ActivityPilot is an activity log and audit-trail plugin for developers, agencies, and security-conscious site owners. Meaningful changes on your site — logins, content edits, plugin and theme operations, role changes, high-impact options, integrations, and more — are stored in a dedicated database t
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 7.0 and PHP 7.4.
SourceWordPress plugins · Nov 5, 2026
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Aboutthistool.
ActivityPilot is an activity log and audit-trail plugin for developers, agencies, and security-conscious site owners. Meaningful changes on your site — logins, content edits, plugin and theme operations, role changes, high-impact options, integrations, and more — are stored in a dedicated database table and shown in a modern admin timeline.
Privacy defaults
External-service features are opt-in .
Geolocation ( ip-api.com ) is disabled by default ( enable_geo = 0 ).
Outbound webhooks (Slack/Discord/Teams/custom URL) are disabled by default until you enable them and provide destination URLs.
The plugin does not send data to third-party services unless you explicitly enable and configure those features.
Why use this plugin?
Custom tables — logs live in {prefix}apwpm_activity_logs (not post meta) with indexes for fast queries.
Modern admin UI — dashboard, timeline, filters, search, pagination, exports, dark mode, and keyboard shortcuts.
Security-first — capability checks, REST nonces, prepared SQL, output escaping, and optional sudo mode for destructive actions.
Filter hooks include apwpm_skip_log , apwpm_pre_insert_row , and apwpm_register_event_types . The shorter ap_* hook names from earlier builds are still fired for backward compatibility.
External services
This plugin can connect to third-party services only when you enable the related feature and, for webhooks, when you provide URLs.
IP geolocation (optional)
When Enable geolocation is on, the plugin may send the visitor IP address to ip-api.com to resolve country and city. No API key is required. Results are cached in WordPress transients (about 24 hours). See the ip-api privacy policy for their terms.
Data sent: IP address (in the request URL).
When: On log insert for events that include an IP, if geo is enabled and not already set.
Purpose: Display country/city on timeline rows and detect logins from new countries.
Outbound webhooks (optional)
When webhooks are enabled and URLs are saved in settings, the plugin sends HTTP POST requests to your endpoints (for example Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, or a custom URL) when qualifying events occur.
Data sent: Event title, description, severity, site name, and related metadata you configure to receive.
When: After an event is logged that meets your minimum severity threshold.
Purpose: Notify external chat or monitoring systems.
Services/endpoints: Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, or any custom HTTPS endpoint that you explicitly configure.
Terms/privacy (when using those services): Slack: https://slack.com/terms-of-service , https://slack.com/privacy-policy Discord: https://discord.com/terms , https://discord.com/privacy Microsoft Teams (Microsoft): https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement , https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement
Webhook delivery is fully optional and disabled by default. No webhook requests are sent until you enable webhooks and provide at least one destination URL.
The plugin does not include bundled third-party API keys. Geolocation and webhooks are optional and disabled by default until configured by a site administrator.
See it in action
Screenshots & previews.
Open Dashboard from the WordPress AdminTimeline with filters, search, severity badges, and pagination.Analytics heatmap and hour-of-day charts.Settings for tracking toggles, retention, break detection, and integrations.Dark ModeActivityPilot screenshot 6
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Gettingstarted.
01Upload the activitypilot folder to /wp-content/plugins/ .
02Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
03Open Activity Timeline in the admin menu.
04Review Settings to choose what to track, retention, alerts, and optional features.
On multisite, network-activate for a shared log table under the network prefix.
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Frequently asked questions.
Will this slow down my site?
Writes go to an indexed custom table. Heavy hooks are limited to admin and logged-in contexts where possible. Optional async batching groups writes at shutdown.
Where are logs stored?
In {prefix}apwpm_activity_logs , with optional companion tables {prefix}apwpm_comments and {prefix}apwpm_views . Data is not stored in wp_postmeta .
Can I export or delete logs?
Yes. Export from the admin UI or REST API. Prune by age via settings, cron, or wp apwpm prune . Full purge requires confirmation and sudo mode when enabled.
Does it work on multisite?
Yes. Events are tagged with blog_id , and network admins get a network overview.
Can I extend what gets logged?
Yes. Call APWPM_Logger::log() or register types on apwpm_register_event_types . Use apwpm_skip_log to skip events and apwpm_pre_insert_row to adjust rows before insert.
Is the log tamper-proof?
When hash-chain mode is enabled, each row includes an HMAC chain. Run integrity checks from Site Health or wp apwpm verify . Append-only mode can block deletions for compliance use cases.
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