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Actively maintained Tested with WP 7.1

YayMagic Email Builder

A drag-and-drop email builder for customizing WordPress core emails, no code required.

Active installs<10New
Downloads · 30d132• 0% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score64/100Good
All-time downloads125Since Sep 2026
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.9PHP 7.2+
Downloads · 7d17▼ -22.7% week over week
Our verdict

Solid choice

YayMagic Email Builder is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.

  • Actively developed — last update 3 weeks ago
  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Small user base (<10 active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

81624Sep 24Oct 5Oct 17
Yesterday3
Daily average (1y)6
Peak day32Sep 24, 2026
Last 12 months132

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where YayMagic Email Builder stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
drag-and-drop >100 4,503 Best drag-and-drop plugins →
email builder >100 4,407 Best email builder plugins →
Email Customizer >100 720 Best Email Customizer plugins →
email templates >100 6,362 Best email templates plugins →
Wordpress emails >100 10,000 Best Wordpress emails plugins →

About YayMagic Email Builder

From the official readme · v1.0.2

Description

WordPress sends plain, unbranded emails by default.

Email Builder lets you redesign these emails visually, with a drag-and-drop editor, ready-made elements, and a live preview, without writing any code.

Everything in this plugin is fully functional. There are no locked elements, trial periods, usage limits, or license keys.

Features

  • Drag & Drop Editor: Build and rearrange email content on a visual canvas
  • Element Library: Logo, Email Heading, Title, Text, Text List, Button, Image, Image Box, Image List, Video, Divider, Space, Column Layouts, Social Icons, Rating Stars, HTML, Hook, Footer
  • Patterns: Insert ready-made section patterns (headers, footers, banners, and more) with one click
  • Global Header & Footer: Set a shared header and footer used across all emails
  • Dynamic Shortcodes: Insert user and site data automatically
  • Live Preview & Test Email: Preview an email and send a test before saving
  • Import/Export: Move templates between sites as JSON
  • Revisions & Backups: Restore earlier versions of a template
  • Supports Core WordPress Emails: New account and reset password emails

External Services

This plugin does not phone home, collect telemetry, or check license keys. The only outbound connections are:

WordPress.org Plugin API (api.wordpress.org, downloads.wordpress.org)
Used only when an administrator clicks an install button on the “Recommended Plugins” page or the “Install YaySMTP” button in the Send Test Email dialog. It fetches plugin information and the plugin package from WordPress.org, exactly like the core Plugins > Add New screen. Nothing is sent except the standard request WordPress itself makes.
Privacy Policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

YayCommerce website (yaycommerce.com)
Support links only. The “Help” menu item opens https://yaycommerce.com/support/ in your browser. The plugin itself never sends data to this domain.
Privacy Policy: https://yaycommerce.com/privacy-policy/
Terms: https://yaycommerce.com/terms-and-conditions/

Source Code

The complete, human-readable source of this plugin, including the uncompiled source of the editor bundle and the build tooling, is public at:

https://github.com/YayCommerce/email-builder

The compiled files under assets/dist/yaymail/ (yaymail-main.tsx-*.js, vendor_antd_*.js, yaymail-main-*.css) are built from the React/TypeScript application in apps/customizer/src with Vite. To rebuild them:

  1. cd apps/customizer
  2. pnpm install
  3. pnpm build (runs tsc && vite build; output is written to assets/dist/yaymail/)
  4. cd ../.. then node rewrite-text-domain.js assets (the editor source is shared with the YayMail plugin and uses the yaymail text domain; this rewrites the compiled bundle to this plugin’s slug, exactly as the release script zip.sh does)

Third-party libraries compiled into that bundle (all under MIT-compatible licenses, declared in package.json / apps/customizer/package.json): React, React DOM, React Router, Ant Design (antd, @ant-design/icons), @wordpress/i18n, Zustand, Immer, react-query, Axios, Day.js, Moment.js, SortableJS / react-sortablejs, Ace editor (ace-builds, react-ace), react-custom-scrollbars-2, react-error-boundary, JSZip, lodash.get, copy-to-clipboard, uuid.

The PHP code under vendor-prefixed/ is the YayCommerce admin-shell library (shared admin menu and pages). It is plain, unminified PHP that has only had its namespaces prefixed with PHP-Scoper (scoper.inc.php) to avoid conflicts with other plugins; the same files are in the repository above.

Support

For documentation and support, visit https://yaycommerce.com or contact the YayCommerce support team.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/yaymagic-email-builder/
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Navigate to Email Builder in your WordPress admin to configure settings

Frequently asked questions

Which emails can I customize?

Core WordPress emails, including the new account and reset password emails.

Is coding knowledge required?

No, all customization is done through the visual drag-and-drop editor.

Can I translate the plugin?

Yes. All strings use the yaymagic-email-builder text domain and can be translated on translate.wordpress.org.

Does the plugin send any data to external servers?

No. All email rendering, previews, and social icon images are generated locally on your site. See “External Services” below for the only outbound connections, which are optional admin actions.

Changelog

Sept 24, 2026 – Version 1.0.2

  • Initial release
  • Added global headers and footers
  • Added dynamic shortcodes for user and site data
  • Added live preview and test emails
  • Added JSON import/export for templates
  • Added template revisions and backups
  • Added support for core WordPress emails, including new account and reset password emails

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

YayMagic Email Builder: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 18, 2026

Is YayMagic Email Builder free?

Yes. YayMagic Email Builder is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is YayMagic Email Builder safe to use in 2026?

YayMagic Email Builder is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.

How many websites use YayMagic Email Builder?

YayMagic Email Builder is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 125 times since it launched in September 2026. It was downloaded 132 times in the last 30 days.

Does YayMagic Email Builder work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested YayMagic Email Builder up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.9 or newer.

What PHP version does YayMagic Email Builder need?

YayMagic Email Builder requires PHP 7.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was YayMagic Email Builder last updated?

The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on September 24, 2026 (3 weeks ago).

Who makes YayMagic Email Builder?

YayMagic Email Builder is developed and maintained by YayCommerce.

What are the best alternatives to YayMagic Email Builder?

The most popular alternatives to YayMagic Email Builder are Elementor Website Builder (10M+ installs), Kirki (500K+ installs) and Page Builder by SiteOrigin (400K+ installs).

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