Complete activity log
Logins, content, plugins, themes, settings, media, comments, taxonomy and menus — one fast, filterable, readable timeline with severity badges and a detail panel.
New · Anomaly detection & Slack alerts
Know exactly what changed, and who changed it.
A fast, clean WordPress activity log & audit trail — every login, edit, and setting change in one filterable timeline.
From $99.00 / year Read the documentation
Zero TTFB overhead
Self-hosted & private
Built for speed
9
Event categories tracked
0ms
Added to page-load time
100%
Self-hosted on your WordPress
CSV
One-click export of any view
Core capabilities
A complete audit trail — in native wp-admin.
Fast to read, filterable in one click, and light enough to leave on everywhere. Premium adds detection, auditing, archiving and alerts.
Zero TTFB overhead
Events buffer in memory and write in a single batched insert on shutdown, so logging never slows down a page request.
Anomaly detection
Automatically flags failed-login bursts, privilege escalations, new administrators, mass deletions and off-hours changes — with optional email alerts.
Custom-field auditing
Track changes to ACF fields, postmeta and media alt text with a discoverable key picker and before → after diffs.
Archiving & retention
Gzip-archive expiring events to a downloadable audit trail before pruning, with unlimited retention on premium.
Slack & email alerts
Post selected events to Slack by severity and category — with the exact before → after changes included — and email admins on critical events.
Workflow
From install to full audit trail in a few minutes.
No SPA, no external service — just a native Activity Log menu in your WordPress admin.
Install & activate
Standard WordPress plugin install. A top-level "Activity Log" menu appears and logging starts immediately.
Choose what to log
Toggle event categories, set retention, decide who can view, and turn on custom-field auditing — all in native settings.
Watch the log
Filter by user, role, category, severity, date or search. Open any event for full detail, or export the current view to CSV.
Get alerted
Send criticals and anomalies to Slack and email, pin important events to the top, and review a post's history right in the editor.
Compare
How Activity Monitor stacks up.
Self-hosted, fast, and readable — without per-seat SaaS fees or a clunky standalone dashboard.
| This plugin Activity Monitor | Per-seat fee Hosted SaaS audit | WordPress Basic log plugins | DIY Manual / none | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted on your site | ||||
| No per-seat fees | ||||
| Anomaly detection | ||||
| Custom-field (ACF/meta) auditing | ||||
| Slack alerts with before/after diffs | ||||
| Gzip archiving + unlimited retention | ||||
| In-editor post history | ||||
| Native wp-admin UI |
Pricing
Simple pricing for a tool you leave on.
Every plan ships with auto-updates, license activation, and free major-version upgrades. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Premium — 1 site
For a single WordPress site that needs a real audit trail.
$99
/year
- Everything in Lite
- Anomaly detection — login bursts, privilege escalation, mass deletions, off-hours
- Custom-field auditing (ACF / postmeta / alt text)
- Gzip log archiving + unlimited retention
- Slack notifications with before/after diffs
- Pinned events & in-editor post activity panel
- Email support
Most popular
Premium — 5 sites
For agencies and teams running a handful of sites.
$199
/year
- Everything in Premium 1-site
- 5 production site activations
- Priority email support
- Best value for 2–5 sites
Premium — Unlimited
For agencies, networks, and hosting providers.
$399
/year
- Everything in Premium 5-site
- Unlimited production sites
- Priority support (next-business-day)
- Onboarding call
FAQ
Common questions.
Will it slow down my site?
No. Events are captured at request time but buffered in memory and written in a single batched insert on shutdown, after the response is produced — so logging never adds to your time-to-first-byte.
What does it log?
Nine categories of activity: authentication & users, content, taxonomy, media, comments, plugins, themes, core/settings, and menus & widgets. Each category can be toggled on or off in settings.
Is it GDPR-friendly?
Yes. You can anonymize stored IP addresses, restrict who can view the log by role, and set a retention period after which old events are pruned automatically.
What's in the free Lite tier vs Premium?
Lite gives you the full activity log, filtering, search, CSV export, retention and critical-event email. Premium adds anomaly detection, custom-field auditing, gzip archiving with unlimited retention, Slack notifications, pinned events, and the in-editor post activity panel.
Does it work with the block editor?
Yes. The per-post activity panel renders natively in both the block editor (in the sidebar) and the classic editor, showing that post’s history with before → after changes.
Do you offer refunds?
30-day no-questions-asked refund. If Activity Monitor isn’t a fit for your site, email us within 30 days for a full refund.
See every change, the moment it happens.
Drop Chada Activity Monitor into your site today — a fast, readable audit trail with anomaly detection, archiving, and Slack alerts.