https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps Gravity Support Forums Topic: Email Notification Not working (Google Apps) en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:46:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-42475 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:04:40 +0000 Carl Hancock 42475@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Here is a great article from Joost de Valk on using GMail and SMTP with WordPress and Gravity Forms as well as how to improve reliability of email sent this way.</p> <p><a href="http://yoast.com/email-reliability/" rel="nofollow">http://yoast.com/email-reliability/</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-42467 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:47:11 +0000 Empathik 42467@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I just ran across this issue with a client "stuck" on Dreamhost. </p> <p>Installing the Configure SMTP plugin took 15 minutes to set up and test with a Google Apps account. <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/configure-smtp/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/configure-smtp/</a></p> <p>Gmail/Google Apps set-up info is pre-filled to make it even easier. </p> <p>&lt;/hassle&gt; </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23452 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:53:29 +0000 ls41 23452@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Here link that explain how Google Apps SMTP resets From Email </p> <p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/#" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/#</a>!111166/how-to-use-gmail-as-your-smtp-server</p> <p>Above link might help others. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23451 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:48:24 +0000 ls41 23451@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>No wonder I'm having trouble. I'm hosted with Dreamhost. thanks for your clarification. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23395 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:01:54 +0000 Carl Hancock 23395@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>@ls41 This isn't a Gravity Forms issue. Gravity Forms isn't dependent on SMTP. Gravity Forms uses the WordPress mail function to send email. This is 100% entirely dependent upon your web servers ability to properly send the email. </p> <p>Gravity Forms can only send email if your web server can send email. Your web server is what actually sends the email. Gravity Forms just asks your web server to send it. It's entirely dependent upon your web servers ability to do so.</p> <p>That is how sending mail with PHP works. PHP doesn't send it. Your web server does, if your web server isn't setup to work properly then you need to do it via an SMTP server. Gravity Forms isn't an SMTP server, it's a forms plugin. We can't make your web server do something it isn't configured to do.</p> <p>On most web sites, this isn't an issue. GoDaddy is the host that primarily has this problem and their hosting services are nothing but trouble. The second worst when it comes to web servers not sending email properly is DreamHost.</p> <p>Who is your web host? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23391 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:52:54 +0000 ls41 23391@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>SMTP Plugin works, but the problem is From Email address is set to SMTP address, NOT the from address from the Contact form.</p> <p>And I agree that Google Apps SMTP is set is such way.</p> <p>Now the question is - why did I pay for a plugin which is depended on another plugin and which is turn depended on SMTP server works.</p> <p>I'm going to try using Hosts SMTP server and see if that would fix the issue. </p> <p>My situation reflects whats written in this post - <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/a-stoyy-about-email-notification-not-working" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/a-stoyy-about-email-notification-not-working</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23304 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:44:44 +0000 Carl Hancock 23304@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The form notification worked for me. What I would suggest doing is checking your spam box, and make sure the notification didn't get flagged as spam by GMail.</p> <p>I created a test form on your site called Test Form.</p> <p>Here is a screenshot of the notification I received via my GMail account: <a href="http://grab.by/9STM" rel="nofollow">http://grab.by/9STM</a></p> <p>Here is a screenshot of the entry that was created on your site from the form I submitted: <a href="http://grab.by/9STO" rel="nofollow">http://grab.by/9STO</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23303 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:37:55 +0000 ls41 23303@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Done. </p> <p>Thanks. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23302 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:31:34 +0000 Carl Hancock 23302@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Send us a WordPress admin login for this site via our Contact Us form and reference this post and we can take a look and check it out. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/email-notification-not-working-google-apps#post-23298 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:10:28 +0000 ls41 23298@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I read few other threads related to Email not working. Here is my situation.</p> <p>1) Using SMTP Plugin<br /> - Send Email via SMTP<br /> - SMTP Host (smtp.gmail.com) 465<br /> - SSL<br /> - Authentication enabled</p> <p>2) Test Email to gmail.com address works.</p> <p>No notification is send when message is submitted through Contact Form in the blog.</p> <p>3) Site Hosted at Dedicated Dreamhost server. </p> <p>Email notification was working perfectly without using SMTP plugin. Stopped working after Gravity Form latest upgrade. </p> <p>What should I do next?<br /> Site - happyschoolsblog.com </p>