Description
Pixelash Site Change watches your WordPress site and builds a complete audit trail of what changed, when, and (where WordPress can tell us) who did it — so “wait, when did this happen?” always has an answer.
What it tracks (Phase 1 / current release)
- Post and page content — created, deleted, title, content, excerpt, slug, status, and featured image changes
- Plugins — installed, removed, activated, deactivated, and version updates
- Themes — activation switches and version updates
- Users — accounts created/deleted, role changes, email changes, password resets, and failed login attempts, recorded in real time
- Important site settings — site title, URLs, permalink structure, search-engine visibility, public registration, default role, and more
Every change is scored Low / Medium / High / Critical and shown on a dashboard with real counts, a filterable Activity Log, and email alerts once a change meets your chosen severity threshold.
Snapshots
The plugin keeps a locked “Initial Baseline” snapshot from the moment it’s activated, plus a record of every scan afterward, so you always have a clear before/after reference point.
Built for real sites
Regular scans only re-check content that changed since the last scan (not your entire site every time), so performance stays reasonable even on larger sites. Scheduled scanning uses WP-Cron with configurable intervals from every 5 minutes to weekly.
Your data stays yours
No external account, no telemetry, no required sign-up. Change history has a configurable retention period (7 days to unlimited), and is kept (not deleted) if you ever remove the plugin, unless you explicitly opt in to deletion under Settings.
What’s next
This is the initial release, covering the core monitoring engine. Visual/screenshot comparison, file and WordPress-core monitoring, WooCommerce monitoring, SEO plugin integrations, webhook/Slack/Teams alerts, PDF reporting, multisite support, and optional AI-assisted summaries are planned for upcoming releases — each will ship fully working, not as a placeholder.
Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins Add New Upload Plugin, or unzip into
/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate Pixelash Site Change.
- You’ll be taken to a short setup screen — choose your monitoring level, scan frequency, notification email, and what content to monitor. No account required.
- A locked “Initial Baseline” snapshot is created automatically.
- From then on, changes are detected on your chosen schedule, or any time via the Dashboard’s Scan Now button.
FAQ
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Does this slow down my site?
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No scanning happens on regular visitor page loads. Scans run via WP-Cron in the background, and only re-check content modified since the previous scan.
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Will this fill my inbox with alerts for every tiny change?
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No — you choose the minimum severity that triggers an email (Settings Notifications), and Ignore Rules let you permanently silence specific pages, plugins, or change types you don’t care about.
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Can an Ignore Rule hide a security-relevant event?
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No. New administrator accounts, role changes, and account deletions are always recorded regardless of any ignore rule — this is enforced in code, not just policy.
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Does this scan for malware?
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No — this is change detection, not malware scanning. It tells you what changed; it does not attempt to identify malicious code.
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What happens to my data if I uninstall the plugin?
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Nothing is deleted by default. If you want your data removed on uninstall, enable that explicitly under Settings Privacy & Retention before removing the plugin.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release: content, plugin, theme, user, and settings monitoring; dashboard; activity log; snapshots; ignore rules; email alerts; onboarding wizard.