Word Press WP Mail SMTP

Several years ago I hired a consultant to redo my Wordpress site. He changes the admin email to his own, and since WP Mail SMTP isn't properly configured I haven't been receiving emails or form handler messes for a while. I also want to remove hi email address and add my own, but the email handler inside Wordpress isn't working apparently. I cannot make the admin change needed since I am not receiving the confirmation email. # Project Brief: Fix WordPress Email Delivery & Complete Admin Email Change ## Site cenaclecapital.com (WordPress) ## Background We're trying to change the WordPress admin email address . The change is stuck in a "pending" state because the confirmation email WordPress sends never arrives. ## What's been diagnosed so far - The site uses **WP Mail SMTP Pro (v4.3.1)**, configured to send mail through Google/Gmail via the plugin's **One-Click Setup**. - The plugin's Email Log/error notice shows: *"One-Click Setup for Google Mailer requires authorization. Perform authorization before sending emails."* - Attempting to re-authorize returns Google's error: **"The OAuth client was not found" (Error 401: invalid_client)** — meaning Google no longer recognizes the OAuth connection behind One-Click Setup. - This is **not limited to the admin email confirmation**. The failure log also shows failed emails from **Divi** (the site's form/page builder), meaning contact form submissions and other site notifications may have been silently failing too. This could mean lost leads/inquiries and should be verified as part of the fix. ## Scope of work 1. Diagnose and fix the broken Google OAuth connection inside WP Mail SMTP Pro. 2. **Recommended fix:** migrate from One-Click Setup to a dedicated, self-owned OAuth client created in Google Cloud Console (tied to our own Google account), so the connection isn't dependent on the plugin vendor's shared authentication service and won't break the same way again. 3. Send a live test email through WP Mail SMTP's built-in Email Test tool and confirm delivery. 4. Confirm Divi form submissions are sending and arriving correctly (test a real form submission end-to-end). 5. Complete the pending admin email changes and confirm WordPress has fully switched over (Settings → General should no longer show a pending change). 6. Briefly document what was changed (new credentials/settings, where they live) so we can maintain or troubleshoot it ourselves in the future. ## Access we'll provide - WordPress admin login - Hosting control panel access (if server-side mail logs need checking) - Access if needed to set up/use a Google Cloud Console project under our Google account (we can be present for this step if preferred, since it involves our Google login) ## Ideal freelancer - Experience specifically with **WP Mail SMTP (Pro)** - Comfortable setting up **Google Cloud Console OAuth 2.0 credentials** for Gmail API sending - Familiarity with **Divi** forms is a plus - Should be able to explain fixes in plain language, not just "fixed it" — we want to understand what broke ## Deliverables / Definition of done - [ ] Test email sends and arrives successfully - [ ] Divi contact form test submission sends and arrives successfully - [ ] Admin email change confirmed and no longer pending - [ ] Short written summary of root cause and fix - [ ] Connection no longer dependent on a shared/third-party OAuth app prone to breaking ## Estimated scope This looks like a 1–2 hour fix for someone experienced with WP Mail SMTP and Google OAuth setup — flagging here mainly to calibrate quotes, not as a hard cap. I just want the emails, form handler, etc. to work properly and for my own Gmail to be configured as the admin. The project tasks above were written using Claude.