{"id":731,"date":"2020-06-04T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=731"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:11:31","slug":"how-to-configure-email-setting-for-joomla","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-configure-email-setting-for-joomla","title":{"rendered":"How to configure email setting for Joomla!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>How to configure email setting for Joomla!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a01. \u2018Administrator<\/em><\/strong>\u201d back end access<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14012482163\/original\/_GzE58lyMS_1sLgl5lgnJb3FjytvyZ44TQ?1488160100\" alt=\"How to configure email setting for Joomla!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"948\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Once you have login at the main dashboard page at your left panel you will see \u201c<strong><em>CONFIGURATION<\/em><\/strong>\u201d click on \u201c<strong><em>Global<\/em><\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14012482199\/original\/gWrQRptpHVu5eDl7JyA1ZAqjXSnRJK9d4A?1488160183\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Once you are inside the \u201c<strong><em>Global Configuration<\/em><\/strong>\u201d page click on the \u201c<strong><em>Server<\/em><\/strong>\u201d Tab. At the bottom right corner you will see \u201c<strong><em>Mail Setting<\/em><\/strong>\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14012482250\/original\/nXA9ePR3CBbkaA3NLSs8T5kA98CoMGYztg?1488160352\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. At the \u201c<strong><em>Mail Settings<\/em><\/strong>\u201d section click on the \u201c<strong><em>Mailer<\/em><\/strong>\u201d drop down and select \u201c<strong><em>SMTP<\/em><\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14012482259\/original\/6uicTG1zWpQ_fJmKZzu5eIB5_jWPB593dw?1488160414\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Once you\u2019ve click on the drop down you will see more settings appear and as our server required \u201c<strong><em>SMTP Authentication<\/em><\/strong>\u201d Please click \u201c<strong><em>Yes<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14012482298\/original\/y005vwwQW5O7TdtV3LyFKEhzNvd6VXDOtA?1488160511\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. You will see more option appear on the \u201c<strong><em>Mail Settings<\/em><\/strong>\u201d section as per below:-<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14012482331\/original\/Dio4wWBoNZYmNjUgrM3SoqbplDgeOOhw8w?1488160652\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7. Enter all the information listed below and click \u201c<strong><em>Sent Test Mail<\/em><\/strong>\u201d than once successful click \u201c<strong><em>Save<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>a. \u201cFrom Email\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>b. \u201cFrom Name\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>c. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/learning\/email-security\/what-is-smtp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SMTP<\/a> Hosts\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>d. \u201cSMTP Username\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>e. \u201cSMTP Password\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to configure email setting for Joomla! \u00a01. \u2018Administrator\u201d back end access 2. Once you have login at the main dashboard page at your left panel you will see \u201cCONFIGURATION\u201d click on \u201cGlobal\u201c. 3. Once you are inside the \u201cGlobal Configuration\u201d page click on the \u201cServer\u201d Tab. At the bottom right corner you will see \u201cMail Setting\u201d section. 4. 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