How to Configure Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe: Step-by-Step Guide

If you want to use a professional email delivery service with your WordPress website, Brevo can be connected directly to Oltora Newsletter Pipe.

Oltora Newsletter Pipe manages your contacts, email sequences, and automated messages directly inside WordPress, while Brevo handles the email delivery infrastructure.

In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to configure Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe, authenticate your sending domain, create your SMTP credentials, connect the service to WordPress, and send your first test email.

The initial setup requires a few steps, but once your domain is authenticated and Brevo is connected to the plugin, you normally do not need to repeat the configuration.

Why Use Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe?

Using Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe allows you to separate newsletter management from the technical email delivery process.

The plugin continues to manage your contacts, automated sequences, categories, and newsletter workflows inside WordPress, while Brevo is responsible for transmitting the messages to recipients.

This configuration can be useful if you want to use a dedicated email delivery provider instead of relying only on the SMTP service included with your website hosting.

What You Need Before You Start

Before starting the Brevo configuration, make sure you have:

• Oltora Newsletter Pipe installed on your WordPress website
• a Brevo account
• an email address using your own domain, such as info@example.com
• access to the DNS settings of your domain

If you are not familiar with DNS settings, do not worry. Brevo provides the exact records you need to add.

You do not need to create or calculate these values yourself. You simply copy the information provided by Brevo into your domain management panel.

Step 1: Create or Sign In to Your Brevo Account

Start by creating a Brevo account or signing in to your existing account.

Once you are inside the Brevo dashboard, open the settings area where you can manage your senders, domains, SMTP credentials, and API settings.

The exact menu labels may change slightly over time, but the domain and SMTP configuration options are normally available from your Brevo account settings.

Step 2: Add Your Sending Domain to Brevo

Open the domain authentication section in Brevo and add the domain associated with the email address you want to use as your sender.

For example, if you want to send emails from:

support@example.com

you should add:

example.com

Do not enter the complete email address in the domain field.

Domain authentication allows Brevo to prove to receiving email providers that it is authorized to send messages on behalf of your domain.

Step 3: Choose a Branded Subdomain

During the setup, Brevo may ask you to choose a branded subdomain.

This is a small subdomain that Brevo can use for technical email functions such as tracking, links, images, and delivery-related services.

Common examples include:

• em.example.com
• send.example.com
• mail.example.com

If you are unsure which prefix to use, something simple such as:

em

is usually easy to recognize and keeps the email delivery configuration separate from the main website.

Your normal sender email does not need to change.

For example, you can still send from:

support@example.com

while Brevo uses:

em.example.com

for its technical email infrastructure.

Step 4: Choose Manual Domain Setup

When Brevo asks how you want to configure your domain, choose:

Manual

Brevo will then display the DNS records required to authenticate your domain.

Manual setup is useful because you can see exactly which records are being added without allowing an external service to automatically modify your existing DNS configuration.

Step 5: Add the DNS Records Provided by Brevo

Brevo will display several records that need to be added to your domain.

Depending on your configuration, you may see:

• TXT records
• CNAME records
• DKIM records
• DMARC information
• branded subdomain records

For each record, Brevo normally provides:

• Type
• Name or Host
• Value or Target

Open the DNS management page provided by the company where your domain is registered or managed.

The design of the control panel may be different from one provider to another, but the fields are usually very similar.

A typical CNAME record, for example, may look like this:

• Record type: CNAME
• Host / Name: the value provided by Brevo
• Target / Value: the destination provided by Brevo
• TTL: the default value or approximately one hour

Always copy the Brevo values exactly as they are displayed.

Do not change the spelling or remove parts of the record.

Important: Check Whether a DMARC Record Already Exists

If your domain already has a DMARC record, you should normally modify the existing record instead of creating a second DMARC record.

The record usually has a host such as:

_dmarc

If Brevo asks you to add a reporting address using a rua value, update the existing DMARC record as required.

Having multiple DMARC records for the same domain can create configuration problems.

If you are not sure whether your domain already has DMARC configured, check your DNS records before creating a new one.

Do Not Remove Your Existing Email Records

When configuring Brevo, do not automatically delete the DNS records that already make your normal email account work.

Pay particular attention to:

• MX records
• existing SPF records
• existing DKIM records
• other email-related DNS settings

Your normal mailbox can continue to receive emails through your current email provider while Brevo is used only to send newsletters and automated messages.

For example:

Incoming email:

Customer → support@example.com → your current email provider

Newsletter delivery:

Oltora Newsletter Pipe → Brevo → recipient

The two services can work together without moving your existing mailbox.

Step 6: Verify Your Domain in Brevo

After saving the DNS records, return to Brevo.

Click:

Verify records

or the equivalent domain authentication option.

Brevo will check whether the required DNS records are publicly available.

If everything has been configured correctly, the records should appear as verified or display a green status.

If one or more records are still pending, do not immediately change the configuration.

DNS changes sometimes require time to propagate across the internet.

Wait for a while and run the verification again.

Once the process is complete, Brevo should display a confirmation such as:

Domain authenticated

or:

Domain authenticated and branded

Step 7: Create Your Brevo SMTP Key

Once your domain has been authenticated, you can create the SMTP credentials that Oltora Newsletter Pipe will use.

In Brevo, open:

SMTP & API

and select the:

SMTP

section.

Brevo will display information such as:

• SMTP server
• port
• SMTP login

Now select:

Generate SMTP key

Give the new key a recognizable name, for example:

Oltora Newsletter Pipe

Create the key and copy it immediately.

Your SMTP Key Is Not Your Brevo Password

The SMTP key is a dedicated credential used by applications such as Oltora Newsletter Pipe to authenticate with Brevo.

It is not:

• your normal Brevo account password
• your sender email password
• a standard Brevo API key

You will need:

• your Brevo SMTP login
• your Brevo SMTP key

Keep your SMTP key private and do not share it publicly.

Step 8: Open Oltora Newsletter Pipe in WordPress

Return to your WordPress dashboard and open:

Oltora Newsletter Pipe → Settings

Find the email delivery provider section and select:

Brevo

The plugin automatically handles the standard Brevo SMTP connection settings, so you mainly need to enter your account credentials and sender information.

Step 9: Enter Your Brevo SMTP Credentials

SMTP Login

Enter the SMTP login displayed in your Brevo account.

This may look different from your normal company email address.

Use the value shown by Brevo rather than replacing it with your sender address.

SMTP Key / Password

Paste the SMTP key you generated in Brevo.

From Name

Enter the name you want recipients to see.

For example:

Example Company

From Email

Enter the email address you want to use as the sender.

For example:

support@example.com

Reply-To

Enter the email address where you want to receive replies.

This can be the same address:

support@example.com

Step 10: Save Your Brevo Connection

After entering the required information, click:

Save connection

Oltora Newsletter Pipe will store your Brevo configuration.

You can return to this section later if you need to edit your credentials or change email provider.

Step 11: Test the Brevo SMTP Connection

After saving your settings, click:

Test connection

If everything is configured correctly, the plugin should confirm that the Brevo SMTP server is reachable and that authentication was accepted.

A successful SMTP connection confirms that Oltora Newsletter Pipe can communicate with Brevo.

It does not guarantee that every message will appear in the recipient’s primary Inbox, because Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and other email providers make their own filtering decisions.

Step 12: Send a Test Email

Once the SMTP connection test succeeds, use the email test feature inside Oltora Newsletter Pipe.

Send a single test message to an email account you can check.

After sending it, check whether the message appears in:

• Inbox
• Promotions
• Spam or Junk

For a useful deliverability test, use a normal and realistic email instead of sending several identical technical test messages.

Example Brevo Configuration in Oltora Newsletter Pipe

A typical sender configuration may look like this:

From Name
Example Company

From Email
support@example.com

Reply-To
support@example.com

Your existing email provider can still receive replies sent to this address.

Brevo is simply used to deliver the messages generated by the plugin.

Can I Keep Using My Existing Email Provider?

Yes.

Connecting Brevo does not normally require moving your email account away from your existing provider.

You can continue using your existing mailbox for:

• receiving emails
• reading messages
• replying to customers
• normal business communication

while using Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe for:

• newsletters
• automated email sequences
• scheduled customer communications
• WordPress-generated email campaigns

Troubleshooting Brevo and Oltora Newsletter Pipe

Brevo Cannot Verify My Domain

Check that the DNS record names and values exactly match the information displayed in Brevo.

Also allow enough time for DNS propagation before making additional changes.

The SMTP Connection Test Fails

Make sure you are using:

• the SMTP login shown by Brevo
• the SMTP key generated in the SMTP section

Do not use your normal Brevo account password.

My Domain Already Has a DMARC Record

Do not create multiple DMARC records for the same domain.

Review the existing _dmarc record and update it only when required by the Brevo authentication process.

My Email Is Sent but Goes to Spam

A successful SMTP connection means the sending provider accepted the email, but Inbox placement depends on additional factors.

These can include:

• domain reputation
• sender reputation
• recipient engagement
• email content
• sending volume
• bounce rates
• spam complaints

Correct email authentication is important, but no email provider can guarantee that every message will be placed in the Inbox.

Can I Switch Back to My Hosting SMTP?

Yes.

Inside Oltora Newsletter Pipe you can select:

Custom SMTP / Hosting SMTP

and enter the SMTP credentials supplied by your hosting or email provider.

You normally do not need to remove your Brevo DNS records simply because you change the active delivery provider inside the plugin.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I Need Technical Knowledge to Connect Brevo?

You need access to the DNS management page of your domain, but Brevo provides the values you need to copy. You do not need to understand the technical details behind every DNS record.

Do I Need to Move My Email Account to Brevo?

No. Your normal mailbox can remain with your existing email provider.

Can I Use My Normal Company Email as the Sender?

Yes, as long as the domain has been correctly authenticated with Brevo.

Is the SMTP Key My Brevo Password?

No. The SMTP key is a separate credential created specifically for SMTP connections.

Can I Change Email Provider Later?

Yes. You can edit your email delivery settings and switch to another supported provider or use Custom SMTP / Hosting SMTP.

Does Brevo Guarantee Inbox Delivery?

No. Professional email infrastructure and correct authentication can improve deliverability, but the recipient’s email provider ultimately decides how each message is classified.

Start Using Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe

Connecting Brevo with Oltora Newsletter Pipe gives you a dedicated email delivery option while keeping your newsletter workflow inside WordPress.

The first configuration requires domain authentication and SMTP credentials, but once the connection is complete, you can manage your newsletters and automated sequences directly from your website.

The complete process is:

Authenticate your domain → create your SMTP key → connect Brevo → test the connection → send your email.

If you have not installed the plugin yet, you can learn more about the WordPress newsletter plugin Oltora Newsletter Pipe and its email automation features.