{"id":31298,"date":"2019-10-04T07:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T07:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=31298"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T11:55:57","slug":"best-smtp-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-smtp-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress SMTP Guide: Benefits, Plus the Best SMTP Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31298\" class=\"elementor elementor-31298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7777e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7777e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3142ae\" data-id=\"c3142ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117bf4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117bf4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any type of WordPress site that accepts public registration \u2014 like a membership site or an <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"eCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3427\">eCommerce<\/a> store \u2014 your WordPress site will need to send a lot of transactional emails to users. For example, order confirmation emails, password reset emails, etc.<\/p><p>If you use the native WordPress email solution \u2014 wp_mail \u2014 a significant portion of those emails will likely end up in recipients&#8217; spam folders. Not the desired outcome, right?<\/p><p>A WordPress SMTP plugin lets you use an alternative method for sending emails that has a much better deliverability. In simpler terms, a WordPress SMTP plugin helps you make sure people actually get the emails that your WordPress site sends to them.<\/p><p>In this post, I&#8217;ll start by explaining a little more about what SMTP is and why it&#8217;s a better solution than WordPress&#8217; built-in email configuration. Then, I&#8217;ll share a manual code method that you can use to get started with SMTP, as well as six of the best WordPress SMTP plugins that you can install for a simpler way to use SMTP with WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77708c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77708c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Site Mailer: Email Solution &amp; SMTP Replacement for WordPress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55f485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b55f485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"172\">If you&#8217;re looking for a simpler alternative that eliminates the need for an SMTP plugin, consider using <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/site-mailer\/\">Site Mailer<\/a>. Site Mailer allows WordPress users to send emails directly from their site without the need for an external SMTP server or plugin setup. With Site Mailer, you get:<\/p><ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\"><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"456\">High email deliverability without configuring SMTP.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"511\">Centralized email insights and tracking.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"555\">A straightforward, all-in-one solution to avoid the complexities of SMTP setups.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"639\">This tool integrates seamlessly into WordPress, ensuring your transactional emails, like password resets and order confirmations, reach users&#8217; inboxes reliably and without the hassle of configuring multiple plugins or servers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6c7291 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6c7291\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f4ad14\" data-id=\"3f4ad14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600c75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"600c75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-is-smtp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c59eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c59eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is SMTP?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9da5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9da5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SMTP, short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a protocol used for sending and receiving emails. When you send an email, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smtpservers.co\/blog\/what-is-an-smtp-server\/\">an SMTP server<\/a> breaks it down into its relevant parts and helps move it from your email client to your recipient&#8217;s email client.<\/p><p>Most of the emails in your inbox probably came from an SMTP server.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42507c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b42507c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"how-smtp-improve-wordpress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547fc99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"547fc99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does SMTP Improve Your WordPress Site?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431ae93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431ae93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To explain why SMTP is important to your WordPress site, let&#8217;s go back a step and talk about how your WordPress site sends emails by default.<\/p><p>Out of the box, WordPress uses the wp_mail function to send emails via PHP mail (<em>including any notification emails that you&#8217;ve configured with the Elementor Pro Form widget<\/em>). Essentially, that means your site is sending emails via the same server that your site is hosted on, which <em>almost certainly<\/em> is not optimized for sending emails.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s super simple, and it <em>kind of<\/em> works, but it lacks authentication, which is why emails that you send via WordPress&#8217; built-in PHP mail method often end up in spam (<em>or just get outright blocked by some email providers<\/em>).<\/p><p>With SMTP, you can tell your WordPress site to send emails via a <a href=\"https:\/\/sendgrid.com\/blog\/what-is-an-smtp-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">properly-configured SMTP server<\/a>, rather than your WordPress site&#8217;s server. With this setup, your WordPress site sends the email to the SMTP server, which then processes the email and sends it on to the proper destination (<em>a user&#8217;s inbox<\/em>).<\/p><p>Because the SMTP server is configured to handle sending emails and has the proper authentication in place, your emails will have a much better chance of making it to recipients&#8217; inboxes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f0d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e2f0d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<p class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/site-mailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Improve your email deliverability with Site Mailer<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211eeaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211eeaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d799e4\" data-id=\"6d799e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef88df elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2ef88df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"setup-smtp-server\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47a255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e47a255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Set Up an SMTP Server<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce110f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce110f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beyond telling your WordPress site to use an SMTP server via one of the plugins in this post or your own code, you&#8217;ll also need an SMTP server to connect to in the first place.<\/p><p>There are three routes you can go here;<\/p><p>First, you can use your host&#8217;s SMTP server, <em>if available<\/em>. Many hosts include email functionality as part of your hosting plan. If your host does, they&#8217;ll usually provide you with the SMTP server information somewhere in their help docs. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/kb\/smtp-ports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s SiteGround&#8217;s help article on the topic<\/a>.<\/p><p>However, not all hosts offer email hosting, especially cloud-based managed WordPress hosts, so this first method is not a guarantee. For example, neither <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/knowledgebase\/email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinsta<\/a> nor <a href=\"https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/wordpress-support\/will-flywheel-host-my-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flywheel<\/a> offers email hosting.<\/p><p>Second, you can use the SMTP server of many free email services, including Gmail and Hotmail.<\/p><p>Third, if you&#8217;re running a serious business and\/or deliverability is of utmost importance to you, you can use a third-party SMTP server that&#8217;s 100% dedicated to sending emails. Four of the most popular options here are:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailgun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mailgun<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sendgrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sendgrid<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/ses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon SES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mandrill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mandrill<\/a><\/li><\/ol><p>Even if your host <em>does<\/em> offer support sending emails via SMTP, you still might want to consider one of these email services. Why? Because these services focus 100% on email, which often means even better deliverability compared to your host&#8217;s SMTP server.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, you might not even need to pay as many of these services offer generous free plans. For example, Mailgun lets you send 10,000 emails per <em>month <\/em>for free, and Sendgrid enables you to send 100 emails per <em>day<\/em> for free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a6f720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a6f720\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-273dbb9\" data-id=\"273dbb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4328c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4328c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"smtp-no-plugin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075bba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"075bba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Set Up WordPress SMTP Without a Plugin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c570a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72c570a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While I&#8217;ll share some of the best WordPress SMTP plugins in the next section, I think it&#8217;s important to note that you don&#8217;t actually need a plugin to tell your WordPress site to send emails via your SMTP server of choice.<\/p><p>If you feel comfortable making edits to your site&#8217;s <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong> and <strong>functions.php<\/strong> files, you can manually set up WordPress SMTP without a plugin by adding two code snippets to your site.<\/p><p>First, you&#8217;ll need to add <a href=\"https:\/\/pastebin.com\/YS6iWTeD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this snippet<\/a> to your <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong> file \u2014 make sure to replace the example data with your own:<\/p><p>You&#8217;ll get these details, like your SMTP username and password, from either your host&#8217;s support docs or your chosen third-party SMTP service.<\/p><p>Then, you&#8217;ll also need to add <a href=\"https:\/\/pastebin.com\/Qcg0QVcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this code snippet<\/a> to the <strong>functions.php<\/strong> file of your child theme (or via a plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/code-snippets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code Snippets<\/a>):<\/p><p>There&#8217;s nothing wrong with using the code method \u2014 the plugins below just offer a more convenient way of implementing the same functionality. Some also offer extra convenient features, like email logging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbb7081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb7081\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555189c\" data-id=\"555189c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93d5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e93d5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"best-smtp-plugins\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306494c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"306494c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 Best WordPress SMTP Plugins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94b8e36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94b8e36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e942897\" data-id=\"e942897\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6142e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6142e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"easy-wp-smtp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7a0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a7a0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Site Mailer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23faee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23faee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/site-mailer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site Mailer by Elementor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an all-in-one email solution for WordPress that eliminates the need for complex SMTP setups or additional integrations. Simply install the plugin, and it takes care of everything to ensure your emails are delivered reliably and efficiently.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike traditional SMTP plugins, Site Mailer works out of the box to improve deliverability with advanced features like <\/span><b>SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring your emails are trusted by mail providers. It also adds <\/span><b>list unsubscribe headers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to enhance user experience and prevent spam complaints.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><b>detailed email logs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can track every email, troubleshoot issues, and resend failed messages with ease. Setting up a <\/span><b>custom domain sender<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is straightforward, giving your emails a professional edge without the hassle of manual configuration.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once installed and activated, simply go to <\/span><b>Settings \u2192 Site Mailer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to configure and start sending. With Site Mailer, reliable email deliverability is just a few clicks away.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed160e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed160e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=259\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Repo-Cover_v1.1-1024x332.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Repo-Cover_v1.1-1024x332.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Repo-Cover_v1.1-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Repo-Cover_v1.1-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Repo-Cover_v1.1-1536x497.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1544\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Repo-Cover_v1.1.png 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6730b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6730b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4378636\" data-id=\"4378636\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836e861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"836e861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"hubspot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411e4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"411e4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. HubSpot WordPress Plugin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6a027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6a027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/products\/wordpress\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HubSpot\u2019s WordPress plugin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you get free email marketing functionality directly within your WordPress dashboard.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not an SMTP plugin per se, this plugin gives you similar features to the other 6 tools on this list.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With HubSpot\u2019s plugin, you can create drag and drop email newsletters to send to your contact database, directly from your WordPress dashboard. You can also create email campaigns to trigger when users take certain actions such as submitting a form or completing a purchase (similar to how you would use an SMTP plugin). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df66ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df66ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=435\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hubspot-smtp-1024x557.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hubspot-smtp-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hubspot-smtp-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hubspot-smtp-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hubspot-smtp-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1600\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hubspot-smtp.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8358f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f8358f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rather than managing these emails in a separate system apart from your CRM or other email marketing software, you can arrange to have this all occur from within <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">one platform<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Another added benefit of the HubSpot plugin is that you get several other features included from the free WordPress plugin such as live chat, CRM, analytics, and forms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21d8ac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21d8ac0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f732d6\" data-id=\"3f732d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0d3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4a0d3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"gmail-smtp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a376df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a376df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Gmail SMTP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7909ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7909ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the name suggests, Gmail SMTP focuses on helping you connect to one specific SMTP server \u2014 Gmail. If you do want to use Gmail to send your emails, give this one a look. Otherwise, you&#8217;ll want to pick a different plugin.<\/p><p>Unlike most other SMTP plugins, Gmail SMTP doesn&#8217;t just have you enter your SMTP username and password. Instead, the plugin uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization.<\/p><p>This is good for security, but it also means that you&#8217;ll need to perform some basic setup tasks in the Google Developers Console before you can start using it. Don&#8217;t worry, though \u2014 the developer <a href=\"https:\/\/wphowto.net\/gmail-smtp-plugin-for-wordpress-1341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provides detailed instructions<\/a> to help you set up all the necessary credentials.<\/p><p>Once you&#8217;ve created your app in Google Developers Console, you can head to <strong>Settings \u2192 Gmail SMTP<\/strong> to enter the API keys for your app and enable the plugin:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f31408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f31408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=482\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GMAIL-SMTP-1024x617.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GMAIL-SMTP-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GMAIL-SMTP-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GMAIL-SMTP-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52c564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52c564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you set everything up, your WordPress site will automatically start using Gmail&#8217;s SMTP server to send your emails. The plugin also includes a tool to help you send a test email to verify that everything is functioning properly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8456736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8456736\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec852f\" data-id=\"2ec852f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb11164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"eb11164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"post-smtp-mailer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e538a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8e538a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Post SMTP Mailer\/Email Log4<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ab76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81ab76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Post SMTP Mailer\/Email Log is the reincarnation and updated version of Postman SMTP, an SMTP plugin that was quite popular before the original developer stopped supporting it and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/postman-smtp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress.org removed it<\/a> because of an unpatched security vulnerability.<\/p><p>Post SMTP Mailer\/Email Log lets you connect to any SMTP server and also includes a handy setup wizard that does a great job of simplifying the setup process:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fe84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12fe84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=463\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Post-SMTP-Mailer-1024x592.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Post-SMTP-Mailer-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Post-SMTP-Mailer-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Post-SMTP-Mailer-768x444.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d59f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d59f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One unique thing is that, in addition to just entering your SMTP server details, the plugin can also help you connect via API to some popular sending services, including:<\/p><ul><li>Gmail API<\/li><li>Mandrill API<\/li><li>SendGrid API<\/li><li>Mailgun API<\/li><\/ul><p>Among the other things that are unique to this plugin:<\/p><ul><li>It&#8217;s compatible with WordPress Multisite.<\/li><li>You can define a secondary fallback SMTP server to use if the primary server fails.<\/li><li>It includes a built-in email logger to help you track which of the emails are sent by your WordPress site.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16eb398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16eb398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=585\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Failed-emails-fallback-1024x749.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Failed-emails-fallback-1024x749.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Failed-emails-fallback-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Failed-emails-fallback-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1931\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Failed-emails-fallback.png 1931w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f47432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f47432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So if you prefer to connect via API or just generally want a little more flexibility when it comes to configuration and logging, this one might be the better choice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f04f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8f04f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<p class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/site-mailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Improve your email deliverability with Site Mailer<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a218ed5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a218ed5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e4c317\" data-id=\"2e4c317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4cdb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3d4cdb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wp-mail-smtp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76f5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76f5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. WP Mail SMTP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f78f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f78f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Active on over a million websites, WP Mail SMTP is a freemium WordPress SMTP plugin that helps you connect to any SMTP server by entering its details. Alternatively, you could connect directly to the APIs of some of the popular SMTP services such as:<\/p><ul><li>Sendinblue<\/li><li>Mailgun<\/li><li>SendGrid<\/li><li>Gmail<\/li><\/ul><p>The interface is well-designed, making it clear which options are available to you:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ba2c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89ba2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=526\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/wp-mail-smtp-1024x673.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/wp-mail-smtp-1024x673.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/wp-mail-smtp-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/wp-mail-smtp-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd19d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd19d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can also send a test email to make sure your chosen configuration is functioning properly.<\/p><p>The Pro version adds detailed email logging, an option to control your WordPress site&#8217;s notification emails, as well as support for additional email sending services including:<\/p><ul><li>Office 365<\/li><li>Amazon SES<\/li><li>Outlook.com<\/li><\/ul><p>The Pro version costs $49.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a47d4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a47d4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e096f\" data-id=\"23e096f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f27c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6f27c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"smtp-mailer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7e3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc7e3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. SMTP Mailer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cfcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65cfcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SMTP Mailer is another popular free plugin that&#8217;s quite similar to the Easy WP SMTP plugin above, in that it gives you a simple interface to connect to any SMTP server.<\/p><p>In fact, the interface is almost identical. Once you activate the plugin, you head to <strong>Settings \u2192 SMTP Mailer<\/strong>, enter your SMTP server details, and you&#8217;re set to jet:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334127d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"334127d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=468\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SMTP-Mailer-1024x599.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SMTP-Mailer-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SMTP-Mailer-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SMTP-Mailer-768x449.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5142b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5142b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The plugin also includes a tool to help you send test emails.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b046e34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b046e34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be3db1b\" data-id=\"be3db1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3895b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8c3895b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wp-mail-bank\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abcbae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7abcbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. WP Mail Bank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc26f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc26f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like Post SMTP Mailer\/Email Log, WP Mail Bank is another WordPress SMTP plugin that goes further than just helping you connect to an SMTP server.\u00a0<\/p><p>Most of its features are available in the free core version at WordPress.org, but the developer locks some features behind a premium version, which is something to consider.<\/p><p>WP Mail Bank can help you connect to any SMTP server, with options to choose from different authentication methods:<\/p><ul><li>Login &#8211; i.e. a username and password.\u00a0<\/li><li>OAuth &#8211; by entering a Client ID and Secret, much like the method that the Gmail SMTP plugin above uses.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0036be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0036be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=585\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WP-Mail-Bank-1024x749.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31322\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WP-Mail-Bank-1024x749.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WP-Mail-Bank-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WP-Mail-Bank-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1974\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WP-Mail-Bank.png 1974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22737d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b22737d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pro version also has direct integrations for the SendGrid and Mailgun APIs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond those integrations, the Pro version also gives you the ability to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">View detailed logs for all the emails that your site sends.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Receive alerts via email, push notification, or Slack whenever an email fails to send.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can download the core version for free from WordPress.org. Paid plans start at \u20ac29.99.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fd969d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fd969d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2302586\" data-id=\"2302586\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb96c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"abb96c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"get-started-smtp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3176670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3176670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Started With WordPress SMTP Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6443fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6443fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re running a WordPress site where you&#8217;re the only user, you might not need to bother with WordPress SMTP unless you&#8217;re having deliverability issues to your own email address.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, if you plan to allow other people to register at your site, your WordPress site will need to communicate with those users via email reliably.<\/p><p>It could be something as simple as a password reset emails, or it could be more important, like an order confirmation at your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/woocommerce-builder\/\"   title=\"WooCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1554\">WooCommerce<\/a> store or membership site.<\/p><p>Either way, you&#8217;ll want to make sure those emails make it to your users&#8217; inboxes \u2014 not their spam folders. Configuring your WordPress site to use an SMTP server helps you do that.<\/p><p>You can use your host&#8217;s SMTP server if available, or you can use a third-party SMTP server like Gmail, Mailgun, or SendGrid. Then, you can configure your WordPress site to use that SMTP server by using the manual code snippet method or choosing one of the plugins on this list.<\/p><p>Do you have any questions about WordPress SMTP or how to get started? Ask away in the comments!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82db43b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"82db43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<p class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/products\/site-mailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Improve your email deliverability with Site Mailer<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SMTP, and why is it a better solution than WordPress&#8217; built-in email configuration? 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