SMTP mail not working in wordpress under Hostgator Home › Forums › Newsletter Plugin Support › SMTP mail not working in wordpress under Hostgator This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years, 11 months ago by Stefano. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts January 9, 2020 at 12:25 pm #245605 AnonymousInactive Hello, I have configured the SMTP settings as per the video with host as smtp.gmail.com 465 nosecure protocol but when i try to send the email i get the error “SMTP connect() failed. Regards. January 9, 2020 at 12:28 pm #245606 StefanoKeymaster Hi, if you want to use the gmail smtp I can suggest to use an smtp plugin which uses the oauth 2. For example Post SMTP or wp mail smtp. Author Posts Check out our premium plans with priority support. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In