Wolf Designs SMTP

Stop losing email to the spam folder

Your website sends account confirmations, password resets, order receipts, contact-form messages, invoices and notifications. When one fails, you may hear about it only after a customer says, “I never got the email.”

Wolf Designs SMTP routes WordPress messages through an authenticated SMTP server, records send activity, alerts you to failures and encrypts your SMTP password. Setup takes about two minutes.

$69 AUD per site — one-time payment, 12 months of free updates and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Explore the features

Know what your site sent

Authenticated sending
Connect Gmail, Outlook / Office 365, your host or another SMTP provider.

A searchable email log
Check recipients, subjects, statuses and timestamps.

Failure alerts and diagnostics
Get notified and see the SMTP conversation when you need to troubleshoot.

Encrypted credentials
Your saved SMTP password is encrypted at rest, not displayed again in the admin.

$69 AUD
One-time per-site licence

No subscription
No per-send fees

30-day guarantee
12 months of free updates

The problem with WordPress email

WordPress’s default mail route often depends on the hosting server’s local mail setup. If that setup is not authenticated or monitored for your domain, messages may be filtered, rejected or fail without a clear record.

The result can be frustrating:

Messages are flagged as spam or rejected by a recipient’s mail provider.
Failures happen quietly, so you may learn about them days later from a customer.
There is no built-in record showing what was sent, to whom or when.
Delivery depends on a hosting mail service that may not be suited to your site’s needs.
Some SMTP plugins store credentials as readable text; a database export or backup can expose them.

Give every message a clearer route

Wolf Designs SMTP connects WordPress to an SMTP server that authenticates your outgoing mail. It also gives you a log, failure notifications and tools to investigate a problem.

Important: SMTP can improve sending reliability and visibility, but it cannot guarantee inbox placement by itself. Your provider’s reputation and domain authentication settings also matter.

What Wolf Designs SMTP does

The practical tools for sending, tracking and troubleshooting your site’s email.

Send through authenticated SMTP

Enter your server, port, encryption and credentials, or start with a preset for Gmail, Outlook / Hotmail / Live. Supports TLS, SSL and Auto-TLS, with authentication enabled or disabled to match your provider.

Record each send

The built-in log records recipient, subject, status, timestamp and a reference number. Search by email address or subject, filter by date, open an entry for detail, delete selected records in bulk and export to CSV.

Control how long logs remain

Choose automatic log deletion after a set number of days, so you can keep useful records without letting the log grow unchecked.

Get alerts and delivery reports

Send failure alerts to up to three email addresses. Scheduled reports — daily, weekly or monthly — summarise sent and failed messages and show delivery trends.

Encrypt your SMTP password

The saved password is encrypted with AES-256 using keys derived from your site’s security salts. It is not shown again in the admin or included in settings exports as readable text.

Send in the background

Optional background sending queues mail so the page can respond first. Set per-minute, hourly, daily, weekly or monthly limits. Over-limit mail waits in the queue instead of being discarded.

Find out what went wrong

Two built-in tests help take the guesswork out of SMTP setup:

Test Connection checks whether the server, port and encryption settings can connect.
Test Email sends a real message and reports the recipient, server, port, encryption, authentication, elapsed time and whether the attempt was logged.

If a test fails, Wolf Designs SMTP points to likely causes such as connection, authentication, TLS or an invalid From address.

See the SMTP conversation

Open the collapsible diagnostic view to inspect the SMTP conversation line by line. It gives you useful detail to investigate a problem or share with support.

Stay in control of the queue

Check the queue counter and use Flush queue now when you want to process queued mail immediately.

Fits the way you work

Do Not Send mode: pause outgoing mail during staging, migrations or testing, without deactivating the plugin.
Export and import settings: move a working configuration to another site quickly. The SMTP password is excluded from exports.
Hide delivery errors: keep front-end messages quiet if you prefer to handle failures in the admin.
Multisite support: manage the plugin from a network-level menu.

Help where you need it: plain-English guidance beside each field.
Data that survives updates: replacing plugin files does not remove your settings, log or encrypted password.
Admin guide included: setup and everyday use explained inside the plugin.
No account or licence server: one plugin ZIP, with no separate account activation or routine licence-server check required.

Default WordPress mail vs Wolf Designs SMTP

Give your site a configured route, a record of its mail and tools to investigate failures.

Capability
Sending route
Email log
Failure visibility
Volume control
Credential protection
Diagnostics

Default WordPress mail
Depends on the host’s local mail setup
No built-in searchable log
Often no built-in alert or report
No plugin-level queue or rate controls
Depends on the mail setup
Limited built-in detail

Wolf Designs SMTP
Authenticated SMTP over TLS, SSL or Auto-TLS
Search, date filters, message detail and CSV export
Failure alerts and scheduled delivery reports
Background queue, manual flush and rate limits
SMTP password encrypted at rest
Connection and email tests with SMTP conversation

SMTP improves control and visibility, but inbox placement still depends on the sending provider and your domain’s authentication and reputation.

Setup in about two minutes

No developer, server access or command line required.

1. Install

Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, select the ZIP and activate it.

2. Choose a preset

Select Gmail, Outlook / Hotmail / Live or Other SMTP. Enter your username and password or app password.

3. Send a test email

One click checks the setup. If it fails, review the reason on screen and open the SMTP conversation for more detail.

Who it’s for

Businesses

Keep contact-form enquiries, quotes and invoices moving — and have a record to check when someone says an email never arrived.

WooCommerce stores

Monitor order confirmations, shipping notices and other store email activity.

Membership and LMS sites

Help account confirmations, password resets and member notifications reach users through a configured SMTP route.

Agencies and developers

Set up a consistent mail route across client sites and use the log when investigating delivery issues.

Anyone who needs answers

If you have heard “I never got the email,” keep a timestamped record and tools to check what happened at send time.

Everything included

No essential delivery tools reserved for a Pro tier.

Authenticated SMTP routing
Gmail, Outlook and custom-server presets
TLS, SSL and Auto-TLS
Optional SMTP authentication
Full email log and single-message detail
Search, date filters and bulk delete
Automatic log deletion by age
CSV export

Failure alerts to up to three addresses
Scheduled delivery reports and statistics
Background queue and manual flush
Rate limits by minute, hour, day, week or month
Do Not Send mode
Hide delivery errors
Test Connection and Test Email
Full SMTP conversation diagnostics

AES-256 encrypted password storage
Settings export and import
Multisite network menu
Contextual help beside fields
Settings and log persist through updates
Complete admin guide
Direct support from the developer
Wolf Designs branding throughout
No account or licence-server activation

Why this one, and not another SMTP plugin?

A one-time licence, practical logging and alerts, and encrypted credential storage — included together.

You pay once

Wolf Designs SMTP is $69 AUD per site, one time. No renewal date, subscription or per-send fee. The supplied comparison cites competing annual plans at about US$99–$149 per site, with higher tiers costing more.

Useful tools aren’t paywalled

The email log, failure alerts, delivery report and CSV export are included in the licence — not held back as a paid-tier upgrade.

Your password is encrypted

The stored SMTP password is encrypted with AES-256 using keys derived from your site’s security salts. It is not displayed again after saving or included in settings exports.

Credential note: Keep your WordPress security salts and full-site backups protected. If salts are exposed along with the database, the encryption protection may be weakened.

Side by side

Capability
Price
Cost over three years
Email log
Failure alerts and delivery report
CSV export
Password storage
Account or licence key
Updates

Typical commercial SMTP plugin
US$99–$149 per year for typical single-site plans
About US$300–$450+; higher tiers can cost more
May require a paid tier
May require a paid tier
May require a paid tier
Varies; some store readable credentials
Often required
Usually tied to a renewal

Wolf Designs SMTP
$69 AUD one time
$69 AUD one time
Included
Included
Included
AES-256 encrypted at rest
Not required
12 months included

Competitor prices and feature availability change. Check current plans and terms before publishing comparisons.

Frequently asked questions

Will it work with my email provider?

It supports standard SMTP servers, including Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook, Office 365, Hotmail, Live, cPanel hosts, SendGrid, Mailgun and Amazon SES. Use a preset or enter the details manually.

Do I need an app password for Gmail?

If two-factor authentication is enabled, Google requires an app password. The preset points you to the relevant field, and the admin guide explains the steps.

Is my password safe?

It is encrypted at rest with AES-256 using keys derived from your site’s security salts, is not displayed again after saving and is excluded from settings exports. Protect your salts and full-site backups as well.

Will an update wipe my settings?

No. Settings, the email log and the encrypted password are stored independently of the plugin files.

Will it work with other plugins?

It hooks into WordPress’s mail system, so contact forms, WooCommerce and membership plugins can use the configured mail route without changes to their forms.

Do I need to know SMTP?

No. Choose a preset, enter your email address and password or app password, then send a test. Help icons explain the settings.

What happens when an email fails?

The attempt is logged with a status and failure details. If alerts are enabled, the selected recipients are notified; the diagnostic view can show the SMTP conversation.

Does the log prove it reached the inbox?

The log records the send attempt and SMTP status. It cannot guarantee inbox placement or prove that a recipient opened the message; filtering is controlled by the receiving provider.

Does it work on Multisite?

Yes. It includes a network-level admin menu for Multisite.

What are the requirements?

WordPress 6.0 or later and PHP 7.4 or later. No Composer, external service account or additional library is required.

$69 AUD per site

One-time payment. No subscription and no per-send fees. Includes 12 months of updates and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Need volume, agency or Multisite licensing? See the product page for package options.

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Ready to know what happened to your site’s email?

Configure authenticated SMTP, send a test, and keep a timestamped record of your site’s mail activity.