I simply can't get the email notifications to work.
I purchased an email address from Godaddy, followed all of the steps in the STMP instructions but couldn't get any emails to be sent to this email address or to the people who were booking.
I then created a GMAIL account, watched your videos and followed the instructions and updated the settings but I still don't get desired results.
I have had the MOST success using PHP email and by success I mean 20% of people are getting email notifications.
Any help would be appreciated as the plugin is useless to any client without the email notifications.
Amelia does not have any issue with notifications so most likely you did not set something properly.
Please go to the notifications section inspect the page then try and send test notifications and then if there are any issues you will see the error in the network section. If there is any please send us a screenshot so that we can take a look.
The error should show unless you are using PHP mail. We can help only if you are using SMTP if you are using WP mail which is this party plugin then you need to reach out to their support team and if you are using PHP mail you need to change this
We strongly recommend changing the mail service setting to SMTP or Mailgun because the 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 and Mailgun mail services.
So please set the SMTP on your site
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) – In this article, we show how to configure the 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, four inputs will appear – you need to populate them to configure SMTP properly. A Google SMTP example:
SMTP Host – smtp.gmail.com
SMTP Port – 587
SMTP Secure – TLS
SMTP Username – Your Gmail address
SMTP Password – Your App password (details about setting up an app password can be found in the notice section below)
The most commonly used SMTP Ports are 465 and 587. Port 465 uses “SSL” as SMTP Secure, while port 587 uses “TLS” as SMTP Secure. Make sure to check what the correct SMTP settings are for your mailing provider.
Google SMTP (Gmail accounts):
From 30 May 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password, so “Allow less secure apps” will be removed.
In order to continue using SMTP with Gmail, you will need to set up an App Password for Amelia. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on. Instructions about this can be found on Google’s Documentation, here.
For detailed set-up instructions, please take a look at this article on our official support platform.
Microsoft SMTP (outlook, hotmail, live, and office365 email accounts):
If you’re having issues using SMTP with your Microsoft account, please make sure to set up an App Password for Amelia. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on in the Security Basics section of your Microsoft account. Instructions about this can be found on Microsoft’s Documentation, here.
For detailed set-up instructions, please take a look at this article on our official support platform.
Hope this helps.
We wish you all the best and hope you have a wonderful day ahead.
Yes. So like I said originally none of these methods are working with my client's mail server and I can't seem to get the Gmail settings to work despite following the instructions step by step.
Are you going to be updating your notification process soon?
It would be a shame to have to move away from the product ...
There is nothing to update since these options are working. If they do not work this is to the wrong settings that you have set, We can test this with out own data to confirm that there are no issue with Amelia if you wish.
Please provide me a temporary WP-admin (administrator) user for your site where this happens, so we could log in and take a look ‘from the inside’ as that’s the most efficient way to see and resolve the issue.
We do not interfere with any data or anything else except for the plugin (in case that’s a production version of the site), and of course, we do not provide login data to third parties.
You can write credentials here just check PRIVATE Reply so nobody can see them except us.
Hi there,
I simply can't get the email notifications to work.
I purchased an email address from Godaddy, followed all of the steps in the STMP instructions but couldn't get any emails to be sent to this email address or to the people who were booking.
I then created a GMAIL account, watched your videos and followed the instructions and updated the settings but I still don't get desired results.
I have had the MOST success using PHP email and by success I mean 20% of people are getting email notifications.
Any help would be appreciated as the plugin is useless to any client without the email notifications.
Hello there,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
Amelia does not have any issue with notifications so most likely you did not set something properly.
Please go to the notifications section inspect the page then try and send test notifications and then if there are any issues you will see the error in the network section. If there is any please send us a screenshot so that we can take a look.
The error should show unless you are using PHP mail. We can help only if you are using SMTP if you are using WP mail which is this party plugin then you need to reach out to their support team and if you are using PHP mail you need to change this
We strongly recommend changing the mail service setting to SMTP or Mailgun because the 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 and Mailgun mail services.
So please set the SMTP on your site
The most commonly used SMTP Ports are 465 and 587. Port 465 uses “SSL” as SMTP Secure, while port 587 uses “TLS” as SMTP Secure. Make sure to check what the correct SMTP settings are for your mailing provider.
Google SMTP (Gmail accounts):
From 30 May 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password, so “Allow less secure apps” will be removed.
In order to continue using SMTP with Gmail, you will need to set up an App Password for Amelia. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on. Instructions about this can be found on Google’s Documentation, here.
For detailed set-up instructions, please take a look at this article on our official support platform.
Microsoft SMTP (outlook, hotmail, live, and office365 email accounts):
If you’re having issues using SMTP with your Microsoft account, please make sure to set up an App Password for Amelia. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on in the Security Basics section of your Microsoft account. Instructions about this can be found on Microsoft’s Documentation, here.
For detailed set-up instructions, please take a look at this article on our official support platform.
Hope this helps.
We wish you all the best and hope you have a wonderful day ahead.
Kind Regards,
Marko Davidovic
[email protected]
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Yes. So like I said originally none of these methods are working with my client's mail server and I can't seem to get the Gmail settings to work despite following the instructions step by step.
Are you going to be updating your notification process soon?
It would be a shame to have to move away from the product ...
Hello again,
There is nothing to update since these options are working. If they do not work this is to the wrong settings that you have set, We can test this with out own data to confirm that there are no issue with Amelia if you wish.
Please provide me a temporary WP-admin (administrator) user for your site where this happens, so we could log in and take a look ‘from the inside’ as that’s the most efficient way to see and resolve the issue.
We do not interfere with any data or anything else except for the plugin (in case that’s a production version of the site), and of course, we do not provide login data to third parties.
You can write credentials here just check PRIVATE Reply so nobody can see them except us.
Kind Regards,
Marko Davidovic
[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