Setting up Fluent Forms WordPress contact form plugin

There are two parts to this tutorial.

Part 1 – setting up Fluent Forms.
How to setup Fluent Forms video tutorial which mentions
– Go to Forms. Add a new blank form. Add/adjust fields in the form.
– In the Editor or Forms page. Select Settings & Integrations. Change the Confirmation Settings. Then Select Email Notifications -> an admin notification to get entries submitted by mail.
– Go to Global Settings (see sidebar under Fluent Forms). Go to General -> Miscellaneous anti spam security by using Honey Pot and Akismet.

Part 2 – setting up FluentSMTP.
Sometimes emails will not go through. Adding a SMTP plugin will help secure that emails do go through. If there is no domain email then use wordpress@then-add-the-domain-and-extension. Example for this tutorial site would be .

Part 1 – Setting up a Fluent Forms form.

Part 2 – Setting up FluentSMTP

I have experienced on occasion that emails will not go through. I have had to setup SMTP plugins on various sites to make sure that emails are sent from the site to the receiver. I share how I setup FluentSMTP. I use the basic setup with PHP. Another option could be to use Brevo which is a SMTP service. Then add an email address.

Resources:

https://wpmanageninja.com/docs/fluent-form/how-to-use-wp-fluent-form/email-notification/
https://fluentsmtp.com/

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