Amazon Web Services
by WP Engine · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 3.5M+ installs across the portfolio →
Houses the Amazon Web Services (AWS) PHP SDK v2 libraries and manages access keys.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
5K+
≈5.6K estimated
Momentum
+112%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “amazon” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 846.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 7 reviews to 2016-11-16Reviewers like how it quietly handles S3 offloading and say the team fixes bugs fast, but setup takes tweaking, some installs throw errors, and it doesn't help sites with existing images or EDD download links.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: WP compatibility
Updated 33 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
+0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| amazon web services your tag | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| amazon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “amazon” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 29 Sep 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tharindu10.0y ago
Installed on an established site. And it’s useless. If you have an established site, buy that other plugin they are advertising. This one is useless for old images.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nuanced Media10.2y ago
Takes a bit of tweaking, but all around does what it advertises.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sean91310.8y ago
This plugin is great for connecting to your AWS account for other services to use it. Some usability issues could be better, some errors on install and activate with certain versions, but if you’re up to date it should work great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ assortedchips10.8y ago
I am very impressed with this plugin, and I am using only the free version along with its companion WP Offload S3. I like how they are transparent – you don’t even realize it is there and behaves as if you were saving everything locally. There have been a few bugs here and there, but the team addresses them quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ azazy11.3y ago
Download links and rewriting urls is so broken with Easy Digital Downloads, EDD Amazon S3 and EDD Frontend Submissions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aesqe11.8y ago
works flawlessly 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phamthang12.8y ago
it help my wp works with AWS S3 and didn’t break anything
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-09-29 Version 1.0.6 Change: Update project status in readme 1.0.6
- 2018-02-20 Version 1.0.5 Change: Plugins page removed as this plugin is no longer required by WP Offload S3 or WP Offload S3 Lite Bug fix: Update checking broken for version 1.5 or less of WP Offload S3 Bug fix: WP_Offload_S3_Autoloader class in 1.0.5
- 2017-11-20 Version 1.0.4 Improvement: Compatibility with WordPress 4.9 Improvement: Compatibility with WP Offload S3 1.5.1 Bug fix: Reveal access keys form option shown when keys partially defined Bug fix: WP_Error being passed to AWS methods Bu 1.0.4
- 2017-06-19 Version 1.0.3 Improvement: Compatibility with WP Offload S3 1.5 1.0.3
- 2017-03-13 Version 1.0.2 New: AWS SDK updated to 2.8.31 New: London and Montreal regions added 1.0.2
- 2016-12-13 Version 1.0.1 New: Mumbai and Seoul regions added 1.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 47 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Houses the Amazon Web Services (AWS) PHP SDK v2 libraries and manages access keys."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 990 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-06 6K+ → 5K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 6K+ → 5K+ down after 230 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 7K+ → 6K+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 8K+ → 7K+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2025-02-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 36 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- A AWS SNS Plugin 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage 30K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Associate Post R2 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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