WP Mail Log
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WP Mail Log helps you to Log and view all emails from WordPress. It is useful if you have to debug email related problems or have to store sent emails …
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What It Does
WP Mail Log captures every email WordPress sends through the wp_mail function and stores a copy in your database, accessible from a dedicated admin screen. Each entry records the recipient, subject, headers, and body, making it easy to verify that transactional messages, form submissions, or admin notifications actually went out. It is a passive logger only: it does not send mail through an SMTP provider or rewrite delivery in any way.
Who It's For
This plugin is best for developers and site administrators who need to confirm whether specific WordPress-generated emails were triggered without digging through server logs. It fits small to mid-sized sites running WooCommerce, contact forms, or membership plugins where auditing outgoing mail matters. It also works well on staging or local environments where you want to inspect emails without configuring a real SMTP service.
Who Should Skip It
If your real problem is email deliverability (mail not arriving in inboxes, not just not being sent), you need a dedicated SMTP plugin such as WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP, or Post SMTP, since WP Mail Log only records what WordPress hands to the mail function. You should also skip it on very high-traffic sites that send thousands of emails per hour, as the plugin writes every message to the WordPress database and can bloat wp_posts without retention controls.
The Bottom Line
WP Mail Log does one thing and does it well: it shows you every email WordPress tried to send, with a clean interface and strong ratings from its users. Its tiny install base and lack of visible support activity mean you are trusting a smaller developer, and it will not solve deliverability problems on its own. Treat it as a useful supplement to, not a replacement for, a proper SMTP plugin.
Related Plugins
Pick WP Mail SMTP when your priority is fixing deliverability through a reliable mailer; it also includes logging but its core job is delivery, not auditing.
Choose FluentSMTP if you want logging plus first-class support for transactional providers like Amazon SES, SendGrid, or Postmark in one tool.
Post SMTP is the better choice when you need backup SMTP failover, mobile alerts, and deeper deliverability diagnostics alongside email logs.
Mailchimp for WordPress is the right pick if your goal is marketing email signup forms and list syncing rather than logging transactional mail.
Easy WP SMTP fits sites that mainly need a simple SMTP setup with Gmail, Outlook, or Office 365 and basic logging on the side.