Gmail SMTP Server 
                     Gmail SMTP Server 
Google has provided a free SMTP server i.e. Gmail SMTP server, through which a user can 
easily send emails from their Gmail address or domain using any other email client such 
as yahoo or outlook. But to take advantage of this feature, you must first have a free 
Gmail account. In addition to that, you can also send emails to anyone directly from your 
WordPress site for free.
What is a Gmail SMTP Server?
Before defining the Gmail SMTP server, first, you must understand what 
SMTP means.
SMTP or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is an email protocol that is used by 
mail servers to send emails on the web. Where Email protocols are 
termed as a set of instructions or rules that help to execute the email 
transmissions between email clients and accounts efficiently.
This email protocol is generally used to manage and send emails through 
an SMTP server.
What are the SMTP Server Settings for Gmail?
To use the Gmail SMTP server properly, there is a list of details you need to consider. The Gmail SMTP settings 
must be as given below:
1. Gmail SMTP server address (outgoing): smtp.gmail.com
2. Gmail SMTP name: Your name
3. Username: Your Gmail Address
4. Password: Your Gmail Password
5. Gmail SMTP server ports: 587(TLS) and 465(SSL)
6. Use Authentication: Yes
7. Use secured connection: Yes
What Are the Advantages of Using Gmail SMTP for Sending Emails?
Although, there are plenty of players available out there, that provide Free 
SMTP services for sending emails or messages. But the following are some of 
the advantages of Gmail SMTP that give it a little edge over others. Let us see 
what they are.
Easy to Manage Emails from Other Platforms
You can manage and send emails or messages through other web 
applications or platforms such as outlook or mac mail with your Gmail 
account. But for that, you have to manually configure their settings and use 
Gmail SMTP details, which we will discuss in a later section of this post.
A Significant Amount of Storage Space
Whenever you sign up for a free account in Gmail, google allocates you up to 15GB of 
storage space. Which is quite a significant amount of storage space to store your emails. 
But one thing you must not forget is that this storage space is being shared with your 
other google applications such as Google Photos, Google docs, and Google drive.