Osama Tahir, Writer at WP Mail SMTP

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What Is an Email Subdomain and Why Should You Use One?

Are you wondering what an email subdomain is and whether or not you need one for your WordPress site? Using a subdomain to send emails from your site can help protect your sender reputation and make sure your emails don't go to spam all the time. In this post, we'll explain why this is, how to create an email subdomain, and how to send from your subdomain using WP Mail SMTP.

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How to Send WordPress Emails on Localhost With SMTP

Using a localhost site for testing can be a beneficial practice. If you're having problems sending WordPress emails on localhost, it may help to install WP Mail SMTP. In this post, we'll show you how to set up the plugin on your local site so that you can test email delivery more reliably.

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How to Get Email Open Notifications on Slack [Without Code]

Would you like to receive a Slack alert every time a user opens a specific WordPress email? This unique capability can be really useful if you'd like your sales team to be reminded if particular emails of importance are opened by your customers, so they can plan the follow-up after that. Thankfully, you can use WP Mail SMTP and Uncanny Automator to create automation for Slack notifications triggered by email opens. Here's how you an set up Slack alerts for email opens and enable your sales team to perform faster follow-ups without missing anything important.

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How to Get Alerts When Your WordPress Emails Stop Working

WordPress emails can fail to send if your mailer service is down or due to misconfiguration. No matter the source of the problem, it's important to learn about email failures as soon as they happen so you can fix them fast. Thankfully, WP Mail SMTP can send you notifications outside of your WordPress site via email, Slack, and even via SMS to your personal phone. Check out this guide to learn how you can easily configure email failure notifications using WP Mail SMTP for your site.

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WPForms Review 2024: Is It Better Than the Competition?

WPForms review has quickly become the top favorite form builder plugin for WordPress users. In this WPForms review, we take a close look at some of its main features, user interface, support, and pricing to help you judge if this is the form building solution you need for your site.

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How to Change the WordPress Notification Email Address (3 Ways)

WordPress does a good job of keeping you informed whenever there's a change on your website. But changing the email address where you want to receive these notifications isn't always obvious. Check out this guide where we explain different ways you can change your WordPress notification email address.