Title: User Type : External
Last modified: February 25, 2021

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# User Type : External

 *  Resolved [neverlandstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neverlandstudio/)
 * (@neverlandstudio)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-type-external/)
 * Hello,
 * I’ve connected the WP Mail SMTP plugin for a client who is using regular Gmail(
   not Gmail for Business). Therefore, the only option for User Type was External,
   which I selected.
 * Previously I have only used Internal User Type.
 * What do I need to do differently when selecting External User Type? Do I need
   to submit the app for verification in order for the SMTP Plugin to function correctly?
   Is it sufficient to leave it in test mode? I have added the client’s gmail address(
   used to setup the plugin) as a test user.
 * Thank you,
 * Dani

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 *  [Sanjeev Aryal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sanzeeb3/)
 * (@sanzeeb3)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-type-external/#post-14105471)
 * Hi [@neverlandstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neverlandstudio/),
 * Thanks for reaching out. Yes, you may [verify your app](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/9110914).
   If you don’t verify you’ll see a warning while authorizing your account to send
   emails which you can still skip to complete the authorization process.
 * I hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [neverlandstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neverlandstudio/)
 * (@neverlandstudio)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-type-external/#post-14114394)
 * Thanks for your reply [@sanzeeb3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sanzeeb3/)!
 * So there’s no need to verify the app in order for the plugin to work? It will
   function fine in test mode.
 * But if I’d like to verify the app, there’s also no harm in doing so.
 * Is that correct?
 * Thank you,
 * Dani
 *  [Sanjeev Aryal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sanzeeb3/)
 * (@sanzeeb3)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-type-external/#post-14121235)
 * Hi [@neverlandstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neverlandstudio/),
 * The App works fine in the ‘publish’ mode as well which is required to successfully
   authorize your account. If you don’t verify the app, you’ll see a warning during
   authorization. If you don’t see any warning – you might need to verify anyway.
 * Thanks!

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