Should I choose SMTP URI and logging or WP Mail Logging?

WP Mail Logging holds the higher average rating (4.7★ vs 0.0★). 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, SMTP URI and logging 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 0), 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?

SMTP URI and logging typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 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 SMTP URI and logging and WP Mail Logging?

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

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SMTP URI and logging vs WP Mail Logging

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Description	2507 / 5000 chars50% used	2630 / 5000 chars53% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Viktor Szépe	Syed Balkhi
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Feature comparison between SMTP URI and logging and WP Mail Logging
Metric	SMTP URI and logging	WP Mail Logging
Rating	—	4.7 ★
Total reviews	0	365
Active installs	10+	300,000+
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SMTP URI and logging

Using SMTP protocol to transfer emails ensures solid operations. It is very easy to set up SMTP. You can find the settings for this plugin at the bottom of WordPress admin menu Options / General. You should get your SMTP settings from your ISP, hosting provider, webmaster, email provider etc. Using every option SMTP URI formally looks like this: smtpTLS://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT Thus encryption type and :// and user name and : and password and @ and mail server name and : and port number. All except encryption type and mail server (host name) are optional. SMTP encryption types are as follows: For encrypted connection (STARTTLS on submission port) start your SMTP URI with smtpTLS:// – the default port is 587. For fully SSL encrypted connection (SMTPS) start it with smtps:// – the default port is 465. For unencrypted connection (plain SMTP) start it with smtp:// – the default port is 25. This is not recommended for non-local servers. WARNING! Use URL-encoded strings. You can find the settings for this plugin at the bottom of WordPress admin Options / General. You may define your SMTP URI also in wp-config.php: define( 'SMTP_URI', 'smtpTLS://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT' ); To set From: name and From: address use WP Mail From II plugin. SMTP error logging SMTP communication errors are logged in PHP error.log and – if Sucuri Scanner plugin is available – are sent to Sucuri and can be viewed in its Alert Logs panel. Adding automatic Bcc: address An automatic Bcc: address can be set by adding path to SMTP URI: /admin_email. SMTP debugging Add query string to SMTP URI: ?debug. Debug level can be set by adding a value: ?debug=4, possible values: 0,1,2,4 TODO Option to skip newsletters: ALO Newsletter, Newsletter, Mailpoet. Video on installing and setting up this plugin. Remove smtp_uri option on uninstallation (I hope you won’t uninstall it) Usage examples Unauthenticated local SMTP server on port 25 smtp://localhost Unauthenticated local SMTP server on submission port smtpTLS://localhost Authenticated connection to localhost on port 25 smtp://john.doe:Secretpwd1@localhost “@” sign in the username, a Gmail example smtps://your.address%40gmail.com:[email protected] Sendgrid example smtpTLS://CREDENTIAL-USERNAME:[email protected] Mandrill example smtpTLS://REGISTERED%40EMAIL:[email protected] Unauthenticated SMTP server on a custom port smtpTLS://mail.server.net:2525 Development goes on on GitHub.

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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.

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Should I choose SMTP URI and logging or WP Mail Logging?

Which is faster to set up, SMTP URI and logging or WP Mail Logging?

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

Can I migrate data between SMTP URI and logging and WP Mail Logging?

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