Rachel Adnyana

Content Team Lead

Expertise

WordPress
Web development (HTML, CSS, PHP)
SEO
Digital marketing
Content marketing

Highlights

Rachel is a Senior Writer for WP Mail SMTP and has many years of experience in web development and online content writing. She joined the content team in 2023 and also writes for WPForms and SendLayer.

She built her first website in 1996 (when table-based layouts and animated GIFs were all the rage) and was instantly hooked. After exploring dynamic web development with PHP and becoming fascinated with coding, she went on to study for a BSc in Computer Science at Newcastle University in the UK.

Post graduation, Rachel spent four years as the website manager of one of the largest higher education colleges in the UK. During this time, she worked closely with the marketing team and started delving into the worlds of SEO and content marketing.

After leaving the UK to travel, she worked as a freelance web developer, juggled several affiliate blog side hustles, and rediscovered a love of writing as a travel blogger. After a few years, she realized she could combine her passions as a writer specializing in WordPress and digital marketing.

With over a decade of content marketing experience, Rachel has ghostwritten for several high-profile marketing experts, and her work has been featured on sites including HubSpot, ProBlogger, and The New York Times.

[Solved] Why wp_mail Is Not Working (& How to Fix It)

Is the wp_mail function not working for your WordPress site? The default email sending process for WordPress is known to be unreliable. Using WP Mail SMTP, you can avoid all the problems caused by wp_mail() and send emails using a 3rd party provider instead. In this post, we'll walk you through the process step by step.

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC Explained: The Complete Email Authentication Guide [2026]

Last year, fake emails cost businesses and people over $10 billion. Every three seconds, someone clicks on a phishing email. These attacks happen because email has a big problem: anyone can pretend to be anyone else.

When you send an email, there's no built-in way to prove it's really from you. Scammers use this weakness to send millions of fake emails every day. They pretend to be banks, companies, or even your boss.

Without the right protection, email providers can't tell the difference between real emails and fake ones. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC fix this problem. Think of them as a three-part ID check for every email you send.

In this article, I'll explain how DMARC, SPF, and DKIM work together to verify your outgoing mail and make sure your messages always get through.

8 Best WordPress Newsletter Plugins in 2026 [Free + Pro]

Are you looking for the best WordPress newsletter plugins?

Newsletter plugins help you build and send newsletters directly from your WordPress dashboard.

Here's a breakdown of the best newsletter plugins to make your email marketing efforts easier and faster.

PTR Records Explained: Reverse DNS for Email Deliverability [2026 Guide]

Feeling confused about PTR DNS records? Authenticating your sending domain with DNS records can help with improving email deliverability. In this post, we'll explain everything you need to know about PTR records, including whether or not you should create one and how to do so.

11 Best WordPress Email Plugins for Deliverability & Marketing

Looking for the best email plugins for WordPress? With the right plugins, you can improve email deliverability, build your email marketing list, customize email , and do a lot more.

In this article, we're going to share our favorite WordPress email plugins for all of these tasks!

7 Best Drag and Drop Page Builder Plugins for WordPress

9 Best Drag and Drop WordPress Page Builders for 2026

Are you looking for a WordPress page builder to help you create the website of your dreams? There are lots of page builders out there, which can make it hard to determine which is the best fit for you. In this post, we'll compare some of the top options to help you figure out which one you want to use.

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