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Plainview Activity Monitor

Real-time monitoring of users, content, functionality, appearance, security, and updates.

By edward_plainview·Logging·Free
3.6(12 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Plainview Activity Monitor is a WordPress logging plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.6/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 28K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing….

3.6/512 reviews
200active installs
28K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Activity Monitor tracks all user activity on your blog or network. The activities can be viewed in global table showing activities on the whole network, or locally for just the blog you are currently viewing. The activites can be filtered so that only specific blogs / hooks / IPs / users are displayed.

Monitored actions include (not exhaustive):

  • Comments: approve, held, spam, delete
  • Custom Post Types: draft, publish, update, trash, delete
  • Logins: login, login failed, logout
  • Pageviews: admin, front-end
  • Passwords: reset, retrieve
  • Plugins: activate, deactivate
  • Pages: draft, publish, update, trash, delete
  • Posts: draft, publish, update, trash, delete, password
  • Taxonomies: create, edit, delete
  • Themes: switched
  • Updates: WordPress core, plugins, themes
  • Users: register, delete, profile changes
  • A…
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Ratings & Reviews

3.612 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.9+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

20180826

  • Fix IP filter on tools tab
  • SDK update
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

edward_plainviewedward_plainview
Plugin Info
Version
20180826
Last Updated
Aug 26, 2018
WP Requires
3.9+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
28K+
Added
May 11, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

loggingactivityactivities

Developer

E
edward_plainview
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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