Reminder: The Google Service Team does not recommend this plugin for use on a Single Site WordPress install. Instead, please use the Postman SMTP Mailer/Email Log plugin.

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1. Download WP SMTP Config Plugin at: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smtp-config/
2. Unzip archive
3. Copy wp-smtp-config.php into wp-content/mu-plugins/(Note: create the mu-plugins directory if it does not exist.)
   
4. Edit wp-config.php with the following configuration:

   /**
    * WordPress SMTP server
    */
   define('WP_SMTP_HOST',       'smtp.gmail.com');
   define('WP_SMTP_PORT',       587);                            // default: 25
   define('WP_SMTP_ENCRYPTION', 'tls');                          // default: no encryption
   define('WP_SMTP_USER',       'generic@ncsu.edu');             // default: no user
   define('WP_SMTP_PASSWORD',   'app-specific-password');        // default: no password
   define('WP_SMTP_FROM',       'John Doe <generic@ncsu.edu>');  // default: no custom from address

    

5. When installing on WordPress Multisite, edit your Multisite Network Settings to set the Network Admin Email to match the generic you used in wp-config.php
   
6. Test your configuration by visiting Network Admin > Settings > SMTP to send a test message from the configured generic account.