Hi there Julie!
I’m assuming you mean that your XAMPP server doesn’t actually let you send out test emails? I’ve had that problem as well, which is why I recently switched to Local by Flywheel. It’s a free service that lets you test out emails as well, even though it’s a local host.
(PS. no, I’m not affiliated, ha! 😉 )
Hi!
Thanks for the info, I just want to view them before actually sending them out. I thought I had made the correct changes but I had to go register under a different user name to actually have an email send out. But I can try using Local by Flywheel.
LOL, I would never think that ! 🙂
Hi @imazed
So I downloaded Local by Flywheel, as you suggested, too bad I didn’t know about this 2 months ago, before I set up my site. It was painful! Anyway, do I need to add all the files from my file manager in CPanel to my local drive? And then how exactly do I set and fix the emails?
Sorry for the questions, but I can’t seem to find documentation on this.
Thanks
Julie
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Ross V. a11n
(@rossviviano)
Automattic Happiness Engineer
Hi @justbi10,
Thanks for your patience thus far.
do I need to add all the files from my file manager in CPanel to my local drive?
What I would actually do is create a full backup of your site using something like Updraft Plus and import it to your Local site.
And then how exactly do I set and fix the emails?
If you just want to change some text, you can do so with a plugin like Loco Translate, which allow you to find the text strings and change them to whatever you’d like.
Your other option (that doesn’t involve code) would be to use a third- party plugin to customize those emails. This article lists some options:
https://www.flycart.org/blog/wordpress/5-best-email-customizer-plugins-for-woocommerce
Best,
Ross
