If you run a small business website or blog, you will probably be fine with your hosting provider's SMTP servers.

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On the other hand, if you run an online store or membership site , email is critical to your business and you want to make sure your customers receive important email notifications in their inbox.

This is where you need an external SMTP service provider. These companies specialize in sending large volumes of emails securely without triggering spam filters, be it for transactional SMTP or for newsletters.

We recommend SendLayer , Brevo or SMTP.com for most online businesses. They are affordable and can scale as your business grows.

For more information, see our article on the best SMTP service providers .

Once you have decided on an email delivery method, the next step is to connect your WordPress website to your mail server.

This is where the WP Mail SMTP plugin comes in. It allows you to send WordPress emails via SMTP by entering your SMTP credentials.

WP Mail SMTP is the most popular SMTP solution for WordPress and is currently used by over 3 million websites. It is maintained by the same team as WPForms .

There is also a free WP Mail SMTP lite version that is list of ivory coast cell phone number fully functional and can be used with any WordPress hosting company or SMTP service provider.

The Pro version of the WP Mail SMTP plugin supports all leading SMTP services and works with any WordPress hosting provider that offers email accounts.

It also has powerful features like email logs, email controls, priority support, and white glove setup.

For more information, check out our full WP Mail SMTP review .

Installing and Configuring WP Mail SMTP
The first thing you need to do is install and activate the WP Mail SMTP plugin . For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin .

After activation, you will see the setup wizard. You can skip it as we will show you how to set up WP Mail SMTP manually.