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Mailtrap Integration with Post SMTP Plugin

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Mailtrap is a reliable email delivery platform that allows websites and applications to send transactional emails securely and efficiently. By integrating Mailtrap with the Post SMTP plugin, you can send authenticated emails from your WordPress site with improved deliverability and tracking.

This guide walks you through how to integrate Mailtrap with the Post SMTP plugin step by step.

Before getting started, ensure that the Post SMTP plugin is installed and activated on your WordPress site. If it’s not installed yet, you can download it from the WordPress Plugin Directory.

Setting Up Your Mailtrap Account

To begin, you’ll need a Mailtrap account. If you already have one, log in to your Mailtrap dashboard. Otherwise, create a free account using your email address or sign up with Google, GitHub, or Office 365, and complete the onboarding process.

Setting-Up-Your-Mailtrap-Account-post-smtp

Step 1: Add and Verify Your Sending Domain

Before you can send emails through Mailtrap, you must add and verify your sending domain.

  • ● In the Mailtrap dashboard, navigate to the Sending Domains tab in the left navigation panel and click on Add Domain.
Step 1 Add and Verify Your Sending Domain with post smtp
  • ● Type in the email sending domain you own and click Add.
Step 2 Add and Verify Your Sending Domain with post smtp
  • Copy/paste the DNS records provided by Mailtrap into your domain provider’s settings.
Copy paste the DNS records provided by Mailtrap into your domain to configure post smtp
  • Mailtrap will check the DNS records automatically every hour, but you can force a check by clicking the Re-check DNS Records button.

Once all required DNS records are added correctly, their status will change from Missing to Verified, and the red indicators will turn green.

Copy paste the DNS records provided by Mailtrap into your domain to configure post smtp 2
Important:

After adding DNS records, you’ll be asked to complete a short form with business or personal details. Completing this form is mandatory to comply with international email regulations and to enable sending.

Step 2: Create an API Key

  • Go to Settings, select API Tokens, and click on the Add Token button.
Go to mailtrap Settings, select API Tokens, and click on the Add Token button to configure the post smtp
  • Type a token name, assign permissions by checking the boxes, and click Save.
Type a token name and assign permissions by checking the boxes and click Save to configure the post smtp

Note: Make sure to keep your Mailtrap API token stored and secured safely.

Step 3: Connect Mailtrap with Post SMTP

All you need to do now is use the generated Mailtrap API key to connect with Post SMTP in a few easy steps:

Open Post SMTP from your WordPress dashboard and start the setup wizard. ● Select ‘Mailtrap’ as your mailer in the Post SMTP setup wizard and click Continue.

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Configure Mailer Settings

On the Mailer Settings screen, enter the following details:

  • From Email: Use an email address that belongs to the domain you verified in Mailtrap.
  • From Name: Enter the sender name that recipients will see in their inbox.
  • Mailtrap API Key: Paste the API key you created in Step 2.

Click Save and Continue to proceed.

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Note: If other plugins or themes are overriding the sender details, enable the option “Prevent plugins and themes from changing this” under the From Email and From Name fields to keep the settings consistent.

Sending a Test Email

To confirm everything is working correctly:

  1. Enter a Recipient Email Address.
  2. Click Send Test Email.

If the email is delivered successfully, you’ll see a confirmation message.

Click Finish to complete the setup and exit the wizard.

Sending a Test Email

Once you get the message saying that your email was successfully delivered, you can click on the Finish button and exit the wizard.

Sending a Test Email step 2

You’ve now successfully integrated Mailtrap with Post SMTP. Your WordPress site is fully configured to send authenticated and reliable emails with improved deliverability.

By completing these steps, you’ve ensured proper domain verification, secure API key configuration, and consistent sender settings for optimal email performance.

now successfully integrated Mailtrap with Post SMTP

To review sent emails, navigate to the Email Log section or simply click the View logs button. If you encounter any configuration or deliverability issues, feel free to reach out to our Expert Assistance team for support.

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