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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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    • Best WordPress SMTP plugins: WP Mail SMTP vs FluentSMTP vs Post SMTP

      WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP, and Post SMTP compared by use case. Free vs paid feature splits, where each plugin is the wrong choice, and the also-rans.

    • WordPress hosts where wp_mail works without a plugin

      Seven 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. Managed WordPress (formerly Nexcess) from $19/mo; platform relay handles wp_mail().

    • Hostinger

      Hostinger bundles up to 100 free mailboxes per domain. Default wp_mail uses PHP mail() unsigned. Standard SMTP ports open. Mailbox cap is 100/day per account.

    • DreamHost

      DreamHost bundles email with DreamPress; shared plans charge $1.99/mailbox/month after 3 months. PHP mail() unsigned; port 25 blocked. 100 recipients/hour cap.

    • Bluehost

      Bluehost includes domain email on all WordPress plans. Default wp_mail uses PHP mail(), unsigned. Sending limit is 500 emails/hour per domain. SMTP ports open.

    • SiteGround

      SiteGround bundles full domain email and signs WordPress mail with an auto-published DKIM. Hourly caps: 400 (entry plans), 800 (GoGeek and Cloud).

    • Email Forwarding Services for Custom Domains: What Actually Works

      Forwarding-only or forwarding-with-sending? Six services compared on pricing, SMTP capability, and fit for WordPress transactional email.

    • Cloudflare Email Routing

      Cloudflare Email Routing forwards inbound mail for free on any domain on Cloudflare DNS, with the same authentication stack (SRS, ARC, DKIM) as paid services.

    • Free SMTP Servers for WordPress

      SMTP providers with a $0 entry point that work for WordPress transactional email. What each free tier actually includes, and which ones are worth it.

    • Mailgun as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Mailgun is developer-focused email infrastructure. A permanent free tier of 100 emails/day, then $15/month for 10,000. A strong API, but priced above what most WordPress sites need.

    • Elastic Email as a WordPress SMTP server

      Elastic Email’s transactional API starts at $19/month for 50,000 emails. A free Pilot plan exists (SMTP and API access, undisclosed sending limits). Competitive at volume but overpriced below 30K sends/month for WordPress.