The WordPress Mail SMTP plugin is the best solution to handle all your outgoing emails which are sent from your WordPress site via a MAIL SMTP gateway with SMTP authentication.
Controlling Your SMTP Gateway
The user friendly email tools WP Mail SMTP plugin supports WordPress SMTP integration and external SMTP Mailer integration. You can also log all outgoing emails sent from your WordPress and switch between several available SMTP service gateways.
Email Tools Main Settings Screen
The email gateway plugin supports sending email in WordPress via a preferred SMTP server. You can define several SMTP service gateway profiles and choose the active one.
What is SMTP and Why my WordPress Site Needs It
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a communication protocol to transfer emails over the Internet. Sending WordPress emails can sometimes be problematic as you can wind up banned or blocked by mail gateways.
You also need to count on the server your WordPress site is installed on and be sure it is configured properly to handle outgoing emails. The WordPress default uses the PHP mail() function or the PHP wp_mail() function leading to trouble sending mail successfully.
Setting up an SMTP Gateway
Upon installing the Email Tools WP Mail SMTP Mailer plugin, you are communicating directly through a defined authorized SMTP service gateway and bypassing your server while solving potential issues which might result in your sent mail being blocked, marked as spam or not being sent.
You should configure your SMTP host, SMTP port, choose SSL / TLS encryption, define your SMTP username and password, SMTP authentication, define the mail header and mail priority.
The SMTP Plugin also includes an SMTP testing tool to test the SMTP status and that it's performing as expected.
Setting Screen for an SMTP service Gateway
Using the WordPress SMTP Plugin
Preferred SMTP Method Selection – Define your preferred SMTP gateway for sending email in WordPress
Multiple MAIL SMTP Profiles – Create several SMTP gateway profiles
Audit and Logging – Log outgoing emails to track potential issues or audit
Customize Mail Headers – Configure your outgoing email structure, mail headers and priority
Secure your Sent Emails – Avoid lost emails, emails marked as spam and more issues with sent emails not being delivered
Use SMTP account to send WordPress emails – Specify an SMTP account profile to use from a list of available profiles
Encryption – Choose SSL/TLS encryption for each defined SMTP profile
Avoid Trouble sending email – Bypassing the default WordPress, PHP mail function for sending WordPress email and sending via an SMTP server with proper SMTP authentication will increase email deliverability
Proper Authentication – Choose whether or not to use SMTP authentication for each defined SMTP profile
Username and Password Settings – Specify an SMTP username and password for each defined SMTP profile
Sender name and reply-to – Specify the sender name and reply-to email address for outgoing email
Multiple SMTP Profiles – Supports multiple SMTP server profiles
Free SMTP and Paid SMTP email service compatible – Pair Our WordPress SMTP Plugin with a paid SMTP service such as MailGun or SendGrid to send Mass Emails from WordPress, or go with a free SMTP service to simply increase email deliverability
Log Outgoing Emails – The most advanced tool to log the outgoing emails and the SMTP client-server messages
Password Encryption – Support for password encryption for each defined SMTP profile
Control Mail Headers – Option to remove some mail headers
Hide Passwords – SMTP password is always hidden for each defined SMTP profile
Amazon SES – Support for Amazon SES
Return Email Address – Support for return path email address
Priority Settings – Options to set SMTP priority
Diagnostic tools – Test the communication between WordPress and the SMTP server
Can I use this plugin to send email via Gmail / Google Apps?
Sure. This plugin can support sending email from your WP site using an external SMTP service such as Gmail, Amazon SES, SendGrid and other Email delivery platforms. This will make mail delivery nearly 100% reliable so that you can be assured email receipts, sale notifications, product submissions, and all other emails are delivered reliably.
Does the SMTP plugin have multisite support?
Yes. It can be installed on a Multi-Site environment. Still once installed you would need to have a license for each site.
Does this plugin keep track of sent emails?
Yes. The plugin supports logging all outgoing email so you can track what was sent.
Do I need a username/password for the SMTP gateway?
Most external SMTP Email delivery services will require a username and password to be used in order to send emails. You would also need to have an account which you have registered to use it. There are some free SMTP gateways available that do not require a username and password but they are not reliable or as scalable as the paid Email delivery services.
version 1.0.6 18th Dec 2017
Updated licensing library.
Plugin version 1.0.5 Release 15th June 2017
Update license package
Plugin version 1.0.4 Release 30th Dec 2016
Added options to change the sender name and e-mail
Email Tools Main Settings Screen
Setting Screen for an SMTP service Gateway
