Exclude users, roles and IP addresses

Exclusions tell Pastmark what not to record. Use them to remove noise from your log.

Go to User Activity → Settings → Exclude Settings.

Click Submit to save.

What you can exclude #

Field	What Pastmark does not record	Example
Users	Anything these users do.	Your own developer account.
Roles	Anything users with these roles do.	subscriber
Post Types	Changes to these post types.	attachment
Post Statuses	Changes to posts with these statuses.	draft
IP Addresses	Anything from these IP addresses. One IP per line.	203.0.113.10
Post Meta Keys	Changes to these post custom fields. One key per line.	_edit_lock
User Meta Keys	Changes to these user custom fields. One key per line.	session_tokens
Plugins	Activity of these plugins.
Themes	Activity of these themes.
Exclude Cron Requests	Events that happen during scheduled tasks (WP-Cron) and background tasks.

Wildcards #

In the text fields you can use * as a wildcard. It means “anything”.

• _wc_* matches every meta key that starts with _wc_.
• 203.0.113.* matches every IP address from 203.0.113.0 to 203.0.113.255.

Upper and lower case do not matter.

Do and don’t #

• Do exclude your own IP address if your own work fills the log.
• Do exclude noisy meta keys, like _edit_lock, that change often.
• Don’t exclude the administrator role on a live site. Admin changes are often the most important ones to see.
• Don’t forget your exclusions. If an event is missing from your log, check this page first.