by Scott Reilly 4.9 (45 reviews)

Configure SMTP

Name: Configure SMTP
Rating: 4.9 (45 reviews)
Author: Scott Reilly

Configure SMTP mailing in WordPress, including support for sending email via SSL/TLS (such as Gmail).

Configure SMTP ranks #2,842 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #166 of 3,349 in the Communication category, a 4.9/5 rating from 45 reviews, and was last updated Jul 23, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.5.10 (Current: 7.1)

v3.5 Current Version v3.5

Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 23 Jul, 2024

Refreshed 15 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#166 of 3,349 in Communication Top 5% by installs Downloads -14.6% this week No update in over a year

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6K+

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KW Avg Position

62.8

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Downloads

372.3K

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Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (45 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 64.6%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 2 days ago

Feb 26, 2024

Configure SMTP [configure-smtp] < 3.5 (closed)

CVE-2024-27192 · Fixed in v3.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.5
Last Updated: Jul 23, 2024
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 6.5.10
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Scott Reilly

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 45
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need reliable outgoing email delivery, including via Gmail. It solves the problem of misconfigured or unauthenticated outgoing mail by letting users configure SMTP settings (host, port, auth, credentials, SSL/TLS) or use preset Gmail settings.

Configure SMTP host and port
SMTP authentication support
SSL/TLS encrypted connections
Gmail preset configuration
Custom 'From:' name and email
Send test email button
Successor to wpPHPMailer plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Configure SMTP

Most likely, no. Not unless you have a preference for having your mail sent out via a different SMTP server, such as Gmail.

Check out the settings for your local email program. More than likely that is configured to use an outgoing SMTP server. Otherwise, read through documentation provided by your host or contact them (or someone more intimately knowledgeable about your situation) directly.

If your settings worked, you should receive the test email at the email address associated with your WordPress site user account. That email contains a timestamp which was reported to you by the plugin when the email was sent. If you are trying out various setting values, be sure to record what your settings were and what the timestamp was when sending with those settings.

There are a number of reasons you could be getting this error: Your server (or a router to which it is connected) may be blocking all outgoing SMTP traffic. Your mail server may be configured to allow SMTP connections only from certain servers. You have supplied incorrect server settings (hostname, port number, secure protocol type).

The connection to the SMTP server was successful, but the credentials you provided (username and/or password) are not correct. Bear in mind these credentials are likely unrelated to the ones you use to log into your site.

Yes.