I am trying to build a contact me form for my portfolio but I am running into issues.
Traceback File "..\env\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 34, in inner SMTPSenderRefused at / (530, b'5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at\n5.5.1 https://support.google.com/mail/?p=WantAuthError c17sm3159820ild.31 -gsmtp', 'The_email_I_use_on_form@gmail.com')
views.py
def index_view(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = ContactForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
# Send email goes here
sender_name = form.cleaned_data['name']
sender_email = form.cleaned_data['email']
message = "{0} has sent you a new message:\n\n{1}".format(sender_name, form.cleaned_data['message'])
send_mail('New Enquiry', message, sender_email,
['to_me@gmail.com'])
return HttpResponse("Thanks for contacting, We will be in touch soon!")
else:
form = ContactForm()
return render(request, 'index.html', {'form': form })
Settings.py
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.environ.get('EMAIL_USER')
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('EMAIL_PWD')
Forms.py
from django import forms
class ContactForm(forms.Form):
name = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
email = forms.EmailField()
subject = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea)
I went into my settings on Gmail to see if there could be something in the security settings blocking me from receiving the form submissions, I tried changing the security setting that allows access for less secure apps. Should I choose a different email provider or is there a work-around for this?
Do you have 2-factor-authentication enabled for your Gmail account? If so you may need to use an "app password", rather than your regular email password.