WP Admin Audit
by brandtoss · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Admin Audit monitors the security-relevant activities on your site, keeps an event log and tells you when something out of the ordinary happens.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “activity log” and “user log” for “audit” and “security audit”. “activity log” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “audit” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user log” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “security audit” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 66 average across 1,777 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 17.1K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 29 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin audit | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| audit | #5 | #17 | up 1 |
| audit trail your tag | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| audit log your tag | #10 | #19 | up 1 |
| security audit log your tag | #18 | #24 | up 1 |
| site audit | #8 | #19 | up 1 |
| wordpress audit | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| plugin audit | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| security audit | #20 | #22 | down 3 |
| site audit plugin | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| wordpress site audit | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| admin activity | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| admin ui | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| activity log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 30 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 “activity log” and “user log” for “audit” and “security audit”. “activity log” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “audit” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user log” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “security audit” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
29d ago
latest release · v1.2.18 · 3 Oct 2026
26
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jul 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wadm8mo ago
My God, I really wanted this to work because I needed to track what the users where doing but out of five cites I’ve installed it on, it has crashed three. That is over 50% failure so its time to search for an alternative.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pawelboc1.0y ago
The plugin could not be enabled because it caused a critical error.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rridder2.7y ago
The plugin gives us as a company good insight on what is causing errors on our website by tracking plugin updates. With one of our plugin we actually got a fatal error with WP admin but the team was very responsive and came with a quick update to solve it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HenryGR3.7y ago
Are you wondering how to take control of your WP site? Search no more, this is the plugin that you need; it makes what you need, the way you need. <clap>, <clap>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bowo4.6y ago
One of the better activity logger out there I must say. Love the list of sensors which I hope will keep growing, and I especially love the event details screen. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick63526834.8y ago
I just tested this plugin, and it is fantastic. The Search list in the logs works like a charm, besides events, I can search for logs for individual users as well, and also the way we can filter the log is great too ! The only thing that worries me for now, is that in the settings page, when I’m setting the “Keep events for:” is not “registering”. After saving the my changes, every other change made on the Settings page, is being shown correctly, but the “keep events for:” field, becomes empty from the number of days I had set it to. The plugin however correctly logs the change, and right now I have it for 1 day. In a day or two perhaps, it will be clear if that part of the settings page actually works. It would be nice if we could manually delete the logs, and also have the ability to export them… Update: Looking at the database values, it seems that the correct value to keep the events for is set (1 day in my test case), so it’s a matter of displaying the value in the settings page, and not actually setting it. I am also guessing that to manually delete all the data, is to set the setting to delete all the data when the plugin is uninstalled, and then uninstall and reinstall it again, or manually delete the records from the database, which for many users would be a dangerous task… BTW: Tested on Xampp Localserver, Windows 10, PHP 7.4.x, Chrome Browser, WP 5.9, with many plugins active among them Gutenberg 12.5.0 RC1. Thanks, Nick.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.18). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Admin Audit monitors the security-relevant activities on your site, keeps an event log and tells you whe..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,813 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("audit trail", "security audit log", "user log" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-18 900+ → 1K+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2025-08-30 800+ → 900+ up after 186 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 700+ → 800+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2025-01-31 800+ → 700+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-01-23 700+ → 800+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 600+ → 700+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 700+ → 600+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 800+ → 700+ down after 67 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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Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Activity Log Pro – User Activity Log, Audit Log & Security Monitor 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
LogDash Activity Log 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Who Changed It? – Activity Log & Audit Trail 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
DevDome Activity Log: Track WordPress User Activity 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Stalkfish – Error Monitoring and Activity Log Monitoring 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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