95
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
A stellar audit trail that might know a little too much.
HealthyGrowing
95/100
This reliable logger provides excellent site visibility but raises privacy questions regarding sensitive data.
Active installs
~462,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 300k+
Rating
4.9★
477 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+41%
Growing fast
2,869 → 4,032 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +41% in the last year
2,869/day a year ago→4,032/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySimple History is a well-regarded, lightweight WordPress activity logging plugin that users find genuinely useful for tracking site changes and user activity, though one notable concern has emerged around logging of sensitive personal data — including emails and passwords — raising GDPR compliance questions.
What people like
- +Reliably logs site activity including logins, edits, updates, and user actions in one clear interface×10
- +Genuinely useful for troubleshooting and recovering from unexpected changes×4
- +Lightweight, easy to use, and works without configuration fuss×5
- +Actively developed with new features as WordPress evolves
Common complaints
- −Logs sensitive personal data including emails and passwords, raising GDPR and data protection concerns
- −Logs events that may be redundant with other plugins (e.g., failed login attempts), with no apparent way for admins to control what gets logged
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.86★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-03-112025-11-062026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 477 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-29★★★★★Great plugin to see whats been going oncliffo4
- 2026-05-25★★★★★A++++++prezio77
- 2026-05-23★★★★★Works Great. So Helpful!cmarrington
- 2026-05-19★★★★★UnverzichtbarRené A. Da Rin
- 2026-05-06★★★★★Uninstalled after 3 yearsGarrett Reiniggen
- 2026-05-06★★★★★Very simple and effectiverkingisl
- 2026-05-04★★★★★Very useful pluginredheaddigital
- 2026-04-30★★★★★Very usefull pluginaknegt
- 2026-04-28★★★★★I use it on all of my websitesknittingtheweb
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Usefultslarkin
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
5,155
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
3,456
Prior 7-day baseline
3,819
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
53,828
Mean release-day peak (30d)
39,180
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+49.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
12%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.49
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+14%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.87 → 4.86★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered