WordPress Activity Log for Large & High-Traffic Sites
High-traffic WordPress sites generate thousands of events. Every login, edit, and plugin update adds another row to your database. Many activity log plugins struggle at scale — slowing admin screens, bloating tables, and making exports impossible.
Activity Log Pro is built to handle busy sites. A dedicated database table, optimised queries, and smart retention keep logging fast — even when your site is not.
Why large sites need a scalable activity log
News sites, membership platforms, and busy WooCommerce stores cannot afford plugins that hog the database or drag down admin performance. You still need a full audit trail — but it has to scale with your traffic, not fight against it.
Activity Log Pro logs to its own custom table, keeping your posts and meta tables clean and queries fast.
Control volume with retention and filtering
Set log retention from 7 to 365 days and let automatic cleanup purge old entries on schedule — no manual maintenance required. Advanced filtering and search help you find what matters without scrolling through noise.
Built-in exclusion rules let you filter out low-value events while keeping important security and audit records. Optional Login Flood Guard caps consecutive failed-login entries during brute-force bursts — so attack traffic does not flood your log.
Export large logs when you need them
Need thousands of records for a compliance review or investigation? Filter your results, then export in CSV, JSON, HTML, or TXT. Activity Log Pro handles large datasets without the timeouts that break other plugins.
Premium adds a JSON Feed for automated, token-based access — ideal for scheduled exports or SIEM integration.
Offload logs externally with zero performance impact
For the busiest sites, keep on-site retention short and stream everything externally with Log Channels (Premium). Logs are delivered asynchronously in background jobs — visitors and admins never wait for external services to respond.
Send activity to Datadog, Better Stack, Loggly, Papertrail, Slack, or your own SIEM — a scalable archive that does not touch your WordPress database.
Learn more about Log Channels →
Get started on your site
Activity Log Pro installs in minutes and works out of the box. The free version includes core logging, retention controls, filtering, exclusions, and exports.
Premium adds Log Channels, JSON Feed export, Security Alerts, and priority support.