Monitoring & Logs
Magic Link Email Digest: Scheduled Login Reports
Want to keep an eye on magic-link logins without opening the dashboard every day? The free Email Digest sends a scheduled summary of login activity straight to your inbox. Turn it on under Magic Link → Settings → Reports, choose a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule, and add the recipients who should receive it.
What is the Email Digest?
The Email Digest is a free reporting feature that emails a periodic summary of Magic Link activity to one or more recipients. It runs on a schedule you set — daily, weekly, or monthly — so site owners and managers get a regular pulse on sign-ins without logging in to check the Audit Log.
Enable the Email Digest
- In the WordPress admin, go to Magic Link → Settings → Reports.
- Turn on Enable Email Digest (it is off by default).
- Set the Digest Frequency, Digest Day, and Send Time.
- Add one or more Recipients.
- Save changes.
Digest settings reference
| Field | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Enable Email Digest | Turns the scheduled summary on or off. | Off |
| Digest Frequency | How often the digest sends: Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. | Weekly |
| Digest Day | Day of the week (Mon–Sun) for weekly, or day of the month (1–28) for monthly. | Monday / 1 |
| Send Time | Time of day the digest is sent, in 30-minute increments, using your site's timezone. | 14:00 |
| Recipients | One email address per line. Falls back to the site admin email if left blank. | Admin email |
Choose when it sends
Use Digest Frequency to pick Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. For a weekly digest, Digest Day selects the weekday (Monday through Sunday); for a monthly digest, it selects a day of the month from 1 to 28. Send Time sets the hour in 30-minute steps and follows your WordPress site timezone, so the digest arrives at the same local time each period.
Choose recipients
Enter one email address per line in the Recipients field — for example the site owner, a store manager, or anyone who needs a regular view of login activity. If you leave it blank, the digest is sent to your site's admin email address.
Preview and test before it goes live
The Reports tab includes a status panel with two buttons so you can confirm the setup:
- Preview — see what the digest email will look like with your current settings.
- Send Test — send a one-off copy to your recipients so you can confirm delivery and formatting.
If a test does not arrive, the issue is usually email delivery rather than the digest itself. Confirm sending on the Health page and follow Troubleshooting.
Conclusion
The free Email Digest keeps login activity visible with no daily effort — pick a schedule, add recipients, and let the summary come to you. For the full, filterable event history behind the numbers, use the Audit Log, and confirm mail delivery on the Health page.
FAQs
Is the Magic Link Email Digest free?
Yes. The Email Digest is part of the free version of Magic Link. You can schedule a daily, weekly, or monthly summary of login activity, send it to any recipients you choose, and preview or send a test before it goes live — all without a PRO license.
How do I turn on the Email Digest?
Go to Magic Link → Settings → Reports, switch on Enable Email Digest, then set the frequency, day, and send time, add recipients, and save. It is off by default, so nothing sends until you enable it. Use Send Test to confirm delivery straight away.
How often can the digest be sent?
The Email Digest supports three schedules: Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, with Weekly as the default. For weekly you choose a weekday (Mon–Sun); for monthly you choose a day of the month (1–28). The send time is set in 30-minute increments and uses your site's timezone.
Who receives the Email Digest?
Whoever you list in the Recipients field, one email address per line — typically the site owner, a store manager, or a support inbox. If you leave the field blank, Magic Link falls back to your WordPress site's admin email address so a digest is still delivered.
The digest test email did not arrive. What should I check?
A missing test email almost always points to a mail-delivery problem, not the digest. Open Magic Link → Health to confirm WordPress can send mail through wp_mail, then configure an SMTP plugin if needed. See the Health page and Troubleshooting for the fix.