Samuel Aguilera

There are A LOT of SMTP plugins for WordPress, some uses third-party libraries with no too much luck, others looks like the same plugin (almost identical source code) but with different name…
Most of them overwrites from address and from name fields ALWAYS, breaking functionality of some other plugins that send emails using wp_mail() function.
So the history repeats again, I can’t find one simple plugin that fits my needs, so I created one for myself and share it with you in the hope that you’ll find it useful.
If you’re happy with the plugin <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sar-friendly-smtp/reviews/?filter=5" rel="ugc">please don’t forget to give it a good rating</a>, it will motivate me to keep sharing and improving this plugin (and others).
IMPORTANT: Support requests must be created using the <a href="https://github.com/samuelaguilera/sar-friendly-smtp/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Issues tab at the Github repository</a>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>KISS principle.</li>
<li>No third-party libraries for SMTP, uses WordPress core.</li>
<li>Respect fields modified by other plugins (e.g. Gravity Forms).</li>
<li>Option to enable debug mode (logs communication between WordPress and your SMTP server in PHP’s error_log file, check <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sar-friendly-smtp/faq/" rel="ugc">FAQ</a> for more details).</li>
<li>Uses WordPress settings API for settings page, making it secure by default.</li>
<li>Custom capability for settings access, so you can allow non administrator users to access to the settings page if you need it using <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/" rel="ugc">User Role Editor</a> (or any other similar plugin).</li>
<li>Send Email Test page. Allowing you to test if WordPress is able to send emails using the SMTP server details provided.</li>
<li>Constants available to override settings using wp-config.php (useful to set same settings network-wide on a multi-site installation).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>PHP 7.0 or higher.</li>
<li>WordPress 4.9 or higher.</li>
<li>SMTP server 🙂</li>
</ul>
It may work with older versions of PHP and WordPress (and it does in fact at the time of writing this), but I don’t support anything older than the versions mentioned above.
<h4>Usage</h4>
Just install in your WordPress like any other plugin, activate it and fill settings using your SMTP server details. If you’re not sure about what you need to put in each field, ask to your SMTP server support.
<h4>Developers</h4>
If you want to contribute to the development of this plugin fixing a bug or suggesting any improvement, feel free to submit a pull request to this repo.

SAR Friendly SMTP

It probably works fine, but I uninstalled it immediately after activating it because it clutters up the admin menu with a new top-level item, even though you only interact with it once.

Adds another top-level admin menu

A friendly SMTP plugin for WordPress. No third-party, simply using WordPress native possibilities.

Arshid

WP SMTP Mailer – SMTP7 allows you to configure and send all outgoing emails via a SMTP server (It works like the postman). This will prevent your emails from going into the junk/spam folder of the recipients.
Go to <code>Settings > SMTP7</code> and configure SMTP then post SMTP credentials.
You can set the following options:
<ul>
<li>Specify the from name and email address for outgoing email.</li>
<li>Choose to send mail by SMTP or PHP’s mail() function.</li>
<li>Specify an SMTP host (defaults to localhost).</li>
<li>Specify an SMTP port (defaults to 25).</li>
<li>Choose SSL / TLS encryption (not the same as STARTTLS).</li>
<li>Choose to use SMTP authentication or not (defaults to not).</li>
<li>Specify an SMTP username and password.</li>
</ul>
SMTP Testing server : <a href="https://mailmug.net" rel="nofollow ugc">MailMug.net</a> 
SMTP Testing : <a href="https://youtu.be/fAXevTJ0r8I" rel="nofollow ugc">https://youtu.be/fAXevTJ0r8I</a>
Support : <a href="http://www.ciphercoin.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.ciphercoin.com/contact/</a> 
<a href="https://wpdebuglog.com/contact-form-7-not-sending-emails/" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7 Not Sending Emails</a>
<h4>WordPress SMTP Mailer Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Send email using a SMTP sever.</li>
<li>You can use Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail’s SMTP server if you have an account with them.</li>
<li>Securely deliver emails to your recipients.</li>
<li>Username and password encryption </li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<h4>List of SMTP Servers (Outgoing)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gmail :- Host: smtp.gmail.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Gmail :- Host: smtp.gmail.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Outlook.com :- Host: smtp-mail.outlook.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Office365.com :- Host: smtp.office365.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Hotmail.com :- Host: smtp.live.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail :- Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail :- Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail Deutschland :- Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail Plus :- Host: plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>AOL.com :- Host: smtp.aol.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>AT&T :- Host: smtp.att.yahoo.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>NTL @ntlworld.com :- Host: smtp.ntlworld.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>BT Connect :- Host: smtp.btconnect.com – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>BT Openworld :- Host: mail.btopenworld.com – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>BT Internet :- Host: mail.btinternet.com – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>Orange :- Host: smtp.orange.net – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>Orange UK :- Host: smtp.orange.co.uk – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>Wanadoo UK :- Host: smtp.wanadoo.co.uk – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>Comcast :- Host: smtp.comcast.net – No-Encryption – Port(587)</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail AU/NZ :- Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com.au – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>O2 Deutschland :- Host: mail.o2online.de – No-Encryption – Port(25)</li>
<li>zoho Mail :- Host: smtp.zoho.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>T-Online Deutschland :- Host: securesmtp.t-online.de – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>1&1 (1and1) :- Host: smtp.1and1.com – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>1&1 Deutschland :- Host: smtp.1und1.de – Secure(TLS) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Verizon :- Host: outgoing.verizon.net – Secure (SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Verizon (Yahoo hosted) :- Host: outgoing.yahoo.verizon.net – No-Encryption – Port(587)</li>
<li>Mail.com :- Host: smtp.mail.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>GMX.com :- Host: smtp.gmx.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail UK :- Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Airmail :- Host: smtp.airmail.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Bluewin.ch :- Host: smtpauth.bluewin.ch – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Eartlink.net :- Host: smtpauth.earthlink.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(587)</li>
<li>iCloud Mail :- Host: smtp.mail.me.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(587)</li>
<li>Rocketmail :- Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Rogers :- Host: smtp.broadband.rogers.com – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Ameritech.net :- Host: smtp.mail.att.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Pacbell :- Host: smtp.mail.att.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Swbell :- Host: smtp.mail.att.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Bellsouth :- Host: smtp.mail.att.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
<li>Flash :- Host:- smtp.mail.att.net – Secure(SSL) – Port(465)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
Note: These SMTP Ports and Settings may be different depending upon your Host Provider. Please contact your Web Server Host for correct details.

WP SMTP Mailer – SMTP7

Takes 2 minutes (at most) to set up and works perfectly.

Quick and handy

Good plugin


It's a no-nonsense way to set up SMTP. I use Brevo for the relay server. They have a nice free tier. Combined with Brevos's easy-to-find API key, it's no sweat to have emails sent from your domain. For example, From address: your.name@yourdomain.com From name: Head Editor 



Getting an email sent to you@yourdomain.com is a whole other can of worms. But it's nice that this plugin doesn't have that. It keeps the settings simple.


Simple yet effective

WP SMTP Mailer Plugin - SMTP7.  Make email delivery easy from WordPress. It is easy to configure.

SAR Friendly SMTP vs WP SMTP Mailer – SMTP7