{"id":885,"date":"2026-07-24T14:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:24:30","slug":"how-to-connect-brevo-smtp-to-your-online-store-for-order-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/how-to-connect-brevo-smtp-to-your-online-store-for-order-notifications.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect Brevo SMTP to Your Online Store for Order Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Providing instant email notifications when customers place an order is essential for building trust and maintaining a professional e-commerce experience. If your online store is built on the <strong>Hostatto<\/strong> platform, connecting <strong>Brevo<\/strong> (formerly Sendinblue) as your email delivery service (SMTP) ensures reliable delivery of order confirmation messages.<\/p>\n<p>In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to create a Brevo account, generate an SMTP API key, and configure the Brevo SMTP module inside your Hostatto store.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Step 1: Create a Free Brevo Account<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brevo website<\/a> and click <strong>Sign Up Free<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in your account details to register.<\/li>\n<li>When prompted to choose a plan, select the <strong>Free Plan<\/strong> (which allows you to send up to 300 emails per day for free).<\/li>\n<li>Complete your initial profile setup by entering your company name and basic information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step 2: Generate an SMTP API Key in Brevo<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your <strong>Brevo Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner and select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-887 colorbox-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp1-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>In the left sidebar under Settings, click on <strong>SMTP &amp; API<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>+ Generate SMTP key<\/strong> button located at the top right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp3.jpg\" alt=\"online store brevo smtp connect\" width=\"469\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-889 colorbox-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp3.jpg 469w, https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp3-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the key creation window:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Enter a <strong>Name<\/strong> for your key (e.g., <code>Hostatto Store Key<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Expiry<\/strong>, select <strong>No expiration<\/strong> so that your key remains active indefinitely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp4.jpg\" alt=\"online store brevo smtp connect\" width=\"498\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-890 colorbox-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp4.jpg 498w, https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp4-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Generate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy the generated SMTP key<\/strong> and save it safely. You will need it in the next step.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step 3: Configure the Brevo SMTP Module in Hostatto<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your <strong>Hostatto Admin Panel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the left menu, navigate to <strong>Extensions &gt; Extensions<\/strong> (or select <strong>Modules<\/strong> from the filter).<\/li>\n<li>Find the <strong>Brevo SMTP<\/strong> module in the list.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Enable<\/strong> (if it is not already enabled), then click the blue <strong>Edit<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>In the module settings page, fill in the following details:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use my Brevo Connection Settings:<\/strong> Set to <code>Enabled<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your SMTP Login:<\/strong> Copy your Brevo login email (found on Brevo's <em>SMTP &amp; API<\/em> settings page under <em>Your SMTP Settings &gt; Login<\/em>) and paste it here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SMTP Key:<\/strong> Paste the <strong>SMTP API key<\/strong> you copied from Brevo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp5.jpg\" alt=\"online store brevo smtp connect\" width=\"700\" height=\"547\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-891 colorbox-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brevo_smtp5-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button in the top-right corner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>That's all! Your Hostatto store is now fully integrated with Brevo. From now on, both you and your customers will automatically receive email notifications whenever a new order is placed in your store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,84],"tags":[148,150,92,149],"class_list":["post-885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-docs","category-ecommerce-usa","tag-brevo","tag-brevo-smtp","tag-online-store","tag-smtp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":896,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions\/896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostatto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}