How to Configure WordPress SMTP Settings?

SMTP is a protocol that enables the secure transfer of emails from one server to another. Its full form is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. If you have a WordPress site, you might encounter email delivery errors. This is often due to improperly configured SMTP settings. To configure your SMTP settings correctly, you can follow the steps below.

FastPanda SMTP Settings

If you are using the mail service from FastPanda;

• Access the WordPress admin panel.
• Click on “Plugins > Add New Plugin”.

• Type “SMTP” in the Search Plugins section.

• Click the “Install Now” button to install the plugin of your choice, such as SMTP Mailer, WP Mail SMTP, Easy WP SMTP, etc. This article shows the screens of “SMTP Mailer”

• After the installation is complete, click the “Activate” button.

• Click on “Settings > SMTP Mailer” to adjust the settings of the installed plugin.

• Update the information as follows:
  • SMTP Host = webmail.domain.extension (Example: webmail.yourdomain.com)
  • SMTP Authentication = True
  • SMTP Username = Your email address (Example: [email protected])
  • SMTP Password = Your email password
  • Type of Encryption = No Encryption
  • SMTP Port = 587
  • From Email Address: This is the sender email address that will appear in email deliveries. It is recommended that it be the same as the SMTP Username.
  • After entering the information, click the “Save Changes” button to save.

• You can check if the mail settings are working by using the “Test Email” tab.

Yandex SMTP Settings

• If you are using the mail service from Yandex, follow the steps above and update the settings as follows:
  • SMTP Host = smtp.yandex.com
  • SMTP Authentication = True
  • SMTP Username = Your email address 
  • SMTP Password = Your email password
  • Type of Encryption = TLS or SSL
  • SMTP Port =  587 (TLS) or 465 (SSL)
  • From Email Address: This is the sender email address that will appear in email deliveries. It is recommended that it be the same as the SMTP Username.
  • After entering the information, click the “Save Changes” button to save.

G-Suite SMTP Settings

• If you are using the mail service from G-Suite, follow the steps above and update the settings as follows:
  • SMTP Host = smtp.gmail.com
  • SMTP Authentication = True
  • SMTP Username = Your email address 
  • SMTP Password = Your email password
  • Type of Encryption = TLS or SSL
  • SMTP Port =  587 (TLS) or 465 (SSL)
  • From Email Address: This is the sender email address that will appear in email deliveries. It is recommended that it be the same as the SMTP Username.
  • After entering the information, click the “Save Changes” button to save.

Note: If you are using a @gmail email address, you may need to enter an app password instead of your email account password. Access Gmail and click on the “Manage your Google Account” button. Go to the Security tab. If two-step verification is off, you need to enable it. If it’s already on, search for “app passwords” in the search box. On the page that opens, select the app name and click the “Create” button. This will generate the SMTP password. Copy this password and paste it into the Password field.