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We’ve refreshed our GDPR and privacy documentation to better answer common questions about how Simple History handles user data. What’s New? Our updated support page now provides clearer information about: Quick Reminder Simple History doesn’t use cookies, Google Fonts, or local storage, and all data stays in your WordPress database. As with all WordPress plugins,…
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We are happy to announce the release of Simple History Premium 1.2.0 is here. This version introduces a GUI for custom event logging and several internal improvements. We recently released Simple History 5.8.0 with support for adding custom log entries using the WP REST API and WP-CLI. Simple History Premium extends the custom logging functionality…
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Minimalio recently published an article, “6 WordPress Plugins That Every Portfolio Should Have – 2025”, and we were happy to find Simple History highlighted among their go-to recommendations. The author didn’t hold back on praise: “I love Simple History, especially if you are taking care of a website with more than one user, you really…
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Simple History Featured in InstaWP’s “25+ Best WordPress Security Plugins for Agencies” InstaWP recently published a guide on top WordPress security plugins that agencies can use to protect client websites. Their list highlights the importance of real-time threat monitoring, thorough audits, and clear activity logs. Among the recommended solutions is Simple History, described as follows:…
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Simple History was recently referenced in Kinsta’s article on WordPress education data security. Their post focuses on strategies to help educational institutions protect sensitive information, which aligns with Simple History’s core function of logging changes and maintaining clear audit trails in WordPress.
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🔍 This release adds support for custom log entries and also adds logging when a user gets an access denied message when trying to view an admin page that they do not have access to. New: Support for custom log entries With this release it is now possible to add custom events to the log…
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This release of the Simple History Debug and Monitor add-on contains improvements to compatibility with other plugins. Changelog
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WooCommerce Logger 1.0.4 for Simple History is now available. This update introduces new features and bug fixes that help store owners track customer account activities more effectively. What’s New Enhanced User Activity Tracking The highlight of this release is comprehensive logging for user account and address updates in WooCommerce. Now you can easily monitor when…
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🔄 This release adds more menu location options and also some improvements to the interface. In version 5.5.0 the main history page was moved to the top menu level. Some users still prefered the old location, so in this version we have added two new options for the menu: If you wish to modify the…
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Tracking user activity in WordPress is essential for security, debugging, and content management. Simple History makes this easy by logging key events, and with the power of the WordPress REST API, you can integrate these logs into almost any workflow. In this guide, we’ll explore how to fetch Simple History logs and display them in…
