WP Mail Logging
by Syed Balkhi · Email & Marketing
Also makes 98 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Log, view, and resend all emails sent from your WordPress site. Great for resolving email sending issues or keeping a copy for auditing.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
300K+
≈390K estimated
Momentum
+59%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “email”, “spam” and “smtp” for “html mail”, “smtp mail” and “sending”. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html mail” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smtp mail” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “smtp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “sending” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 66 average across 2,119 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300K of 5.5M 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 3 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 375 reviews, smoothed to 4.63★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| logging | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mail logging | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| email logging | #1 | #1 | up 2 |
| auditing | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| wordpress logging | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wp logging | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ip logging | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wp mail | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| #3 | #3 | 0 | |
| mail logs | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| mail log | #2 | #2 | up 2 |
| bulk mail | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| bcc | #2 | #2 | up 3 |
| wp mail smtp | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| mail delivery | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| wordpress mail | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wp mail log | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| log mail | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wp mail from | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| mail from | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
176 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 124 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “email”, “spam” and “smtp” for “html mail”, “smtp mail” and “sending”. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html mail” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smtp mail” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “smtp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “sending” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “smtp”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #13. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 449.3K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
17d ago
latest release · v1.17.1 · 14 Oct 2026
49
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ruut-ger4mo ago
Just install and use, super easy, no annoying ads.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ javilabbe4mo ago
Clients who question whether or not emails were sent for notifications, especially in WooCommerce, are given the proof via the Mail Logging plugin. I use this all of the time. We are very satisified with this plugin and would recommend it to anyone looking to validate emails.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RickHolcomb5mo ago
This plugin sends emails from Modern events calendar and WordPress to our external mailboxes reliably and consistently.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yves096mo ago
Übersichtliches Tool, welches in woocommerce eingebunden wird. Einfach zu bedienen. Prima!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vladimirbajraktarov6mo ago
Simply great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rbarcelo6mo ago
Track all e-mail movement in your site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tgiokdi6mo ago
THIS PLUGIN SAVED ME MONEY.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lordcycy6mo ago
Does what we want it to do!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-14 Version 1.17.1 Fixed: PHP warning when settings page is first loaded. Fixed: Security updates. 1.17.1
- 2026-09-14 Version 1.17.0 Fixed: Security updates. Added: Remote images blocked by default; use “Load images” per entry or enable “Always Load Remote Images”. Added: wp_mail_logging_csp_email_html_preview filter for the preview’s Content Security 1.17.0
- 2026-02-19 Version 1.16.0 Fixed: Security improvement. 1.16.0
- 2025-09-09 Version 1.15.0 Added: Support “Name [email protected] ” format on Receiver. Added: New filters wp_mail_logging_allowed_html_email_html_preview and wp_mail_logging_allowed_protocols_email_html_preview . Changed: Description for the opti 1.15.0
- 2024-12-26 Version 1.14.0 Fixed: PHP warning notice when another plugin or code snippet passed an associative array to WPML_Plugin::get_mail_headers() . Fixed: PHP warning notice on non-english locale WP configuration. Fixed: PHP warning notice w 1.14.0
- 2024-10-10 Version 1.13.1 Added: Action hook when saving email logs. Fixed: Issue with email content type. 1.13.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 9 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.17.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Low · 2.7 WP Mail Logging <= 1.17.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Sensitive Information Exposure in LIKE Wildcard in Personal Data Export Email ↗2026-10-15 CVE-2026-109401 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.17.0 Patched in 1.17.1
- 2023-06-23 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.12.0 Patched in 1.12.0
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Mail Logging <= 1.11.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email ↗2023-06-08 CVE-2023-3081 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.11.1 Patched in 1.11.2
- 2022-12-16 Missing Authorization Affects 1.10.5 Patched in 1.11.0
- 2021-11-29 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.10.0 Patched in 1.10.0
- 2017-11-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 25 languages, 6 at 90% or more
Plus 1 more locale 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,639 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-29 200K+ → 300K+ up after 603 days in tier
- 2023-01-04 100K+ → 200K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-03 200K+ → 100K+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2022-12-14 100K+ → 200K+ up after 987 days in tier
- 2020-04-01 90K+ → 100K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 80K+ → 90K+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 60K+ → 80K+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2019-05-24 40K+ → 60K+ up after 298 days in tier
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 -
Solid Mail – SMTP email and logging made by SolidWP 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
SureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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