Comments 3Daniel started the conversationJuly 18, 2020 at 11:18amI see the following four options in the Mail Service menu of my Notification Settings: PHP Mail, WP Mail, SMTP, Mailgun. Please advise if some of these options are better than others. i.e. more reliable/secure etc. I'm not sure if it matters but my hosting provider is SiteGround and the mailboxes for my domain are also with SiteGround. Any advice would be appreciated! 3Daniel repliedJuly 18, 2020 at 11:49amI just tried setting up PHP Mail, as it was the first option in the list, and it worked perfectly.That was easier than I was expecting it to be. 2,572Aleksandar repliedJuly 18, 2020 at 12:30pmHello DanielIf PHP Mail works for you, that's great. We usually recommend SMTP, but any of these are good, depending on what you like most.Kind Regards, Aleksandar Vuković[email protected] Rate my support wpDataTables: FAQ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Front-end and back-end demo | Docs Amelia: FAQ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Amelia demo sites | Docs | Discord Community You can try wpDataTables add-ons before purchasing on these sandbox sites: Powerful Filters | Gravity Forms Integration for wpDataTables | Formidable Forms Integration for wpDataTables | Master-Detail Tables1 Like 3Daniel repliedJuly 18, 2020 at 12:33pmDo you think SMTP is less likely to be treated as spam by the recipient's mail system, as it uses credentials? 2,572Aleksandar repliedJuly 18, 2020 at 12:40pmHi DanielYes, it is. PHP Mail has a higher chance of being treated as Spam than SMTP does.If you're to switch to SMTP, and if you encounter any issues, they could be caused by several reasons: 1. Your hosting provider is blocking all 3rd party settings, and only allowing their SMTP (or other) settings. 2. Your website has PHP version less than 7 3. The credentials are not correct 4. There's something else blocking the notifications from being sent.5. If you're using Gmail, please make sure you've enabled "Allow less secure apps" in your Google Account. Kind Regards, Aleksandar Vuković[email protected] Rate my support wpDataTables: FAQ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Front-end and back-end demo | Docs Amelia: FAQ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Amelia demo sites | Docs | Discord Community You can try wpDataTables add-ons before purchasing on these sandbox sites: Powerful Filters | Gravity Forms Integration for wpDataTables | Formidable Forms Integration for wpDataTables | Master-Detail Tables1 Like Sign in to reply ...
I see the following four options in the Mail Service menu of my Notification Settings:
PHP Mail, WP Mail, SMTP, Mailgun.
Please advise if some of these options are better than others. i.e. more reliable/secure etc.
I'm not sure if it matters but my hosting provider is SiteGround and the mailboxes for my domain are also with SiteGround.
Any advice would be appreciated!
I just tried setting up PHP Mail, as it was the first option in the list, and it worked perfectly.
That was easier than I was expecting it to be.
Hello Daniel
If PHP Mail works for you, that's great. We usually recommend SMTP, but any of these are good, depending on what you like most.
Kind Regards,
Aleksandar Vuković
[email protected]
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Do you think SMTP is less likely to be treated as spam by the recipient's mail system, as it uses credentials?
Hi Daniel
Yes, it is. PHP Mail has a higher chance of being treated as Spam than SMTP does.
If you're to switch to SMTP, and if you encounter any issues, they could be caused by several reasons:
1. Your hosting provider is blocking all 3rd party settings, and only allowing their SMTP (or other) settings.
2. Your website has PHP version less than 7
3. The credentials are not correct
4. There's something else blocking the notifications from being sent.
5. If you're using Gmail, please make sure you've enabled "Allow less secure apps" in your Google Account.
Kind Regards,
Aleksandar Vuković
[email protected]
Rate my support
wpDataTables: FAQ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Front-end and back-end demo | Docs
Amelia: FAQ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Amelia demo sites | Docs | Discord Community
You can try wpDataTables add-ons before purchasing on these sandbox sites:
Powerful Filters | Gravity Forms Integration for wpDataTables | Formidable Forms Integration for wpDataTables | Master-Detail Tables