by JWardee 4.9 (107 reviews)

Mail logging - WP Mail Catcher

Name: Mail logging - WP Mail Catcher
Rating: 4.9 (107 reviews)
Author: JWardee

Stop from ever losing your emails again! This fast, lightweight plugin (under 140kb in size!) is also useful for debugging or backing up your messages

Mail logging ranks #1,317 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #77 of 3,360 in the Communication category, a 4.9/5 rating from 107 reviews, and was last updated May 4, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.1)

v2.1.12 Current Version v2.1.12

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 04 May, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#77 of 3,360 in Communication Top 5% by installs Downloads +24.9% this week

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#1,317

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Active Installs

20K+

-14.9%

KW Avg Position

8.2

0.2 worse

Downloads

253K

+98 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (107 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 37.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

107 reviews

Overall 98%

103 (96%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Sep 27, 2024

Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher [wp-mail-catcher] < 2.1.10

CVE-2024-47339 · Fixed in v2.1.10
Apr 11, 2024

Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher [wp-mail-catcher] < 2.1.7

CVE-2024-32099 · Fixed in v2.1.7
Dec 21, 2023

Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher [wp-mail-catcher] < 2.1.4

CVE-2023-50844 · Fixed in v2.1.4
Oct 29, 2023

Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher [wp-mail-catcher] < 2.1.4

Fixed in v2.1.4
Jun 9, 2023

Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher [wp-mail-catcher] < 2.1.3

CVE-2023-3080 · Fixed in v2.1.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.12
Last Updated: May 04, 2026
Requires WP: 4.7+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: JWardee

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 107
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a record of every email their site sends. It solves the problem of lost or failed emails by logging all outgoing mail to the database and letting users view, resend, or export them.

Logs emails to database
Resend failed emails
Compose and send emails
Attachment support
Bulk export emails to CSV
Manage user permissions for logs
Scheduled log deletion
Hooks for send success/failure

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Mail logging - WP Mail Catcher

Yup, completely 100% free, no premium add-ons or anything like that.

Yes, there are no adverts/annoying messages asking you to "upgrade to pro" or anything similar, 100% of the features are available.

Anything that doesn't unhook the native wp_mail function is supported, this includes but not limited to: * WooCommerce * Contact Form 7 * MailGun * SparkPost * Easy WP SMTP (excluding their test email function) * SendGrid * BuddyPress Click here for a full list

WP Mail Bank (unhooks wp_mail filters) Post SMTP (overrides wp_mail function and doesn't implement the same actions/filters) If you'd like to see support for these plugins or any other plugins please leave a feature request in our GitHub tracker I've found an issue!/I have a great idea on how to improve this Great! Please leave a note in our (GitHub tracker)