Amazon smtp for mail sending wordpress

To send emails from a WordPress website using Amazon SES (Simple Email Service), you'll need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Set up Amazon SES

Create an AWS account if you don't already have one.
Go to the AWS Management Console and navigate to the SES dashboard.
Verify your email address or domain by following the instructions in the SES dashboard.
Create an IAM user with the necessary permissions to use SES.

Step 2: Install and configure the Amazon SES plugin for WordPress

Install the Amazon SES plugin for WordPress from the WordPress Plugin Directory or by uploading it manually.
Activate the plugin.
Go to the plugin's settings page (usually found under Settings > Amazon SES) and enter your AWS access key ID and secret access key.
Configure the plugin to use your verified email address or domain.

Step 3: Configure your WordPress website to use Amazon SES

In your WordPress website's functions.php file, add the following code to enable Amazon SES:

add_action( 'phpmailer_init', 'amazon_ses_init' );
function amazon_ses_init( $phpmailer ) {
 $phpmailer->Host = 'email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com';
 $phpmailer->Port = 587;
 $phpmailer->Username = 'your-aws-access-key-id';
 $phpmailer->Password = 'your-aws-secret-access-key';
 $phpmailer->From = '[email protected]';
 $phpmailer->FromName = 'Your Website Name';
}

Replace the placeholders with your actual AWS access key ID, secret access key, and verified email address.

Step 4: Test your email sending

Go to the WordPress plugin's settings page and test the email sending functionality.
Verify that emails are being sent successfully using Amazon SES.

Additional tips and considerations

Make sure to follow Amazon SES's sending limits and best practices to avoid getting your account suspended.
You may need to configure your WordPress website's firewall or security settings to allow outgoing connections to Amazon SES.
If you're using a Content Delivery Network (CDN) or a load balancer, you may need to configure them to allow outgoing connections to Amazon SES.
Amazon SES has a free tier, but it's limited to 62,000 free emails per day. If you need to send more emails, you'll need to upgrade to a paid plan.

By following these steps, you should be able to set up Amazon SES for email sending in your WordPress website.

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Amazon smtp for mail sending wordpress