Title: Update History Panel
Author: crossandcrown
Published: <strong>January 8, 2026</strong>
Last modified: March 16, 2026

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# Update History Panel

 By [crossandcrown](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crossandcrown/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/update-history-panel.1.1.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-history-panel/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-history-panel/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-history-panel/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-history-panel/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-history-panel/)

## Description

Update History Panel keeps an audit-friendly log of updates performed via the WordPress
admin update workflows:

 * WordPress Core
 * Themes
 * Plugins

The log is shown as a panel on the **Dashboard  Updates** screen and can also be
retrieved via the REST API:

    ```
    GET /wp-json/update-history-panel/v1/logs
    ```

For security reasons, the endpoint requires an authenticated user with the `update_core`
capability by default.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install the plugin through
    the WordPress Plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Go to **Dashboard  Updates** to view the log panel.

## FAQ

### Does it log updates done via WP-CLI or manual file replacement?

This plugin logs updates performed through the WordPress admin update workflows.
Updates executed outside of WordPress (e.g., WP-CLI or manual file replacement) 
may not be recorded.

### Can I access the REST API as an admin?

Yes. Use an authenticated request (for example, Application Passwords) and call 
the endpoint shown above.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Update History Panel” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ crossandcrown ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crossandcrown/)

[Translate “Update History Panel” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/update-history-panel)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/update-history-panel/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/update-history-panel/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-history-panel/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-history-panel/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.2

 * Fixed duplicate log entries caused by concurrent requests during updates.
 * Fixed hook and snapshot dual-recording producing reversed version entries.
 * Expanded duplicate detection window and added database re-read for reliability.
 * Added transient lock to prevent parallel snapshot processing.

#### 1.1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.2**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **100+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-history-panel/)
 * Tags
 * [history](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/history/)[log](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/log/)
   [maintenance](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)[security](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
   [updates](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/update-history-panel/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ crossandcrown ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crossandcrown/)

## Support

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