Disable Trackbacks vs WP Mail Logging — WordPress

Disable Trackbacks vs WP Mail Logging

Name: Disable Trackbacks
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Disable Trackbacks

5.0·1reviews·200+installs

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	Disable Trackbacks	WP Mail Logging
Tagline	—	—
Description	1313 / 5000 chars26% used	2630 / 5000 chars53% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Automattic	Syed Balkhi
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Feature comparison between Disable Trackbacks and WP Mail Logging
Metric	Disable Trackbacks	WP Mail Logging
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.7 ★
Total reviews	1	★ 365
Active installs	200+	300,000+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Disable Trackbacks

When it comes to spam and pingbacks/trackbacks, the vast majority by far is via trackbacks rather than pingbacks. Very, very few people use trackbacks for legitimate uses anymore (I’ve gotten less than 5 in the last 8 months) as WordPress, etc. all use pingbacks now as their primary ping method. I had already installed Cookies For Comments which successfully stops most spam comments but I still had to deal with the tons of trackback spam. So, I wrote this plugin. It will disable new trackbacks across your site, both legitimate and spam. However since very few people use trackbacks legitimately, this combined with Cookies For Comments should cut your spam down to next to zero. Why should I use this plugin over one of those trackback validator plugins? Most non-Akismet style anti-trackback spam plugins work by connecting to the URL that sent the trackback and looking for a link to your blog. The problem with this is that many spammers actually post links to your blog in their spam posts rendering those types of plugins useless. Even those that check the IP address to make sure it matches are beaten by spam blogs (aka splogs). In the end it’s up to you what to use for anti-spam, but I personally use Cookies For Comments, this plugin, and then Akismet to catch anything that makes it through.

Top keywords

spam8×3.49%
trackbacks5×2.18%
comments4×1.75%
cookies3×1.31%
cookies for comments3×1.31%
pingbacks3×1.31%
trackback3×1.31%
blog2×0.87%
few2×0.87%
few people2×0.87%
legitimate2×0.87%
people2×0.87%

WP Mail Logging

WP Mail Logging is the most popular plugin for logging emails sent from your WordPress site. Simply activate it and it will work immediately, no extra configuration is needed. Are your WordPress emails not being sent or delivered? Use this plugin to log all outgoing emails from your WordPress site. If there are any errors when sending the email from your site, our email logs will catch that error and display it to you. This will allow you to debug and fix your email sending issue. Did a client not receive your email? Our email logs allow you to resend any email that was sent from your site. No more lost emails! Do you just want to keep a record of all emails sent from your site? By default, WordPress and your web host do not log, store or keep track of emails sent from your website. This plugin will allow you to do just that. Our email logs will store every email that is sent from your WordPress site. You can search and view a particular email log, inspect its content or attachments, and even resend that email. What email information is logged? All emails sent from your WordPress site are logged. And here is the information that is stored: Email Subject Email Content (HTML or text) Email Attachments Email Headers (to, from, reply-to, cc, bcc, …) Error Message (in case there was an error while attempting to send the email) IP Address of originating server (can be enabled in the settings) Date and Time of the email Receiver (the TO email address) Why are my logged emails still not delivered to the inbox? There are a lot of steps that emails have to make in order to be delivered to the recipient’s inbox. When your WordPress site sends an email, there’s no guarantee it will be delivered. This is what the email’s journey looks like: WordPress creates an email WordPress passes the email to your website host and that email gets logged by our plugin The host server takes the email and sends it (SMTP or Mail Transfer Agent) Recipient server receives or blocks the email If the email is accepted, the spam filter decides if it goes to the inbox or the spam folder Recipients see the email and might open it. This plugin does not track delivery after step 2. If you have deliverability issues, we suggest installing the WP Mail SMTP plugin. WP Mail SMTP fixes WordPress email deliverability problems, you can choose between 12 email providers (Gmail, Outlook, SendLayer, Mailgun, …) to resolve your email sending issue and it’s super easy to set up. WP Mail SMTP is trusted by more than 3 million websites. Credits The plugin was created and launched in 2014 by Christian Zöller.

Top keywords

email30×6.44%
wordpress10×2.15%

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Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Disable Trackbacks or WP Mail Logging?

Disable Trackbacks has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to WP Mail Logging (4.7★ from 365 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Disable Trackbacks or WP Mail Logging?

Disable Trackbacks holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Disable Trackbacks or WP Mail Logging?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. WP Mail Logging has the deeper published review base (365 vs 1), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Disable Trackbacks typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). WP Mail Logging typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (365 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Disable Trackbacks and WP Mail Logging?

Migration support varies by app and category. Disable Trackbacks and WP Mail Logging both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Disable Trackbacks" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Disable Trackbacks vs WP Mail Logging

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Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

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