Will Gmail OAuth work on multiple sites?

  • Resolved unexploded

    (@unexploded)


    11 years ago

    Hi there,

    I host a few sites for a number of different clients, and we’re gradually switching all forms over to SMTP to minimise PHPMail abuse. I opened a Gmail account specifically for mailing form input. However I noticed that after a few attempts, Gmail blocked the login.

    That’s where the excellent Postman plugin came in, and I’ve made the API for Oauth as per the instructions.

    Can I now proceed to use the same API client ID across multiple websites or will I run into the same issue of Gmail thinking it’s spammy?

    Thanks

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/postman-smtp/

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  • Plugin Author Jason Hendriks

    (@jasonhendriks)

    11 years ago

    I do have plans to add a feature when one configuration is used for every subsite, but that would be useful only for single organizations, like a franchise, or a school district or university, or an affiliate multisite. Is that your situation?

    Can I now proceed to use the same API client ID across multiple websites

    Not currently, because each subsite needs to be granted permission, and each subsite has a different URL (either domain based or path based). Therefore each subsite must have a unique Client ID configured with the unique URL in order for the grant to work.

    a number of different clients

    Also, if you used the same Client ID for every subsite, Gmail would copy every subsite’s outgoing email into the same account’s Sent box. This is probably not the desired behaviour. Each client will probably want their sent e-mail in their own Gmail Sent box.

    Thread Starter unexploded

    (@unexploded)

    11 years ago

    Hi there, thanks for the response.

    Actually what it is, we’re web designers and host many WordPress installs. So what we’re doing now is gradually going through every WordPress install and changing all forms over to SMTP mail.

    I’ve since figured out that I can create new Client IDs for each website so all seems good and works as required.

    Thanks for your help and for the awesome plugin!

    Plugin Author Jason Hendriks

    (@jasonhendriks)

    11 years ago

    I do the same thing as you for own my client sites. From one developer to another, glad the plugin helped you out!

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