Title: Global SMTP Author: Alexander Rohmann Published: September 7, 2015 Last modified: September 7, 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/global-smtp.svg) # Global SMTP By [Alexander Rohmann](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexanderrohmann/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/global-smtp.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/global-smtp/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/global-smtp/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/global-smtp/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/global-smtp/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/) ## Description Global SMTP is a utility plugin designed to easily configure SMTP for WordPress by adding a set of constants to your `wp-config.php` file. When used with multisite, the configuration is applied network wide. This is often handy to install as a “must use” plugin. ## Installation #### Quick Setup 1. Install the plugin, optionall as an mu plugin. 2. Visit ‘Settings > Global SMTP Setup’ in your dashboard. 3. Copy and paste the sample configuraiton to `wp-config.php` and update with your SMTP credentials. 4. (optional) Add additional statements to complete the configuration for your smtp server. #### Available Constants **Required** GLOBAL_SMTP_HOST – The FQDN of the mail server (supplied by your SMTP provider) GLOBAL_SMTP_USER – Username for accessing the mail server (most often your email address). GLOBAL_SMTP_PASSWORD – Password to authenticate your email account. **Optional** GLOBAL_SMTP_FROM – Email address to use for outgoing mail. Uses WordPress defaults when not set. Many hosts will force this to be the same as the username. GLOBAL_SMTP_FROM_NAME – Name set in the From header for outgoing mail. Uses WordPress defaults when not set. GLOBAL_SMTP_PORT – Port number for SMTP connection. Assumed as 587 (for tls). GLOBAL_SMTP_SECURE – Encryption type. Assumed to be ‘tls’. Can be ‘ssl’, ‘tls’, or ‘none’. GLOBAL_SMTP_AUTH_TYPE – Authentication type. Defaults to ‘LOGIN’, can also be ‘PLAIN’ or ‘NTLM’. ``` GLOBAL_SMTP_RETURN_PATH - Address to send bounced emails. GLOBAL_SMTP_REPLYTO_FROM - Email address shown in recipients mail client when clicking "Reply" GLOBAL_SMTP_DISABLE - Set to true to prevent this plugin from hooking into `wp_mail`. This is useful for environment specific configurations. ``` #### Troubleshooting For troubleshooting, we recommend that you install the check email plugin: https:// wordpress.org/plugins/check-email/ If you add this statement to `wp-config.php` you will see debug output when sending a test email via that plugin. ``` define('GLOBAL_SMTP_DEBUG',true); ``` ## FAQ What does this plugin do? It allows you to configure WordPress to send email via an SMTP account. You can use gmail for example. How does this plugin work? Global SMTP hooks into the existing PHP Mailer class in WordPress and switches it to use SMTP mode. It then provides the mailer class with SMTP credentials using values that you place in `wp-config.php` ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/da371736a36e466cfa4f8a14ec3f3d1917aaa46676c4c6b6791c6466eef78871? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works with WP 5.0.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-wp-5-0-2/)󠁿 [Feriman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/feriman/) December 30, 2018 Works well with WordPress 5.0.2. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3a5cfa3ed8d669bad074ef82323e40db54a483f9c84b1ceda261a794e785ff16? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Lightweight plugin, Support Multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightweight-plugin-support-multisite/)󠁿 [ze3kr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ze3kr/) September 3, 2016 This is the only SMTP plugin I found that works excellent with Multisite installed WordPress. And supports TLS, SSL, and don’t use database and very fast! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79ce0890692f629bbd99e5f5489bb1d56848daf3a84f4755c245aa4f896221b3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works with WP 4.4.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-wp-442/)󠁿 [isabel104](https://profiles.wordpress.org/isabel104/) September 3, 2016 Lightweight and perfect. Does the job. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e5c9049c119ed7779aeb9b2f70f35278aec83e1b557f7bc42cd6971eaeef1cc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Work Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/work-great-44/)󠁿 [User78342324](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rune-vantage/) September 3, 2016 Great plugin. Works as expected. [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Global SMTP” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Alexander Rohmann ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexanderrohmann/) [Translate “Global SMTP” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/global-smtp) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/global-smtp/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/global-smtp/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-smtp/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-smtp/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial release. * Absorb original wp-multsite-smtp plugin, and make available as a standard plugin in additon to an mu plugin. ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **50+** * WordPress version ** 4.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.3.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/global-smtp/) * Tags * [email](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email/)[multisite](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/) [smtp](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/smtp/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/global-smtp/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-smtp/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Alexander Rohmann ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexanderrohmann/) ## Support Got something to say? 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