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Does GD use default wp_mail() function to send emails.

This topic contains 3 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by  Alex Rollin 4 years, 3 months ago.

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  • January 28, 2020 at 4:08 am #527647

    Jeff Adams
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    “I have WP Mails SMTP” plugin installed to handle my emails. This really helped speed up adding new listings! I noticed the it has a feature to “Check this if you would like to stop sending all emails.” I thought this may be great to use for my staging site, to stop it from sending notifications because that’s just for testing purposes and backup.

    To use the “stop sending all emails” the plugin says:

    “Some plugins, like BuddyPress and Events Manager, are using their own email delivery solutions. By default, this option does not block their emails, as those plugins do not use default wp_mail() function to send emails.
    You will need to consult with their documentation to switch them to use default WordPress email delivery.”

    So, I wanted to make sure, does this cover all the GD notification emails (e.g. listing is about to expire)?

    January 28, 2020 at 7:25 am #527653

    Kor
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    Hi there,

    Thanks for your post. You only need to use WP Mails SMTP is you’re using an email that doesn’t belong to your domain. If you’ve configured it correctly and using the same domain email, sending out emails directly from your Website shouldn’t be an issue. Could you check this out again?

    January 29, 2020 at 12:53 am #527794

    Jeff Adams
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    Post count: 1780

    I just want to turn off all email notifications for my staging site. I noticed this plugin that I use has a feature that does this. So, I’m making sure it will work by asking if all the GD emails use “default wp_mail() function to send emails”.

    I’m using the WP Mail SMTP because I need to. The email server provided by my hosting provider was hanging up when new listings were added (my laymen explanation, lol). Especially since right now i have new listings sending several emails (both to listing owner and admin/me).

    There’s at least one reason my staging site may accidently send notifications, like for renewing listings. So, I just don’t want it to, because the live site is already doing that. I just don’t want any emails coming out of the staging site. And rather than install another plugin I could just use the one I already have if it’s sufficient.

    January 29, 2020 at 9:07 am #527822

    Alex Rollin
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    Yes, GD uses wp_mail

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