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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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      iThemes Hosting was a managed WordPress hosting product on Liquid Web infrastructure. Discontinued after the iThemes brand folded into SolidWP, then into the Liquid Web Kadence Add-ons Bundle in 2026.

    • WordPress hosts where wp_mail works without a plugin

      Six WordPress hosts route wp_mail through a signed relay by default. Password resets land without a mailer plugin. Which to pick, when, and why.

    • Liquid Web

      Liquid Web VPS/dedicated: cPanel email, open SMTP ports, no sending cap. Pro WordPress (formerly Nexcess) from $19/mo: no mailboxes, and the docs advise external SMTP.

    • Nexcess (Now Liquid Web)

      Nexcess managed WordPress is now sold as Liquid Web Pro WordPress, from $19/mo. nexcess.net redirects to liquidweb.com. Mailboxes are not included; Nexcess docs advise external SMTP for wp_mail.

    • Mailgun for WordPress Review

      Mailgun’s official WordPress plugin routes wp_mail() through Mailgun’s API over HTTPS, bypassing host SMTP port blocks. Free plugin, no permanent free tier.

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

      SparkPost operates as Bird’s email product after the 2021 acquisition. Self-service Startup (from $15/mo for 50K) and Growth (from $80/mo for 100K) tiers; dedicated IP is a $24.95/mo add-on on Growth and above. The official WordPress plugin remains closed as of March 2025.

    • Resend as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Resend gives a WordPress site 3,000 emails a month free, a dedicated third-party plugin, native WP Mail SMTP support, and per-domain regions across four continents. For most sites, that is the answer.

    • SMTP2GO as a WordPress SMTP Server

      SMTP2GO is a transactional email relay with a free tier (1,000 emails/month) and no marketing overhead. Starter plan is $10/month. The right tool when WordPress just needs email to work.

    • SendPulse as a WordPress SMTP Server

      SendPulse SMTP for WordPress: 12,000 emails/month free, $7.85 for 25K paid, EU-hosted sending with a US sub-processor, and a 24-hour profile approval before the SMTP endpoint activates.

    • Elastic Email as a WordPress SMTP server

      Elastic Email’s transactional API starts at $19/month for 50,000 emails. The Free plan includes SMTP and API access with a 3,000 emails/month cap and 100 emails/day limit. Competitive at volume, overpriced below 30K sends/month for WordPress.

    • MailerSend as a WordPress SMTP Server

      MailerSend is the MailerLite team’s transactional relay – 500 emails/month free, Hobby at $7/month for 5,000, Starter from $35 for 50,000. Priced above SMTP2GO but cleaner than most marketing-first platforms for WordPress transactional email.

    • Maileroo as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Maileroo is an Australian-owned, EU-resident transactional relay – 3,000 emails/month free, then $10 for 25,000, $15 for 50,000. Undercuts SMTP2GO and MailerSend at every tier, with feature parity across paid plans.