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Common problem in WordPress, emails not being sent, not even password reset emails. Often this happens because port 25 is blocked by your hosting company, or due to some configuration problem, or DNS problem…
Luckily we have a solution for this, as we ourselves have faced this exact issue before and have solved it.
In order to fix your email delivery, follow the steps in below.
First of all…
You will need an SMTP plugin, like Kingmailer SMTP WordPress and you will need an SMTP service like Kingmailer
- To download/install WordPress SMTP plugin, visit https://wordpress.org/plugins/kingmailer-smtp/
- To sign up for a free Kingmailer-account, visit https://kingmailer.org/register
We’ll show you how to start sending emails from your WordPress.
Time needed: 4 minutes
Install and activate the Kingmailer WordPress SMTP plugin
- Login as admin in your WordPress site
If you are already logged in as admin, click on Plugins
- Click Add New
- Search Kingmailer SMTP
- Click Install Now
After installing the plugin, click Activate.
- Go to plugin Settings
Visit the plugin settings bij going to Settings > Kingmailer. Check the screenshot below to see how the plugin looks like, with description.
- Kingmailer API
To make this work, you will also need the API (key). Check the screenshots/visuals below with description, after step 11.
- Go to Credentials
This is the first step in creating your key (API). In your Kingmailer-account, go to Credentials, and click on Create credential
- Select API
In the Type field, select API
- Name
Give the API a name, this can be ExampleAPI
- Click Create credential
- Go to Credentials
Now go to Credentials, click on ExampleAPI, and there you can copy the Key which you can use in your WordPress site.
This is how the plugin Settings looks like.
Where do I find the API?
Login first into your Kingmailer account:
- Login – https://kingmailer.org/login
- Sign up – https://kingmailer.org/register
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