# Gmail setup, chat recommendation and dynamic rewards data flow between WordPress and Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-setup-chat-recommendation-and-dynamic-rewards-data-flow-between-wordpress-and-discourse/186275
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-setup-chat-recommendation-and-dynamic-rewards-data-flow-between-wordpress-and-discourse/186275 "2021-04-09T23:13:26Z")
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### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-setup-chat-recommendation-and-dynamic-rewards-data-flow-between-wordpress-and-discourse/186275/2 "2021-04-12T00:10:21Z")

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Welcome to the community! 🙂

Just a note, that generally it’s best to break this kind of thing up into a few more targeted topics, as kitchen-sink topics are hard for folks to respond to, and will typically end up twisting in the wind a bit.

Also, there’s a great number of resources on most of your questions here on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org). A good way to familiarize yourself with the community is to spend a bit of time reading topics on subjects you’re interested in.

Then when you seek further help on a topic, you can ask more targeted questions, and you’ll get much better answers. Other folks in the community will appreciate that you took the time to read through the various topics, and will want to help you even more.

> [@Himanshu\_Singh](#):
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> I have seen people use Mailgun for emails on Discourse. Is there any issue with using Gsuite?

Gsuite and Mailgun do different things and you will need both. Mailgun is what you call a “transactional” email provider. Have read up on existing resources here and elsewhere on this one.

> [@Himanshu\_Singh](#):
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> I don’t have a hosting provider for Discourse but everybody seems to rate DO very high. From what I have shared, do you see any issues with using DO?

Yes, [digitalocean.com](http://digitalocean.com) is a great option for self-hosting, and there aren’t any issues with using it.

> [@Himanshu\_Singh](#):
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> Is there a recommended chat tool that works well with WordPress and Discourse?

It depends on what kind of chat you’re talking about 🙂 Have a search for “chat” here on meta to see what folks have discussed in the past, then follow up in those topics.

> [@Himanshu\_Singh](#):
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> How would you recommend to sync tags in WordPress with tags in Discourse

The out-of-the-box way to do this currently is to add tags using the [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) plugin’s publishing options. If you’re interested in more than this, follow up in the topic below, or perhaps [this one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-tags-between-wordpress-posts-and-their-discourse-topics/77022).

> [@Tag posts that are published from WordPress to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tag-posts-that-are-published-from-wordpress-to-discourse/99927):
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> Posts can now be tagged when they are published with the [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) plugin. To tag a post, click on the Discourse meta box Advanced Options link to expand the meta box. Add tags to the Tag input, either one at a time, or as a comma separated list. Any spaces in tag names will be converted to hyphens. The maximum number of tags is set by the ‘Maximum Number of Tags’ option found on the Publishing Settings tab. The maximum number of tags will default to 5 if the setting is left empt…

> [@Himanshu\_Singh](#):
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> How can I ensure real time data transfer between Discourse and WordPress i.e., 1) If user submits a project on the site then skill points update in Discourse. 2) If user make good contribution in Discourse, skill points update in WordPress.

You’ll need to write plugin(s) for Discourse and / or Wordpress to do this. Given that you’re interested in coding this yourself, I would point you in a few places to get started:

- [Discourse Developers Tutorials on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/c/howto/devs/56)
- [Learn how to start building stuff for Discourse if you're newbie (like myself)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-start-building-stuff-for-discourse-if-youre-newbie-like-myself/45954)
- [WP Discourse Tips and Tricks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-plugin-tips-and-tricks/50757)

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