The email could not be sent. Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function

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Getting this error message when trying to recover passwords in a Bedrock/Sage install of wordpress. I’ve tested in a separate php file and the mail function does appear to be working. My WPForms plugin also seems to send notifications just fine. Though it could be using something besides mail();.

I’ve contacted the host, they said they don’t see anything unusual and that they aren’t blocking the mail() function in any way. Any one run into this issue before?

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No, never had an issue due to Bedrock. I’d recommend installing the Post SMTP plugin. It will help you troubleshoot, and comes with a few other useful features, like keeping an email log.

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Neither Bedrock or Sage would affect this on their own. Must be something else going on.

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Thanks, Post SMTP Plugin solved it for me - though it’s sad, that it didn’t work via trellis.