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Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
v5.36.0
Track changes and user activities on your WordPress site. See who created a page, uploaded an attachment, and more, for a complete audit trail.
by Pär Thernström · Website
activityaudit logevent loghistoryuser tracking
- Rank
- #176 24h 0 · 7d 0
- Est. installs
- 370,807 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 14M all time
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ 491 reviews
- Official installs
- 300,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 5 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 80% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
6 days ago
Last release
- Version
- 5.36.0
- Requires WP
- 6.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- On WP.org since
- 2010
About Simple History
Simple History is a WordPress plugin by Pär Thernström, first published on WordPress.org in 2010. It has 300,000+ active installations and 13,731,031 downloads in total, and ranks #176 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 491 reviews. Version 5.36.0 was released 6 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.3 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 4 of 5 support threads were marked resolved (80%). It is listed under activity, audit log, event log, history and user tracking. Plugins with a similar focus include WP Activity Log, Stream and Activity Log.
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