Resetting Stream data

Currently, there’s not. The reason is we decided early on that Stream should be an immutable audit log. For example, if we added the ability to clear data, Stream wouldn’t help with knowing what a hacker has done on your site.

We’re releasing a new version of Stream in the coming weeks, which, although it doesn’t have that particular feature, will be easier to extend with an add-on plugin. This feature is definitely something which could be added.

Thanks for the prompt reply Luke.

One last question. I used stream when working on a project initially and when handing over to client wish to clear all things. Most probably I would delete the plugin as it’s not needed but in case we install it in future, will the old data be visible again?

Well, Stream works by connecting to your WordPress.com account. If you connected it using your own account, you can reset the data by disconnecting, then reconnecting to your clients WordPress.com account. That would keep Stream logging (which is very handy if the client breaks something), but not show any of your previous history.

If you were to reconnect with your own account later on, your previous history would be shown, but not the clients. Keep in mind, though, that Stream only logs 3 months worth of data.

All this advice will be changing shortly, though. So stay tuned.