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WP Gmail SMTP

Description

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

But there is a limitation of sending 500 bulk emails via Gmail. So if you want to send bulk emails then you have to purchase SMTP services.

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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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Screenshots

  • Screenshot of Email and SMTP options.
  • Screenshot of test email option.

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

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

Reviews

July 9, 2018
It doesn’t say on this page, but when you get to configure it for Gmail there’s an instruction at the bottom of the page telling you to configure your account to allow access from less secure apps. Even with that, Gmail blocks the first attempt and gives some obscure instructions. It tells you to change your password, and then you must change the password in this plugin, and that convinces Gmail that it’s really you. That said, it’s very easy to configure, since it doesn’t have a lot of options, and once it’s configured and successfully tested, the contact page works. The one thing I don’t like is that Gmail has to remain less secure than it could be. I don’t know if other SMTP plugins have the same requirement.
November 15, 2017
Click Send Test Mail and loop forever. Just a virus which collect your email information.
July 5, 2017
I just needed something simple and this was flawless. Some sites only need to send a few emails every month or two and this did the trick.
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Contributors & Developers

“WP Gmail SMTP” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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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