I’ve been a long-time user of Branda Pro, and one of the features I really appreciate is its ability to configure SMTP and customise WordPress email templates all from the one plugin. It makes setting up a professional-looking email experience very straightforward.
That said, I can’t help but feel that this part of Branda hasn’t received much attention in quite a few years. With email becoming increasingly critical for many WordPress sites, it seems like there’s an opportunity to expand these features considerably.
Some functionality I’d love to see includes:
Email logging – the option to save every email that WordPress sends, including recipients, subject, headers, attachments, status, and importantly, the full email body for troubleshooting.
Delivery monitoring – notifications through The Hub if the SMTP server is unreachable or emails are consistently failing to send.
Health monitoring – an optional scheduled test email that verifies the complete email pipeline is working, with alerts if something goes wrong.
Improved diagnostics – clear reporting of SMTP errors, authentication issues, SPF/DKIM problems where possible, and delivery statistics.
This leads me to a broader question: Is Branda still being actively developed in this area, and is there a roadmap for its email functionality?
Personally, I think the email component has grown beyond being just another Branda module. I’d actually love to see WPMU DEV split it into a dedicated email plugin, something comparable to WP Mail SMTP, but tightly integrated with The Hub. It could provide:
SMTP configuration
Email logging
Email template management
Delivery monitoring
Health checks and alerts
Detailed reporting and diagnostics
Centralised management across multiple sites via The Hub
Given how business-critical email is for so many websites, I think this would be a fantastic addition to the WPMU DEV ecosystem and would complement The Hub really well.
I’d be interested to hear whether this is something already being considered, or if there are any plans to invest further in Branda’s email capabilities.
