By default, Bookly uses the native WordPress function wp_mail() to send all email notifications. However, you have the option to choose SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) as your mail gateway for sending emails to both your customers and employees.
- Navigate to Settings > General > Mail gateway and select SMTP from the dropdown menu.
- Fill in your credentials in the respective fields. Keep in mind that each email provider may have different configurations. Below are the settings you can use for one of the most popular mail services.
- Click Test to check the work of the connection.
Gmail SMTP Settings
Hostname: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 587 (or 465 using SSL encryption)
Username: Your Gmail account email address (e.g., yourname@gmail.com)
Password: App password should be generated in your Google account (see below how to do it)
Secure: TLS
Yahoo Mail SMTP Settings
Hostname: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465
Username: Your Yahoo Mail account email (e.g., yourname@yahoo.com)
Password: App password should be generated in your Yahoo account
Secure: SSL
Hotmail SMTP Settings
Hostname: smtp.office365.com
Port: 587
Username: Your Hotmail account email (e.g., yourname@hotmail.com)
Password: App password should be generated in your Outlook account
Secure: TLS
AOL SMTP Settings
Hostname: smtp.aol.com
Port: 587
Username: Your AOL screen name
Password: App password should be generated in your AOL account
Secure: TLS
How to generate an app password for Gmail
Note: Before creating an app password in Gmail, you must turn on Google's 2-Step Verification.
1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Open App password in your security settings.
3. Click on the Select App dropdown, select Other (Custom name) option.
4. Enter the name (e.g., ‘Bookly SMTP’) and click Generate.
5. Copy the app password and use it the Bookly Settings > General > Mail gateway > SMTP > Password.
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