WordPress File Monitor

Description

Monitor your website for added, changed and deleted files! Track changes in all website directories and get email alerts! Stay secure for free!

Features

• Monitoring file system for added / deleted / changed files.
• Tracking changes of the file size, modification date, permissions, file content.
• Sending email with the detailed information when changes are detected.
• Displaying monitor alerts in the administration area.
• Monitoring files for changes based on file hash, time stamp and/or file size.
• Excluding files and directories from scan.
• Allows to run the file checking via an external cron so not to slow down visits to your website and to give greater flexibility over scheduling.
• Allows to include / exclude files from scanning by extension.
• Properly tracks broken symlinks and unreadable files.
• Multisite compatible (plugin settings are located under the Settings menu of the main website).

Keep Your Website Secure

This simple but functional plugin allows you to monitor your entire WP installation for unwanted file changes (even for file permissions change!) and promptly notify you in case of something. Everyone whose website was hacked once knows how it is complicated to detect infiltration on initial stage and to find all changes in the file system. This plugin does a job.

Be sure to install it on malware-free website, set correct ‘File Check Root’ in plugin’s settings, and make sure all check-boxes in ‘File Check Method’ are ticed for file changes better recognizing.

PRO Features (coming soon)

• SMS alerts
• Launching monitoring via cron
• Sending email alerts to different emails based on directories
• If you need any other features just create a ticket on forum

PRO version costs $2 and includes lifetime updates. If you would like to buy PRO version please email at [email protected]

Languages

• Russian
• Arabic
• German
• Japanese

Credits

Thanks to the LikeBtn for providing a rating feature for my plugin.

Screenshots

Installation

• Upload to a directory named “wordpress-file-monitor” in your plugins directory (usually wp-content/plugins/).
• Activate the plugin.
• Visit Settings page under Settings -> WordPress File Monitor in your WordPress Administration Area (if you are using WordPress in a Multisite mode, the plugin settings are located under the Settings menu of the main website)
• Configure plugin settings.

FAQ

Only admins can see the admin alert. Is it possible to let other user roles see the admin notice?

Yes you can, add the following code to your wp-config.php file: define('WFM3_ADMIN_ALERT_PERMISSION', 'capability'); and change the capability to a level you want. Please visit Roles and Capabilities to see all available capabilities that you can set to.

Reviews

Best Plugin for Monitoring

Paul Scollon January 16, 2020

Tried a good few other plugins, none seemed just right. However, once you configure (and tweak) this one, it works perfectly. Well done!

A must have nowadays !

bidiesman December 9, 2019

Simple and so efficient in order to fight against big malware threats from nowadays wild internet.

excellent

moein August 17, 2019

excellent This plugin is very functional and required for all sites God bless you

Does what it says ??

Rafa? Gicgier April 18, 2019

// Silence is golden

Perfect plugin for changes detection in your WP installation

staydry May 9, 2017

Would wish to thank plugin author for it first of all. Wondering why there are so few active installs. This simple but functional plugin allows you to monitor your entire WP installation for unwanted file changes (even for file permissions change!) and promptly notify you in case of something. Everyone whose website was hacked once knows how it is complicated to detect infiltration on initial stage and to find all changes in the file system. This plugin does a job. Be sure to install it on malware-free website, set correct ‘File Check Root’ in plugin’s settings, and tick all check-boxes in ‘File Check Method’ for file changes better recognizing. And to keep you website files structure (at least its system areas) actual backup somewhere for files further compare/replace in case of need. As one the ways of this plugin popularity improving can recommend its author to place clear and detailed description of plugin settings with recommended options. And to provide it with preset ‘File Check Method’ (with ‘File Hash’ tick at least) – to make it workable from the very beginning.

Really Works

Marco Floriano February 10, 2017

Amazing plugin, really. Would be nice to be able to delete an specific found file and select 15 min time interval for scans. But hey! i’m fighting an malware here. Your tools is a great help;

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.0.9

• Add: WordPress 5.0 compatibility.

1.0.8

• Add: Readme updated

1.0.7

• Add: Readme updated

1.0.6

• Fix: Fixed cannot redeclare pcre_fnmatch notice
• Fix: Fixed notice when file_check_method was not set

1.0.5

• Added: Proper tracking broken symlinks and unreadable files
• Added: Plugin now can be translated at https://translate.www.ads-software.com/projects/wp-plugins/file-changes-monitor

1.0.4

• Fixed: Fixed get_home_path function not working occasionally on HHVM installations

1.0.3

• Added: Track file permissions changes
• Added: Instructions for excluding files/dirs

1.0.0

• Lauched.