Title: Stream Author: XWP Published: 6 December 2013 Last modified: 24 February 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/stream/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3128015) ![](https://ps.w.org/stream/assets/icon.svg?rev=3128015) # Stream By [XWP](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xwp/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/stream.4.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/#reviews) * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/) ## Description With real-time notifications and third-party integrations, Stream can proactively alert you when something goes wrong with your WordPress site. Designed for debugging and compliance purposes, Stream is useful for keeping tabs on your WordPress users: From activating plugins to deleting posts, to login attempts and new user creation, you can see what’s changed, who changed it and when. The plugin records WordPress user and system action to the Stream logs. Every logged- in user action is displayed in an activity stream and organized for easy filtering by User, Role, Context, Action or IP address. Admins can highlight entries in the Stream log—such as suspicious user activity—to investigate what’s happening in real time. Stream also allows you to configure email alerts and webhooks for integrations like Slack and IFTTT to notify you and your team when something has gone wrong. For advanced users, Stream also supports a network view of all activity records on your Multisite, the ability to set exclude rules to ignore certain kinds of user activity, and a WP‑CLI command for querying records. With Stream’s powerful logging, you’ll have the valuable information you need to responsibly manage your WordPress sites. #### Built-In Tracking Integrations For Popular Plugins: * Advanced Custom Fields * bbPress * BuddyPress * Easy Digital Downloads * Gravity Forms * Jetpack * User Switching * WooCommerce * Yoast SEO #### Built-In Tracking For Core Actions: * Posts * Pages * Custom Post Types * Users * Themes * Plugins * Tag * Categories * Custom Taxonomies * Settings * Custom Backgrounds * Custom Headers * Menus * Media Library * Widgets * Comments * Theme Editor * WordPress Core Updates #### Other Noteworthy Features: * Multisite view of all activity records on a network * Limit who can view user activity records by user role * Set exclude rules to ignore certain kinds of user activity * Live updates of user activity records in the Stream * Export your Activity Stream as a CSV or JSON file * WP-CLI command for querying records ### Configuration Most of the plugin configuration is available under the “Stream” “Settings” page in the WordPress dashboard. #### Request IP Address The plugin expects the `$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']` variable to contain the verified IP address of the current request. On hosting environments with PHP processing behind reverse proxies or CDNs the actual client IP is passed to PHP through request HTTP headers such as `X-Forwarded-For` and `True-Client-IP` which can’t be trusted without an additional layer of validation. Update your server configuration to set the ` $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']` variable to the verified client IP address. As a workaround, you can use the `wp_stream_client_ip_address` filter to adapt the IP address: ``` add_filter( 'wp_stream_client_ip_address', function( $client_ip ) { // Trust the first IP in the X-Forwarded-For header. // ⚠️ Note: This is inherently insecure and can easily be spoofed! if ( ! empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ) ) { $forwarded_ips = explode( ',' $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ); if ( filter_var( $forwarded_ips[0], FILTER_VALIDATE_IP ) ) { return $forwarded_ips[0]; } } return $client_ip; } ); ``` ⚠️ **WARNING:** The above is an insecure workaround that you should only use when you fully understand what this implies. Relying on any variable with the `HTTP_*` prefix is prone to spoofing and cannot be trusted! ### Known Issues * We have temporarily disabled the data removal feature through plugin uninstallation, starting with version 3.9.3. We identified a few edge cases that did not behave as expected and we decided that a temporary removal is preferable at this time for such an impactful and irreversible operation. Our team is actively working on refining this feature to ensure it performs optimally and securely. We plan to reintroduce it in a future update with enhanced safeguards. ### Contribute There are several ways you can get involved to help make Stream better: 1. **Report Bugs:** If you find a bug, error or other problem, please report it! You can do this by [creating a new topic](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream) in the plugin forum. Once a developer can verify the bug by reproducing it, they will create an official bug report in GitHub where the bug will be worked on. 2. **Translate into Your Language:** Use the official plugin translation tool to [translate Stream into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stream/). 3. **Suggest New Features:** Have an awesome idea? Please share it! Simply [create a new topic](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream) in the plugin forum to express your thoughts on why the feature should be included and get a discussion going around your idea. 4. **Issue Pull Requests:** If you’re a developer, the easiest way to get involved is to help out on [issues already reported](https://github.com/x-team/wp-stream/issues) in GitHub. Be sure to check out the [contributing guide](https://github.com/x-team/wp-stream/blob/master/contributing.md) for developers. Thank you for wanting to make Stream better for everyone! [View contributors here.](https://github.com/xwp/stream/graphs/contributors) ## Screenshots * [[ * Every logged-in user action is displayed in an activity stream and organized for easy filtering and searching. * [[ * Enable live updates in Screen Options to watch your site activity appear in near real-time. * [[ * Create rules for excluding certain kinds of records from appearing in Stream. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f2949e1420c186ba7fe9eafb8f5c406b6b29ddebb639e7c7da6f93d39b784643? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Integration of logging and notification makes a lot of sense](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/integration-of-logging-and-notification-makes-a-lot-of-sense/)󠁿 [Martin Sauter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martinsauter/) 26 July 2023 Helpful and nicely done. Especially the integration of logging and notification features makes a lot of sense and sets this plugin apart from others. On the other hand: The information provided in email notifications is not always sufficient and only in parts customizable. And it looks like the developers do not care about answering questions in the support forum. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d40678aed19f64bd4ef4d60e5d47d44811b631c7ea5a3ef45ff65c20bd1e133b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter_sanitize_string/)󠁿 [jaybharatjay](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaybharatjay/) 17 February 2023 getting error Constant WP_Stream\FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING is deprecated in ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae33d0d7395fec175d94e9b0b12656b4230664e4aec82b7e33c952f5a146e08c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-34177/)󠁿 [Dimitrios](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jbgnes/) 18 May 2022 This is a great plugin that records almost everything except the video plays of my revolution video player Wordpress plugin. I wish it could record when a user plays a video and when he stops on one. Otherwise I love it already! Thanks for considering this. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9909770422f2c161388c1b31bf146c3424442a47c4d0c49ded71c22d46a89c1b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Love this plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/love-this-plugin-1017/)󠁿 [appinlet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/appinlet/) 5 March 2021 Have been using this plugin for many years now, very useful as an audit trail when a site “just broke itself” 😛 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb06902ed16775af2eddac43d9f5e68809e12785e0a481156170ad052217e52a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin totally recommended!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-totally-recommended-2/)󠁿 [freesong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/freesong/) 16 February 2021 This is awesome plugin indeed! Just if you could add video playback footprint support ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59dbf09ff430ffd770ff740267f7bf24726b9107fe996f0dea3b668fba91718c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Professional](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/professional-24/)󠁿 [Lana Codes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lanacodes/) 21 September 2019 Great UX design. It contains everything, very useful plugin, one of the best. [ Read all 77 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/) ## Contributors and Developers “Stream” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ XWP ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xwp/) “Stream” has been translated into 6 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stream/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Stream” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stream) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stream/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/stream/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stream/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stream/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Change Log #### 4.1.2 – February 19, 2026 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#412—february-19-2026](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#412---february-19-2026) #### 4.1.1 – February 3, 2025 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md##410—february-3-2025](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md##410---february-3-2025) #### 4.1.0 – January 20, 2025 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md##410—january-15-2025](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md##410---january-15-2025) #### 4.0.2 – August 22, 2024 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#402—august-22-2024](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#402---august-22-2024) #### 4.0.1 – July 30, 2024 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#401—july-30-2024](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#401---july-30-2024) #### 4.0.0 – January 9, 2024 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#400—january-9-2024](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#400---january-9-2024) #### 3.10.0 – October 9, 2023 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#3100—october-9-2023](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#3100---october-9-2023) #### 3.9.3 – April 25, 2023 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#393—april-25-2023](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#393---april-25-2023) #### 3.9.2 – January 10, 2023 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#392—january-10-2023](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#392---january-10-2023) #### 3.9.1 – August 23, 2022 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#391—august-23-2022](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#391---august-23-2022) #### 3.9.0 – March 8, 2022 See: [https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#390—march-8-2022](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/develop/changelog.md#390---march-8-2022) [See the full changelog here.](https://github.com/xwp/stream/blob/master/changelog.md) ## Meta * Version **4.1.2** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **80,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Languages * [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/), [English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stream/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/) and [Korean](https://ko.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stream) * Tags * [activity](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/activity/)[logs](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/logs/) [stream](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/stream/)[track](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/track/) * [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stream/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 57 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 7 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 10 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ XWP ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xwp/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stream/)