SendGrid Integration

Integrating SendGrid’s SMTP service with Staq simplifies email delivery and enhances your website’s email capabilities. Follow these steps to set up and use SendGrid with Staq.

SendGrid API Setup

Access SendGrid Integration

Under Global Settings, click Manage under SendGrid:

Connect SendGrid Account

Click Connect Account. A popup will open asking you to visit your SendGrid account:

Generate SendGrid API Key

• Log in to your SendGrid account.
• Under Settings, click API Keys and then Create API Key
   
• In the popup, set the API Key Name and select Full Access. Click Create & View:
• Copy the API Key. Note that this key can only be viewed once; you cannot retrieve it again after closing the screen:
• Go back to your Staq account and paste the API Key into the provided field and click Connect:
• If done correctly, you should see a Verified status:

Assign SendGrid to a Website

Using the GoLive Process

• When taking a website live via the GoLive process, you’ll find the SMTP process in Step 5.
• If using Staq DNS or Cloudflare integration, Staq will automatically enter the DNS records. If not, you will need to manually add the records if you select the Third Party method:
• In Step 5, when you click Add Domain, it will authenticate the primary domain in Step 2 inside SendGrid:

If Selecting Third Party

• In Step 1, if you selected Third Party, manually enter the DNS entries by clicking View DNS Records:
• Copy the host and value into your DNS service. Wait at least 1 minute, then click Verify DNS Records:

Verification

• After SendGrid confirms verification, you will see a green label. Check both your DNS provider and SendGrid for the created entries.
• You can now set the from email and from name. The “From Email” is the address that will appear for emails sent after a contact form submission. It does not need to be a valid email, as SendGrid authenticates the domain.

Apply SMTP from Staq Panel

To apply SendGrid from the Staq Panel, under Integrations and click WP Mail SMTP. Follow the prompts to complete the setup:

Enhancing SendGrid Security – Enable IP Access Management

If you wish to increase your SendGrid security to prevent bad actors from using your SendGrid API, you can enable IP Access Management inside Staq.

By following these steps, you can successfully integrate and configure SendGrid with Staq for enhanced email handling and delivery.