YaRank Wordpress Plugin - Rating, Reviews, Demo & Download
Plugin Description
YaRank is a Russian-focused SEO plugin: it serves Yandex and Google equally well, and the admin interface is fully in Russian.
What the free version does
- Works right after activation: every feature is enabled with optimal defaults, nothing to configure
- Title and meta description templates with a live example (variables %title%, %sep%, %sitename%, %tagline%)
- Live Google-style snippet preview in the post editor with length counters
- Per-post title, description and noindex/nofollow via the meta box
- Bulk edit: generate title/description for all posts from templates (%title%, %excerpt%, %category% and more) in one click
- 301 redirects: an “old URL new URL” table in settings — keeps link equity when moving pages
- XML sitemap at /sitemap.xml — one format for Yandex and Google, with priorities and last-modified dates
- Instant IndexNow pings to Yandex and Bing when posts are published
- robots.txt: Host directive for Yandex, sitemap link and custom rules — automatic
- Automatic transliteration of Cyrillic URLs to Latin (pretty permalinks)
- noindex for pages with URL parameters (filters, sorting, utm tags) with a configurable allowlist
- Schema.org JSON-LD: Organization with taxID (Russian INN), Article, Breadcrumbs
- Automatic noindex for WooCommerce cart, checkout and account pages
- “SEO health” audit: pretty permalinks, robots.txt, sitemap, descriptions, HTTPS, IndexNow
- Exclude posts from the sitemap by ID
- Yandex.Webmaster in the admin: one-click site verification (meta tag), indexing status right on the settings page, sitemap submission and manual re-crawl — no need to leave WordPress
Pro plans
- Automatic re-crawl: when a post is published, its URL is sent to Yandex for re-indexing right away
- Per-post indexing analytics in the editor (pages in search, errors) — v2
- Content analysis with Wordstat data: keywords, density, LSI hints
- Regions and multi-region targeting for Yandex
- WooCommerce Product schema (price, availability, reviews)
- Advanced 301 redirects and broken link checking
External Services
This plugin provides a service by connecting to the following external APIs. All connections are initiated only when the user explicitly enables the corresponding features. No data is sent without the user’s action.
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Yandex.Webmaster API — the plugin connects to Yandex.Webmaster to verify site ownership, check indexing status, submit sitemaps, and request re-crawl. This requires the user to authorize the plugin via OAuth on the Yandex.Webmaster settings page.
Data sent: site URL, OAuth tokens, sitemap URL, post URLs (when re-crawl is requested).
Service documentation: https://yandex.com/dev/webmaster/
Privacy policy: https://yandex.ru/legal/confidential/ -
Yandex IndexNow — when a post is published or updated, the plugin sends the post URL to Yandex for instant indexing. This can be disabled in plugin settings.
Data sent: post URL, IndexNow key.
Privacy policy: https://yandex.ru/legal/confidential/ -
Bing IndexNow — when a post is published or updated, the plugin sends the post URL to Bing for instant indexing. This can be disabled in plugin settings.
Data sent: post URL, IndexNow key.
Privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
Screenshots
Settings — title and description templates with live Google-style examples, homepage description, indexing options.
Yandex.Webmaster in the admin — site verification, indexing health (search, excluded pages, problems), diagnostics with recommendations, sitemap submission and re-crawl requests.
“SEO health” audit — pretty permalinks, robots.txt, sitemap, descriptions, HTTPS and IndexNow checks.
Bulk edit — generate title and description for all posts from ready templates or your own, with a live example. Choose a preset and apply to all posts.
Meta box in the post editor — custom title/description with Google-style snippet preview and length counters, noindex/nofollow per post.
