Send email using an SMTP email sever. Configure WordPress wp_mail, and phpmailer, to use your SMTP (outgoing) mail server when sending email.
As of April 2026, {eac}Doojigger Simple SMTP Extension for WordPress is a WordPress smtp plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….
{eac}SimpleSMTP is an {eac}Doojigger extension which adds SMTP server configuration for WordPress so that all email sent from your WordPress site will be sent through your SMTP mail server.
What is SMTP? … Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
{eac}SimpleSMTP options include…
SMTP Server Name
The outgoing mail server name. Typically something like smtp.your_email_domain.com.
SMTP Port
The mail server port to use. Typically, port 25 = no encryption, port 465 = SSL encryption, port 587 = TLS encryption.
SMTP Encryption
Does your mail server use encryption?
SMTP User Name
The email address/username used to authenticate with your mail server.
SMTP Password
The password used to authenticate with your mail server.
Send From Name
The default name used when sending email.
Send…
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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