How to configure SMTP settings in OpenCart?

• 23 December 2021
• in: CMS Hosting

To send emails from the dashboard, by default OpenCart uses PHP mail() function . This is often an excellent in built feature that helps you to send emails to your clients/porspects regarding your new products, offers, promotions etc. To enhance the e-mail delivery, you should take into account fixing SMTP for all the outgoing emails. SMTP would greatly improve the e-mail delivery and minimize bounce rate of your necessary emails.

Login to the OpenCart admin dashboard, to configure SMTP settings and follow the steps as given below:

Step 1: From the main menu Go to Settings section .

Step 2: After that click Edit button and navigate to the Mail tab.

Step 3: Then change the Mail Protocol From Mail to SMTP.

Fill the following details:

SMTP Host:
SMTP Username:
SMTP Password:
SMTP Port:
SMTP Timeout:

Save the mail settings and test the outgoing emails.