Hi @luislu,
Zoho already works, it’s just not listed by name! 😊 Pick Generic SMTP as the provider and use:
- Host: smtp.zoho.com (or smtp.zoho.eu if your account is on the EU data center)
- Port: 465 with SSL, or 587 with TLS
- Username: your full Zoho address
- Password: an app-specific password if you have 2FA enabled
Set From Email to that same address, turn on Force From, and you should be all set! 👍
If you meant ZeptoMail (Zoho’s transactional service, which is a separate product), that one has a proper API and I’d be happy to add it as a dedicated provider. Just let me know.
The fact that you looked for Zoho and didn’t find it tells me the provider list should label common mail hosts by name, even when Generic SMTP already covers them. I’ll think about a way to handle this.
Thank you,
Jordy.
Thread Starter
Diiamo
(@luislu)
Hi，
Thank you very much for prompt reply.
Not Zepto, not normal SMTP. I mean via API to connect paid ZOHO MAIL ($12/YEAR), https://api-console.zoho.com/.
ZOHO offical plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/zoho-mail/
Ah, got it, Zoho Mail API rather than SMTP.
That’s a bigger piece of work than it looks, mainly because Zoho runs separate data centers (EU, India, Australia, Japan…) and the API has to follow the user’s region rather than a fixed URL. I want to do it properly rather than have it half-work for people outside the US, so I can’t promise it right away.
In the meantime, Zoho Mail over Generic SMTP reaches the same mailbox with the same limits and deliverability: smtp.zoho.com, port 465 with SSL, your Zoho address as the username, and an app-specific password. The API’s real advantages are no stored password, sent mail showing up in your Zoho Sent folder, and working on hosts that block SMTP ports. If one of those is what you’re after, let me know! 🙂 It helps me judge how much people actually need this.
I’ve noted the request, and if a few more people ask I’ll move it up.
Thread Starter
Diiamo
(@luislu)
Hi,
It’s actually not difficult. Simply input the website URL to generate the Client ID and Client Secret, and then fill them back into the website plugin for saving. This will successfully establish the connection, which is very convenient. Can choose to use the same settings for all regions: https://picshack.net/ib/3XgTLmUoqR
WP Mail SMTP Pro plugin also has this function.
Thread Starter
Diiamo
(@luislu)
We build websites for clients, connect our ZOHO mail to send enquiry emails. Some clients will copy website to build their own new website.
Connecting by API can make sure that the copy website can not use our ZOHO email, and we can disconnect websites from https://api-console.zoho.com/, if the client stops renewing.
This is important, so we have been using the official Zoho plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/zoho-mail/. But their support is poor, and it seems this plugin is abandoned. What’s more, your plugin supports “Background sending“, this is great.
Good news, I’ve built it! It was much easier to implement that I thought! Zoho Mail is now a proper OAuth provider alongside Gmail and Outlook, with a data-center selector so EU, India, Australia, and Japan accounts work too.
Would you be willing to test it? If you’re up for it, drop me a line at https://meowapps.com/contact and I’ll send you the build directly along with setup steps. It’s easier than going back and forth here, and I can get you a fix right away if anything needs adjusting.
Thanks for pushing for this! 🙂
