Only administrators can see the activity log. You can also let other roles or single people read it. They cannot change anything.
Go to User Activity → Settings → Access.
Give access #
- Under Roles, choose one or more roles. Everyone with that role can view the log. You can choose Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber.
- Under Users, choose single people. This works for any role.
- Click Submit.
Administrators always have access. That is why the Administrator role is not in the list.
What these people can do #
| They can | They cannot |
|---|---|
| Open Activity Logs and the details of an event | Open Settings, Events or Reports |
| Open the Dashboard and see its box on the WordPress dashboard | Open any Pastmark Pro screen |
| Use the History links and the admin bar menu | Change exclusions |
| Use Export CSV | Delete logs or add logs |
Such a person sees User Activity in the menu with two pages: Dashboard and Activity Logs. If they open another Pastmark page, WordPress says: Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.
Remove access #
Remove the role or the user and click Submit. It works at the next page they open. Pastmark does not change any role in your database.
Pastmark logs the change #
Each change of this setting is an event: Access settings change. It has the severity Warning and shows the values before and after. It is in the Settings group and in the Essential preset.
Good to know #
- Multisite: super admins keep access. The setting is separate for each site.
- WooCommerce: WooCommerce sends some low roles out of
wp-admin. A Subscriber cannot reach the log on a shop for this reason. Contributor and higher roles work. - Notes (Pastmark Pro): a person who may add notes also needs access here. Read Notes on events.
- A viewer can read everything in the log, also IP addresses and email addresses. Give access only to people you trust.