Installing Chada Activity Monitor
Chada Activity Monitor is installed like any standard WordPress plugin. Download the ZIP from your CHADA account after purchasing, then install it through the WordPress admin or via WP-CLI.
Downloading the plugin
- Sign in at shop.chadacreatives.com and go to My account → Licenses.
- Locate the Chada Activity Monitor row and click Download.
- Save the
chada-activity-monitor.zipfile to your computer.
Installing via the WordPress admin
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
- Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.
- Click Choose File, select
chada-activity-monitor.zip, then click Install Now. - When the installation finishes, click Activate Plugin.
Verifying the installation
After activation you should see an Activity Log top-level menu entry in the WordPress admin sidebar. The plugin immediately begins logging events using all nine enabled event groups — no further configuration is required to start recording activity.
The plugin creates a custom database table (wp_cam_events) on activation. It also registers a daily cron job (cam_daily_cleanup) that prunes events older than the configured retention period.
Sub-pages at a glance
| Menu item | Admin slug | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Activity Log | chada-activity-monitor |
The main filterable event list. |
| Settings | chada-activity-monitor-settings |
Event groups, retention, access control, privacy, meta auditing. |
| License | chada-activity-monitor-license |
Activate or deactivate your premium license key. |
| Anomalies | chada-activity-monitor-anomalies |
Review unacknowledged anomalies detected by the premium rule engine. |
Installing via WP-CLI
wp plugin install /path/to/chada-activity-monitor.zip --activateNote: when running WP-CLI commands after installation, always pass --skip-plugins=chada-activity-monitor to avoid a known memory exhaustion issue under CLI (see Troubleshooting).
Next step
If you purchased a premium license, activate your license key to unlock anomaly detection, meta auditing, Slack notifications, and the other premium features.