Advanced Features (PRO)
Track Every WordPress Email Sent with Logify Email Logs (PRO)
Not sure whether WordPress actually sent that notification, order email, or password reset? Email Logs in Logify PRO records every message your site sends through wp_mail — recipient, subject, delivery status, and any error — so you can confirm what went out instead of guessing. You open it at Logify → Email Logs, and it was added in Logify 1.5.3.
PRO feature
Email Logs is a Logify PRO feature — a full record of every outgoing email. Do not confuse it with the free Email Digest, which sends you a scheduled summary of activity. Email Logs captures the emails your site sends; the Email Digest is an email Logify sends you. See Free vs Pro features and the Email Digest guide.
What is the Email Logs screen?
The Email Logs screen is a record of every email WordPress sends through the standard wp_mail function while Logify PRO is active. That includes core notifications, plugin and theme emails, order and account messages, and login emails from any plugin that mails through WordPress — each captured with its recipient, subject, delivery status, and timestamp.
Because it hooks the shared wp_mail path, it does not need a dedicated integration per plugin: whatever mails through WordPress is logged.
Why log outgoing emails?
WordPress sends important mail in the background, and a default install shows you nothing about it — so a missing password reset or order confirmation is invisible until a user complains. Email Logs gives you that visibility:
- Confirm a message was sent — check whether a notification, report, or login email was actually dispatched.
- Verify recipients and subjects — make sure mail went to the right address with the expected subject.
- See delivery status and errors — every entry is marked Sent or Failed, and failures record the error so you can diagnose a mail problem.
- Keep the record tidy — delete individual logs or clear many at once with bulk actions.
How to use Email Logs
Step 1: Open the Email Logs screen
In your WordPress dashboard sidebar, go to Logify → Email Logs.
Step 2: Read the log table
The list shows each outgoing email across these columns:
- To — the recipient's email address.
- Subject — the email's subject line. Click the subject (or the View link on the row) to open the full details.
- Status — the delivery result, either Sent or Failed.
- Date — when the email was dispatched.
Opening a row's details shows the fuller record captured for that message — including CC, BCC, Reply-To, headers, body, any attachments, and, for a failed send, the error message.
Step 3: Search for specific emails
Use the Search emails box at the top right to filter records by recipient address or a subject keyword, then run the search. This is the fastest way to confirm whether one particular message — a reset, a receipt, a report — went out.
Step 4: Delete email logs
- Delete one log: hover over the address in the To column and click the Delete link.
- Delete several at once:
- Check the boxes beside the emails you want to remove, or use the header checkbox to select the whole page.
- Choose Delete selected from the Bulk actions dropdown.
- Click Apply.
Conclusion
Email Logs turns your site's silent outgoing mail into an auditable record, so you can prove a message was sent, confirm the recipient, and catch delivery failures before users report them. To pair email visibility with user and login activity, see the User Sessions screen and the Activity Timeline; for a scheduled summary emailed to you, set up the free Email Digest.
FAQs
Is Email Logs free or a PRO feature?
Email Logs is a Logify PRO feature, added in version 1.5.3. The free plugin includes the Email Digest — a scheduled summary of site activity sent to you — but it does not keep a record of the individual emails your site sends. Logging every outgoing wp_mail message requires Logify PRO.
What is the difference between Email Logs and the Email Digest?
They point in opposite directions. Email Logs (PRO) records the emails your WordPress site sends to other people — notifications, receipts, resets — with their delivery status. The Email Digest (free) is an email Logify sends to you, summarising recent activity on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule. One is a record of outgoing mail; the other is a report about your logs.
Which emails does Logify capture?
Logify logs every email sent through WordPress's standard wp_mail function while PRO is active — core notifications, password resets, plugin and theme messages, WooCommerce order emails, and login emails from any plugin that mails through WordPress. Because it hooks the shared mail path rather than a specific plugin, whatever your site sends through wp_mail is recorded.
How do I know if an email failed to send?
Check the Status column. Each entry is marked Sent or Failed. Open a failed row's details to see the error message recorded for that send, which helps you diagnose the cause — for example an SMTP or authentication problem — before the missing email turns into a support request.
Can I search the email log?
Yes. Use the Search emails box at the top right of the Email Logs screen to filter records by recipient address or a subject keyword. This lets you quickly confirm whether a specific message went out and check its status and timestamp without scrolling through the whole log.