Works year after year, now also in Docker

After the setup, that you really need to set up carefully at Gmail (at least when I did many years ago it took some effort), this Gmail SMTP plugin has given me years of very reliable integration with WooCommerce sales, various contact forms and status updates.

Backups run locally as if on server with no changes and migrating my db to Docker where I’m using reverse proxy works locally, on staging as well as on the production site. I honestly cannot remember a single issue, and if there was something it was easily solved.

I’ve found Gmail SMTP to be very reliable. I have yet to use the later versions after 1.2.0 on WordPress 6.9 and later, so will update later once this is running for me.