How to configure Elastic Email as SMTP on WordPress with WPMasterToolKit 

Introduction

Ensuring the deliverability of your e-mails is essential for any WordPress site. Whether you're confirming subscriptions, sending notifications or managing password resets, it's imperative that your messages arrive in your users' inboxes. However, default delivery via WordPress is not always reliable and can sometimes be blocked by certain hosting providers.

This is whereElastic Email comes into play. This service SMTP professional allows you to send your e-mails securely, with precise tracking and improved deliverability. In this tutorial, we'll show you step-by-step how to configure Elastic Email as SMTP on your WordPress site using WPMasterToolKitso your messages always arrive at their destination.

What is Elastic Email?

Elastic Email is a high-performance e-mail service designed to guarantee the reliability of your messages from your site. WordPress. It's easy to install and offers advanced features for tracking the performance and delivery rate of your e-mails.

• Cost : Elastic Email offers a free plan for sending up to 100 e-mails per day, without the need for a credit card. However, this plan limits sending to the e-mail address used when registering. To send e-mails to other recipients, you'll need to upgrade to a paid plan.
• Mailing address requirements : The service works with any e-mail address, but we recommend using an address linked to your domain (for example, vous@votredomaine.com) to improve deliverability rates.
• In a nutshell: Elastic Email is a reliable solution that combines a powerful sending infrastructure with comprehensive e-mail tracking tools. It includes features such as real-time analysis, webhook integrations, and the ability to send via SMTP or APIThis allows you to optimize the deliverability of emails from your WordPress site.

Create your Elastic Email account

To start with Elastic Emailyou must first create an account on their website. pricing page.

When registering, be sure to select the plan Email APIas this is the one required for integration with WPMasterToolKit.

For this example, we'll opt for the free plan (limited to 100 e-mails per day). However, the configuration process remains the same regardless of the plan chosen.

With a free account, you can only send e-mails to the address you used to register. To send e-mails to other recipients, you'll need to switch to a paid plan.

Once registration is complete and your e-mail address has been verified, you will be directed to the dashboard where you can start configuring your account.

Checking your domain

To protect both site owners and their visitors, it is necessary to authorize your domain by adding records to the configuration. DNS of your site. Today, domain verification has become a key element in guaranteeing good deliverability of e-mails.

To begin verifying your domain, log in to your account Elastic Email and visit the account settings. In the Domainsclick on Manage domains.

On the verification page, click on the Start Verification to start the process.

Then click on the Verify domain in the I own a domain.

On the next page, enter the domain name ➀ you wish to check, then click on Continue ➁.

After entering your domain, Elastic Email will provide you with several recordings DNS to be added to the configuration DNS of your domain. This includes recordings TXT for verification SPF and other records required for authentication DKIM.

If you don't know where to find the parameters DNS of your site, or if you are unsure about changing these settings, first contact the hosting provider of your site before making any changes.
For more details on modifying DNS of your site, you can also consult our guide to adding records DNS for configuration SMTP.

After adding these records, propagation can take between 24 and 48 hours so thatElastic Email can check them. However, in some cases, verification can be much faster.

You can also click on the Verify record to make a rapid test.

However, you don't have to wait until this check is complete before continuing! You can move on to the next step while the check is being completed.

For detailed instructions on how to add these records DNSconsult the complete guide toElastic Email on domain verification.

From Email

Visit From Email is the e-mail address from which all e-mails from your site will be sent. This address must use the same domain name than the one you checked in Elastic Email.

In the settings, you can also check the option Force From Email. If you want to use the same sender address for the whole site, this option will save you having to change the e-mail settings in several places.

Note: For more information, see our guide to how the Force From Email.

Visit From Name is, by default, defined with the name of your site. However, you can replace it with the text of your choice.

It is also possible to activate the Force From Name to apply this sender name to all e-mails sent from your site.

API key Elastic Email

Once Elastic Email selected as the delivery service, you must enter your API key.
To do this, return to the account settings section of your Elastic Email account, then, in the APIclick on Create additional API key.

On the next page, enter a descriptive name for your key in the field Name ➀to easily identify its use later on.

Then, in the Permissionsselect the Plugin ➁which provides the level of access required for integration with WPMasterToolKit.

Leave all other parameters at their default values.

When configuring permissions, make sure that the Send email via HTTP is well selected, as it is essential to the smooth running of the integration with WPMasterToolKit.

When finished, click on the Create ➂ to generate the API key.

A popup window will then open, displaying your API key. Remember to copy it by clicking on the Copy.

Then return to the WPMasterToolKit and glue the API key in the field API Key ➁.

Send a test e-mail

Note: Before proceeding to this step, Elastic Email must have validated your DNS records. If changes to your DNS settings have not yet been propagated, you will need to perform this step at a later date.

Once configuration is complete, we recommend you send a test e-mail to check that everything is working correctly. To do this, go to WPMasterToolKit " Toolstab, then open the Email Test.

Conclusion

Configure Elastic Email as a service SMTP on WordPress with WPMasterToolKit is an effective solution for significantly improving the deliverability of your e-mails. By following the steps outlined in this guide - from account creation to domain verification, including setting up the API key and send a test e-mail - you set up a reliable and secure sending infrastructure.

Thanks to Elastic EmailWith our new, high-performance, flexible service, you'll benefit from a service that's equally suited to small sites and more demanding projects. Combined with WPMasterToolKitIt allows you to centralize and simplify WordPress e-mail management, while ensuring that your messages reach their destination.

Once your test e-mail has been validated, your site is ready to send transactional e-mails with complete peace of mind 🚀