Gmail ignores the From address and uses the OAuth account
The From email address field is ignored, so all Gmail mail goes out under the connected OAuth account address.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 22 June 2021 · last reported 22 May 2025
What's going wrong
Site owners sending mail through the Gmail SMTP plugin find that the From Email Address setting has no effect.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.