Devlapse Time Logging is a self-contained time tracker for people who build and maintain WordPress sites. Start a timer from the admin bar, note what you worked on, and the entry is saved to your own database with its project, duration and rate.<\/p>\n\n
It is aimed at freelancers, agencies and in-house developers who need to show a client or a manager where the hours went, but it works just as well for keeping your own private record of how you spend your time.<\/p>\n\n
Despite the name, the plugin does not record your screen or capture video. It logs hours, tasks and billable time.<\/p>\n\n
Everything runs locally. The plugin makes no external HTTP requests, contains no analytics or tracking, requires no account, and sends no data to the author or any third party.<\/p>\n\n
devlapse-time-logging\/v1<\/code> for your own tooling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nWho it is for<\/h4>\n\n\n- Freelancers<\/strong> who bill by the hour and want an honest record without paying for a separate service.<\/li>\n
- Agencies<\/strong> who need to show clients how much time went into maintenance, support and new work.<\/li>\n
- Site maintainers<\/strong> who want a simple log of what changed on a site and when, next to the time spent on it.<\/li>\n
- Anyone<\/strong> who prefers to keep their working data on their own server instead of a third-party cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
A typical workflow<\/h4>\n\n\n- Add your projects, client names, colours and hourly rates in Devlapse > Settings, and choose a currency and default rate.<\/li>\n
- Open Dashboard & Timer, choose a project, describe the task and start the timer.<\/li>\n
- Work as normal. The admin bar shows the running project and time on every admin screen, and you can add a note or commit reference to the session at any point.<\/li>\n
- Stop the timer when you finish. The entry is saved with its duration, rate and billable status.<\/li>\n
- At the end of the week or month, open Timesheets to review your totals or export a CSV, then open Reports & Invoicing to print a billing summary for a client.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
Permissions<\/h4>\n\n
Users who can edit posts can track their own time and see their own timesheets. Administrators can see everyone's entries, the activity log, reports and settings.<\/p>\n\n
Privacy<\/h4>\n\n
The plugin stores time entries in two custom tables in your site's database. Each entry records the user who created it, a task description, a project name, start and end times, an hourly rate and whether the time is billable.<\/p>\n\n
If you switch on activity logging, the plugin also records which user activated or deactivated a plugin, switched themes, changed a setting or saved a post. Only the name<\/strong> of a changed setting is stored, never its value. Log entries are deleted automatically after the retention period you choose.<\/p>\n\nActivity logging and email notifications are both off until you turn them on. Session summary emails, when enabled, are sent from your site by WordPress to the address you configure.<\/p>\n\n
Time entries are included in WordPress's personal data export and erase tools, and the plugin adds suggested wording to your privacy policy draft.<\/p>\n\n
Performance<\/h4>\n\n
The plugin's admin styles and scripts load only on its own screens, and the admin bar loads a small separate stylesheet. Read queries use the WordPress object cache. Nothing from the plugin is loaded on the public side of your site.<\/p>\n\n
Customization and support<\/h4>\n\n
Need something the plugin does not do yet? Custom reports, extra fields, integrations with your invoicing or accounting tools, client-specific summaries or a tailored workflow for your team are all possible.<\/p>\n\n