Smart Digest WP

Automatically send scheduled email digests to admins — summarising new posts, comments, user registrations, and WooCommerce orders.

Description

Smart Digest WP keeps your whole team informed by automatically emailing a beautifully formatted digest of site activity on a schedule you control.

No third-party accounts. No API keys. No monthly fees. It works right out of the box using your existing WordPress email.

What's in each digest?

• 📝 New Posts — any post types you choose, published since the last digest
• 💬 Comments — approved, pending, or spam (your choice)
• 👤 New User Registrations — with role and email
• 🛒 WooCommerce Orders — order number, customer, total, and status (when WooCommerce is active)

Key Features

• Zero setup — install, activate, done. The first digest goes out the next morning.
• Flexible scheduling — hourly, twice daily, daily, weekly, or monthly
• Multiple recipients — paste in a comma-separated list of email addresses
• Selective content — turn each section on or off individually
• Post-type filter — choose which post types appear in the digest
• Comment-status filter — approved, pending, and/or spam
• WooCommerce aware — order section appears automatically when WooCommerce is installed
• Send-test button — preview the digest in your inbox instantly
• Clean HTML email — readable on desktop and mobile
• Fully translatable — uses WordPress i18n with a proper text domain
• GPL v2 licensed — 100 % open source

Who is it for?

• Small business owners who want a daily summary without logging in every day
• Editorial teams that need a weekly roundup of new content
• WooCommerce store managers who want order summaries emailed to them
• Agencies managing client sites who need a scheduled activity report

Privacy

Smart Digest WP does not collect, transmit, or share any data with external services. All email is sent via your site's existing wp_mail() function.

Installation

1. Upload the smart-digest-wp folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
2. Activate the plugin through Plugins → Installed Plugins in WordPress admin.
3. Go to Settings → Smart Digest to configure recipients, frequency, and content sections.
4. Click Send Test Now to verify everything works.

That's it — the plugin schedules itself automatically on activation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it require a paid account or API key?

No. Smart Digest WP uses WordPress's built-in wp_mail() function. If your site can already send emails (password resets, order confirmations etc.), this plugin will work without any additional setup.

How do I change the send frequency?

Go to Settings → Smart Digest, change the Frequency dropdown, and click Save Settings. The cron schedule is automatically updated.

Can I send to multiple email addresses?

Yes. Enter a comma-separated list in the Recipients field, e.g. alice@example.com, bob@example.com.

Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. When WooCommerce is active, a WooCommerce Orders section appears automatically in both the settings and the digest email. No extra configuration is needed.

What happens if nothing happened since the last digest?

If there are no new posts, comments, users, or orders in the period, the email is skipped entirely — your inbox stays clean.

Will this slow down my site?

No. All data collection and email sending happens via WP-Cron, which runs in the background and is not triggered by front-end visitors.

Where are the plugin settings stored?

All settings are stored in the standard WordPress wp_options table. Uninstalling the plugin via Plugins → Delete removes all stored options cleanly.

Screenshots

1. The settings page — configure recipients, frequency, and digest sections.
2. An example digest email showing posts, comments, users, and WooCommerce orders.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release.

Upgrade Notice

1.0.0

First public release.