Best email logger plugins for WordPress
The most popular email logger plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Mail logging & Catcher leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of WP Mail Log (10K+) and Custom SMTP (200+). All 5 plugins tagged “email logger” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 email logger plugins
- 1.Mail logging & Catcher
The most installed email logger plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 108 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
WP Mail Log10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 66 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.Custom SMTP
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Mail Grab10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 5.Ultimate Email Logger
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 5 plugins tagged “email logger”
Mail logging & Catcher
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,313by JWardee21 days ago
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
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(108)
- Downloads
- 375/day

WP Mail Log
#1,839by WPVibes4 months ago
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 …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(66)
- Downloads
- 83/day
Custom SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:80#12,699by Nicolas Verlhiac2 months ago
WordPress can't send email reliably on its own. Send through your SMTP provider, log every message, get alerts when sending breaks. Free, no upsell.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Mail Grab
Down in the last 7 days:2,151#48,097by Miroslav Mitev (a11n)5 years ago
Debug WordPress emails with ease. Log all emails and disable email sending if needed.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Ultimate Email Logger
Up in the last 7 days:1,279#52,032by habibiplugins6 months ago
Email log for WordPress. Log, search, resend, forward, export, and track wp_mail emails. All features free, no add-ons.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day