Getting Started

#Introduction

SendWP sends the email your WordPress site already sends: password resets, form notifications, receipts and everything else that goes through wp_mail(). It sends them from your own domain and keeps a log of every one.

These guides are for site owners. They walk through setting SendWP up, reading your email log and fixing email that doesn't arrive, in plain words.

#Set Up SendWP

Getting SendWP running takes four steps, and Getting started with SendWP covers each one:

1. Install the plugin from your WordPress dashboard.
2. Connect your site to a SendWP account.
3. Authenticate your domain, so inboxes trust your email.
4. Check it's working by sending yourself an email.

Tip Prefer pictures? Install SendWP step by step shows each screen, with what to click circled.

If GiveWP, Ninja Forms or LifterLMS runs on your site, it can install and connect SendWP for you. See the guides for GiveWP, Ninja Forms and LifterLMS.

#Your Email

Once SendWP is sending, your SendWP account shows what happened to every email:

• Reading your email log explains each status, from sent to bounced, and how to find a particular email.
• Why an email failed covers bounces, blocked emails and what a failure's reason means.
• Sending attachments lists the limits on files and what to do with bigger ones.

#Fixing Problems

When email isn't arriving, lands in spam, or a password reset never shows up, start with troubleshooting. The frequently asked questions answer the rest, about your plugins, setting up and your account.

#Finding Your Way Around

• Search from the box at the top of the sidebar. Matches appear as you type, and Enter shows every result.
• The sidebar groups the guides by topic. Open any section to see its pages.
• Every page is available as Markdown: add .md to its address. The docs as Markdown lists every page, which is handy for AI assistants and other tools.

#Getting Help

Can't find what you need? Write to the SendWP team and we'll help you sort it out.