History Log by click5
by click5 · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 5.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Best WordPress plugin to track user activity and log changes on your website.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+9%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “activity”, “changes” and “history” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 10.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1130 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1130 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| click5 your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| activity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| changes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| history your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “activity”, “changes” and “history” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.13 · 29 Sep 2023
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 7 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous4.0y ago
It’s a great plugin! Simple and it has many integrations from the box.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ watchinvestorcom4.7y ago
History Log plugin makes my life so much easier. I can finally see what my users are doing and what plugins are being installed or updated. Gives me a great peace of mind!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.0.13). 1 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 History Log by click5 <= 1.0.13 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-30 CVE-2025-47598 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.13 No patch available
- 2025-03-31 CVE-2025-31531 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.0.13 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.6 History Log by click5 <= 1.0.12 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Time-Based Blind SQL Injection ↗2023-10-15 CVE-2023-5082 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.0.12 Patched in 1.0.13
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Best WordPress plugin to track user activity and log changes on your website."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms and 8 more.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,775 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 400+ → 300+ down after 250 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 500+ → 400+ down after 248 days in tier
- 2025-06-10 600+ → 500+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 800+ → 600+ down after 97 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 900+ → 800+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2024-03-20 800+ → 900+ up after 201 days in tier
- 2023-09-01 700+ → 800+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2023-05-11 600+ → 700+ up after 44 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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NextCellent Simple History 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple History Beaver Builder Add-On 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP User Activity 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - U Update History Panel 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Ambiscale Activity Manager 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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