Notification Settings

Please note: We strongly recommend changing mail service setting to SMTP because email that is sent with PHP Mail generally gets flagged as spam by mail servers and also can take some time to send. See below how to configure SMTP mail service.

• PHP Mail (not recommended) – This option is selected by default for users that do not want to configure other mail services.

• WP Mail – This option uses WP mail WordPress function for sending emails, and it is best to use if you use some third-party plugin for sending the notifications.

• SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) – Let’s configure SMTP mail service for Gmail, but you can set it up for any other outgoing service that supports SMTP for a mail client. When you select this option, five inputs will appear – you need to populate them in to configure SMTP properly. A Google SMTP example:
  • SMTP Host – smtp.gmail.com
  • SMTP Port – 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS)
  • SMTP Secure – SSL, TLS or Disabled
  • SMTP Username – Your Gmail address
  • SMTP Password – Your Gmail password

  For Gmail, it is also necessary also to turn on the “Allow less secure apps” option in your Gmail account.