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WP Mail SES

Uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Email Service (SES) to send emails in WordPress.

By Bashkim Isai·SES·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Mail SES is a WordPress SES plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
2.8K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Email Service (SES) to send emails.
Based on the original WP SES project by Sylvain Deaure. Main differences:

  • Does not store credentials in the database
  • Convention over configuration
  • Removed any functionality which can be done via AWS Console
  • Open Source and version controlled via GitHub

Usage

View statistics

Go to: Admin » Dashboard » SES Statistics

Send test message

Go to: Admin » Settings » WP Mail SES

Hooks/Filters

wp_mail_ses_sent_email - This function is called once an email has been sent

to SES and provides two parameters:

  • $message_id (string or null) –
    The MessageId as provided by SES if the request was successful,
    otherwise null.
  • $mail_data (array) –
    A hash map containing the information used to send th…
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
5 ★
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0
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2 ★
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1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.0.4

  • Integrated with Travis CI
  • Added PHPCS and linked to WordPress-Extra standards
  • Cleaned up code with phpcs/phpcbf
  • Added .editorconfig
  • Updated SimpleEmailService to 0.9.0
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Bashkim IsaiBashkim Isai
Plugin Info
Version
0.0.4
Last Updated
Jan 3, 2018
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.8K+
Added
Mar 19, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

sesmailwp_mail

Developer

B
Bashkim Isai
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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