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SMTP for Amazon SES

SMTP for Amazon SES - YaySMTP
by YayCommerce · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 16 Sep 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SMTP for Amazon SES
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security65
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SMTP for Amazon SES still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Sep 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns SMTP for Amazon SES, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer yaycommerce since May 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SMTP for Amazon SES removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SMTP for Amazon SES safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.9.1). Not on the exploited list. 16 Jul 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SMTP for Amazon SES update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.9.2. No one-star spike after it. 16 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master20 May 2021 to 20 May 2021, 1 commits
yaycommerce21 May 2021 to 16 Sep 2026, 36 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
49 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SMTP for Amazon SES
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 1.9.1).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Jul 2025SMTP for Amazon SES <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection4.9<= 1.91.9.1307
10 Apr 2025SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP <= 1.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Logs7.2<= 1.81.992
22 Feb 2025Vulnerability: SMTP for Amazon SES <= 1.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Logs7.2<= 1.81.9140

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SMTP for Amazon SES
4 May 202657
11 May 2026103
18 May 2026168
25 May 2026104
1 Jun 202692
8 Jun 2026100
15 Jun 2026105
22 Jun 202676
29 Jun 202693
6 Jul 202679
13 Jul 2026130
20 Jul 202684
27 Jul 2026124
3 Aug 2026144
10 Aug 2026124
17 Aug 2026124
24 Aug 2026133
31 Aug 2026130
7 Sep 2026133
14 Sep 20261,302
21 Sep 2026550
28 Sep 2026376
5 Oct 2026367
12 Oct 2026320
19 Oct 2026367
26 Oct 2026305
2 Nov 202633

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

WP Mail SMTP by WPFormsScore 93 · 4,000,000+Easy WP SMTPScore 92 · 500,000+FluentSMTPScore 91 · 700,000+Stop WP Emails Going to SpamScore 91 · 10,000+WP Offload SES LiteScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.9.2
AuthorYayCommerce
Added21 May 2021
Last updated16 Sep 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.3
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tagsaws, SES, smtp, amazon, wordpress smtp

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Questions

Is SMTP for Amazon SES still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Sep 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns SMTP for Amazon SES, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer yaycommerce since May 2021.

Was SMTP for Amazon SES removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is SMTP for Amazon SES safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.9.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest SMTP for Amazon SES update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.9.2. No one-star spike after it.

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