The Amazon SES Addon for “The Newsletter Plugin” (TNP) for WordPress is a professional extension designed to replace your web server’s basic mailer with Amazon’s high-performance Simple Email Service.
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Protocol: Uses the Amazon SES API (not just standard SMTP) for faster delivery and better error handling.
PHP Requirements: Requires PHP 7.0+ (PHP 8.x recommended). It utilizes the Amazon SDK, which requires curl, Zlib, and OpenSSL extensions.
WordPress Version: Compatible with WordPress 6.1 or higher.
Authentication: Supports DKIM and SPF signing through AWS to ensure maximum deliverability and avoid spam folders.
High-Volume Ready: Designed to handle mailing lists exceeding 10,000+ subscribers by leveraging Amazon’s cloud infrastructure.
Automatic Rate Limiting: The plugin automatically detects your Amazon SES “Sending Quota” and “Max Send Rate” to ensure you don’t exceed your AWS limits and get throttled.
Bounce & Complaint Management: Integrates with Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service) to automatically process hard bounces and spam complaints, removing those emails from your list to keep it clean.
Real-time Diagnostics: Includes a “Check” button within the WordPress dashboard to instantly verify if your API keys and sender email address are correctly configured.
Regional Support: Compatible with all major AWS regions (US East, US West, EU, Asia Pacific, etc.).
To get this running, you will need:
IAM User: An AWS user with AmazonSESFullAccess and AmazonSNSFullAccess permissions.
Access Keys: An Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.
Identity Verification: Your “From” email address or domain must be verified in the AWS SES Console.
Production Access: You must request to move out of the Amazon SES “Sandbox” to send to unverified recipients.
