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Install and Activate FluentSMTP ​

FluentSMTP takes over wp_mail and sends through an email service you connect. Until you add a connection, WordPress still uses whatever your host left behind, which is why contact form and password-reset mail often never arrives. Learn how to install and activate FluentSMTP by following the steps below –

Requirements ​

  • WordPress 6.5 or later
  • PHP 7.4 or later

Install from the Dashboard ​

  1. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add Plugin.
  2. Search for fluentsmtp.
  3. Find FluentSMTP - WP Mail SMTP Plugin by WPManageNinja.
  4. Click the Install Now button.

The button changes to Activate once the install finishes.

Note: If another SMTP plugin is already active, WordPress will tell you. FluentSMTP should be the only plugin sending mail — deactivate the other SMTP plugin first, or you will get double-sending and confusing logs.

Note: If FluentSMTP is already active and you search for another SMTP plugin, FluentSMTP shows a notice: "You already have an SMTP plugin." That is the plugin protecting you from installing a second mailer — go to its settings instead.

After activation, go to Settings → FluentSMTP. That is the plugin screen — it is not a top-level menu.

Install from a Zip ​

Use this if you cannot reach wordpress.org from the site, or you are installing a specific build.

  1. Download the zip from wordpress.org/plugins/fluent-smtp.

  1. Go to Plugins → Add Plugin → Upload Plugin.
  2. Choose the zip, click Install Now, then click Activate.

The plugin then appears under Settings → FluentSMTP.

What You Should See Next ​

On a site with no connection yet, FluentSMTP opens a first-run wizard: pick a provider, fill the form, save. On a site that already has a connection, you get the dashboard.

Next: choose an email service and save a connection. Then send a test from Send Test Email in the top bar.

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