{"id":3851,"date":"2021-07-28T20:21:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obambu.com\/guide\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2021-07-28T20:23:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:23:45","slug":"how-to-change-wordpress-mail-to-smtp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obambu.com\/guide\/how-to-change-wordpress-mail-to-smtp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change WordPress mail to SMTP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sending emails through WordPress<\/strong> is very annoying and if you clicked on this article, chances are you think the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason being that WordPress as a default uses PHP mail<\/a> <\/strong>function which in theory is not the best one to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has serious limitations like not letting you build HTML templates or add attachments and images. Which to be fair are things you ordinarily want to do while sending emails. It also struggles with email headers meaning the emails you send are likely to land in spam folders (disastrous).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don\u00b4t worry, you can change the email function to SMTP<\/strong> which is much better for sending emails. Here\u00b4s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to change WordPress mail to SMTP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to integrate SMTP to the WordPress email is via a plugin called Easy WP SMTP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the steps to take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Instal the Easy WP SMTP plugin<\/strong> and then activate it<\/li>
  2. Click on the plugin to view the configurations available<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    After choosing the SMTP<\/strong> you\u00b4ll have to enter the server\u00b4s configuration settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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