Who Changed It? – Activity Log & Audit Trail
by Guido Schad · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 380+ installs across the portfolio →
Activity log and audit trail: see who changed what, and when — logins, users, plugins, themes, posts, settings. Tamper-proof. Stays on your site.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “security” for “trail”. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “trail” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 679 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 81 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| who | #3 | #14 | up 1 |
| audit trail your tag | #6 | #10 | up 1 |
| trail | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| activity log your tag | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| audit log your tag | #21 | #21 | down 3 |
| user activity wall | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user activity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 32 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “security” for “trail”. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “trail” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Aug 2026 · 89 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. 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 over 100.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 23 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 23 of 23 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Yoast, Advanced Custom Fields and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,567 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "audit log", "user activity" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 100+ → 90+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-02 90+ → 100+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 80+ → 90+ up
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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Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Stream – Activity Log & Audit Trail 70K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Activity Logs, User Activity Tracking, Multisite Activity Log from Logtivity 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Admin Audit 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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