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Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher v2.1.12

Logging your mail will stop you from ever losing your emails again! This fast, lightweight plugin (under 140kb in size!) is also useful for debugging or backing up your messages. Just install and acti...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 4.7+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 92% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 92 Passed
  • 23 Warnings
  • 10 Failed
Security 68/100
Needs Improvement

25 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 75/100
Needs Improvement

46 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

73.6 KB

269.4 KB unzipped

Total files

47

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,722

in 26 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • JSON
  • No ext
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 13 Critical
  • 163 High
  • 73 Medium
  • 126 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher, The largest regression was in Compatibility (-16). The codebase grew 37% in size.

Audited 1.3.7 → 2.1.12 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.3.7 1.5.4 2.1.3 2.1.12

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 188 375 1.3.7 1.5.4 2.1.3 2.1.12

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

564

downloads

Today

66

downloads

Week over week

−15%

vs previous week

Month over month

−15%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.

Version intelligence

8.2% of installs run an older version

≈ 1.6K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.0
  • v2.1

Ratings

107 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 103
  • 4 2
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 1

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

4 mo ago

May 4, 2026

Release cadence

~ every 31 days

average between releases

Total releases

44

since Dec 2017 · 9 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Mail logging in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Mail logging v2.1.12 flagged 375 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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