Add slick looking Amazon Carousel widgets to your blog posts in a brain-dead simple way! 
Just say <code>[carousel]</code> to add a Carousel anywhere on your blog.
Amazon Widgets are small Flash-based mini-applications that bring Amazon’s rich features right to your website. The Amazon Carousel is a cute looking Flash widget which lets you showcase products that are relevant to your blog post.
There are many ways to create a Carousel. Here are some:
<ol>
<li>
<code>[carousel]</code> 
This creates a Carousel containing the latest bestselling books from Amazon.
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<code>[carousel marketplace="GB"]</code> 
This creates a Carousel containing the latest bestselling books from Amazon.co.uk. Valid values for market place are: JP, FR, DE, GB, US, CA
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<li>
<code>[carousel list="Bestsellers" category="Jewelry"]</code> 
This creates a Carousel containing the latest bestsellers from the Amazon Jewelry store (http://amazon.com/jewelry). 
Note that you can replace ‘Bestsellers’ with ‘NewReleases’, ‘MostWishedFor’ or ‘MostGifted’.
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<code>[carousel keywords="Nintendo Wii" category="VideoGam es"]</code> 
This creates a Carousel containing ‘Nintendo Wii’ products from the Video Games category at Amazon.
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<code>[carousel asins="B0011Z0YR2,B00137W4P8,B0013G0PG4,B001AUCK52,B001BVXUPY,B001AU6XE6" title="My favorite MP3 songs." shuffleProducts="True"]</code> 
This creates a Carousel titled ‘My favorite MP3 songs’ and contains various MP3 album covers. It shuffles the albums so that they appear in a random order each time the widget is displayed.
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<code>[carousel list="NewReleases" category="VideoGames" tag="ohmyki-20" showBorder="True"]</code> 
This creates a carousel containing the latest new releases from the Video Games store at Amazon. The widget will have a black border since we’re setting showBorder to true. Since the ‘tag’ parameter is specified, you will earn an Affiliate referral fee for any sales made through this widget. 
IMPORTANT: As of 9/6/2010, 10% of your impressions will be tagged with the plugin creator’s tag (wp-carousel-20)
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</ol>
You can customize a lot more in your Carousel widget. Check out the FAQ section for more details.

WP-Amazon-Carousel

Add slick looking Amazon Carousel widgets to your blog posts in a brain-dead simple way! Just say [carousel] to add a Carousel anywhere on your blog.

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Send WordPress emails through Amazon SES server using YaySMTP
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a versatile mail service provider. It is a powerhouse for sending emails, but tapping into its full potential within WordPress can be tricky… until now!
Introducing YaySMTP, your seamless bridge between Amazon SES and WordPress for turbocharged email delivery.
It costs nothing to connect with AWS / Amazon SES.
YaySMTP for WP SES comes without baffling configuration options. Any WordPress beginner can set it up successfully.
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Moreover, this WP SES plugin provides advanced options that you can’t find in other Amazon SES SMTP free plugins.
<ul>
<li>Easy to set up: Clear interface and simple user experience. </li>
<li>Boosted deliverability: Experience lightning-fast email sending and enhanced reliability—no more frustrating delays.</li>
<li>Email log: Set time frame for auto-delete, show/hide columns.</li>
<li>Email actions: Display, search, view, and delete emails easily.</li>
<li>Send test email: One click to send an email for testing.</li>
<li>Compact UI: Do everything without leaving the page or browser tab.</li>
<li>Detailed tracking: Monitor email performance like a pro with comprehensive analytics and insights into opens, clicks, senders, etc.</li>
<li>Export/Import: Quickly export your CSV files to reserve the email sending history.</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚡️ HOW IT WORKS</h3>
YaySMTP plugin makes Amazon SES server and your WordPress site become friends very quickly.
To enable SES SMTP for your WordPress emails, you will need to register an <a href="https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup#/start" rel="nofollow ugc">AWS account</a>.
Amazon’s SMTP service provider offers an affordable Pay-as-you-go plan, if not the best and cheapest.
The configuration process is easy. Just follow our <a href="https://yaycommerce.gitbook.io/yaysmtp/how-to-set-up-smtps/how-to-connect-amazon-ses" rel="nofollow ugc">WP SES documentation</a>, and it takes you only a few minutes.
If you want hands-free setup support, just buy <a href="https://yaycommerce.com/yaysmtp-wordpress-mail-smtp/" rel="nofollow ugc">YaySMTP</a> and let us handle all the config. Our team is always ready to help you unleash the full power of WordPress SMTP and Amazon SES.
<h3>🎏 Supported Themes and Plugins</h3>
<ul>
<li>Complete compatibility with all themes, page builders, and major plugins.</li>
<li>Perfect with <a href="https://yaycommerce.com/yaymail-woocommerce-email-customizer/" rel="nofollow ugc">YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer</a> plugin.</li>
</ul>
<h3>📝 Documentation and Support</h3>
If you’re having issues, do let us know, and we’ll be <a href="https://yaycommerce.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">happy to help</a>.

SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP


This plugin works great to connect your site to Amazon SES for sending emails. It uses the AWS API to connect and send email which is much better than just using a regular SMTP plugin with the AWS SMTP credentials. 



It's easy to set up and keeps a log of all outbound emails. The developers are very helpful and responsive and quickly resolve any issues. 


Great plugin

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Send WordPress emails through Amazon SES server using YaySMTP

WP-Amazon-Carousel vs SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP