{"id":47,"date":"2022-01-10T23:50:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T23:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/?p=47"},"modified":"2023-10-21T01:30:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T01:30:32","slug":"zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Zoho SMTP Settings on WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;m going to show you how to use Zoho SMTP settings on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will enable your visitors to send emails from your WordPress contact form, without the email going to the spam folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1997e5\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you need to send marketing or transactional emails from WordPress, then I recommend something more advanced, like <a href=\"https:\/\/elasticemail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ElasticEmail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662149aaaaebe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" 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WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#step-1-install-an-smtp-plugin\" title=\"Step 1: Install an SMTP Plugin\">Step 1: Install an SMTP Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#step-2-configure-the-smtp-settings\" title=\"Step 2: Configure the SMTP settings\">Step 2: Configure the SMTP settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#step-3-test-your-wordpress-contact-form\" title=\"Step 3: Test your WordPress contact form\">Step 3: Test your WordPress contact form<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#pros-and-cons-of-using-zohos-smtp-server\" title=\"Pros and Cons of Using Zoho&#8217;s SMTP Server\">Pros and Cons of Using Zoho&#8217;s SMTP Server<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#pros\" title=\"Pros\">Pros<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#cons\" title=\"Cons\">Cons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/#watch-the-video-tutorial-to-add-zoho-smtp-settings-to-wordpress\" title=\"Watch the Video Tutorial to Add Zoho SMTP Settings to WordPress\">Watch the Video Tutorial to Add Zoho SMTP Settings to WordPress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-youll-need\"><\/span>What You&#8217;ll Need<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need before you start:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"230\">free business email with zoho<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An SMTP plugin for WordPress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Zoho email login details<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t already have a business email address with Zoho, then check out <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"230\">this tutorial<\/a> before proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alternative Option:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/business-email-namecheap-smtp\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"49\">How to Setup Email on Namecheap and Configure SMTP Settings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-use-zoho-smtp-settings-on-wordpress\"><\/span>How to Use Zoho SMTP Settings on WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the steps for adding SMTP to WordPress with your Zoho email account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-1-install-an-smtp-plugin\"><\/span>Step 1: Install an SMTP Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, go to <em>Plugins &gt; Add New<\/em>, and search for <em>&#8220;smtp&#8221;<\/em>. You&#8217;ll see the results and you want to install and activate <strong>WP Mail SMTP by WPForms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-smtp-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-smtp-plugin.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-smtp-plugin-250x137.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Install WP Mail SMTP by WPForms<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-2-configure-the-smtp-settings\"><\/span>Step 2: Configure the SMTP settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, go to the plugin settings and enter your Zoho SMTP settings:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/smtp-zoho-settings.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zoho SMTP settings in WP Mail SMTP Plugin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Under Mailer, choose <strong>Other SMTP<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add in SMTP Host: <strong>smtp.zoho.eu<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>TLS<\/strong> under Encryption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure SMTP port says: <strong>587<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then check <strong>Authentication<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add your email in <strong>SMTP Username<\/strong> and your email password under <strong>SMTP Password<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-3-test-your-wordpress-contact-form\"><\/span>Step 3: Test your WordPress contact form<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can test a contact form on your website to make sure it sends the email:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-smtp-setting-work.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-smtp-setting-work.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-smtp-setting-work-250x159.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-smtp-setting-work-629x400.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Test your email contact form<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Check the email address you used to setup your contact form to make sure the email has come through:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-email.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-email.jpg 641w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-email-250x200.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/check-email-499x400.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Check your email to make sure the SMTP settings are correct<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Congrats, you&#8217;re done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"pros-and-cons-of-using-zohos-smtp-server\"><\/span>Pros and Cons of Using Zoho&#8217;s SMTP Server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of the advantages and disadvanges of using your Zoho email account as the SMTP on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"pros\"><\/span>Pros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s free &#8211; 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