Email Delivery

In this module you will make WordPress email delivery work.

You will learn how mail is created in WordPress and handled by the operating system, why a local Postfix relay is preferred, and how to integrate a third-party SMTP service for delivery.

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You will verify authentication and alignment with SPF, DKIM and DMARC records, test the end-to-end flow, health, and deliverability. You will also learn how to query your Postfix mail logs, as well as mail rotated log files using Logrotate.

Lessons in this module

• Understanding email
• Configuring Amazon SES SMTP
• Configuring Postfix relay for third-party SMTP
• Using Postfix with WordPress and wp_mail()
• Understanding Postfix logs and configuring Logrotate

Next module: Caching & Performance