SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ wpfewd

   6mo ago

   AWS SES is super reliable and a great feature to add to WordPress. This plugin takes a complicated task and makes it simple.I would however like to see an option to store the Secret Keys in the wp-config.php file rather than the database.

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2. ★★★★★ eei

   12mo ago

   I spent hours trying to get WP MAIL SMTP to send email with Amazon SES. They wanted $$ per year to use Amazon SES and I couldn’t get it to work as just a simple SMTP. This plugin took me 2 minutes (since I already had my keys configured at Amazon SES.) This was super fast and it worked on the first attempt.

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3. ★★★★★ dylandawg

   1.5y ago

   I’ve used “WP Mail SMTP Plugin” (the pigeon one) for years but recently i switched to Amazon SES and found they sell that feature. I think that’s a bit too much to ask for what it is.This plugin is 400kb and get it done for free, in seconds, are you kidding me? Download it ASAP.The 2 negative reviews aren’t relevant any more.

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4. ★★★★★ paywall

   3.4y ago

   Straightforward and easy to use plugin for sending transactional emails via Amazon SES.

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5. ★★★★★ pixcil

   3.4y ago

   I installed this to work with an email plugin I already had installed. Works fantastic and absolutely amazing for a free plugin.Their other, paid plugins, look great and will be definitely considering for a later site project as most of the features are not needed for the site I am currently working on. Cannot thank their team enough for making this simple plugin free and that it is so seamless to set up.

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6. ★★★★★ Saurav Sharma

   3.5y ago

   500 error on activated this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ corytrevor

   3.6y ago

   This plugin works great to connect your site to Amazon SES for sending emails. It uses the AWS API to connect and send email which is much better than just using a regular SMTP plugin with the AWS SMTP credentials. It’s easy to set up and keeps a log of all outbound emails. The developers are very helpful and responsive and quickly resolve any issues.

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8. ★★★★★ matyssik

   4.6y ago

   Does not work with MariaDB 10.6, fails to create table and errors-out. *2 FastCGI sent in stderr: "PHP message: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'IF' at line 1 in wp-includes/wp-db.php:2056

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.9.1 Fixed: SQL Injection for Email logs query 1.9.1
2. — Version 1.9 Fixed: XSS with special character 1.9
3. — Version 1.8 Fixed: XSS Improved: UI for email log details 1.8
4. — Version 1.7.1 Fixed: Change text-domain 1.7.1
5. — Version 1.7 Fixed: Deprecated: Return type of YaySMTPAmazonSES 1.7
6. — Version 1.6 Added: 6 new regions for Amazon SES: us-west-1 (US West (N. California)), eu-west-3 (EU (Paris)), eu-south-1 (EU (Milan)), eu-north-1 (EU (Stockholm)), ap-northeast-3 (Asia Pacific (Osaka)), me-south-1 (Middle East (Bahr 1.6

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.9 SMTP for Amazon SES <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-07-16 CVE-2025-54043 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 1.9.1
2. High · 7.2 SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP <= 1.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Logs ↗
   2025-04-10 CVE-2025-3434 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.9
3. High · 7.2 Vulnerability: SMTP for Amazon SES <= 1.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Logs ↗
   2025-02-22 CVE-2025-0957 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-09-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-09-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-09-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in tier
4. 2024-09-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-09-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-09-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-09-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-09-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 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).

• M MBC SMTP Flex 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Solid Mail – SMTP email and logging made by SolidWP 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Mailster AmazonSES Integration 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• WPAdmin AWS CDN 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• M MailHog for WordPress 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP: 3K+ active installs, 4.2★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smtp-amazon-ses