More than likely the issue is that you have two factor authentication turned on in your email account.
To fix it, login to gmail, go to
https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords
Where it says ‘Select App’ choose ‘Custom’. You’ll have to choose a name, I chose WordPress SMTP, as it was descriptive, and then press ‘Generate password’. This should kick out a 16 letter password for you. Copy that password, and place it where your password would be in the SMTP Password section where your email password would normally go.
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This reply was modified 7 years ago by troblems. Reason: More details
