Title: Observer
Author: Andy Whalen
Published: <strong>September 9, 2013</strong>
Last modified: April 2, 2016

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Observer

 By [Andy Whalen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anukit/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/observer.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/observer/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/observer/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/observer/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/observer/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/observer/)

## Description

Creates a log file for network/multisite super admin actions.

The following actions are logged for Super Admin users. WordPress action names are
listed in parenthesis:

 * change network settings (update_site_option)
 * grant super admin privileges (granted_super_admin)
 * revoke super admin privileges (revoked_super_admin)
 * upgrade blog (wpmu_upgrade_site)
 * add blog (wpmu_new_blog)
 * set blog archived (archive_blog/unarchive_blog)
 * set blog deleted (make_delete_blog/make_undelete_blog)
 * set blog mature (mature_blog/unmature_blog)
 * set blog spam (make_spam_blog/make_ham_blog)
 * delete blog (delete_blog)
 * delete user (wpmu_delete_user)
 * delete user (deleted_user)
 * change other user’s settings (edit_user_profile_update) [NOTE: doesn’t show diff]
 * change blog setting (updated_option) [NOTE: may occasionally log annoyingly large
   diffs]

The following actions are logged for ANY user:

 * login (wp_login)
 * logout (wp_logout)
 * new user (user_register)

Some actions that change data will show what the value was before and after.

Below is an example of a log entry when the user ‘smith’ has changed the Network
site name from “WP Local Network” to “WP Local Networks”:

    ```
    [Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:45:49 +0000] [smith:1] [update_site_option] [1] [site_name] [(WP Local Network)->(WP Local Networks)] [127.0.0.1] 
    ```

Each line in the log file will roughly follow the below example. Individual actions
may log slightly different information, but the DATETIME, USERNAME, USER_ID, ACTION,
and IP_ADDRESS sections should always be populated.

    ```
    [DATETIME] [USERNAME:USER_ID] [ACTION] [AFFECTED_OBJECT_ID] [DATA_TITLE_OR_KEY] [(VALUE_BEFORE)->(VALUE_AFTER)] [IP_ADDRESS] 
    ```

## Installation

 1. Upload Observer to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Define the ‘OBSERVER_LOG’ constant in your wp-config.php file. Example: define(‘
    OBSERVER_LOG’, ‘/var/log/wordpress_observer.log’);
 3. Network Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in the Network Plugins interface.

## FAQ

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## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Observer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Andy Whalen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anukit/)

[Translate “Observer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/observer)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/observer/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/observer/), or subscribe 
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/observer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/observer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.4

 * Compatible with WP 4.4.2.

#### 1.0.3

 * Added better logging for all options that store arrays, so the log shows only
   what was added or removed.

#### 1.0.2

 * Made the ‘active_plugins’ option log more readable by identifying which plugin
   was activated or deactivated.

#### 1.0.1

 * Added some more ignored option updates.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.4**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.5.33**
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[audit](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audit/)
   [logging](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/logging/)[multisite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)
   [network](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/network/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/observer/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Andy Whalen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anukit/)

## Support

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