Beskrivning
”So far the best and most comprehensive logging plugin” – @herrschuessler
Simple History visar de senaste ändringarna som gjorts i WordPress, direkt på din adminpanel eller på en separat sida.
The plugin acts as an audit log of the most important events that occur in WordPress.
Det är ett tillägg som är bra att ha på webbplatser där flera personer är involverade i redigeringen av innehållet.
Det krävs ingen kodning för att använda tillägget. Installera det bara så kommer det börja logga händelser.
🔍 How Simple History Helps in Real Situations
Track what’s happening on your site
”Has someone done anything today? Ah, Sarah uploaded the new press release and created an article for it. Great! Now I don’t have to do that.”
Identify issues and debug faster
”The site feels slow since yesterday. Has anyone done anything special? … Ah, Steven activated ’naughty-plugin-x’, that must be it.”
Keep Freelancers & Agencies Accountable
”I hired a developer to optimize my site. But did they actually do anything? A quick glance at Simple History shows me exactly what they worked on, so I know I’m getting my money’s worth!”
✨ Simple Historys funktioner
Simple History kommer direkt med stöd för:
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Inlägg och sidor – se vem som har lagt till, uppdaterat eller tagit bort ett inlägg eller en sida
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Bilagor – se vem som har lagt till, uppdaterat eller tagit bort en bilaga
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Taxonomier (anpassade taxonomier, kategorier, etiketter) – se vem som har lagt till, uppdaterat eller tagit bort en taxonomi
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Kommentarer – se vem som har redigerat, godkänt eller tagit bort en kommentar
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Widgetar – få information när någon lägger till, uppdaterar eller tar bort en widget i ett sidofält
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Tillägg – aktivering och inaktivering
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Användarprofiler – information om tillagda, uppdaterade eller borttagna användare
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Användarinloggningar – se när en användare loggar in och loggar ut. Se även när en användare misslyckas med att logga in (bra sätt att upptäcka ”brute force”-försök).
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Användarändringar – se när en användare läggs till, uppdateras eller tas bort, och få detaljerad information om de ändringar som gjorts på användaren.
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Misslyckade användarinloggningar – se när någon har försökt logga in, men misslyckats. Loggen kommer då att innehålla ip-adressen till den eventuella hackaren.
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Menyändringar
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Alternativsidor – visa detaljer om ändringar som gjorts i de olika inställningsavsnitten i WordPress. Saker som ändringar av webbplatsens rubrik och permalänkstrukturen kommer att loggas.
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Integritets-sidan – när en integritetssida skapas eller anges till en ny sida.
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Dataexport – se när en begäran om export av personuppgiftsdata läggs till och när denna begäran godkänns av användaren, hämtas av en administratör eller skickas via e-post till användaren.
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Begäran om borttagning av användardata – se när en begäran om export av användardata läggs till och när denna begäran godkänns av användaren och när användardata tas bort.
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admin page access denied – see when a user tries to access an admin page they don’t have permission to access.
Built-in logging for third-party plugins
Simple History har inbyggt stöd för många tillägg:
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Jetpack – See which Jetpack modules are activated and deactivated.
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) – Se när fältgrupper och fält skapas och ändras.
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User Switching – Se varje användarbyte som görs.
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WP Crontrol – Se när cron-händelser läggs till, redigeras, tas bort, pausas, återupptas och körs manuellt samt när cron-scheman läggs till och tas bort.
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Enable Media Replace – Se information om filen som ersätts och information om den nya filen.
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Limit Login Attempts – Se inloggningsförsök, utelåsningar och konfigurationsändringar som gjorts i tillägget Limit Login Attempts.
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Redirection – Se omdirigeringar och grupper som skapas, ändras, aktiveras eller inaktiveras och även när de globala tilläggsinställningarna har ändrats.
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Duplicera Post – Se när ett inlägg eller en sida klonas.
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Beaver Builder – Se när en layout eller mall från Beaver Builder sparas eller när inställningarna för tillägget sparas.
Is your plugin missing? No problem – plugin authors can add support for Simple History in their plugins using the logging API.
Tillägg som har stöd för Simple History inkluderar:
- Connections Business Directory
- Simple History Beaver Builder Add-On
- WP-Optimize – Cache, Clean, Compress.
- Add Customer for WooCommerce
- Better WishList API
- AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form
- Loginpetze
- Authorizer
- Ad Inserter
- FV Player Pro
- Login Me Now
💬 What users say
🌟 Fler än 300 femstjärniga recensioner talar för tillförlitligheten hos detta tillägg. 🌟
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”The best history plugin I’ve found” – Rich Mehta
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”Custom Logs Are Crazy Awesome!” – Ahmad Awais
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”Amazing activity logging plugin” – digidestination
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”Fantastic plugin I use on all sites” – Duncan Michael-MacGregor
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”Useful Quick View of Activity” – Dan O
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”The best Activity Plugin” – Rahim
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”The best free history plugin ever” – abazeed
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”It is a standard plugin for all of our sites” – Mr Tibbs
🚀 Zero-Config Activity Tracking
Simple History begins tracking your WordPress site’s activities instantly after installation – no setup required. View your activity logs through the convenient dashboard widget or browse the full history on the dedicated ’Simple History’ page in your WordPress admin.
📡 RSS feed with changes
Med hjälp av det lösenordskyddade RSS-flödet kan du hålla koll på de ändringar som görs på din webbplats med hjälp av din favorit RSS-läsare.
🤖 WP-CLI commands for automation
Multiple WP-CLI commands exist, to view and search the log, and to view more information about a specific event.
WP-CLI support is perfect for system administrators and agencies managing multiple WordPress sites. Using WP-CLI commands they can automate log monitoring, create reports, or integrate with existing DevOps tools.
Example commands:
wp simple-history event list
– List the latest logged events.simple-history event get
– Get more information about a specific event.wp simple-history event add
– Add a custom event to the log.wp simple-history event search
– Search for events.wp simple-history stealth-mode
– See Stealth Mode status.
🥷 Stealth Mode – Hide Simple History from the WordPress Admin
Stealth Mode allows Simple History to run completely in the background, hidden from the WordPress admin interface. This is ideal for agencies, developers, and administrators who want to track user activity discreetly without exposing the logs to other users.
There are two modes:
- Full Stealth Mode – Completely hides Simple History from everyone.
- Partial Stealth Mode – Hides the plugin but allows selected users to access the logs.
The activity log remains accessible via the REST API, WP-CLI, and RSS feed, ensuring administrators can still retrieve logs when needed.
Stealth Mode is enabled using a constant or filter, allowing you to customize who can access the logs while keeping the plugin hidden in the admin interface.
📝 Add your own events to the log using the API
Theme and plugin developers can log custom events in Simple History using the simple_history_log
filter:
apply_filters(
'simple_history_log',
'This is a logged message'
);
See the documentation for examples on how to log your own events, query the log, and more.
🔆 Extend with Add-ons
Take your activity logging to the next level with add-ons that enhance tracking, security, and customization.
Simple History Premium
Unlock advanced features and customization options:
- Custom Log Entries – Add custom log entries using a UI. Document important changes by creating custom log entries for team actions, content updates, or system changes that aren’t automatically tracked.
- Stealth Mode – Hide Simple History from the WordPress admin for discreet tracking. Allows only specified users to see Simple History in the WordPress admin.
- Log Retention – Control how long logs are stored, from a few days to forever.
- Export Search Results – Download logs in CSV or JSON format for deeper analysis.
- Failed User Logins – Disable or limit logging of failed login attempts to reduce noise.
- IP Address Anonymization – Choose whether to store full IPs or anonymize them for privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR).
- Login Location Lookup – View the location of a specific login attempt on Google Maps to identify suspicious activity.
- Logger Control – Enable or disable specific loggers to manage what type of events are recorded.
- Ad-Free Experience – Remove promotional banners for a distraction-free workflow.
WooCommerce Logger
Track WooCommerce activity with detailed logs for:
✔️ Orders, refunds, and stock changes
✔️ Product updates and pricing adjustments
✔️ Settings modifications and coupon usage
Debug and Monitor
Gain deeper insights into your site’s background activity:
🛠️ Monitor outgoing requests and emails
🔍 Debug HTTP API calls and server communication
👨💻 Essential for developers, support teams, and anyone curious about what’s happening under the hood
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Skärmdumpar
Loggvyn + den visar också filterfunktionen i bruk – loggen visar bara händelse som är av typen inlägg och sidor och media (dvs. bilder & andra uppladdningar), och endast händelser initierade av en specifik användare.
Funktionen Post Quick Diff gör det snabbt och enkelt för en användare av en webbplats att se vilka uppdateringar andra användare har gjort av inlägg och sidor.
När användare skapas eller ändras kan du se detaljer om vad som har ändrats.
Events have context with extra details – Each logged event can include useful rich formatted extra information. For example: a plugin install can contain author info and a the url to the plugin, and an uploaded image can contain a thumbnail of the image.
Klicka på IP-adressen för ett inlägg för att se platsen för t.ex. ett misslyckat inloggningsförsök.
Se ännu mer information om en loggad händelse (genom att klicka på datum och tid för händelsen).
Ett diagram med lite snabbstatistik finns tillgängligt, så att du kan se antalet händelser som har loggats varje dag. Ett enkelt sätt att se eventuell ovanlig aktivitet, till exempel ett ökat antal inloggningar eller liknande.
Vanliga frågor
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Är tillägget gratis?
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Yes! Simple History has been free for over 10 years and will remain free. To support development and unlock extra features, you can purchase add-ons. View add-ons.
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Hur kan jag se loggen?
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You can access the log in multiple ways:
- The dashboard widget
- The admin bar menu
- A dedicated log page in the WordPress admin area
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Yes! You can customize the menu position in the plugin settings. Choose between showing Simple History at the top or bottom of the main menu, or inside the dashboard menu or tools menu.
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Do I need coding skills to use the plugin?
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No! Just install and activate the plugin, and it will start collecting activity logs automatically.
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Var lagras loggen?
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The log is stored in your WordPress database.
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Kan jag exportera loggen?
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Yes, you can export logs in CSV or JSON format for further analysis.
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Is it compatible with other plugins?
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Yes! Simple History supports many popular plugins out of the box. Additionally, developers can integrate it with any plugin using the Logging API.
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Will this plugin slow down my website?
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No, Simple History is lightweight and optimized for performance. Most logging occurs in the WordPress admin area when a WordPress user performs an action.
By default, nothing is logged on the front end, ensuring visitors experience no impact on performance.
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Vem kan se loggen?
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Access to the log depends on the user’s role:
- Administrators can view all logged events.
- Editors can see events related to posts and pages.
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Can I exclude certain users from being logged?
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Yes, you can exclude users based on role or email using the
simple_history/log/do_log
filter.For more details, check the hooks documentation.
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How long is the history kept?
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By default, logs are stored for 60 days. You can change this in the settings.
You can also adjust the retention period using the
simple_history/db_purge_days_interval
filter or the Extended Settings add-on. -
Kan jag spåra ändringar som gjorts av specifika användare?
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Yes! You can filter logs by username, making it easy to track individual activity.
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Is this plugin GDPR compliant?
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GDPR compliance depends on how you use the plugin and how you handle collected data. WordPress guidelines prohibit plugins from making legal compliance claims, so you should review your site’s data policies to ensure compliance.
That said, Simple History follows privacy-friendly practices:
- ❌ No Google Fonts
- ❌ No cookies
- ❌ No local storage
- ✅ IP addresses are anonymized by default
Since the plugin logs events (which may contain personal data), it’s your responsibility to ensure GDPR compliance based on your site’s usage.
For more information, see the full GDPR FAQ.
Recensioner
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Ändringslogg
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5.8.2 (April 2025)
🧩 This release improves compatibility with older WordPress versions and fixes some issues.
Tillagt
- Add filter
simple_history/post_logger/meta_keys_to_ignore
to modify the array with custom field keys to ignore. #543
Förändrat
- Add compatibility with WordPress down to version 6.3 (from 6.6 previously). This makes it possible for users on older versions of WordPress to use the plugin. This was possible thanks to the great https://github.com/johnbillion/wp-compat library. #542
- Mask more password related fields when using Detective Mode. #546
5.8.1 (march 2025)
🔧 This release adds several UI improvements and internal enhancements to make Simple History more user-friendly and robust.
Tillagt
- Add reload button when events fail to load (typically due to an expired nonce from admin inactivity).
- Add review notice for admins after many events has been logged to encourage leaving a review. (It keeps me motivated, you know.) It will only be shown on the admin pages that belong to Simple History.
Förändrat
- Rename debug page to ”Help & Support” for better clarity.
- Improve dropin loading by automatically finding dropins in the dropins folder.
Åtgärdat
- Remove unnecessary div element in diff output.
- Enhance footer text handling to properly manage boolean and non-string inputs.
5.8.0 (March 2025)
🔍 This release adds support for custom log entries and also adds logging when a user gets an access denied message when trying to view an admin page that they do not have access to.
Read the release post for more details and screenshots.
Tillagt
- Add logging of admin page access denied events. When a user attempts to access an admin page they don’t have permission for, this is now logged in the User Logger.
- Add new
Custom_Entry_Logger
logger that adds support for custom entries to be added via WP-CLI and REST API.- Only administrators (users with
manage_options
capability) can add custom log entries using the REST API. - Users with access to WP-CLI can add custom log entries.
- See the release post for examples and screenshots of how to use custom entries.
- (There is also an option in the Premium add-on to add custom entries via the UI.).
- Only administrators (users with
Åtgärdat
- Fix rare options key missing error when retrieving logger search options.
5.7.0 (February 2025)
🔄 This release adds more menu location options and some other smaller improvements to the interface and internal code.
Read the release post for more details and screenshots.
Tillagt
- Add new menu location options ”Inside dashboard menu item” and ”Inside tools menu item” (in addition to the available ”Top of main menu” and ”Bottom of main menu”).
- The ”Inside dashboard menu item” option will add the main history log page to the Dashboard page, while the settings page for the plugin will be located under the Settings menu item. This is pretty much the same location as before the 5.5.0 update.
- The location can be set using filter
simple_history/admin_menu_location
.
- Total number of events logged since install in now shown in the Stats & Insights box.
Förändrat
- Enhancement: Format number of events in Stats & Insights.
- Update menu settings name from ”Menu page location” to ”History menu position”.
- Improve location of settings errors.
- Improve logic for determine if the current admin page belongs to Simple History or not. Improves compatibility with translation plugins. #531
Åtgärdat
- Fix warning for deprecated bottom styles in SelectControl component.
- Show correct limit login attempts link for premium users.
- Remove setting ”Show history: as a page under the dashboard menu”, since the history menu now can be set to multiple locations.
Other
- Deprecate functions
register_settings_tab()
,get_main_nav_html()
,get_subnav_html()
,get_settings_tabs()
. - Misc internal improvements and changes.
5.6.1 (January 2025)
🚀 This release fixes incomplete exports due to an error in pagination logic.
It also improves the post Quick Diff view by preventing scrollbar jumping on hover states.
A small but very nice improvement! See the difference in the release post.
Åtgärdat
- Incomplete exports due to error in pagination logic.
- PHP notice when exporting events with missing user email data.
Improved
- Enhance post Quick Diff view by preventing scrollbar jumping on hover states. #530
5.6.0 (January 2025)
🔝 This version adds an option to the settings page to control the location of the menu page (at top or bottom).
🫣 It also adds support for Stealth Mode: When enabled, Simple History will be hidden from places like the dashboard, the admin menu, the admin bar, and the plugin list.
👉 Read the release post for more details and examples how to use this feature.
Tillagt
- Add support for Stealth Mode. When enabled (programmatically using a constant or filters) Simple History will be hidden from places like the dashboard, the admin menu, the admin bar, and the plugin list. #401
- Add option to set menu page location to settings page. #525
- Add WP-CLI command
simple-history stealth-mode status
to get status of Stealh Mode using WP-CLI. - Add filter
simple_history/show_admin_menu_page
to - Add filter
simple_history/admin_menu_location
. - Add filters
simple_history/show_in_admin_bar
andsimple_history/show_on_dashboard
, that work the same way assimple_history_show_in_admin_bar
andsimple_history_show_dashboard_widget
, but with correct naming convention.
Improved
- Decrease the icon size in the admin bar and main menu, to match the size of other icons. Props @hjalle.
Åtgärdat
- Fix for
simple_history/show_action_link
when being used and returning false then the other action links was not shown.
5.5.1 (January 2025)
- Fix the redirect from old settings page to new settings page and from old event log page to new event log page not always working when there was for example a WordPress update notice.
5.5.0 (January 2025)
Simple History 5.5.0 contains an improved event log menu location, and more 💥.
Read the release post for more details.
Tillagt
- Added Simple History to the top level of the admin bar for improved accessibility and visibility. Previously, the plugin was located in the dashboard menu, the settings menu, and contained tools like export and debug scattered across sub-tabs. This change centralizes these tools, making them easier to find and use.
- Introduced a link to the settings page for users with the Premium add-on, shown in the ”events cleared” text. #486
- Added slotfill
SimpleHistorySlotEventActionsMenu
to enable future extensions and customizations. #499
Deprecated
- Deprecated the filter
simple_history/admin_location
since the event log page now includes sub-pages and cannot be moved.
Förändrat
- Updated icons next to menu titles to improve visual clarity and consistency. #517
Åtgärdat
- Resolved an issue where premium info was displayed below the ”clear log” button even when the Premium add-on was installed.
- Various internal code enhancements and optimizations.
5.4.4 (January 2025)
First release of 2025! 🎉