# \#staff-action-log

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## [Logging hole for Group Histories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logging-hole-for-group-histories/392942)

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**Author:** [@MentalNomad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MentalNomad)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logging-hole-for-group-histories/392942 "2026-09-17T16:00:01Z")

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I recently needed to check on when a particular member was added to a group with Category Moderator permissions. Using the logs tab on the group in the GUI, I was easily able to see when the member was removed, but not …

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## [Log setting changes that happen because of an update in staff action logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-setting-changes-that-happen-because-of-an-update-in-staff-action-logs/383705)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-setting-changes-that-happen-because-of-an-update-in-staff-action-logs/383705 "2026-04-02T23:18:31Z")

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I know there are site setting changes by system in the staff action logs. For example, at the end of July, the system enabled rich editor on my forum, and in April, the allowed iframes were changed. But when I tried to …

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## [Staff action logs filters don't look great on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-action-logs-filters-dont-look-great-on-mobile/396131)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-action-logs-filters-dont-look-great-on-mobile/396131 "2026-03-05T18:05:30Z")

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No vertical gap, alignment issues with long strings.

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## [Add palette color changes in staff action logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-palette-color-changes-in-staff-action-logs/386932)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-palette-color-changes-in-staff-action-logs/386932 "2025-10-28T14:06:05Z")

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More than once I’ve been tweaking my palettes and ended up losing some color values in the process. I recently had some custom palettes deleted by a bug, and I couldn’t retrieve the related colors information from the s…

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## [Why do post deletes get attributed to system in logs even when deleted by author?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-post-deletes-get-attributed-to-system-in-logs-even-when-deleted-by-author/365205)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-post-deletes-get-attributed-to-system-in-logs-even-when-deleted-by-author/365205 "2025-05-07T21:08:46Z")

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Why do post deletes get attributed to @system in logs even when deleted by author? E.g. It would be soooo much more useful if instead of showing system it showed the actual author who deleted it.

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## [Checking chat names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-chat-names/362003)

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**Author:** [@ker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-chat-names/362003 "2025-04-16T03:39:01Z")

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Hi, I would like to know if there is a way or a plugin that can show who recently changed the name of a chat. For example, if I changed the chat name to “burger,” is there a way to find out who made that change? I woul…