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Welcome to nanoPost, or, as we’d like to think of ourselves, The WordPress Email Authority. Our mission is to help you solve your WordPress email problems, whether it’s setting up, maintaining, or troubleshooting. Our expert guides, Q&A, reviews, and news on WordPress SMTP, contact forms, and more are here to provide you make the best choices.

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    • Debugging WordPress SMTP OAuth setups with Postman

      Validate a Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace OAuth registration in Postman before wiring the client ID and secret into WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP, or Post SMTP.

    • Reading SMTP bounce codes in WordPress mailer logs

      Decoding the SMTP bounce codes WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP, and Post SMTP log – numeric code, enhanced status code, and Gmail/M365 variations.

    • Microsoft 365 as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Microsoft 365 can relay WordPress mail through Exchange Online via SMTP AUTH or OAuth. Per-mailbox cap is 10,000 recipients per day, 30 messages per minute. SMTP AUTH Basic Authentication is default-off on existing tenants from the end of December 2026; OAuth is the only path that survives the cutoff.

    • Free SMTP Servers for WordPress

      Thirteen free SMTP options for WordPress, ranked by whether the $0 tier is actually permanent. Permanent free plans, trials, and testing sandboxes – separated.

    • Resend as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Resend is the React Email team’s developer-first sending service: generous free tier, clean API. For WordPress operators, does the developer pitch translate?

    • Postmark as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Postmark review, for WordPress: pricing from $15/mo for 10,000, stream separation, WP Mail SMTP setup. The right transactional default.

    • SendGrid as a WordPress SMTP server

      SendGrid is a high-volume email platform owned by Twilio. Essentials plan starts at $19.95/month for 50,000 emails. Priced and featured above what most WordPress sites need, but a defensible choice at enterprise scale.

    • Bird (formerly MessageBird, formerly SparkPost) as a WordPress SMTP server

      SparkPost operates as Bird’s email product after the 2022 acquisition. Self-service Starter ($20/mo) and Premier ($75/mo, dedicated IP included) tiers are back; Enterprise handles 5M+/mo. The official WordPress plugin remains closed as of March 2025.

    • Mailjet as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Mailjet’s free tier sends 6,000 emails/month from WordPress. A marketing platform with decent SMTP, but Brevo’s free tier is more generous and the Mailjet branding on free emails is a drawback.

    • MailPoet as a WordPress SMTP Server

      MailPoet is a WordPress newsletter platform (500K+ installs, by Automattic) with its own sending service. Use it for email marketing, not as a standalone SMTP relay.

    • Gmail as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Gmail can relay WordPress emails via SMTP using OAuth2 or App Passwords. Free accounts allow 500 sends/day; Workspace allows 2,000. Not a transactional service.

    • Zoho Mail as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Zoho Mail is a mailbox service usable as WordPress SMTP relay via OAuth plugin or generic SMTP. Free for 5 users. Adequate for low-volume sites already on Zoho.