WP Gmail SMTP

August 21, 2018

WP Gmail SMTP Plugin

With WP Gmail SMTP plugin you can connect Gmail to your WordPress website for sending emails. It bypasses the normal WP mail function and sends email …

With WP Gmail SMTP plugin you can connect Gmail to your WordPress website for sending emails. It bypasses the normal WP mail function and sends email using Gmail service.

Simply Add Username and Password and start delivering emails through Gmail.

You can also change the From Email address and From Name.

Below are the list of settings that you have to add to start using the plugin:

  1. Hostname: Hostname field will be automatically pre-filled.
  2. Username: Add SMTP username that’s been provided by Gmail for sending emails.
  3. Password: Add SMTP password to connect with Gmail.
  4. Protocol: Protocol field will be automatically pre-filled.
  5. If you need more help, Refer the “Changes in Gmail settings” heading in this article: Gmail SMTP

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You can also try sending a test email with the plugin to check whether all your configurations are working correctly.

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Installation

  1. Upload the plugin to your WordPress site.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Set the options like From Email, From Name, Return Path, Username and Password etc, inside the plugin options by going to Admin Menu -> Gmail SMTP
  4. Send a test email to check everything is working properly.
  5. Enjoy

Screenshots

  1. Screenshot of Email and SMTP options.

    Screenshot of Email and SMTP options.

  2. Screenshot of test email option.

    Screenshot of test email option.

FAQ

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload the plugin to your WordPress site.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Set the options like From Email, From Name, Return Path, Username and Password etc, inside the plugin options by going to Admin Menu -> Gmail SMTP
  4. Send a test email to check everything is working properly.
  5. Enjoy

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial Release

1.0.1

  • Added a new SMTP server link.

1.0.2

  • Tested with the current version of WordPress.
  • Fixed the bugs related to mail_set_return_path.
  • Updated the Password field with the input type password.

1.0.3

  • Added the new admin notice.

1.0.4

  • Check plugin for 4.9.2 version Of WordPress.

1.0.5

  • Update Few Text File Content

Details

  • Version: 1.0.7
  • Active installations: 2,000
  • WordPress Version: 3.0.1
  • Tested up to: 4.9.26

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