Description
EffortLess Simple Email Configuration allows you to configure the email sending method for all EffortLess plugins. You can choose between PHP Mail (default) or SMTP, and define a custom From email and name. Works reliably for test emails and plugin notifications.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/effortless-simple-email-configurationdirectory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > EffortLess Simple Email Configuration to configure.
FAQ
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Can I use a From email different from SMTP username?
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Yes, with SMTP configured, the plugin sets the From header while using the SMTP user for authentication, similar to Thunderbird.
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Changelog
1.4.4
- Restored input validation before saving SMTP settings (host, port, user, password, from email and name)
- Restored SMTP Connection Test section (checks credentials without sending email, with detailed debug log)
- Fixed SMTP Connection Test to properly decrypt stored password before testing
- SMTP password preserved when left blank on save (no accidental overwrite)
- Password field shows hint when a password is already stored
1.4.3
- Security: SMTP password stored encrypted (AES-256-CBC) instead of plaintext
- SMTP password field no longer redisplayed after save (enhanced security practice)
1.4.2
- Security fix: proper escaping at output time (escaping late) for all echoed variables
- Refactored elsec_handle_test_email() to return structured data instead of pre-escaped HTML
1.4.1
- Fixed SMTP not working for regular WordPress emails (only worked for test emails)
- SMTP configuration now hooks into phpmailer_init globally
- Debug output now only enabled during test emails
1.4.0
- Added WordPress Multisite support with network-wide settings
- Settings page moved to Network Admin > Settings for multisite installations
- All sites in the network share the same email configuration
- Single-site installations continue to work as before
1.3.1
- Added uninstall.php for proper database cleanup on plugin deletion
1.3.0
- WPCS/PHPCS compliance improvements
- Fixed text domain consistency (now uses effortless-simple-email-configuration everywhere)
- Replaced anonymous functions with named functions for better WordPress compatibility
- Added complete PHPDoc blocks with @since tags
- Added plugin version constant (ELSEC_VERSION)
- Added missing plugin headers (Requires PHP, Plugin URI, Author URI, Domain Path)
- Improved nonce verification timing
- Removed hardcoded default values
- Fixed indentation consistency (tabs throughout)
1.2.7
- Improved WordPress coding standards compliance (PHPCS/WPCS)
- Fixed text domain issues
- Added proper sanitization and wp_unslash()
- Improved SMTP From handling