Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress
by Ozan Canakli · Email & Marketing
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Connect to Yandex SMTP server to automatically send emails from your WordPress site through the Yandex SMTP server instead of PHP mail().
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈2K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “yandex smtp”. Down 6 places since 2026-10-01, now #23. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
46 health vs 66 average across 2,127 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 26.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 7.1.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2527 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2527 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| yandex smtp your tag | #23 | #9 | down 6 |
| smtp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| smtp server your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yandex your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yandex mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Slipping on “yandex smtp”. Down 6 places since 2026-10-01, now #23. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “smtp”, “smtp server” and “yandex” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 346 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 days ago and the previous band took 2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 22 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kibwot95.2y ago
Plugin is no longer supported on the newest WP versions. This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by kibwot9.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ photozone6.1y ago
Problem solved! Yandex does not trust external mail clients, so you need to enter Yandex Mail interface and check necessary boxes in security settings to make plugin work. This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by photozone.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oğuzhan6.5y ago
Spam sorununu ve Yandex ile senkronize yapması çok iyi. Tebrikler hocam
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp_maybe6.5y ago
that’s the way it is
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ coolwater70tr6.9y ago
Thanks for that Free Plugin , simple and working so good . I advice everyone. congratulations . Ücretsiz uygulama için teşekkürler. kolay ve çok iyi çalışıyor . Herkeze tavsiye ederim . Tebrikler .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xmaximus1x7.5y ago
i add all setting inside cloudflare mx record and smtp its does not work smtp.yandex.net smtp.yandex.com smtp.yandex.ru with 10 priority
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 168480247.8y ago
pluggin stuck in my wordpress pluggins , does not work and i don’t need it, i’m going to contact the wordpress support for help now
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xandrapalmer7.8y ago
This solved my problems. Setup in 10 seconds. Goodbye spam foldr 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Connect to Yandex SMTP server to automatically send emails from your WordPress site through the Yandex SMTP..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 719 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 748 days in tier
- 2024-09-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 513 days in tier
- 2023-05-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 627 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 3K+ → 4K+ up after 263 days in tier
- 2020-11-27 1K+ → 3K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- Y Yandex Mail 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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