Alien Artifacts Mail Relay for Gmail Lite

Order confirmations, password resets and contact-form emails go out from your real Gmail or Google Workspace inbox, so they are more likely to land in the inbox, and every message is saved in your Gmail Sent folder.

We built this for our own store, where it sends every order and support email.

What makes it different

Most SMTP plugins ask you to pick from dozens of mail services, or to create a Google Cloud project and OAuth app before Gmail will work. This one does one thing: connect a single Gmail or Google Workspace account with a Google App Password, guided step by step in a pop-up with buttons that open the right Google pages. The login is tested before anything is saved, so you know it works before your store depends on it.

How it works

1. Go to Settings > Mail Relay and click Connect Gmail.
2. Enter your Gmail address and a Google App Password. The pop-up walks you through creating one, with buttons that open the right Google pages.
3. Click Test & connect. The plugin checks the login before saving anything.
4. Send a test email from the same screen.

Features

• Works with WordPress core, WooCommerce and any plugin that uses wp_mail(): contact forms, help desks, membership and booking plugins
• Keeps each email’s From name, Reply-To, CC, BCC and attachments such as PDF invoices
• Login test before saving, with plain-English help when Gmail rejects it
• App Password stored encrypted (AES-256)
• One-click test email
• Log of the last 20 emails, with the reason for any failure
• Warns you if another mail plugin is active
• WooCommerce is optional; HPOS and Cart/Checkout blocks compatible when it is active
• No tracking and no external service run by us. Your email goes straight from your site to Google.

Full version

The full version adds a Google Apps Script relay that sends over HTTPS (for hosts that block mail ports, and accounts that can’t use App Passwords), automatic retries if Google is briefly unreachable, and a 200-email log. Your connection carries over when you upgrade.

Sending limits

Google limits how much each account can send per day; the limits depend on your account type and are published by Google. This plugin is designed for site and store notifications, not bulk marketing.

Trademarks

Gmail and Google Workspace are trademarks of Google LLC. This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Google.

External services

This plugin connects to Google’s Gmail SMTP server (smtp.gmail.com, port 587) to send your site’s email. It does so every time WordPress sends an email while the plugin is connected, and when you click Test & connect. Each email’s recipients, subject, content and attachments, plus your Gmail address and App Password for sign-in, are sent to Google. No data is sent anywhere else.

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Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy