[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62129: Add a Site Health test for existence of sender email address

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#62129: Add a Site Health test for existence of sender email address
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 Reporter:  knutsp                         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Site Health                    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-copy-review 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  administration
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Changes (by SirLouen):

 * keywords:   => needs-copy-review 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 Following the conversation here #60420

 I want to summarize in this topic what is really needed:

 The problem here is that by default, all emails are being sent with a
 `From:` header with an email in the form of `wordpress at hostname`.

 This brought my mind [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63375 to this
 report], which is not exactly the same, but the concern here was similar:
 Poor knowledge by the users leading to some type of trouble (in that
 ticket, SEO issues, in this ticket, mail delivery problems).

 This can lead into two problems:
 1. The first is that users without such mailbox enabled could have
 multiple problems, not only with receiving emails, but with spam checks
 2. It's not widely known, and it seems that many people think that the
 `From:` email is the same as `admin_email` option (and many plugins are
 fostering this behavior.

 One of [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60420#comment:4 the
 proposed behavior] that seems to resonate well is adding the `Site Health`
 recommended improvements. Here an example of how it could look:

 [[Image(https://i.imgur.com/ixsRbwl.png)]]

 Text:

 By default, WordPress sends emails from an address like
 wordpress at localhost. This can sometimes cause delivery issues or make
 emails appear less professional.r

 > To customize the sender email, we recommend installing a dedicated
 plugin or adding the filter hook wp_mail_from

 > Learn more about Mailing in WordPress.(opens in a new tab)

 In the last part, it will be linking to this section in the WordPress
 Administration Handbook that will be talking about Mail (I'm taking care
 of this, still in progress).

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