Hi @ingramatics,
Thanks for reaching out!
Regarding your question on how the removal of the “Less Secure Apps” feature affects your WP Mail SMTP Google Mail function:
If you are using the “Other SMTP” mailer option (please, look at the screenshot: https://a.supportally.com/i/58lBuw)
To ensure that you won’t be affected by this change while using the “Other SMTP” mailer to connect to Gmail / Google Workspace, you will need to generate an App Password instead of using your account password.
Here are steps to follow: https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-the-other-smtp-mailer-in-wp-mail-smtp/#secure-gmail.
As an alternative, we recommend using the “Google/Gmail” mailer option (please, look at the screenshot: https://a.supportally.com/i/bxv1GM) instead because it makes use of Google’s API that won’t be affected by this change.
If you are using the “Google/Gmail” mailer option, including the One-Click setup (please, look at the screenshot: https://a.supportally.com/i/bxv1GM)
In this case, you should be all set, and you don’t need to perform any additional steps.
I hope this helps with clarification. Thanks ??
