How to Enable Email Logs using WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

How to enable email logs using WP Mail SMTP plugin

Are you looking to enable email logs on your site using the WP Mail SMTP plugin.

If YES then in this tutorial we will be sharing how can you easily do this on your WordPress site with just a few clicks.

After starting your WordPress blog or website, I’m sure some of you must have encountered a problem of your WordPress site not sending emails.

This is a common problem in WordPress and a plugin that is known to resolve this problem is WP Mail SMTP by WPForms.

WP Mail SMTP is a popular WordPress SMTP and PHP mailer plugin with over 3 million active installations.

And 2200+ five star reviews on WordPress.org. This plugin is packed with features and we have listed a few of them below.

And more.

Keeping this in mind, in this article we will be discussing about one of the features of this plugin which is Email logs in WP Mail SMTP.

Why enable Email logs using WP Mail SMTP

If you have been using WordPress then I’m sure you are aware of the fact that your receive email notifications from your site when

• Someone leaves a comments
• An update is available for your theme, plugins or core
• You try to reset passwords
• A product / service is ordered through Woocommerce.

And more.

As discussed above, at times WordPress might fail to send such emails and if sent there are chances that it will land in spam.

And you don’t want that.

This is the perfect scenario where you need WP Mail SMTP for both keeping the email logs and resolving any issues.

The email logs in WP Mail SMTP plugin will help you know that the emails are delivered and on top of that will keep a track of user activity no matter the type of website or online business you are running.

Keeping this in mind, lets dive into the tutorial and learn

How to enable email logs on your site using WP Mail SMTP plugin

Before we dive into the process, it is important to know that if you have already installed the WP Mail SMTP plugin and configured it with your choice of mailer then your will have to skip Step 1 and 2 and start from Step 3.

Install WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

To activate email logs using WP Mail SMTP, the first step in the process is to install it.

For this you need to visit wpmailsmtp.com using our SPECIAL LINK (50% OFF) and get the plugin.

WP Mail SMTP plans starts at a pocket friendly price of $49 and below are the plans offered.

It is important to note that Email Log is a feature that you will get access to in every plan. Keeping this in mind you will have to select a plan depending on your requirement.

Once you have purchased a plan the next step is to install the plugin and activate the license.

Configure the mailer in WP Mail SMTP

Once you have verified your license, the next step in the process is to configure the mailer of your choice.

And for this you need to scroll down a bit in WP Mail SMTP General settings until you find a setting named “Mailer”.

This plugin lets you connect any mailer (including the popular ones) to your WordPress site easily.

And here you will see that you have various options to choose from. However, PHP mailer is selected by default.

It is important to know that not all WordPress hosting services are configured for emails and that is why emails from your site does not reach the mailbox.

To solve this problem it is recommended that you use any mailing service except the default PHP one preferably SendinBlue.

SendinBlue is an email service that has been in the industry for around a decade now and have been providing service to over 80k companies.

Also, SendinBlue lets you get started for free allowing you to send 300 email per day which is fairly decent if you are just starting out.

Having said that,

When you select a mailing service it will show you all the settings and once done move to the next step.

Navigate to Email Log Settings

After you have successfully configured the mailing service, the next step is to locate the Email log settings.

For this you will have to click Settings in WP Mail SMTP menu

And in the settings you will find the Email Log tab.

Enable Email Log in WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Once you are om the email log settings, it will show you an option to “Keep a record of basic details for all emails”.

You are required to select this option to activate email logs in the WP Mail SMTP plugin.

It is important to know that on selecting this option it will show you an additional setting enabling which will store the content of all the emails.

In case you decide to enable this option then you must know that all the data stored will be in the plain text format and not encrypted.

If you are running a website that accepts sensitive data such as an online store then it is recommended that you do not select this option as it can be a potential security risk.

Having said that

Once you are done till here you need to save the changes you have made and that’s it you have successfully activated email logs using WP Mail SMTP plugin.

View email logs in WP Mail SMTP

Now that you have successfully enabled email logs, the next step is to see them.

To view email logs you need to navigate to Email logs under WP Mail SMTP.

And it will show you all the email logs

In case you want to see more details about a particular email then you need to click the subject and it will show you everything.

And that’s it you now know how to view individual email details in WP Mail SMTP email log.

Having said that,

I hope you have found this article helpful and are easily able to enable Email logs using WP Mail SMTP on your site.

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