Active installations6K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.9 / 5 from 45 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Configure SMTP version 3.5 as active, updated 2y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.5.
Overview
About this plugin
Configure SMTP mailing in WordPress, including support for sending email via SSL/TLS (such as Gmail).
This plugin is the official successor to the original SMTP plugin for WordPress (wpPHPMailer).
Use this plugin to customize the SMTP mailing system used by default by WordPress to handle outgoing emails. It offers you the ability to specify:
SMTP host name
SMTP port number
If SMTPAuth (authentication) should be used
SMTP username
SMTP password
If the SMTP connection needs to occur over ssl or tls
com”) and password.
Regardless of whether SMTP is enabled, the plugin provides you the ability to define the name and email of the ‘From:’ field for all outgoing emails.
A simple test button is also available that allows you to send a test email to yourself to check if sending email has been properly configured for your site.
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
coffee2code
email
gmail
phpmailer
smtp
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.5
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.5.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.5
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.5 · PHP not listed
Update activity22 Jul 20242y ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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Tracking & source
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