

You can continue to test different settings until you are able to successfully send a test email (don’t forget to Save Changes after changing any of the settings before sending another test email). The solution to the problem may be obvious in there, if not you can send the log in an email to and we can take a look at it. Scroll down to the end of the log to see the detailed SMTP error debugging messages.
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Double check that the Username and Password you specified are correct. This error occurs only when using an SMTP server, and means that authentication was not successful. If you are using SSL or TLS encryption then you will need OpenSSL enabled in PHP (see the bottom of this page for more information). Double check that the Host, Port and Encryption you specified are correct. This error occurs only when using an SMTP server, and means that a connection could not be made to the SMTP server. SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host. In this case you should use an SMTP server. If you are developing on a local server stack like WAMP, MAMP or XAMPP it doesn’t have a working mail server by default. You are trying to deliver the email from a local server.Ask your host about this, or use an SMTP server. You have exceeded the number of emails you are allowed to send per day.Ask your host if PHP mail() is working, or if there is anything special you need to do to get it to work, or use an SMTP server.

PHP mail() is not configured on your server.It is common for hosts to have this restriction in place. The server rejected the email because it doesn’t contain an address associated with the hosting account.This means that the PHP mail() function returned false i.e.

In the debugging output, find the line => and look at the text below to it to find the error message, check the table below for common error messages and possible solutions. If the email failed to send, you will see this message at the top of the page: The result was: At the top of the page there will now be a log of the test email sending process. Now scroll to the bottom of the page and under Send a Test Email enter your email address. At the Mailer option you can choose to send via SMTP or PHP mail(), if you have chosen SMTP then under SMTP Options enter the SMTP details into the fields, then click Save Changes. Of course, if this plugin fixes any problems you were having receiving WordPress emails you can keep it active. So you can remove the plugin after this process to restore the default behaviour. Note: while this plugin is active all WordPress emails will be sent using the settings you have entered for this plugin.
