Trashed By
This plugin records which user actually trashed a post, which in a multi-author environment may not always be the original post author. This helps to maintain accountability for who was ultimately responsible for deleting a post. It also records when the post got trashed. The admin listing of trashe
This plugin records which user actually trashed a post, which in a multi-author environment may not always be the original post author. This helps to maintain accountability for who was ultimately responsible for deleting a post. It also records when the post got trashed.
The admin listing of trashed posts is amended with new “Trashed By” and “Trashed On” columns that shows the name of the person who trashed the post or page and the date the post was trashed, respectively.
The plugin makes no assumption about who trashed a post, or when, for posts that were trashed prior to the use of this plugin (since the plugin could not have directly recorded information about the post’s trashing). The “Trashed By” and “Trashed On” values for those posts will remain empty. Put another way, only posts or pages trashed while this plugin is active will have the user who trashed the post/page and that date recorded.
Links: Plugin Homepage | Plugin Directory Page | GitHub | Author Homepage
A closer look.
- 01Install via the built-in WordPress plugin installer. Or download and unzip trashed-by.zip inside the plugins directory for your site (typically wp-content/plugins/ )
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ admin menu in WordPress
Frequently asked questions.
What if I am only interested in seeing when a post was trashed but not who trashed it?
The visibility of the “Trashed By” and “Trashed On” columns can be controlled by the “Screen Options” slide-down options panel available at the top right of the page when viewing the trash listing in the admin.
If a post is trashed, then restored, and then trashed a second time by a different person, who is noted as the trashing user?
The user most recently responsible for trashing a post will be recorded as the trashing user.
