WoCo Advanced SMTP
Advanced SMTP configuration with comprehensive email logging, reply-to features, and guaranteed email delivery for WordPress sites.
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Stale β’ Last updated 215 days ago
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Description
WoCo Advanced SMTP is a comprehensive email delivery solution for WordPress that ensures your emails reach their destination. Unlike basic SMTP plugins, our solution provides advanced email interception, detailed logging, and seamless integration with popular plugins.
π Key Features
SMTP Configuration
* Support for all major email providers (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.)
* TLS, SSL, and no encryption options
* Custom SMTP server configuration
* Authentication with username/password
* SSL verification bypass for problematic servers
Email Interception & Delivery
* Guaranteed SMTP delivery for ALL emails
* Intercepts emails from Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Elementor Pro, and more
* Forces SMTP configuration even when plugins use custom mail functions
* Override PHPβs mail() function when possible
Advanced Email Logging
* Comprehensive email logs with full email content
* Success/failure status tracking
* Search and filter capabilities
* Bulk log management
* Automatic log cleanup with configurable retention
* Email statistics and analytics
Reply-To Management
* Smart reply-to handling for better customer communication
* Automatic reply-to detection from customer emails
* Custom reply-to configuration
* WooCommerce customer email integration
From Address Management
* Force consistent from addresses across all emails
* Prevent βsent on behalf ofβ issues
* Override plugin-specific from addresses
* Professional email presentation
Security & Compliance
* Enhanced SQL injection protection with prepared statements
* Proper data sanitization and validation
* Secure database operations with WordPress standards
* CSRF protection with nonce verification
* Capability-based access control
π§ Supported Integrations
- WordPress Core β wp_mail() function
- WooCommerce β Order emails, notifications
- Contact Form 7 β Contact form submissions
- Gravity Forms β Form notifications
- Ninja Forms β Form submissions
- Elementor Pro Forms β Form emails
- MailChimp for WordPress β Newsletter emails
- Newsletter Plugins β Bulk email sending
- Any plugin using PHPMailer β Universal compatibility
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel
- Go to Plugins > Add New
- Search for “WoCo Advanced SMTP”
- Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin zip file
- Upload to
/wp-content/plugins/woco-advanced-smtp/ - Activate the plugin through the WordPress ‘Plugins’ menu
Configuration
- Go to Advanced SMTP > Settings in your WordPress admin
- Configure your SMTP server settings
- Set your sender information
- Test your configuration
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Our plugin works with any SMTP-compatible email provider including Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and custom SMTP servers.
Absolutely! We recommend using Gmail App Passwords for enhanced security.
Yes! Our plugin has special integration with WooCommerce to ensure all order emails are delivered reliably.
Yes! The Email Logs feature shows all emails with their delivery status and full content.
No! Our plugin is optimized for performance and only processes emails when they’re being sent.
Yes! We follow WordPress security best practices including prepared statements, data sanitization, nonce verification, and capability checks.
Yes! All sensitive data is stored using WordPress’s secure options system with proper sanitization.
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1.0.0
- Initial release
1.0.1
- Security improvements: Enhanced database query escaping and preparation
- Improved SQL injection protection across all database operations
- Added proper escaping for DROP TABLE queries in uninstall process
- Enhanced prepared statement usage for better security compliance
- Code optimization for WordPress coding standards compliance
1.0.2
- Fixed wpdb::prepare() usage warnings for queries without placeholders
- Removed unnecessary prepare() calls for static queries
- Fixed DROP TABLE query in uninstall process
- Improved WordPress 3.9+ compatibility
1.0.3
- WordPress Coding Standards compliance improvements
- Enhanced database security with WordPress 6.2+ %i placeholder support
- Improved prepared statement usage for table name identifiers
- Added comprehensive phpcs ignore comments for WordPress 6.2+ compatibility
- Fixed inline comment formatting to meet WordPress standards
- Enhanced code documentation and parameter comments
- Improved error handling in catch statements
- Better code organization and formatting consistency
- Optimized for WordPress.org plugin directory submission
- Maintained backward compatibility with WordPress 6.2+
1.0.4
- Fixed template file line ending issues for cross-platform compatibility
- Enhanced admin template structure and formatting consistency
- Improved email logs template with better modal functionality
- Updated server info template with comprehensive system information export
- Fixed test email template PHP tag formatting issues
- Enhanced settings template with improved form structure
- Added proper phpcs ignore comments for legitimate database operations
- Improved uninstall script with better cleanup documentation
- Optimized composer.json for latest WordPress Coding Standards tools
- Enhanced code documentation and inline comment formatting
- Better error handling and empty catch statement documentation
- Improved database query security with comprehensive prepared statements
- Template files now fully compliant with WordPress coding standards
- Enhanced user experience with cleaner admin interface design