A good first impression

  • garrettm30

    (@garrettm30)


    1 year, 10 months ago

    I do not have a lot of experience with comparing this with other SMTP plugins, other than that I spent a considerable time reading the description and reviews of various plugins and then decided this was the one to try first, and it did not disappoint. It was the right mix of capable without being unnecessarily bloated with pro features to unlock. I am now using it on two different sites with great results so far.

    Besides the simple statement that “it works for me,” here are a few observations that were relevant to me that might be helpful to others:

    • I like that I can add multiple email accounts. We have a multilingual site (using WPML) that has a different domain per language, so at the minimum we need a different email address per language. With this plugin, that is no problem, and it works well with WooCommerce and Contact Form 7. As long as these latter two plugins are configured to use an email address that corresponds to one of the addresses set up in FluentSMTP, no problem.
    • I like that the email log feature writes to its own database table so that other tables like wp_posts and wp_postmeta do not get huge and slow everything down. It also makes it easy to remove the data if ever I decide to do so.
    • This plugin also works with local development, but I found that I cannot use MailHog with this plugin. Perhaps that is true for all SMTP solutions—I just don’t know. However, I found that FluentSMTP offers the option to disable sending of emails (look for the “Email Simulation” feature on the settings page), and together with the email log feature, it effectively provides its own solution to testing emails without actually sending them. Even with emails disabled, you can still view what the emails would have looked like if they were actually sent.
    • Memory impact of this plugin appears to be approximately .14 MB, as determined by comparing the total memory impact on the WP Plugins page with or without this plugin activated.
    • There is a convenient email test feature that is great for making sure that the email accounts are configured correctly.
    • It keeps a clean PHP error log. That is important to me as a developer.
    • This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by garrettm30. Reason: I forgot to mention about the clean error log
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  • Plugin Support Ibrahim Sharif

    (@ibrahimsharif)

    1 year, 10 months ago

    Hello @garrettm30,

    Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough and insightful review of FluentSMTP. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, and we’re so glad to hear that our plugin has exceeded your expectations.

    We’re particularly thrilled that you appreciate the plugin’s versatility and flexibility, which allows you to manage multiple email accounts and integrate seamlessly with your multilingual site and plugins like WooCommerce and Contact Form 7. The fact that the email log feature maintains its own database table is a testament to our commitment to performance optimization.

    We’re also delighted to know that FluentSMTP works well with local development. While MailHog may not be fully compatible with SMTP solutions, our “Email Simulation” feature provides a robust alternative for testing emails without sending them. The plugin’s efficient memory usage and clean PHP error log are added bonuses that make it a developer-friendly choice.

    Finally, we appreciate your acknowledgment of our convenient email test feature and comprehensive error logs. These features are designed to make email configuration and troubleshooting as smooth as possible.

    Thank you once again for your glowing review. It’s incredibly motivating for our team to receive such positive feedback. We’re committed to continuously improving FluentSMTP and providing exceptional support to our customers, and your insights will help us shape our future roadmap.

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