Log Emails

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

With 6,000 active installs, this is a niche utility plugin used by a small but steady audience, well below the hundreds of thousands of installs seen for leading SMTP and logging alternatives.

Update Freshness

25/25

A last update dated May 2026 and a tested-with-WordPress-7.0 tag indicate the developer is actively keeping the codebase current with the latest core release.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 out of 100 from 11 reviewers reflects universal approval, though the small sample size means the rating carries less statistical weight than plugins with hundreds of reviews.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved is technically a clean record, but it also signals that the plugin attracts so few users that almost no one has needed to ask for help.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility earns a full score because the plugin supports PHP 7.4 and WordPress 4.6 through 7.0, covering a very wide range of host environments.

Scores higher than 75% of indexed plugins

About

Log emails to the database, to enable email problem analysis

Active Installs 6k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-05-14 5:39am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.6+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Log Emails records every email sent by your WordPress site into a database table, letting you review subject lines, recipients, send times, and body content after the fact. It functions purely as an auditing and debugging tool with no SMTP routing or delivery enhancement features. When an email goes missing or a contact form fails silently, you can check the log to confirm whether WordPress actually attempted to send it.

Who It's For

This plugin fits small to mid-sized sites where the administrator is comfortable inspecting raw email entries in the database or a custom log screen for troubleshooting. It suits developers, agencies, and technical site owners who already have a working mail setup but need a historical record of outbound messages. It is especially useful for sites running WooCommerce, contact form plugins, or transactional notifications that occasionally fail.

Who Should Skip It

If you need to actually fix email delivery problems by routing mail through Gmail, SendGrid, or another SMTP provider, this plugin will not help, and you should choose a dedicated SMTP plugin instead. Sites with no volume of transactional email, such as simple blogs or brochure sites, gain nothing from storing mail records they will never inspect.

The Bottom Line

Log Emails is a focused, well-maintained logging utility that does one thing and does it cleanly, earning a 79.42 quality score despite limited mainstream adoption. It is a sensible pick for technical users who already have email delivery working and only need a paper trail, but it is not a substitute for an SMTP plugin if you are still struggling to get mail out the door.

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