ccprog

This plugin is derived from the no longer supported 
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-logging-service" rel="ugc">WordPress Logging Service</a>. 
Despite that it is not compatiple with it, and there is no upgrade path from one 
to the other.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>No log entries generated by the plugin itself, all come from external API calls</li>
<li>Organisation of log entries in freetext categories</li>
<li>Severity levels</li>
<li>Freetext log messages</li>
<li>Entries can be marked as seen and then filtered from being displayed again</li>
<li>Filtering by minimum severity level</li>
<li>Sort by date, category, user name, severity or blog name (in Multisite installations)</li>
<li>Access to the log page can be granted by user role</li>
</ul>
<h3>API</h3>
<h4>Constants</h4>
Check to test if the plugin is active:
<pre><code>CLGS = true
</code></pre>
Defined severity levels:
<pre><code>CLGS_NOSEVERITY = 0
CLGS_INFO = 1
CLGS_NOTICE = 2
CLGS_WARNING = 3
CLGS_ERROR = 4
CLGS_FATALERROR = 5
</code></pre>
<h4>Functions</h4>
<pre><code>clgs_is_registered ( $category )
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>string $category</code></li>
</ul>
returns <code>true</code> if <code>$category</code> is registered.
<pre><code>clgs_register ( $category, $description )
</code></pre>
registers <code>$category</code> as a log category. <code>$description</code> will be shown in the 
management page. 
It is good practice to use unique categories for each plugin that publishes 
log messages.
<ul>
<li><code>string $category</code> At most 190 (unicode) characters</li>
<li><code>string $description</code> can contain HTML same as comments (filtered by 
 wp_kses_data)</li>
</ul>
returns <code>false</code> if the category is already registered or it is too long.
<pre><code>clgs_clear ( $category )
</code></pre>
deletes all log entries of <code>$category</code>.
<ul>
<li><code>string $description</code> existing category</li>
</ul>
returns number of deleted entries or <code>false</code> if action failed.
<pre><code>clgs_unregister( $category );
</code></pre>
deletes all log entries and then removes <code>$category</code>.
<ul>
<li><code>string $description</code> existing category</li>
</ul>
returns <code>false</code> if false if action failed.
<pre><code>clgs_log( $category, $text, $severity = null, $user = null, $blog_id = null, $date = null );
</code></pre>
writes a new log entry in the specified category
<ul>
<li><code>string $description</code> a registered category name</li>
<li><code>string $text</code> the logged message, can contain HTML same as comments (filtered 
by <code>wp_kses_data</code>)</li>
<li><code>int $severity</code> one of defined severity levels (see above); if missing defaults to 
 CLGS_NOCATEGORY</li>
<li><code>int | string | WP_User $user</code> user id, slug or WP user object are aceptable; if missing 
defaults to current user (or a placeholder if none is logged in)</li>
<li><code>int $blog_id</code> blog id; if missing defaults to current blog</li>
<li><code>int | double | string $date</code> a UNIX timestamp or a string recognized by <code>strtotime()</code>; 
if missing defaults to current time</li>
</ul>
returns <code>false</code> if entering the log failed.

Custom Logging Service

Provides a simple API for storing miscellaneous log entries and displays them in a Dashboard subpage.

Bryan Ho

Smmooth WP Plugins

Smooth SMTP gives you full control over how WordPress sends email. Configure SMTP as your primary sending method, set up a fallback for when things go wrong, get notified through your preferred channels, and keep a detailed log of every email your site sends.
Primary Sending Method (SMTP)
Configure any SMTP provider as your primary sending method. If you leave SMTP disabled, WordPress will continue using its default PHP mail — either way, all other features still work.
<ul>
<li>Works with any SMTP provider: Gmail, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Mailgun, and more</li>
<li>Configurable host, port, encryption (SSL/TLS), username, password, from email, and from name</li>
<li>Secure credential storage using WordPress’s built-in options API</li>
</ul>
Fallback Sending Method
If the primary sending method fails, Smooth SMTP can automatically retry using a fallback. This works regardless of whether you’re using SMTP or WordPress’s default PHP mail as your primary.
<ul>
<li>Fallback to WordPress Default (PHP mail) or a second SMTP server</li>
<li>Full credential configuration for the fallback SMTP</li>
<li>Logged separately so you can see exactly which method delivered each email</li>
</ul>
Failure Alert Channels
Get notified the moment an email fails — through the channels your team already uses.
<ul>
<li>Slack, Discord</li>
<li>Telegram (via Bot API — requires bot token and chat ID)</li>
<li>WhatsApp (via CallMeBot webhook)</li>
<li>SMS or any custom webhook endpoint</li>
<li>Add multiple channels, enable/disable each independently</li>
<li>Send Test Alert button per channel</li>
<li>Alerts are throttled to at most one per 60 seconds to avoid flooding</li>
</ul>
Email Summary Reports
Receive a periodic HTML email summarising your site’s email activity.
<ul>
<li>Hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly schedule</li>
<li>Total sent and failed counts, breakdown by sending method, and recent failures</li>
<li>Configurable recipient address</li>
<li>Send Summary Now button for an instant preview</li>
</ul>
Email Logging
Every email your site sends is logged with full detail.
<ul>
<li>Status (success / failed), sender, recipients, subject, message body</li>
<li>Sent Via column showing which method delivered the email (Primary SMTP, Fallback SMTP, Fallback WordPress Default, etc.)</li>
<li>Search, filter, and paginate logs from the admin dashboard</li>
<li>View full email detail in a modal</li>
<li>Bulk delete, bulk resend, and delete-all options</li>
<li>Admin dashboard notice when the most recent email failed</li>
</ul>
Dashboard
A at-a-glance overview of your site’s email activity.
<ul>
<li>Total sent, failed, and success rate stat cards</li>
<li>Breakdown by sending method with progress bars</li>
<li>Recent failures table</li>
<li>Filter by day, week, month, or all time</li>
</ul>
Test Email
Send a test email at any time to verify your configuration.
<ul>
<li>Choose which sending method to test — primary or fallback — independently</li>
<li>Send plain text or HTML test emails</li>
<li>Specify any recipient address</li>
<li>Always available regardless of whether SMTP is configured</li>
</ul>
Other
<ul>
<li>One-click import of email logs from Post SMTP</li>
<li>Option to keep logs and settings when the plugin is deleted</li>
<li>Compatible with Post SMTP and WP Mail SMTP (Smooth SMTP acts as a fallback when another SMTP plugin is detected)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
This plugin logs email metadata including sender address, recipient addresses, subject line, message body, and sending status. SMTP credentials are stored in your WordPress database. No data is transmitted to external services except through the alert channels and SMTP servers you explicitly configure.

Smooth SMTP

SMTP configuration, email logging, failure alerts, and fallback sending for WordPress.

Custom Logging Service vs Smooth SMTP