# The dashboard widget

Source: https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/dashboard-widget/
Updated: 2026-10-19 · By Duane Garner

What the two CRM-NG SMTP widgets on the WordPress Dashboard show, how to use the email type and timespan menus, and how to hide them.

CRM-NG SMTP adds email figures to your WordPress Dashboard, the first screen you see after logging in. This article explains what each widget shows and how to hide them. It is for administrators who want a quick look at their site's email without opening the plugin.

 

Only users who can manage CRM-NG SMTP settings see these widgets. Editors, authors and customers do not.

 

## Two widgets

 

You may see two boxes:

 

| Widget title | Shows | Data source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM-NG SMTP | An all-time count of emails sent | A simple counter kept by the plugin |
| Email Delivery — Last 7 Days | Total, sent, failed, unique opens and unique clicks for the past week | Your local email log |

 

The **CRM-NG SMTP** widget is placed at the top of the Dashboard when it first appears. You can drag either widget anywhere, as with any WordPress Dashboard box.

 

## The CRM-NG SMTP widget

 

### The figures

 

The main figure reads, for example, **152 total**. It is the number of emails CRM-NG SMTP has sent successfully since it started counting.

 

Next to it are boxes for **Confirmed**, **Unconfirmed** and **Failed** emails. In this version they show **N/A**. When your mailer has no delivery confirmation, the layout changes to a single **Sent** box instead of confirmed and unconfirmed. For real sent and failed counts, use the **Email Delivery — Last 7 Days** widget or the [Email reports](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/email-reports/) screen.

 

### Email type and timespan menus

 

Two menus sit at the top of the widget:

 
- **Select email type** — starts at **All Emails**. The other choices (**Confirmed Emails**, **Unconfirmed Emails**, **Failed Emails**, or **Sent Emails**) are shown greyed out and cannot be picked in this version.
- **Select timespan** — starts at **All Time**. The **Last 7 days**, **Last 14 days** and **Last 30 days** choices are also greyed out.

 

### Widget settings

 

The gear button opens two preferences, saved for your user only:

 
- **Graph Style** — **Bar** or **Line**.
- **Color Scheme** — **CRM-NG SMTP** or **WordPress**.

 

Press **Save Changes** to keep them.

 

### Weekly summary prompt

 

While the weekly Email Summaries are off, the widget shows **NEW! Enable Weekly Email Summaries** with a **View Example** link. Tick the box to switch summaries on. You will see **Weekly Email Summaries have been enabled**. Press the small cross to hide the prompt for your user without enabling anything. See [The weekly email summary](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/weekly-email-summary/).

 

## The Email Delivery — Last 7 Days widget

 

This widget reads your local email log and shows two lines, for example:

 

**48** total **46** sent **2** failed **31** unique opens **9** unique clicks

 
- **Sent** includes emails sent by the backup SMTP transport.
- Opens and clicks stay at zero unless tracking is on. See [Open and click tracking](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/open-and-click-tracking/).
- If logging is off, or entries are older than your retention period, they are not counted.

 

When **failed** is above zero, go to **CRM-NG SMTP → Settings → Email Log**, filter by **Failed**, and read the errors.

 

## Hiding the widgets

 

### Hide the CRM-NG SMTP widget for everyone

 

Go to **CRM-NG SMTP → Settings → Misc**, switch on **Hide Dashboard Widget** (**Hide the CRM-NG SMTP Dashboard Widget.**) and save. This removes it for every user.

 

### Hide either widget just for you

 

On the Dashboard, open **Screen Options** at the top right and untick the widget's name. This only affects your own account, and you can tick it again at any time. Use this for the **Email Delivery — Last 7 Days** widget, which the Misc setting does not hide.

 

## Related

 
- [Email reports](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/email-reports/)
- [The weekly email summary](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/weekly-email-summary/)
- [Viewing the email log](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/viewing-the-email-log/)
- [Miscellaneous settings](https://catalystgroup.gg/docs/email-delivery/misc-settings/)