WordPress Email Issues

January 5, 2017

Every now and again we run into issues with WordPress where the email functionality has stopped working. This is usually the result of corrupted core files and/or plugin conflicts. Easy enough to fix: disable plugins or upload a fresh copy of the software and you’re good to go.

There are those times though that it takes a bit more investigating than you’re used to. A great little tool is called “Check Email”, another plugin, which allows you to test your email settings. It really doesn’t do much other than sending you a test email but it can be a big time saver if you have to send mail via custom script or multi step plugin options.

Check it out here

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