WordPress Tutorials - WP Mail SMTP

Why Your Web Host Blocked SMTP (and How to Fix It)

Have you just tried to send out a batch of emails only to find SMTP blocked? You’re not alone. Over 73% of shared hosting users face SMTP blocks at some point, according to recent hosting industry data.

The problem hits hardest when you least expect it. One day your contact forms work perfectly. The next day, nothing. Your customers don’t get order confirmations. Password reset emails vanish. And you have no idea why.

In this post, I’ll explain why your web host may have blocked your SMTP connection and how you can fix it using a sender that supports email API.

How to Send a Test Email From WordPress

Are you trying to set your WordPress website up to send emails? WordPress can do this by default, but it isn’t always effective. In this article, we’ll show you a better way to send emails from WordPress. We’ll also show you how to test that it works!

[Fixed] Sorry, This File Type Is Not Permitted For Security Reasons

WordPress helps to protect your site by restricting the types of files that you can upload. Sometimes this may be inconvenient, and you may have good reasons for wanting to upload additional file types. Fortunately, there’s a simple fix. In this article, we’ll show you how to get WordPress to accept more file types for upload.

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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How to Add CAPTCHA to a Contact Form in WordPress

CAPTCHA fields are an excellent way to prevent spam attacks. Wondering how to add one to your WordPress forms? Using hCaptcha is one of the best ways to do this. In this article, we’ll go over how to add hCaptcha to WordPress forms, with all steps covered.

How to add a contact form to a page in wordpress

How to Add a Form to a Page in WordPress [No Coding Needed]

Would you like to learn how to add a form to a page in WordPress? Forms are a useful tool for lead capture and marketing but most WordPress themes don’t come with forms by default. You’ll need to install a form plugin to then add forms to your posts and pages. Here’s how!

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