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Activity Log: an audit trail inside King Addons
Activity Log listens to WordPress hooks (Event_Logger) and writes rows with severity, user, object, message, and optional checksum/chain_prev_checksum.
Get King Addons
Install the plugin from WordPress.org, enable this extension in the dashboard, then follow the steps on this page.
What it actually does
Event types file groups: auth, user, content, plugin, theme, settings, media, woocommerce, kng.
Failed login: failed_login_enabled, threshold, window, emails.
Admin tabs: dashboard, logs, alerts, settings, export, tools. You can purge and export.
Where to find it in WordPress
Enable Activity Log. Open Activity Logs to read events and Activity Log for settings (king-addons-activity-log). Option: king_addons_activity_log_settings.
How to set it up
- Enable Activity Log. Dashboard.
- Set retention/alerts. Settings + failed-login emails if you want lockout noise.
- Filter the log. By event, user, object type.
- Export when needed. For an incident, do not screenshot 40 pages.
Controls that change behavior
| Control | What the plugin does |
|---|---|
| failed_login_* | Threshold/window/emails for brute-force noise. |
| event groups | What is recorded (auth vs Woo vs plugins). |
| checksum chain | Tamper-evident linking of rows when enabled. |
| export / purge | Ops tools on the admin screens. |
When this is the right tool
- Knowing who changed a plugin or deleted a page.
- Emailing admins after repeated failed logins.
Notes from the implementation
This is not a full SIEM. Logs live in your database. kingaddons.com.
FAQ
Does this replace a security plugin?
No. It records events; it does not firewall you.
Why two menus?
One is the log viewer (capability view_logs_cap), the other is settings (manage_options).
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Get King Addons
Activity Log ships in King Addons for Elementor. Install the plugin from WordPress.org, then come back to this guide when you configure it.