Plugin Activation Tracker
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About
Keep track of plugins you activate or deactivate through the dashboard by viewing when each and every one of them was enabled or disabled.
What It Does
Plugin Activation Tracker creates a timestamped log of when plugins are activated and deactivated on your WordPress site. It displays this history in the dashboard so you can see exactly when each plugin was enabled or disabled and by whom. This is purely a logging and auditing tool with no impact on plugin functionality.
Who It's For
WordPress maintenance teams, multi-site administrators, and development agencies that need to track plugin changes for compliance, debugging, or client documentation purposes. It's useful for hosting providers and WordPress consultants who need audit trails of what was changed and when, particularly on sites with multiple users.
Who Should Skip It
Small site owners with a single administrator and those prioritising site speed don't need this. Most users won't have the operational complexity that warrants tracking every plugin toggle.
The Bottom Line
Plugin Activation Tracker solves a real problem for agencies and hosts needing plugin change audits, but the zero ratings and minimal adoption make it a first-mover risk. The recent maintenance is positive, though Plugin Report offers similar functionality with more proven reliability. Only adopt this if your team specifically needs plugin activation logging and you can tolerate being an early user.
Related Plugins
If you need to revert plugins to previous versions when issues arise, WP Rollback (300,000 installs, 86.73 score) is the dominant choice.
Plugin Report (75.93 score) likely offers similar tracking features with more user feedback and community validation.
If you're tracking downloads or file access rather than just plugin state changes, Simple Download Monitor (80.56 score, 20,000 installs) is a better fit.