Email Log

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1. ★★★★★ magdamunro

   8mo ago

   I’d entertain this if it didn’t require a Pro license in order to remove its data in the db. That’s just bad practice right there and goes against the idea of having a free version to try. Getting punished for trying it out and having the gall to to decide you need something else. What’s that?All this policy does is ensuring users to not try anything from “WebFactory. Bye, bye! Other developers will get my money.

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2. ★★★★★ whuchumeen

   10mo ago

   I’ve used this plugin for some years without problem. In the last month or two, updates have broken it. It seems that another group has taken over development. Their website is broken. The plugin has messed some things up on my site. I had to restore from a backup. I was afraid to run updates anymore. Decided to delete it.

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3. ★★★★★ ambri

   1.2y ago

   The plugin works very well. This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by ambri.

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4. ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell

   1.8y ago

   I use this plugin on all sites I manage. Ver useful when there are questions about if email was sent, when, to whom an with what content. Does what it says, and rarely any issues. Well maintained.

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5. ★★★★★ elnebuloso

   1.8y ago

   Very good plugin. I’m using it on many sites.

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6. ★★★★★ Adam Tulloss

   2.0y ago

   It logs the email content, but nothing useful like header information.

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7. ★★★★★ Just a Wordpress User

   3.5y ago

   No email is logged.

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8. ★★★★★ patthai

   3.9y ago

   That’s a pity, since a few weeks the plugins started randomly logging some emails, but the majority not. In spite of opening a support ticket on the plugin forum, no solution has been given. A shame because we paid for the auto-delete upgrade.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2021-11-06 Version 4.8 Fix: Escape the search parameters before rendering them 4.8
2. 2021-10-13 Version 4.7 Fix: Fix the typo that was introduced in v2.4.6 4.7
3. 2021-10-13 Version 4.6 Fix: Enhance how order and order by works. Tweak: Tested upto WordPress 5.8 4.6
4. 2021-04-13 Version 4.5 Fix: Don’t override WordPress plugin update in base plugin. 4.5
5. 2021-03-28 Version 4.4 Tweak: Use the jQuery UI that is bundled with WordPress. Tweak: Don’t load add-on information from a local json file. 4.4
6. 2020-10-09 Version 4.3 New: Added el_log_time_display_format filter to change the email log display time. New: Provide an option for translators to override the email log display time. Tweak: Enhanced the nonce check. 4.3

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 8.1 Email Log <= 2.4.8 - Unauthenticated Hook Injection ↗
   2024-05-23 CVE-2024-0867 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 2.4.8 Patched in 2.4.9
2. Medium · 6.1 Email Log <= 2.4.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-11-08 CVE-2021-24924 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.4.7 Patched in 2.4.8
3. High · 7.2 Email Log <= 2.4.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection ↗
   2021-10-18 CVE-2021-24758 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.4.6 Patched in 2.4.7
4. Medium · 6.4 Email Log <= 2.2.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-11-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2.2 Patched in 2.2.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Translated into 125 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 101 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-11-30 90K+ → 80K+ down after 80 days in tier
2. 2024-09-11 80K+ → 90K+ up after 561 days in tier
3. 2023-02-28 70K+ → 80K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• f(x) Email Log 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• WP Mail Logging 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Solid Mail – SMTP email and logging made by SolidWP 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Mail Log 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Email Log: 80K+ active installs, 4.2★ (43 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/email-log