Integration · WordPress
WordPress SMTP setup with MailerAce
WordPress sends mail with PHP mail() by default, which most mailbox providers distrust. Routing it through an SMTP relay with DKIM fixes missing and spam-foldered emails.
Steps
- 1Install an SMTP plugin such as WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP or Post SMTP.
- 2Choose "Other SMTP" as the mailer.
- 3Enter smtp.mailerace.com as the SMTP host, port 587 with TLS (or 465 with SSL).
- 4Turn authentication on and paste your MailerAce SMTP username and password.
- 5Set the From email to an address at your verified domain, then send a test email.
The From address must be at a domain you have verified in MailerAce.
Connection settings
- Host
- smtp.mailerace.com
- Port
- 587 (STARTTLS) or 465 (TLS)
- Auth
- your SMTP credential
// Many SMTP plugins can read settings from constants,
// keeping the password out of the database.
define('SMTP_HOST', 'smtp.mailerace.com');
define('SMTP_PORT', 587);
define('SMTP_SECURE', 'tls');
define('SMTP_USER', 'your_smtp_username');
define('SMTP_PASS', getenv('MAILERACE_SMTP_PASSWORD'));Send from WordPress with confidence
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