i installed this plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
however i keep getting authentication problems. I dont know if i am even filling out the smtp settings correctly?
This is the smtp plugin for wordpress, in which when i tried to email a test to myself, it gave this error.
http://codepad.org/3dYADXkI
and my settings for smtp on wordpress
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You installed Postfix, an email server, but you are using this plugin to communicate with gmail, a completely different email server.
i though postfix was needed to send mail to new users registration email activations? How can new users get their email activations?
Right now the plugin is trying to send mail to new users through Gmail.
If you really meant to connect to Gmail, you should pay attention to the error message Google returned to you:
5.7.14 Please log in via your web browser and then try again. Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754
Either you put in your password incorrectly or you need to use OAuth 2.0 instead of passwords.
You should also change your Gmail password.
in that plugin….
what is client ID and client secret suppose to be? Is it referring to client as me or client as the users?
I tried auth2 first but i dont know what to put for client, so then i tried username password again. However i get the same error. To log with your browser. I dont understand when i log in with the browser nothing happens, then i retry, i get the same error
I dont understand when i log in with the browser nothing happens
Google usually asks you to login to gmail with your browser because there is a security question they need to ask you or some similar action you have to take.
what is client ID and client secret suppose to be? Is it referring to client as me or client as the users?
Refers to you. Client ID is like your username and Client Secret is like your password. They are both automatically generated by Google. It’s a little out of date, but watching this short video might help you: https://vimeo.com/128589255
Google usually asks you to login to gmail with your browser because there is a security question they need to ask you or some similar action you have to take.
I do not get the link on that video 0:37 he clicks on
i get this instead
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sorry , i was editing it and realized you posted back. ^^^
That screen is correct. The plugin is recommending smtp.gmail.com on port 587 with OAuth 2.0. Click Next and follow the instructions.
oh i am an idiot, i jumped the gun.
OK i did the process on the video, got the email id and password and gave it to postman config. I finished and got a popup saying
You have configured OAuth 2.0 authentication, but have not received permission to use it. Grant permission with Google.
When i click the link grant permission with google i go to a new page that shows 400
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Well, you’re getting there. Now you have this issue: https://wordpress.org/tags/redirect_uri_mismatch
The URL you put into Google for your site is different than the URL that Postman told you to use. Into redirect URL you were probably supposed to type:
python-gaming.com/blog/wordpress/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=postman
EDIT:
that was my fault again…
I did no swap the javascript link over to google also.
now postmans says its configured and the test email works.
However now i am trying to register as a user to test it. My problem is i have put in all my bogus emails to try to test it already that i do not have anymore. IS there a way to purge users? so i can retry same emails?
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It works.
You can delete users from the WordPress dashboard from the Users menu.
