SMTP Settings

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.

  1. Navigate to Settings > General > Mail gateway and select SMTP from the dropdown menu.
  2. 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.
  3. Click Test to check the work of the connection.

SMTP Settings in Bookly

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.

Generate password for Gmail

4. Enter the name (e.g., ‘Bookly SMTP’) and click Generate.

Generate password for Gmail

5. Copy the app password and use it the Bookly Settings > General > Mail gateway > SMTP > Password.

Generate password for Gmail

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