Title: Email log database bloat
Last modified: May 25, 2026

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# Email log database bloat

 *  Resolved [Clifford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clifford2/)
 * (@clifford2)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-log-database-bloat/)
 * If I enable the email logging feature, will it make my database heavy over time?
   tbh I just wanna keep my site super lightweight cz speed is really important.
   Can I auto delete old logs?

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 *  Plugin Support [Darshana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darshanaw/)
 * (@darshanaw)
 * [6 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-log-database-bloat/#post-18920918)
 * Hi [@clifford2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clifford2/),
 * Thanks for reaching out! Yes, enabling email logging can increase your database
   size over time, since the plugin stores details about sent emails. However, there
   are a couple of ways to keep that under control.
 * When setting up email logging, you can choose to **exclude attachments**, which
   helps reduce how much server space is used.
 * You can also set a **log retention period**, for example **6 months**, so that
   older email logs are deleted automatically once they pass that limit.
 * You can find more details here: [https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-email-logging/](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-email-logging/)
 * I hope this helps. Thank you!

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 * Last activity: [6 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-log-database-bloat/#post-18920918)
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