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The Viking Critical Change Alert is a WordPress plugin that logs and reports critical site changes. The plugin is fully admin-only and theme-agnostic, meaning it works with any WordPress theme.
The plugin automatically logs the following critical changes:
- Plugin Updates: When plugins are updated
- Plugin Activation/Deactivation: When plugins are activated or deactivated
- Theme Switches: When the theme is switched
- New Admin Users: When new administrator accounts are created
The admin dashboard provides:
- Summary Cards: Overview of events in the last 24 hours
- Events Table: Complete list of all events with filters
- Search Function: Search by plugin name, theme name, or username
- Filter Tabs: Filter by event type (All, Plugin Updates, Plugin On/Off, Theme, Admin Users)
- Clear Log: Button to clear all events (secured with nonce)
Optional daily digest email:
- Configurable time (default 09:00)
- Multiple recipients (comma-separated)
- HTML email with overview and link to admin page
Optional webhook integration:
- Webhook notifications to n8n, Slack, etc.
- Two modes: Immediate (send per event) or Digest only (send only with daily digest)
- Optional redaction mode: only event types and counts, no item labels
Орнотуу
- Upload the plugin to
/wp-content/plugins/the-viking-critical-change-alert/ - Activate the plugin via the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to “The Viking Critical Change Alert” in the admin menu
FAQ.KG
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How do I configure the daily digest email?
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Go to “The Viking Settings” to configure:
* Enable/disable daily digest
* Set recipients (comma-separated email addresses)
* Set time (site local timezone) -
How do I configure webhook notifications?
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Go to “The Viking Settings” to configure:
* Enable/disable webhook
* Enter webhook URL
* Choose mode (Immediate or Digest only)
* Enable/disable redaction mode -
What database table does the plugin use?
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The plugin uses a custom database table:
wp_tvcca_eventsTable Structure:
*id(BIGINT) – Primary key
*created_at_gmt(DATETIME) – Event timestamp (UTC)
*event_type(VARCHAR 50) – Event type
*actor_user_id(BIGINT) – Actor user ID (nullable)
*actor_username(VARCHAR 60) – Actor username (nullable)
*item_key(VARCHAR 255) – Technical key (plugin file path, theme slug, user ID)
*item_label(VARCHAR 255) – Human readable name
*details_json(LONGTEXT) – JSON encoded details
*source(VARCHAR 50) – WordPress hook nameData Retention:
* By default, the last 500 events are kept
* Older events are automatically deleted
* Configurable via filter:tvcca_max_events -
What security features does the plugin have?
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- All admin functions require
manage_optionscapability - Clear log action is secured with nonce
- No email addresses are stored in events (only username/user ID)
- Webhook redaction mode for privacy-sensitive environments
- All admin functions require
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Contributors & Developers
“The Viking Critical Change Alert” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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1.0.2
- Fixed: Removed Plugin URI (URL was returning 404)
- Fixed: Removed inline CSS style tag from email template, converted to inline styles in HTML elements
- Fixed: Improved sanitization for email recipients (validates email addresses) and time format (validates HH:MM format)
1.0.1
- Fixed: Security issue with unescaped CSS output in email digest
- Fixed: Plugin description language updated to standard English
- Fixed: Domain references updated from .nl to .com
- Fixed: Inline CSS moved to external CSS files and loaded via wp_enqueue_style()
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Event logging functionality
- Admin dashboard with filters and search function
- Daily digest email
- Webhook integration