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WP Email Debug

Never accidentally send users emails from your testing sites again!

By Grant Derepas·Mail·Free
5(2 reviews)
·80 active installs·Updated 9 months ago
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As of April 2026, WP Email Debug is a WordPress mail plugin with 80 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: Flamingo.

5/52 reviews
80active installs
5.7K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

This plugin makes it safe and easy to work with email in your testing environments. When enabled the plugin catches any instance of wp_mail and redirects the email to your chosen email address.

Key Features

  • Set a custom email address target to redirect emails to
  • Emails intercepted will have [Debug] added to the subject line to make them identifyable in your inbox
  • Interception rules can be limited by plugin allowing you to debug a specific plugin on your live site without affecting other operations
  • Notice in the WP Admin Bar when enabled.

For Bugs Reports or to contribute

Please visit our public GitHub Repo

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.1

  • SECURITY FIX: Added proper authorization checks and nonce verification to prevent unauthorized access to plugin settings
  • Added capability check using current_user_can(‘manage_options’)
  • Added nonce verification for form submissions
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Grant DerepasGrant DerepasJarred KennedyJarred Kennedy
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.1
Last Updated
Jun 25, 2025
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
80
Downloads
5.7K+
Added
Jul 23, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

maildebugemaildebugging

Developer

G
Grant Derepas
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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