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andriilive/wp-phpmailer-smtp
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Configure wordpress PHPMailer to send mail via SMTP.

12PHP

Since Sep 2Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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WordPress PHPMailer SMTP Configuration Plugin
=============================================

[](#wordpress-phpmailer-smtp-configuration-plugin)

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Configure WP PHPMailer to send mail via SMTP, by defining the SMTP configuration in the `wp-config.php` file.

- Requires PHP at least `8.0`
- Tested with WP `5.8.1`-`6.4.1.`
- Supports [Bedrock](https://roots.io/bedrock) `WordPress` installs

Bedrock installation
--------------------

[](#bedrock-installation)

1. Edit the `.env` file
2. Require the package via composer

```
# Required SMTP configuration
SMTP_HOST=smtp.xxx.com
SMTP_PORT=465
SMTP_USERNAME=bot@digitalandy.eu
SMTP_PASSWORD=xxxxxxxx

# Optional
SMTP_FROM=bot@digitalandy.eu
SMTP_FROM_NAME=Bot
DISABLE_WP_PHPMAILER_SMTP=true
SMTP_REPLY_TO=hi@digitalandy.eu
```

```
composer require andriilive/wp-phpmailer-smtp
```

Manual installation
-------------------

[](#manual-installation)

1. Edit the `wp-config.php` file
2. Put the `wp-phpmailer-smtp.php` file in to `mu-plugins` or `plugins` dir

### wp-config.php

[](#wp-configphp)

Add SMTP configuration to wp-config.php file

```
/* Required SMTP configuration */
define('SMTP_HOST', 'smtp.xxx.com');
define('SMTP_PORT', 465);
define('SMTP_USERNAME', 'bot@digitalandy.eu');
define('SMTP_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxxx');

/* Optional */
define('SMTP_FROM', 'bot@digitalandy.eu'); // From email
define('SMTP_FROM_NAME', 'Bot'); // From name
define('DISABLE_WP_PHPMAILER_SMTP', true); // Disable WP PHPMailer SMTP
define('SMTP_REPLY_TO', ''); // Adds reply-to header
```

### Download `wp-phpmailer-smtp.php`

[](#download-wp-phpmailer-smtpphp)

Launch the following command in the `mu-plugins` or `plugins` directory

```
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/digitalandy/wp-phpmailer-smtp/main/wp-phpmailer-smtp.php -O wp-phpmailer-smtp.php
```

###  Health Score

14

—

LowBetter than 1% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity18

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43708848?v=4)[Andrii Iv. (@digitalandyeu)](/maintainers/andriilive)[@andriilive](https://github.com/andriilive)

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Top Contributors

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