Activity Logs - Feature Guide
The Activity Log records what happened in your store and when. It is a running history of admin actions, automated jobs, and system events, so when something looks different from yesterday you can see exactly what changed.
How it works
Whenever an action runs in your store (a manual edit, an automated job, an AI generation, a login attempt) FreshStore writes an entry to the log. Each entry records what happened, when it happened, and which user or system triggered it. The log is per-store, so each of your stores keeps its own history.
Where to find it
The main log lives at Tools > Activity Log in your store admin. You will also see scoped logs on individual items: open a product, category, article, or page in your admin and scroll to the bottom to see the activity for that item only. The per-item view is usually the fastest way to answer "why did this one product change?".
What gets logged
- AI generation events: when AI writes or rewrites titles, descriptions, articles, or other content.
- Category Populator runs: each run, including how many products were added.
- Product imports: single product imports and bulk imports.
- Offer updates: price, stock, and image refreshes pulled from the source API.
- Manual edits: changes you (or a team member) make to products, categories, articles, pages, and settings.
- Login attempts: successful and failed admin sign-ins.
- Other system events: redirects, scheduled jobs, and background tasks.
Tips
- Check the per-item log first when you only care about one product or category. It filters out noise from the rest of the store.
- Use the main log when you want a timeline of everything that happened in a window, for example after an overnight automation run.
- Pair it with Store Health when troubleshooting: Activity Log shows what changed, Store Health shows the current state.
FAQ
Why is my offer suddenly out of stock?
Open the product, scroll to its activity log, and find the most recent offer update. The log shows whether the change came from an automated refresh or a manual edit.
What did the Category Populator do on my category?
Open the category and check its activity log. You will see each Populator run with the number of products added.
How far back does the log go?
The log keeps recent activity. Older entries are pruned automatically so the log stays fast and useful.
Can I see who made a change?
Yes. Each entry shows the user (or system) that triggered the action.