SAR Friendly SMTP vs WP Mail Logging — WordPress

SAR Friendly SMTP vs WP Mail Logging

Name: SAR Friendly SMTP
Rating: 4.6 (46 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

SAR Friendly SMTP

4.6·46reviews·2,000+installs

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Field-level data

	SAR Friendly SMTP	WP Mail Logging
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Description	2200 / 5000 chars44% used	2630 / 5000 chars53% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Samuel Aguilera	Syed Balkhi
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Feature comparison between SAR Friendly SMTP and WP Mail Logging
Metric	SAR Friendly SMTP	WP Mail Logging
Rating	4.6 ★	★ 4.7 ★
Total reviews	46	★ 365
Active installs	2,000+	300,000+
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	SAR Friendly SMTP	WP Mail Logging
faq	#503	Not ranked

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

SAR Friendly SMTP

There are A LOT of SMTP plugins for WordPress, some uses third-party libraries with no too much luck, others looks like the same plugin (almost identical source code) but with different name… Most of them overwrites from address and from name fields ALWAYS, breaking functionality of some other plugins that send emails using wp_mail() function. So the history repeats again, I can’t find one simple plugin that fits my needs, so I created one for myself and share it with you in the hope that you’ll find it useful. If you’re happy with the plugin please don’t forget to give it a good rating, it will motivate me to keep sharing and improving this plugin (and others). IMPORTANT: Support requests must be created using the Issues tab at the Github repository Features KISS principle. No third-party libraries for SMTP, uses WordPress core. Respect fields modified by other plugins (e.g. Gravity Forms). Option to enable debug mode (logs communication between WordPress and your SMTP server in PHP’s error_log file, check FAQ for more details). Uses WordPress settings API for settings page, making it secure by default. Custom capability for settings access, so you can allow non administrator users to access to the settings page if you need it using User Role Editor (or any other similar plugin). Send Email Test page. Allowing you to test if WordPress is able to send emails using the SMTP server details provided. Constants available to override settings using wp-config.php (useful to set same settings network-wide on a multi-site installation). Requirements PHP 7.0 or higher. WordPress 4.9 or higher. SMTP server 🙂 It may work with older versions of PHP and WordPress (and it does in fact at the time of writing this), but I don’t support anything older than the versions mentioned above. Usage Just install in your WordPress like any other plugin, activate it and fill settings using your SMTP server details. If you’re not sure about what you need to put in each field, ask to your SMTP server support. Developers If you want to contribute to the development of this plugin fixing a bug or suggesting any improvement, feel free to submit a pull request to this repo.

Top keywords

wordpress8×2.12%
settings7×1.85%
smtp7×1.85%
server5×1.32%
smtp server5×1.32%
php4×1.06%
details3×0.79%
page3×0.79%
send3×0.79%
support3×0.79%
uses3×0.79%
access2×0.53%

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, SAR Friendly SMTP or WP Mail Logging?

WP Mail Logging has the higher average rating (4.7★ from 365 reviews) compared to SAR Friendly SMTP (4.6★ from 46 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose SAR Friendly SMTP or WP Mail Logging?

WP Mail Logging holds the higher average rating (4.7★ vs 4.6★). 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, SAR Friendly SMTP 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 46), 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?

SAR Friendly SMTP typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (46 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 SAR Friendly SMTP and WP Mail Logging?

Migration support varies by app and category. SAR Friendly SMTP 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 SAR Friendly SMTP" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

SAR Friendly SMTP vs WP Mail Logging

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Which has better reviews, SAR Friendly SMTP or WP Mail Logging?

Should I choose SAR Friendly SMTP or WP Mail Logging?

Which is faster to set up, SAR Friendly SMTP or WP Mail Logging?

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

Can I migrate data between SAR Friendly SMTP and WP Mail Logging?

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