sanchothefat/sparkpost-wp-mail

wp_mail() drop-in for SparkPost

SparkPost WP Mail Dropin

Dropin wp_mail() replacement for WordPress that uses the SparkPost.com API., _(*1)

Heavily based on prior art by @danielbachhuber for Mandrill, _(*2)

How to Use

To implement this drop-in, add it to your mu-plugins directory. In order for it to work, you must define your Mandrill API key. The easiest way to do this is to add it to your wp-config.php file like so:, _(*3)

define( 'SPARKPOST_API_KEY', 'your-api-key' );, _(*4)

If you've cloned this repo into your mu-plugins directory as the full folder (e.g. wp-content/mu-plugins/mandrill-wp-mail, you'll need to make sure you load the plugin files:, _(*5)

<?php

require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/sparkpost-wp-mail/sparkpost-wp-mail.php';

A Note About SparkPost

Sparkpost require sending domain verification via TXT records in your DNS or receiving an email at your domain., _(*6)

For local development you can use their sandbox which allows up to 50 emails., _(*7)

<?php

add_filter( 'wp_mail_from', function() {
    return 'wordpress@sparkpostbox.com';
} );

A Note About Composer

This plugin can be installed and managed using Composer; however, because of the way Composer and mu-plugins work, you'll need a bit of a workaround to make sure the plugin is loaded. For more information about how to use this drop-in with Composer, read this blog post by Richard Tape., _(*8)