Log Emails
by webaware · Email & Marketing
Also makes 12 other plugins · 151.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Log emails to the database, to enable email problem analysis
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.6K estimated
Momentum
-0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “log email”, “emails” and “log” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #6 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
88 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.1%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 66K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 55 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| log analysis | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| emails | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| log email | #4 | #10 | up 2 |
| email log your tag | #7 | #16 | up 2 |
| log | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| logs your tag | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| mail log | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| problem | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| analysis | #17 | #23 | down 2 |
| database log | #7 | #15 | — |
| log in | #8 | #17 | up 1 |
| logging your tag | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| post emails | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| email logging | #16 | #20 | down 1 |
| email logs | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| mail logs | #16 | #17 | up 3 |
| custom emails | #10 | #21 | up 1 |
| cc email | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| wordpress email log | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| email sender | #24 | #20 | down 2 |
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
57 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “log email”, “emails” and “log” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #6 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “logs”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.6.0 · 14 May 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 6522815.3y ago
Thank you so much. At last a simple, lightweight plugin that works! No upselling or additional frameworks. And it adds itself discretely and sensibly in the WP menu system. This topic was modified 5 years ago by Anonymous User 652281.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BoatKung6.0y ago
Great feature for free, why not to get another 5 stars Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rvnd6.1y ago
no premium features, just great community spirit. thanks dev.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tazotodua7.9y ago
I’ve checked it’s functionality and with first sight, it didn’t contained vulnerable parts. Thank you. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by tazotodua.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Hawkins8.1y ago
Seriously, this plugin is so freakin’ helpful. I work on a lot of sites that I have set up on my local development machine and don’t have outgoing email set up on purpose. Only rarely do I need access to test those emails. But when I need it, it’s typically urgent. This plugin has completely saved the day multiple times over the past month. Thank you so much for the great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Max K9.5y ago
Thanks for a plguin, it was thoroughly coded and seems have all that I need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Akira Tsukizawa9.7y ago
Полезный плагин
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ szabesz9.9y ago
Thank you for providing and maintaining it for free!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 55 languages, 5 at 90% or more
Plus 31 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Log emails to the database, to enable email problem analysis"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "for developers").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,003 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "email log", "logging" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-03 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1047 days in tier
- 2022-05-22 4K+ → 5K+ up after 406 days in tier
- 2021-04-11 3K+ → 4K+ up after 234 days in tier
- 2020-08-20 700+ → 3K+ up after 1335 days in tier
- 2016-12-24 200+ → 700+ up after 387 days in tier
- 2015-12-03 100+ → 200+ 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).
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Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Mail Logging 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log 200K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Email Log 80K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Solid Mail – SMTP email and logging made by SolidWP 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mail logging & Catcher 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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