SMTP Mailer Plugin For WordPress

SMTP Mailer is the easiest SMTP plugin for WordPress. It allows you to configure an SMTP server to send email from your website. SMTP Mailer enhances the default WordPress mail (“wp_mail”) function by letting you connect to a remote SMPT server to send an email instead of doing it from your web server. This reduces heavy load from your server and increases email deliverability.

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SMTP Mailer Installation

You can install the SMTP plugin like any other WordPress plugin.

Option 1 (Quick & Easy install)

  1. Go to Plugins->Add New from your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Search for SMTP Mailer
  3. Click Install once you have found it

Option 2 (Manual install)

  1. Download the zip version of the plugin
  2. Go to Plugins->Add New
  3. Click Upload Plugin
  4. Select the zip file on your computer
  5. Install it

Option 3 (FTP install)

  1. Download the zip version of the plugin
  2. Extract it on your computer
  3. Connect to your site via FTP
  4. Browse to “/wp-content/uploads/plugins/” directory
  5. Upload the folder that contains the main plugin files

SMTP Mailer Settings

You will need to configure your SMTP server related information in order to send email from your website. In order to access the settings menu go to “Settings->SMTP Mailer” from your admin dashboard.

SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin menu

The settings menu comes with three separate tabs – General Settings, Test Email & Server Info.

General Settings

screenshot of SMTP Mailer plugin settings

SMTP Host

Your outgoing mail server which will be used for sending email (e.g. smtp.gmail.com).

SMTP Authentication

Enable/Disable SMTP authentication when sending an email (Supported values: True/False).

SMTP Username

The username to connect to your SMTP server. You will need to provide a username if you enable “SMTP Authentication”.

SMTP Password

The password to connect to your SMTP server. You will need to provide a password if you enable “SMTP Authentication”.

Type of Encryption

The encryption which will be used for sending an email (Supported values: TLS/SSL/No Encryption. TLS is recommended).

SMTP Port

The port which will be used when sending an email (587/465/25). If you choose TLS the port should be set to 587. For SSL use port 465 instead.

From Email Address

The email address which is be used as the From Address if it is not supplied to the mail function.

From Name

The name which will be used as the From Name if it is not supplied to the mail function.

Test Email

“Test Email” menu allows you to test the functionality of the plugin after you have configured everything.

screenshot of test email menu in the SMTP Mailer plugin

Server Info

“Server Info” menu displays some technical information regarding your server. This is very useful for troubleshooting.

Outgoing Mail Server Configurations

Here are the settings for all the popular outgoing mail (SMTP) servers.

Bluehost SMTP

For a domain name example.com, We were able to send email messages from Bluehost using the following configurations:

  • SMTP Host: mail.example.com
  • SMTP Authentication: True
  • SMTP Username: Your domain email (e.g. support@example.com)
  • SMTP Password: The password that you use to access this email account
  • Type of Encryption: SSL
  • SMTP Port: 465

Brevo SMTP (formerly Sendinblue)

  1. SMTP Host: smtp-relay.sendinblue.com
  2. SMTP Authentication: True
  3. SMTP Username: Your login email (can found be under SMTP & API > SMTP menu)
  4. SMTP Password: Your smtp master password (can found be under SMTP & API > SMTP menu)
  5. Type of Encryption: TLS
  6. SMTP Port: 587

Gmail SMTP

In order to connect to the Gmail smtp server with a username and password, the “allow less secure apps” option needs to be enabled in your Gmail account. Unfortunately this option is no longer available. If you wish to use Gmail SMTP you may want to take a look at my Gmail SMTP plugin which uses a different authentication method.

SMTP Mailer Add-ons

SMTP Mailer plugin comes with add-ons that you can use to enhance its functionality on your website.

Reply-To

Reply-To add-on lets you set a reply-to address for all outgoing email messages.

Email Logger

Email Logger add-on lets you log and view all email messages sent by SMTP Mailer.

SMTP Mailer Premium Support

SMTP Mailer Premium Support
SMTP Mailer Premium Support
Our technical support team will investigate why SMTP Mailer plugin is not working on your website.

Note:
* We have no control over your server, theme or the plugins installed. That is why we cannot guarantee that the issues will be resolved.
* Do not try to scam us, we take it seriously. We are contributing to the WordPress community with free plugins and themes. If you cannot appreciate this our product is not the right choice for you.
* There is no refund/cancellation as it is a service.

Price: $49.99

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