Send emails with wp_mail() using SMTP configured in plugin

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I have the plugin Easy WP SMTP installed and there I have configured sending my WordPress mails with SMTP.

I send emails with a cronjob to my users with the wp_mail() function. I was asking myself, if the emails are sent with SMTP or do I need to add this functionality to wp_mail()?
If yes, how can I achieve this?

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When you’re using something like Easy WP SMTP, what you’re doing is configuring things so that wp_mail() sends using your validated SMTP account rather than the generic mailer on the web server.

The a common confusion and misconception is that you are using SMTP OR wp_mail(). Actually what you’re doing is changing what wp_mail() is using to send.

So you’re still using wp_mail(). Properly configured, anything going through wp_mail() will be going through your SMTP account.

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