Description
Kovalenko Admin Change Audit helps site owners keep an audit trail of important administrative activity in a dedicated owner-only log viewer.
Features include:
- Login and logout activity logging
- Post creation, updates, trash actions, and permanent deletions
- Plugin activation, deactivation, and deletion logging
- Owner-only log viewer under the Tools menu
- Live refresh, filters, sorting, and pagination
- Optional second password layer before logs are shown
- Configurable timezone with America/Edmonton as the default
- Automatic cleanup of expired logs
The plugin does not require an external account or third-party service to function.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/, or install it through the WordPress Plugins screen. - Activate Kovalenko Admin Change Audit.
- After activation, open Tools > Activity Logs.
- Optionally set an extra access password inside the log viewer.
FAQ
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Who can access the log viewer?
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Only the owner account stored by the plugin can open the log viewer screen.
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The screen is available to the owner account from the Tools menu and from an admin bar shortcut.
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Does the plugin send data to third-party services?
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No. The release prepared for WordPress.org works fully inside WordPress and does not fetch plugin updates or operational data from an external service.
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What happens on scheduled maintenance?
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The plugin runs a daily cleanup task that removes log rows older than the configured retention period.
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Can I choose a different timezone?
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Yes. The plugin defaults to
America/Edmonton, but the owner can choose a different timezone for displayed timestamps, date filters, and the nightly maintenance schedule.
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Contributors & Developers
“Kovalenko Admin Change Audit” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.6.3
- Rename the public plugin to a more distinctive WordPress.org-ready brand and slug.
- Replace the old wp_* technical prefix with a unique plugin-specific prefix across declarations, hooks, and stored keys.
- Limit activation guidance notices to the plugin list and the dedicated log screen.
2.6.2
- Harden the activity log queries so every dynamic value uses a $wpdb->prepare() placeholder.
- Require WordPress 6.2+ for identifier (%i) placeholder support.
2.6.1
- Prepare the plugin for WordPress.org distribution.
- Remove the private auto-update flow from the public release build.
- Add WordPress.org-compatible readme and deployment packaging workflow.
- Add configurable timezone support with America/Edmonton as the default.
2.6
- Improve actor labels and log viewer clarity.
- Preserve Edmonton-based timestamps and filtering behavior.