Any local storing contact forms? No outgoing emails from host.

  • I’m hosting my site at Freehostia.com, and with their free plan they offer no outgoing e-mail service. Therefor I cannot get any of the Contact Forms to send.

    Is there any way to work around this, other than the obvious hosting upgrade or change? I’ve tried finding a plugin that stores contact form entries locally, with no luck.

    Thanks for all help. Please note that I’m somewhat technically challenged, and tried searching for a solution as best I could.

    Melkemannen.

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    I’ve seen many folks in the same situation just create a page called “Contact” and leave the comments open.

    Thread Starter melkemannen

    (@melkemannen)

    Thanks for the reply, James. Thought about something like that, but would like to keep it more professional-looking/private. Just wanted to make sure I checked all possibilities before upgrading my account or switching host.

    Which leads me to another question:
    I know some free hosting-providers have outgoing mail-servers available, but I don’t know which are good for WordPress. Anyone got a good tip for free hosting that fills WP needs?

    Thanks,
    Melkemannen.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    We generally don’t recommend free hosting providers as they often offer crippled servers that prevent WordPress from running properly.

    Basically, if you want a reliable free blog, use wordpress.com. If you want a reliable self-hosted blog, you should probably pay for hosting.

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