--- title: How do I use the Settings Mail tab? description: Discover how to use the Mail tab to configure a sender email for contact forms and enable SMTP to improve email deliverability on your website. --- [Skip to content](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-do-i-use-the-settings-mail-tab#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a Ticket](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/kb-tickets/new) [![MD Logo 1\_Black-2](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/hs-fs/hubfs/MD%20Logo%201_Black-2.png?width=200&height=73&name=MD%20Logo%201_Black-2.png)](https://ministrydesigns.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a Ticket](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/kb-tickets/new) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Ministry Designs Success Hub](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/) 2. [Sites (Formerly Omega)](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega) 3. [Settings](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega#settings) # How do I use the Settings Mail tab? ## Set up a sender email and enable SMTP for email delivery 1\. The Mail tab allows you to add a sender email for the contact forms on the website and enable SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for sending emails through your website ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/494c37a4-550a-428e-9b80-edfce12743c3/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,150&br_px=982,699&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=156,243) 2\. Specify an email in the "Email from" field. It can be, for example, as follows: **info@yourdomainname.com**, **webmaster@yourdomainname.com**, **contact@yourdomainname.com**, **noreply@yourdomainname.com** This e-mail address will be used as sender for all contact forms on the website. If the field is empty, e-mail address from user profile will be used as sender per default. ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/672bdb1c-d31b-4687-a073-74a5bcca0d1b/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=982,549&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=441,184) 3\. Our Contact Forms use two methods for sending emails - phpMail() and SMTP Here's where you can enable SMTP. You can get the SMTP details from your email service provider. As an example, the Gmail SMTP details look as follows: - **SMTP Server**: `smtp.gmail.com` - **Port**: 587 (TLS) or 465 (SSL) - **Authentication Type:** Login - **Username**: your Gmail address - **Password**: your Gmail password (consider using an App Password if 2-Step Verification is enabled) ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/3eefd04d-fcc5-4b18-9cd9-8c160c1d939d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,34&br_px=982,583&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=431,243) **When to Use This Setting?** You should enable **"Use SMTP Server"** if you want to send emails via an external SMTP provider, such as **Gmail SMTP** or other third-party email services. If you're using **Google Workspace** or **Microsoft Outlook**, you don’t need to configure SMTP settings in the website builder—just ensure that your **MX records, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC** are correctly set in your DNS settings for reliable email delivery or have us add them if we're your domain name registrar/your DNS resolves through us. If you need help with this, feel free to [contact us](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/) 4\. Specify the SMTP server in the corresponding field ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/9224335d-5074-4ac7-82f6-40818e136d35/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,111&br_px=982,660&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=290,243) 5\. Specify the SMTP port in the corresponding field ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/98bc0f79-baee-40d3-a894-66a938f3b8e9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=319,150&br_px=1179,631&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=414,212) 6\. Select an authentication type for the SMTP server. The following options are available: **None, Login, Plain, CRAM-MD5** ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/7b9f907a-87b5-4ca4-b75b-e76f4d42e306/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,207&br_px=982,756&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=396,243) 7\. Specify the SMTP username in the corresponding field ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/42a60ce3-a3cc-4634-b207-67ce7a81a4be/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,243&br_px=982,793&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=290,295) 8\. Specify the SMTP password in the corresponding field ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/1b16ba52-d020-4cab-9576-3a882a242afd/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=319,312&br_px=1179,793&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=418,228) 9\. Select the secure SMTP connection type, TLS or SSL ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2024-08-04/bf27c2df-8ff5-46e3-b22b-5912b0f0fa19/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,243&br_px=982,793&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=364,384) 10\. 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