84
YaySMTP and Email Logs: Amazon SES, SendGrid, Outlook, Mailgun, Brevo, Google and Any SMTP Service
Smooth SMTP setup paired with support that actually cares.
HealthyDeclining
84/100
Users appreciate the easy setup and responsive support despite minor issues with log diagnostics.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.9★
44 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-26%
Declining fast
72 → 53 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 26% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -26% in the last year
72/day a year ago→53/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayYaySMTP is widely praised for its ease of use, reliable delivery, helpful support and useful logging, though a few users note that the logs lack detailed failure diagnostics and the tutorial videos could be improved.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and use×3
- +Provides email logging with status overview×3
- +Responsive and proactive support×4
- +Reliable delivery; works as expected×3
- +Integration with Amazon SES and other SMTP services
- +Compatibility with WooCommerce and HivePress
- +Free version sufficient for basic email sending
- +Graph displays sent emails and delivery status
Common complaints
- −Email logs lack detailed diagnostic information for failed emails
- −Video tutorials are of low quality
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.82★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 23%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 44 total
Latest reviews · 44 analyzed
- 2026-06-02★★★★★The best SMTP i've triedminimamente
- 2026-03-15★★★★★Good and easy!backyardguy
- 2026-03-05★★★★★Great supportMCMarco
- 2026-03-05★★★★★Very Good Plugin and Great Supportaman ullah
- 2025-11-14★★★★★Super easy to set upanko101-shot
- 2025-10-05★★★★★Amazing plug in, amazing customer serviceCoding Enthusiast
- 2025-08-13★★★★★Solid plugin with just the right optionsEvan Emerson
- 2025-06-13★★★★★Fantastic plugin, free logs and incredible supportdemocle
- 2025-02-15★★★★★good plugin for smtp also the supportamazingworld091-shot
- 2025-01-03★★★★★the best plugin for smtp sesgabricp100
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to YaySMTP and Email Logs
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
46
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
42
Prior 7-day baseline
38
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
182
Mean release-day peak (30d)
50
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+9.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.12
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
23%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
0%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.86 → 4.82★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered