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Error sending test email

SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: (0)SMTP connect() failed. https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting

For Gmail, I had to try create an app password at first. this didn't work. But what help me was: in these settings: Type of Encryption: None SSL/TLS STARTTLS select STARTTLS instead of SSL/TLS

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It finally worked after 3 hours!

I used gmail.

What I did:

  1. Create a "2 authentication" for GMAIL, then Create a "Application Password"
  2. In GMAIL, find "allow less secure apps". (According to others -- sometimes it takes an hour to take affect)
  3. In WordPress Admin -- EASY WP SMPT settings I then changed SSL/TLS , to STARTTLS

Thanks! Worked.

Thanks Anthony! I just followed 2 of the steps you listed and it work immediately for me.

  1. In GMAIL, find "allow less secure apps". (According to others -- sometimes it takes an hour to take affect)

  2. In WordPress Admin -- EASY WP SMPT settings I then changed SSL/TLS , to STARTTLS

Change to STARTTLS

I also had to create an App Password in Gmail, because I had two-factor authentication turned on, and Gmail had no way of performing the the second authentication.

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833

Thanks sooo much!!! I was wracking my brain about this! The link you posted was super helpful.

Very helpful...Thank you! I was racking my brain...Great article (link), it worked immediately.