

ArielK

pojo.me

Yakir Sitbon

Elementor

Maor Chasen

AN EASY TO USE & FULLY SUPPORTED WORDPRESS ACTIVITY LOG PLUGIN
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.
<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>
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.
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.
New! Introducing Email Logging – 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.
Export to CSV – Export your Activity Log data records to CSV. Developers can easily add support for custom data formats with our new dedicated Export API.
Data Privacy and GDPR Compliance – We provide the tools to help you adhere to GDPR compliance standards, including Export/Erasure of data via the WordPress Privacy Tools.
<h3>With the Activity Log you can record:</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress – Core updates</li>
<li>Posts – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Pages – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Custom Post Type – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Tags – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Categories – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Taxonomies – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Menus – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Media – Created, updated, deleted</li>
<li>Comments – Created, approved, unapproved, trashed, untrashed, spammed, unspammed, deleted</li>
<li>Users – Login, logout, login failed, update profile, registered, deleted</li>
<li>Plugins – Installed, updated, activated, deactivated, changed</li>
<li>Themes – Installed, updated, deleted, activated, changed (Editor and Customizer)</li>
<li>Widgets – Added to sidebar, deleted from sidebar, order widgets</li>
<li>Setting – General, writing, reading, discussion, media, permalinks</li>
<li>Options – Extended custom settings for 3rd party plugins</li>
<li>Export – Exported activity log file</li>
<li>WooCommerce – Track products, orders, customers, and more</li>
<li>bbPress – Forums, topics, replies, taxonomies, and other actions</li>
<li>Emails sent from WordPress site – Sending successful, sending failed</li>
<li>There’s more, of course, but you get the point…</li>
</ul>
For each event recorded by the activity log, the following details are also logged:
<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>
The plugin doesn\’t require any kind of setup; it works right out of the box (just another reason people love it)!
<h3>Data Storage and Performance Optimization</h3>
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.
<h3>Uninstall Clean-up</h3>
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.
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.
<h3>What users have to say</h3>
<ul>
<li>“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” – <a href="https://blog.hubspot.com/website/8-best-plugins-tracking-user-activity-wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">HubSpot.com</a></li>
<li>“If you’re after a competent WP security audit log plugin with all the basic features you need, Activity Log is it!” – <a href="https://wpastra.com/plugins/wordpress-activity-log-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPAstra.com</a></li>
<li>“Activity Log features a remarkably straightforward dashboard interface, providing administrators with an at-a-glance understanding of site interactions” – <a href="https://www.malcare.com/blog/wordpress-activity-log/" rel="nofollow ugc">Malcare.com</a></li>
<li>“Best 10 Free WordPress Plugins of the Month: Keeping tabs on what your users do with their access to the Dashboard” – <a href="https://managewp.com/best-free-wordpress-plugins-july-2014" rel="nofollow ugc">ManageWP.com</a></li>
<li>“Thanks to this step, we’ve discovered that our site was undergoing a brute force attack” – <a href="https://artdriver.com/blog/wordpress-site-hacked-solution-time" rel="nofollow ugc">Artdriver.com</a></li>
<li>“Optimized code – The plugin itself is blazing fast and leaves almost no footprint on the server” – <a href="https://www.freshtechtips.com/2014/01/best-audit-trail-plugins-for-wordpress.html" rel="nofollow ugc">FreshTechTips.com</a></li>
<li>“Activity Log lets you track a huge range of activities. Overall, very easy to use and setup” – <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>
Would you like to contribute to this plugin? 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.

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

WP Plugin guidelines state that plugins should not create a top level navigation element in /wp-admin if it's not necessary.

That and the ad for Elementor made for an instant uninstall for me.

Instantly showing ads and top level nav

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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