bitcoinapi

<p>PermaLogger is a comprehensive WordPress activity logging plugin that tracks user actions and system events in your WordPress admin area. All events are logged locally and can be synced to the PermaLogger external service for immutable storage and analysis using blockchain technology.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>User Login Tracking</strong> – Monitor successful and failed login attempts</li>
<li><strong>Profile Updates</strong> – Track changes to user profiles including password changes</li>
<li><strong>Email Changes</strong> – Log when users update their email addresses</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard Movement</strong> – Track page navigation within the WordPress admin</li>
<li><strong>Post & Page Tracking</strong> – Monitor creation, updates, deletions, and status changes</li>
<li><strong>Content Diff Tracking</strong> – Optional git-style diffs showing exact content changes</li>
<li><strong>Admin Hooks</strong> – Comprehensive tracking of all WordPress admin hooks (optional)</li>
<li><strong>Local Database Storage</strong> – All logs stored in your WordPress database</li>
<li><strong>API Sync</strong> – Automatic syncing to external PermaLogger service</li>
<li><strong>Log Viewer</strong> – Built-in interface to view and filter logs</li>
<li><strong>Pagination & Filtering</strong> – Easy navigation through your activity logs</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Security auditing and compliance</li>
<li>Debugging user-reported issues</li>
<li>Monitoring content changes</li>
<li>Tracking admin activity</li>
<li>Compliance with data regulations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Data</h4>
<p>PermaLogger logs user actions including usernames, IP addresses, and timestamps. The plugin can sync this data to an external service (PermaLogger.com) if you provide an API key. You should inform your users about this tracking in your privacy policy.</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.0 or higher</li>
<li>bitcoinapi.io API key (get one at https://bitcoinapi.io)</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the BitcoinAPI external service to sync and store WordPress activity logs. This connection is required for the plugin’s core functionality of providing immutable, blockchain-based log storage.</p>
<p><strong>What is sent:</strong><br />
* User activity data including usernames, user IDs, email addresses, IP addresses<br />
* Timestamps of actions performed<br />
* Details of WordPress actions (login attempts, profile updates, email changes, page/post modifications, admin navigation, etc.)<br />
* Request data associated with tracked events</p>
<p><strong>When is data sent:</strong><br />
* Data is sent automatically when the temporary log file reaches 100KB in size<br />
* Each batch contains all logged events since the last sync<br />
* Syncing only occurs if you have provided a valid API key</p>
<p><strong>Service Information:</strong><br />
* Service Provider: BitcoinAPI<br />
* Service Used: Log Storage and Blockchain Timestamping<br />
* API Endpoint: https://bitcoinapi.io/api/<br />
* Terms of Service: https://bitcoinapi.io/terms<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://bitcoinapi.io/privacy</p>
<p><strong>Important Notes:</strong><br />
* All logs are stored locally in your WordPress database regardless of API sync status<br />
* You must provide a valid API key from https://bitcoinapi.io for external syncing to occur<br />
* Without an API key, the plugin will still log events locally but will not sync externally<br />
* Users should be informed about this data transmission in your site’s privacy policy</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>PermaLogger logs user activity on your WordPress site. The following data is collected:</p>
<ul>
<li>Username and user ID</li>
<li>Email address</li>
<li>IP address</li>
<li>Timestamp of actions</li>
<li>Details of actions performed (page visits, content changes, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<p>If you provide an API key, this data is transmitted to BitcoinAPI external service via HTTPS (bitcoinapi.io). Make sure to disclose this data collection in your site’s privacy policy and obtain necessary user consent.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit:<br />
* Plugin Support Forum: (will be available after plugin approval)<br />
* Documentation: https://bitcoinapi.io/docs<br />
* Website: https://bitcoinapi.io<br />
* Contact: support@bitcoinapi.io</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by BitcoinAPI<br />
https://bitcoinapi.io</p>


PermaLogger

Track all hookable actions in the WP-Admin area and log them to PermaLogger's external service for comprehensive activity monitoring.

chexwarrior

<p>This plugin allows administrators to enable or disable other user account’s logins.</p>
<p>When a user is disabled:<br />
* They can not login to the site<br />
* They are immediately logged out of the site<br />
* Any <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/05/application-passwords-integration-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">application passwords</a> created with this user will no longer authenticate with the WP REST API</p>
<h4>WP-CLI Integration</h4>
<p>This plugin integrates with WP-CLI and provides the following two commands:</p>
<pre><code># Enables the target users
wp user enable <List of User IDs, Logins or Emails> [--all]

# Disables the target users
wp user disable <List of User IDs, Logins or Emails> [--all]
</code></pre>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>This plugin is developed on the author’s own time so there is no guarantee that reported bugs will be fixed in a timely fashion.</p>
<p>To report a bug please visit the plugin’s <a href="https://github.com/ChexWarrior/wp-user-disable-login" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a>.</p>


User Login Disable


As per the author's FAQ, I just wanted a plugin that disabled users easily without any extra bells and whistles. Extra points for the WP-CLI integration!


Does what it says on the tin

Allows administrators to disable other user logins.

PermaLogger vs User Login Disable