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WP Mail Logging v1.16.0

WP Mail Logging is a WordPress plugin that records outgoing emails sent by a site, and lets administrators view and resend them for troubleshooting or auditing.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 2, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

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

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 5.3+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 72% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 83 Passed
  • 34 Warnings
  • 8 Failed
Security 62/100
Needs Improvement

23 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 64/100
Needs Improvement

39 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 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

727.0 KB

1.3 MB unzipped

Total files

134

across all file types

Lines of PHP

10,615

in 55 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • PNG
  • SVG
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 29 Critical
  • 237 High
  • 136 Medium
  • 109 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 WP Mail Logging, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Code Quality (-26). The codebase grew 146% in size.

Audited 1.8.1 → 1.16.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.8.1 1.9.5 1.10.5 1.16.0

How issues changed across versions

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

0 983 1965 1.8.1 1.9.5 1.10.5 1.16.0

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

21,420

downloads

Today

4,235

downloads

Week over week

+2%

vs previous week

Month over month

0%

vs previous month

Download trend: Steady. Abandonment risk: Moderate.

Version intelligence

28% of installs run an older version

≈ 83.5K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.12
  • v1.14
  • v1.15
  • v1.16

Ratings

365 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 334
  • 4 9
  • 3 0
  • 2 2
  • 1 20

Support: 3 / 3 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

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

Last updated

6 mo ago

Feb 19, 2026

Release cadence

~ every 77 days

average between releases

Total releases

47

since Jun 2014 · 12 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WP Mail Logging in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WP Mail Logging v1.16.0 flagged 511 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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