A quick, no nonsense and to the point tutorial that's beginner friendly as well as developer friendly. Time is precious, the quicker you show someone how to get something done the better it is for both parties. Great tutorial this, cut out all the waffle and just got straight to the point.
Thank you so much for this video!!!!!! I was getting ready to pull my hair out. The quality of your video and voice made your already perfect instructions easy to understand. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much... This is awesome. The interface changed already but the principles are still the same. If you are planning further videos about this, it would be amazing to touch on the SPF DKIM DMARC aspects of things. I managed to complete the SPF part relying on Google steps, but I gave up on the others. Still the email seems to be delivered normally now. Can't thank you enough.
Thank You very much for the video. It worked in 2021 October, but google console as structure a bit change so I need to find out on some points that was on different place in google dev console. This video helped me to use gmail as SMTP server and before google was sending order emails from woocommerce to spam of customer but after doing the above video steps I tested the customers email was going to their normal gmail account and not spam and a BIG YELLOW saying Becareful notice on the customer order email inside in gmail account is also gone :)
Hi there, can you help please !?I am trying to configure the credentials But I dont know wich application type to select in the OAuth Client ID menu : should I select web application ? Thanks
Thank you so much for the video! STMP plugin has made an update. Maybe a new updated video would be nice since, most likely, a lot of people will get lost following these instructions. All the best👊
Thank you for the assistance, What about how to configure "{activation.url} " to require email activation for new user registrations to avoid Email Spam
It would depend on the plugin you are using for user signups if you are using a form plugin, most have an option to set up an activation URL on signup.
@@wpbeginner Thank you for your help, However I am using a theme template with already made signups....I will try to see if my server can send email to users, for activation emails purposes
@@wpbeginner The Video is a bit old and some things are now an other places, but it's not so hard to figure out to get it run. This helped me to get WP Mail SMTP working with my Gmail Workspace Account
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I have been struggling with this for the past couple of days! You are AMAZING! Thank you so much. You have gained a new sub from me!!
thank you. i got my form working from learning from you. Google has updated the developer screen so some hiccup but managed to get there. Thank you so much. you are wonderful!
That was great on how to set up/connect a gmail account to my website. I was able to do that and send the test email, but I still don't know how to compose a new email that I send from my site. Did I miss something?
You would not normally send an email from WordPress manually, this is more to ensure password reset, contact form emails, and similar emails generated by your site reach the appropriate inbox.
You can use other SMTP providers if you want but most users would use Gmail as that is one of the more common ones to use. As people want to reach users on Gmail, using a service that is from the same provider may have a better chance of reaching their inbox.
This plugin is to help emails from your site reach inboxes. For a request a quote plugin, we would recommend one of the options from our list below: www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/best-wordpress-request-a-quote-plugins-instant-quotes/
Very good video. But how can you handle this for your clients. Do you need client's Google (Gmail account and password) to access their Google Cloud Project?
Unless we hear otherwise, yes you would need to have the user share their login or show users the steps to create the API and then the API access would be shareable.
Great video! I created a business email with my web service provider and entered that as the WP SMTP email. I ran a test and got a successful email. When I tested my WP contact form, it went straight to my junk inbox. Can you offer any suggestions on how to correct this?
Apologies that you feel that way, we will take that into consideration for future videos, you can slow down the video playback using the cog in the bottom-right of the video or you can visit the written article using the link in the description.
In the Consent Screen, after entering the support e-mail ... Where do you get the publish app button?? I do not see such an option on my side? I see only an app information, app domain, scopes and optional info sections to be completed. Please advise. Thanks!
Thanks, this method works & I can send emails now from contact forms on my site. My problem is the emails keep ending up in the recipients 'junk' mail. How can this be fixed?
Hi quick question, setting up either "Gmail" or "other SMTP" could work both right? For example, I have GSuite email, and then I will choose the "other SMTP" setup, it should work too right? Because I find it more accessible to set up without a client ID and secret key. Thanks in advance.
If you want to set up for Gmail's SMTP then you would want to use the system set for Gmail as that is designed not to break if there are updates to how Gmail connects.
Thanks so much for the amazing video. But I need help with one thing. Actually I am a web developer and I develop websites for many businesses and each and everyone of them needs an online form. So to activate it on their website the gmail SMTP method, should I use Google API details from my google account, as they wont give me access to their google account and asking them to give me Client ID, client secret & Redirect URI is too technical. So plz recommend me what should I do... Your help would be really helpful. Thanks :)
thanks for the video! what about the scopes in oauth consent screen? i did all your steps up to "allow plugin to send...", then got an "gooole hasn't verified this app" message. i got no button to continue other than "back to safety". can you please help? thanks
The scope is optional, don't worry about setting it up. For the hasn't verified this app message, go to the bottom-left and click advanced, then use the link to go to the site that appears.
at 1:49 the box that I am supposed to enter my "From Email" does not let me type anything. It says "Please first authorize the Gmail mailer below". I don't know what it means. Please help!
@@wpbeginner i watched the whole video. Several times. I think i figured out my problem though. I recently transferred my domain to google and it hasn’t fully been verified so it wasn’t allowing me to complete the smtp setup.
@@wpbeginner I have the same issue but cannot see any solution at 2:19 in the video. Also, I'm unable to select User Type External at 3:47. I can also choose Internal
Thanks for the tutorial. I was able to set it up but my test email goes directly to the Spam folder. Any idea why this happens and how to resolve it? Thanks.
There are a few possibilities, we would recommend taking a look at the article below that covers the most common reasons and their solutions: wpmailsmtp.com/wordpress-emails-going-to-spam/
I have a store on a shared host, emails that I send from my store all end up in customer spam boxes (mail tester score: 9.9), probably is due to being a shared host I imagine. Will using a separate smtp fix this?
Sadly, there is no guarantee of that, you would want to encourage your users to whitelist/unset your email address from their spam for email providers to begin to trust your email address to help reduce the chances of the email getting caught in the spam folder.
It would depend on if you're seeing an error or not, we would recommend starting by reaching out to the plugin's support using the forum below: wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-smtp/
Just like every other video explaining how to do this, no one shows what the end result is or how the email actually works once it's set up this way. Seeing this would give viewers an idea of what was actually done.
This guide is focusing on the tool that sends the email not what creates and styles the email itself which is why us and others do not focus on what the email looks like :)
Great tutorial! I followed all your steps and encountered an Error where my URI didn't save correctly. I had to go to the console for my project and look under API Access. Sure enough, the URI wasn't listed after adding it everything works!
Just to be safe we would first recommend checking your spam folder in case your email provider sent the message to spam. If it is not there, we would recommend going through the troubleshooting steps in the guide below!
I tried creating a new project today, however it only gives me the option to add a project name and select a location, it does not let me add the authorised java script origin and redirect URI's. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help
You would want to take a look at the guide from WP Mail SMTP below that shows the more updated screenshots to see if you do not see the option. wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-the-gmail-mailer-in-wp-mail-smtp/
Once I’ve hit the final button to allow plugin to send emails using my google account and I am transferred to choose which google account, it says google hasn’t verified this app. Why would that be if I followed all the steps?
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A quick, no nonsense and to the point tutorial that's beginner friendly as well as developer friendly. Time is precious, the quicker you show someone how to get something done the better it is for both parties. Great tutorial this, cut out all the waffle and just got straight to the point.
Glad you found our guide helpful :)
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I saw your problem being resolved but I am still stuck please help??
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Thank you so much for this video!!!!!! I was getting ready to pull my hair out. The quality of your video and voice made your already perfect instructions easy to understand. Thank you!!!
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Very simply and clearly explained. Thank you
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Thank you so much... This is awesome. The interface changed already but the principles are still the same. If you are planning further videos about this, it would be amazing to touch on the SPF DKIM DMARC aspects of things. I managed to complete the SPF part relying on Google steps, but I gave up on the others. Still the email seems to be delivered normally now. Can't thank you enough.
Glad our guide was helpful and we will certainly look into those options :)
Thank You very much for the video. It worked in 2021 October, but google console as structure a bit change so I need to find out on some points that was on different place in google dev console. This video helped me to use gmail as SMTP server and before google was sending order emails from woocommerce to spam of customer but after doing the above video steps I tested the customers email was going to their normal gmail account and not spam and a BIG YELLOW saying Becareful notice on the customer order email inside in gmail account is also gone :)
Hi there, can you help please !?I am trying to configure the credentials But I dont know wich application type to select in the OAuth Client ID menu : should I select web application ? Thanks
@@feizoobands9958 web application YES
@@dakhmbangladesh Thank you
Thanks for sharing, we'll be sure to look into updating this video when we are able :)
this video helped soo much to my bussines! thankyou very much!!!!!!!!!!
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Excelente tutorial, hoy 2024, me ayudo con un cliente. Felicidades
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thanks, it was simple and to the point
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Thank you for a detailed guide! Google changed order of some steps but I still could manage the set up
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Thank you so much for the video! STMP plugin has made an update. Maybe a new updated video would be nice since, most likely, a lot of people will get lost following these instructions. All the best👊
Thank you for letting us know!
super useful; thanks
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great video and beginner friendly
Glad you found it beginner friendly :)
Thank you for the assistance, What about how to configure "{activation.url} " to require email activation for new user registrations to avoid Email Spam
It would depend on the plugin you are using for user signups if you are using a form plugin, most have an option to set up an activation URL on signup.
@@wpbeginner Thank you for your help, However I am using a theme template with already made signups....I will try to see if my server can send email to users, for activation emails purposes
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@@wpbeginner The Video is a bit old and some things are now an other places, but it's not so hard to figure out to get it run. This helped me to get WP Mail SMTP working with my Gmail Workspace Account
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I have been struggling with this for the past couple of days! You are AMAZING! Thank you so much. You have gained a new sub from me!!
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Great tutorial you made my day !
Glad to hear!
Great video. Would this be good for receiving emails from a form so that they dont get in spam folder.
Yes, that is what it is designed for :)
thank you. i got my form working from learning from you. Google has updated the developer screen so some hiccup but managed to get there. Thank you so much. you are wonderful!
Glad we were helpful and thank you for letting us know about the update to Google :)
Very concise to the point guide. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thx for your video to guide me steps by steps and solve the issues
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That was great on how to set up/connect a gmail account to my website. I was able to do that and send the test email, but I still don't know how to compose a new email that I send from my site. Did I miss something?
You would not normally send an email from WordPress manually, this is more to ensure password reset, contact form emails, and similar emails generated by your site reach the appropriate inbox.
This video was on fire! You just saved me $50 bucks! Can you please do an update on this with the new update?
We will be sure to look to update this video in the future!
Thanks so much. This was super easy to follow and implement. Greatly appreciated!
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thank you for this video. Very helpful!
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Thanks. what does it means "support email"? is this the email that visible to receivers ?
The support email would be visible to those who would try to use your API which you normally would not share.
its helpful tutorial, in my case wp smtp was not working, i deleted and re-created credentials again and it worked.
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Great Tutorial
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hi i learnt a lot from this. can you tell why we use gmail smtp instead of Other SMTP in this plugin ? what is the deference or benefit ? thanks
You can use other SMTP providers if you want but most users would use Gmail as that is one of the more common ones to use. As people want to reach users on Gmail, using a service that is from the same provider may have a better chance of reaching their inbox.
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great video. Will this process assist with my request for quotation plugin? currently it doesnt send the quotations.
This plugin is to help emails from your site reach inboxes. For a request a quote plugin, we would recommend one of the options from our list below:
www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/best-wordpress-request-a-quote-plugins-instant-quotes/
its a bit different now, I think it just recently updated, but it still pointed me in the general right solution! :) Thanks for the video
You're welcome!
Is there a cut on 3:54 ?
No, she scrolls the page down :)
definitely skipped a step... was not just a scroll on the page
Very good video. But how can you handle this for your clients. Do you need client's Google (Gmail account and password) to access their Google Cloud Project?
Unless we hear otherwise, yes you would need to have the user share their login or show users the steps to create the API and then the API access would be shareable.
I would've NEVER figured that out on my own haha
THANK YOU!!!!! Your 6 minute video solved what I've been struggling with for the past day and a half.
Glad our guide was helpful :)
Great video! I created a business email with my web service provider and entered that as the WP SMTP email. I ran a test and got a successful email. When I tested my WP contact form, it went straight to my junk inbox. Can you offer any suggestions on how to correct this?
WP Mail SMTP has a guide below for the common reasons and solutions below that should help!
wpmailsmtp.com/wordpress-emails-going-to-spam/
congrats mam & Thanks a lot but i am facing problem on webmail smtp.please recommend a way
We would recommend reaching out to wp mail SMTP's support with the specific error and they should be able to assist.
@@wpbeginner thanks for the reply.i will try.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much!
You're welcome :)
Your video IS WAY TOO FAST for beginners. SLOW DOWN!!!
Apologies that you feel that way, we will take that into consideration for future videos, you can slow down the video playback using the cog in the bottom-right of the video or you can visit the written article using the link in the description.
There is a pause button
how did you jump to the google credential?
We have a link to the page in the description of the video :)
Thanks for the video 🙂. A quick question..... What is the daily sending LIMIT and PRICING?
You can see Gmail's limits here:
support.google.com/mail/answer/22839?hl=en
Ok thanks
Thank you very much mam💕
You're welcome!
In the Consent Screen, after entering the support e-mail ... Where do you get the publish app button?? I do not see such an option on my side? I see only an app information, app domain, scopes and optional info sections to be completed. Please advise. Thanks!
Don't forget to save the information to ensure you've not missed a step
thank u very much for sooo simple explanation.
Glad we could be helpful :)
Usefull at february 15, 2021! Thanks!
You're welcome!
How to set URI in google console for testing purposes in localhost?this is proper aproach only for production mode.Thank you?
For setting up smtp on localhost, you would want to take a look at the article below:
wpmailsmtp.com/wordpress-smtp-localhost/
Thanks, this method works & I can send emails now from contact forms on my site. My problem is the emails keep ending up in the recipients 'junk' mail. How can this be fixed?
You would want to take a look at the plugin's documentation below:
wpmailsmtp.com/docs/a-complete-guide-to-wp-mail-smtp-mailers/
Thank you much for this. Love your videos.👍🏾
You're welcome, glad you like our guides!
Very helpful this was, I appreciate.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi quick question, setting up either "Gmail" or "other SMTP" could work both right? For example, I have GSuite email, and then I will choose the "other SMTP" setup, it should work too right? Because I find it more accessible to set up without a client ID and secret key. Thanks in advance.
If you want to set up for Gmail's SMTP then you would want to use the system set for Gmail as that is designed not to break if there are updates to how Gmail connects.
thanks! big help.
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Good Job thank you!
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THANK YOU
You're welcome!
Thanks so much for the amazing video. But I need help with one thing.
Actually I am a web developer and I develop websites for many businesses and each and everyone of them needs an online form. So to activate it on their website the gmail SMTP method, should I use Google API details from my google account, as they wont give me access to their google account and asking them to give me Client ID, client secret & Redirect URI is too technical.
So plz recommend me what should I do... Your help would be really helpful. Thanks :)
We would recommend walking your users through the process to prevent usage limits on your own account.
@@wpbeginner Thanks so much for your reply🤟
Great tutorial, however google is asking me about scopes? You didnt cover anything for this. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
That is a new addition, you should be able to scroll past scope and click save.
thanks for the video! what about the scopes in oauth consent screen? i did all your steps up to "allow plugin to send...", then got an "gooole hasn't verified this app" message. i got no button to continue other than "back to safety". can you please help? thanks
The scope is optional, don't worry about setting it up. For the hasn't verified this app message, go to the bottom-left and click advanced, then use the link to go to the site that appears.
at 1:49 the box that I am supposed to enter my "From Email" does not let me type anything. It says "Please first authorize the Gmail mailer below". I don't know what it means. Please help!
You may want to continue the video to 2:19 and Christina should go over how to authenticate :)
@@wpbeginner i watched the whole video. Several times. I think i figured out my problem though. I recently transferred my domain to google and it hasn’t fully been verified so it wasn’t allowing me to complete the smtp setup.
@@wpbeginner I have the same issue but cannot see any solution at 2:19 in the video.
Also, I'm unable to select User Type External at 3:47. I can also choose Internal
The settings here is different from the current plugin... there was a update and the whole set up steps changed
Thank you for letting us know, we'll look into it and if the steps have updated we will look into updating the video :)
Thanks for the tip.
You're welcome :)
Hello there. Is there any limitation on number of mails I can receive by configurating my contact form this way?
You can see Google's limitations on their page below:
support.google.com/a/answer/166852?hl=en
@@wpbeginner thank you !
Thanks for the tutorial. I was able to set it up but my test email goes directly to the Spam folder. Any idea why this happens and how to resolve it? Thanks.
There are a few possibilities, we would recommend taking a look at the article below that covers the most common reasons and their solutions:
wpmailsmtp.com/wordpress-emails-going-to-spam/
You are GREAT!! thanks!!!! (feb 2021)
Glad our guide was helpful :)
I have a store on a shared host, emails that I send from my store all end up in customer spam boxes (mail tester score: 9.9), probably is due to being a shared host I imagine. Will using a separate smtp fix this?
Sadly, there is no guarantee of that, you would want to encourage your users to whitelist/unset your email address from their spam for email providers to begin to trust your email address to help reduce the chances of the email getting caught in the spam folder.
Thanks for the video! I was able to link to Gmail. However, I was able to receive the first five emails only and nothing after. How to fix? Thanks
It would depend on if you're seeing an error or not, we would recommend starting by reaching out to the plugin's support using the forum below:
wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-mail-smtp/
@@wpbeginner many thanks!
How do you set up a Gmail account for clients if you do not have their Gmail passwords?
You would need to reach out to the user for their password.
Just like every other video explaining how to do this, no one shows what the end result is or how the email actually works once it's set up this way. Seeing this would give viewers an idea of what was actually done.
This guide is focusing on the tool that sends the email not what creates and styles the email itself which is why us and others do not focus on what the email looks like :)
Helpful thanks
Glad it helped
Thank k you but what if I don't have a business email?
It does not specifically need to be a business email, it needs to be an email on gmail.
Great tutorial! I followed all your steps and encountered an Error where my URI didn't save correctly. I had to go to the console for my project and look under API Access. Sure enough, the URI wasn't listed after adding it everything works!
Glad you were able to solve your issue.
I did it all and my email test isnt on the list... do you know if i did it wrong?
Just to be safe we would first recommend checking your spam folder in case your email provider sent the message to spam.
If it is not there, we would recommend going through the troubleshooting steps in the guide below!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
what to write in the organization part?
kindly tell plz
If you are required to fill that out, the common name in that would be the domain of your site.
Thanks a lot!
You're welcome!
I tried creating a new project today, however it only gives me the option to add a project name and select a location, it does not let me add the authorised java script origin and redirect URI's.
Any suggestions? Thanks for your help
You would want to take a look at the guide from WP Mail SMTP below that shows the more updated screenshots to see if you do not see the option.
wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-the-gmail-mailer-in-wp-mail-smtp/
Thank u soooo much
You're welcome :)
Once I’ve hit the final button to allow plugin to send emails using my google account and I am transferred to choose which google account, it says google hasn’t verified this app. Why would that be if I followed all the steps?
There should be an advanced link on the not verified page that you can click to get past that page and use the connection.
thank you very much
You are welcome
I almost frustrated, when people fill the form it always said "Server Error, Form Not Sent"; Thank you for this tutorial !!!!
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