Allow the plugin to send emails using your Microsoft account
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:31 am
Select application permissionsNow you can enter the same search term, “send”, in the “Select Permissions” search bar.
When you see the Mail tab, click on it and check the box for Mail.Send.
Search for send and select mail send optionThen click the “Add Permissions” button.
After setting up the API permissions, you need to go back to the WP Mail SMTP settings and click the “Save Settings” button to complete the Outlook mailer configuration.
Save settings in WP Mail SMTP
Once you save the settings, you need to scroll down to the Authorization section in the WP Mail SMTP settings.
Then click the “Allow plugin to send emails using your Microsoft account” button.
Once you click the button, you will be redirected to the Microsoft permissions form.
All you have to do is click the “Yes” button at the philippines numbers bottom. This will allow WP Mail SMTP to connect to your Microsoft account.
Give permission to connect to your Microsoft account
You will then be redirected back to the WP Mail SMTP settings page.
A notification appears at the top letting you know you are ready to send emails using Outlook.
Notice for successfully adding Microsoft API
You can now send a test email to check if everything is working correctly.
To send a test email, simply go to WP Mail SMTP » Settings and then click on the “Email Test” tab at the top.
Once you are happy with the settings, simply click the “Send Email” button at the bottom.
Go to the Email Test tab
After sending the email, you need to access your inbox.
Here you can check whether you have received the test email.
Test email from WP Mail SMTP
Bonus: View Email Logs with WP Mail SMTP
Once you connect Microsoft Outlook to WP Mail SMTP, you can view all your emails directly from the WordPress dashboard.
This allows you to ensure that your emails arrive in the user's inbox and track the user's activities.
To enable this feature, visit the “WP Mail SMTP” Settings page and switch to the “Email Log” tab. Then enable the “Enable Logging” switch and click the “Save Settings” button.
When you see the Mail tab, click on it and check the box for Mail.Send.
Search for send and select mail send optionThen click the “Add Permissions” button.
After setting up the API permissions, you need to go back to the WP Mail SMTP settings and click the “Save Settings” button to complete the Outlook mailer configuration.
Save settings in WP Mail SMTP
Once you save the settings, you need to scroll down to the Authorization section in the WP Mail SMTP settings.
Then click the “Allow plugin to send emails using your Microsoft account” button.
Once you click the button, you will be redirected to the Microsoft permissions form.
All you have to do is click the “Yes” button at the philippines numbers bottom. This will allow WP Mail SMTP to connect to your Microsoft account.
Give permission to connect to your Microsoft account
You will then be redirected back to the WP Mail SMTP settings page.
A notification appears at the top letting you know you are ready to send emails using Outlook.
Notice for successfully adding Microsoft API
You can now send a test email to check if everything is working correctly.
To send a test email, simply go to WP Mail SMTP » Settings and then click on the “Email Test” tab at the top.
Once you are happy with the settings, simply click the “Send Email” button at the bottom.
Go to the Email Test tab
After sending the email, you need to access your inbox.
Here you can check whether you have received the test email.
Test email from WP Mail SMTP
Bonus: View Email Logs with WP Mail SMTP
Once you connect Microsoft Outlook to WP Mail SMTP, you can view all your emails directly from the WordPress dashboard.
This allows you to ensure that your emails arrive in the user's inbox and track the user's activities.
To enable this feature, visit the “WP Mail SMTP” Settings page and switch to the “Email Log” tab. Then enable the “Enable Logging” switch and click the “Save Settings” button.