How to Send Email in WordPress (SMTP & API)

Here is how to send email in WordPress so it actually reaches the inbox.

Your options in WordPress

Install an SMTP/API plugin so wp_mail() sends authenticated mail that lands in the inbox instead of failing. (an SMTP plugin (WP Mail SMTP) or an API plugin.)

Make it land, not bounce

• Authenticate your domain with SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
• Send from a dedicated, warmed IP.
• Handle bounces and complaints via webhooks.

How Rainmail helps

Rainmail sends from your own domain on a dedicated, isolated IP with SPF, DKIM, DMARC, reverse-DNS and managed warm-up handled for you, plus a REST API and an AI watching deliverability — and it welcomes senders SES, SendGrid and Mailchimp reject, from $8. Run the free checker or see plans.