{"id":6139,"date":"2024-03-25T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/?p=6139"},"modified":"2024-10-15T12:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T06:41:44","slug":"steps-to-configure-wordpress-smtp-to-send-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/technical\/steps-to-configure-wordpress-smtp-to-send-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to configure WordPress SMTP to Send Emails."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong style=\"color: #000;\">What is SMTP?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is used for sending and receiving email messages between servers.\u00a0 It follows a client-server-model, sender\u2019s email server communicated with the recipient\u2019s email server using a series of commands and responses to transfer the email messages. Messages typically include information such as the sender\u2019s and recipent\u2019s email address, subject and actual content of the message.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WORDPRESS-SMTP-CONFIGURATION.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WORDPRESS-SMTP-CONFIGURATION.png 1200w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WORDPRESS-SMTP-CONFIGURATION-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WORDPRESS-SMTP-CONFIGURATION-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WORDPRESS-SMTP-CONFIGURATION-768x401.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #000;\">How does SMTP work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The process starts when the user sends an email from their email client.<\/li>\n<li>Email client connects to the SMTP server.<\/li>\n<li>When the user sends the email, an SMTP connection is set up between the client and the server.<\/li>\n<li>The receiving server checks the email address of the sender and contents of the email for validity.<\/li>\n<li>The sending server transfers the email message content to the receiving server, which includes content of the message, subject, email address of the sender.<\/li>\n<li>When the receiving server has accepted the message it sends a confirmation message to the sending server.<\/li>\n<li>The email is delivered to the recipient\u2019s mailbox where they can access it through their email client or webmail interface.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #000;\">How to setup SMTP in WordPress:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step1:<\/strong> Go to your WordPress Dashboard and <strong style=\"color: #000;\"> Plugin &gt; Add new plugin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step2: <\/strong>Search for WP Mail SMTP Plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step3: <\/strong>Install and Activate the Plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-410.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-410.png 553w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-410-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step4: <\/strong>After you install and activate a new menu will show up named WP Mail SMTP.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step5: <\/strong>In WP Mail SMTP menu go to settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6141 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-412-1024x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-412-1024x221.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-412-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-412-768x166.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-412.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step6: <\/strong>You will see several configurations options available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6142 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-414-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-414-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-414-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-414-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-414.png 1455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">From Email \u2013 <\/strong>The email address you want to send emails from.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">From Name \u2013 <\/strong>Name that your emails will be sent from.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Mailer \u2013 <\/strong>You can choose any mailer like Default PHP mail, Google\/Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail etc. If you choose the Deafult PHP mail it will send messages using PHP mail() function without SMTP authentication. Gmail\/Google, Mailgun and Sendgrid requires information about Client ID and Client Secret and API key, and in other SMTP server you should enter aditional configuration details.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Return Path \u2013 <\/strong>Check if you want to match the return path for your emails to the sending email.<\/p>\n<p>Below I will explain how to use <strong>Google\/Gmail<\/strong> and <strong>Other SMTP<\/strong> mailers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Steps to setup and configure Other SMTP.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step1:<\/strong> In Other SMTP you have SMTP host, Encryption, Port etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step2:<\/strong> Fill all the necessary fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">SMTP Host:<\/strong> The hostname for your SMTP server.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Encryption:<\/strong> Enable this option if you have SSL\/TLS encryption available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SMTP Port:<\/strong> Enter the port your server works on.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Auto TLS:<\/strong> TLS encryption is automatically used if the server supports it.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Authentication:<\/strong> If your SMTP server requires authentication enable it.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">SMTP Username:<\/strong> Enter your email address.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">SMTP Password:<\/strong> Enter the password that you have set for your email<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">SMTP Password:<\/strong> Enter the password that you have set for your email address in the <strong>Username <\/strong>field.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step4:<\/strong> Once you have entered all the details, click on <strong>save settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6145 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-417-1024x659.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-417-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-417-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-417-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-417.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step5: <\/strong>After you save it send a Email test, in <strong>WP Mail SMTP<\/strong> menu go to <strong>Tools &gt; Email Test. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step6: <\/strong>Send a Test Email to check if you\u2019re receiving messages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6146 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-419-1024x364.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-419-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-419-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-419-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-419-1536x546.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-419.png 1742w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Steps to setup and configure<\/strong> <strong>Google\/Gmail.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In Google\/Gmail you require a <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Client ID, Client Secret<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Authorized redirect URL. <\/strong>To create these go to the<strong style=\"color: #000;\"> Google Cloud Console Dashboard. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step1: <\/strong>In Google Cloud Console Dashboard<strong>. <\/strong>Click on <strong style=\"color: #000;\">New Project<\/strong>, add <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Project name<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Location and <\/strong>click on <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Create.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6147 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-425-1024x525.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-425-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-425-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-425-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-425.png 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step2: <\/strong>Go to<strong style=\"color: #000;\"> APIs and Services &gt;&gt; Library. <\/strong>Search for<strong style=\"color: #000;\"> Gmail API.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6148 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-424.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-424.png 303w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-424-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step3<\/strong>: Click <strong>Enable,<\/strong> and you will be directed to a new page that says <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Create Credentials.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6150 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-428-1024x277.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-428-1024x277.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-428-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-428-768x208.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-428.png 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step4: <\/strong>After you click on Create Credentials, select <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Gmail API<\/strong> from the Dropdown, and enable <strong>User Data<\/strong>, and click on<strong style=\"color: #000;\"> Next.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6151 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-430-1024x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-430-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-430-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-430-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-430.png 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step5: <\/strong>Enter the App Name, user support email address, logo(optional) and developer contact information, and click on save and continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6152 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-433-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-433-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-433-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-433-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-433.png 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step6:<\/strong> In <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Oath Client ID<\/strong> select web application as application type, which will make a new name field appear, keep the default name and in Authorised JavaScript origins add your URIs it can be your websites URL and in redirect URIs add https:\/\/connect.wpmailsmtp.com\/google\/ (you can find this URI in Google\/Gmail mailer), and click create.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6153 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-436-1024x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-436-1024x156.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-436-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-436-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-436.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-438-1024x444.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-438-1024x444.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-438-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-438-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-438-1536x666.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-438.png 1743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step7: <\/strong>In your Google Cloud Console sidebar, go to <strong style=\"color: #000;\">APIS &amp; Service &gt;<\/strong> <strong>OAuth consent screen under user type click on External button.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6155 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-440-1024x371.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-440-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-440-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-440-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-440.png 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step8: <\/strong>Click on<strong style=\"color: #000;\"> Credentials <\/strong>on the left-side menu. Under <strong style=\"color: #000;\">OAuth 2.0 Client IDs<\/strong> you can see the details of the web application that you have created, and to view<strong style=\"color: #000;\"> Client ID and Client Secret <\/strong>click on pencil icon and it will be on the right side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6156 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-442-1024x157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-442-1024x157.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-442-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-442-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-442-1536x235.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-442.png 1904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step9: <\/strong>Copy the values of <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Client ID<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: #000;\">Client Secret<\/strong> and paste them in your WP Mail SMTP plugin. Click Save Settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6157 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-444-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-444-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-444-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-444-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-444-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-444.png 1734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step10:<\/strong> Click on the orange\u00a0<strong>Allow plugin to send emails using your Google account<\/strong>\u00a0button. This will ask you to sign in to your Google account and allow wpmailsmtp.com to access your Gmail email. Click\u00a0<strong style=\"color: #000;\">Allow<\/strong>\u00a0to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6158 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-447-1024x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-447-1024x169.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-447-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-447-768x127.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-447-1536x254.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-447.png 1639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000;\">Step11:<\/strong> If you have done all of the above steps correctly you will be returned to the WordPress WPMail SMTP plugin\u2019s Settings page and a notice saying \u201cYou have successfully linked the current site with your Google API project. Now you can start sending emails through\u00a0Gmail.\u201d will be present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SMTP? SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is used for sending and receiving email messages between servers.\u00a0 It follows a client-server-model, sender\u2019s email server communicated with the recipient\u2019s email server using a series of commands and responses to transfer the email messages. 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