Restores validation and SMTP Connection Test lost in 1.4.3. Password encryption from 1.4.3 is kept \u2014 existing plaintext passwords are handled transparently.<\/p>","1.3.0":"
Major code quality update for WordPress plugin directory compliance. Re-save your settings after upgrade.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.4.3","1.4.4","1.4.5"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[3017,267,260051,6696],"plugin_category":[41],"plugin_contributors":[241557],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-296550","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-configuration","plugin_tags-email","plugin_tags-php-mail","plugin_tags-smtp","plugin_category-communication","plugin_contributors-domclic","plugin_committers-domclic"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/effortless-simple-email-configuration.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n
\/wp-content\/plugins\/effortless-simple-email-configuration<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
- Go to Settings > EffortLess Simple Email Configuration to configure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nCan I use a From email different from SMTP username?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes, with SMTP configured, the plugin sets the From header while using the SMTP user for authentication, similar to Thunderbird.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.4.4<\/h4>\n\n\n- Restored input validation before saving SMTP settings (host, port, user, password, from email and name)<\/li>\n
- Restored SMTP Connection Test section (checks credentials without sending email, with detailed debug log)<\/li>\n
- Fixed SMTP Connection Test to properly decrypt stored password before testing<\/li>\n
- SMTP password preserved when left blank on save (no accidental overwrite)<\/li>\n
- Password field shows hint when a password is already stored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Security: SMTP password stored encrypted (AES-256-CBC) instead of plaintext<\/li>\n
- SMTP password field no longer redisplayed after save (enhanced security practice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Security fix: proper escaping at output time (escaping late) for all echoed variables<\/li>\n
- Refactored elsec_handle_test_email() to return structured data instead of pre-escaped HTML<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixed SMTP not working for regular WordPress emails (only worked for test emails)<\/li>\n
- SMTP configuration now hooks into phpmailer_init globally<\/li>\n
- Debug output now only enabled during test emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Added WordPress Multisite support with network-wide settings<\/li>\n
- Settings page moved to Network Admin > Settings for multisite installations<\/li>\n
- All sites in the network share the same email configuration<\/li>\n
- Single-site installations continue to work as before<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Added uninstall.php for proper database cleanup on plugin deletion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- WPCS\/PHPCS compliance improvements<\/li>\n
- Fixed text domain consistency (now uses effortless-simple-email-configuration everywhere)<\/li>\n
- Replaced anonymous functions with named functions for better WordPress compatibility<\/li>\n
- Added complete PHPDoc blocks with @since tags<\/li>\n
- Added plugin version constant (ELSEC_VERSION)<\/li>\n
- Added missing plugin headers (Requires PHP, Plugin URI, Author URI, Domain Path)<\/li>\n
- Improved nonce verification timing<\/li>\n
- Removed hardcoded default values<\/li>\n
- Fixed indentation consistency (tabs throughout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.7<\/h4>\n\n\n- Improved WordPress coding standards compliance (PHPCS\/WPCS)<\/li>\n
- Fixed text domain issues<\/li>\n
- Added proper sanitization and wp_unslash()<\/li>\n
- Improved SMTP From handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Configure email settings for EffortLess plugins: PHP Mail or SMTP with custom From email.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/296550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296550"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/domclic"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=296550"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=296550"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=296550"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=296550"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=296550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}