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Yandex Metrica·Analytics

yandex metrica on every wordpress site.

paste a Yandex Metrica counter ID, save, and the snippet renders gated against analytics consent. free heatmaps, click maps, session replay, scroll tracking — all without an extra plugin.

free trial. no credit card. all 30 integrations included on every plan.

includedYovale WordPress Hosting — Yandex Metrica
yovale.com/en/integrations/yandex-metrica
Yandex Metrica · analytics consent

Yandex Metrica layers inside every wordpress site.

Yandex still leads search market share in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and several other CIS countries. If your audience includes those regions, GA4 alone misses important behavior signal.

01
save-time validation
regex `^[0-9]{7,9}$` enforced in dashboard
02
render-time mirror
same regex re-checked in PHP
03
consent gate
fires only after analytics consent granted
04
head injection
snippet emitted in `wp_head` priority 1
01
Yandex counter ID injector
02
free click maps + session replay
03
consent-aware activation
04
no Yandex plugin needed
status panel
free
Yandex Metrica is free
0 plugins
no Metrica plugin needed
consent
fires after analytics consent
what you get

Yandex Metrica properly installed.

free, native, consent-aware, edge-cache-safe.

Free, full-featured

click maps, session replay, scroll tracking, form analytics — all included at no cost.

capabilityYandex counter ID injector
Consent-aware loading

fires only after analytics_storage is granted. EU-region traffic stays compliant.

capabilityfree click maps + session replay
CIS-region first

Yandex's strength is regional behavior data — search referrers, device profiles, language patterns specific to CIS audiences.

capabilityconsent-aware activation
Counter ID validated

numeric shape enforced at save and at render. typos can't ship a broken counter.

capabilityno Yandex plugin needed
the problem

GA4 misses the CIS-region traffic where Yandex still rules.

Yandex still leads search market share in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and several other CIS countries. If your audience includes those regions, GA4 alone misses important behavior signal.

Yandex Metrica is free, includes session replay and click maps, and gives you the same kind of insight Yandex Webmaster gives for SEO. Yovale renders the snippet at the platform layer — no plugin, no theme edit.

regional reach

where Yandex still leads.

Yandex remains the dominant search engine in several CIS markets, particularly Russia and Belarus.

Metrica is your Yandex-side analog to GA — same kind of behavior signal, regional depth GA can't match.

compliance

consent state honored at render.

analytics_storage = denied → no Metrica snippet emitted.

EU-region rules are followed even when Yandex's own tooling is permissive.

setup in the dashboard

paste your counter ID. ship.

Yovale validates the numeric counter ID at save. the MU-plugin renders the Metrica snippet in `<head>`, gated against analytics consent.

Counter ID
12345678counter_id

Yandex issues this when you create a counter. format: 7–9 digit numeric.

where to find your counter_id
1
Open Tracking → Analytics

Find Yandex Metrica in the dashboard's tracking panel.

2
Paste your counter ID

Copy from metrica.yandex.com → Settings → Counter. format: 7–9 digit numeric.

3
Toggle on, save

Open your site. Pageview lands in Metrica within seconds. Heatmaps populate over the first 1000 visits.

important for sites targeting Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, and other CIS-region traffic — Yandex still dominates search there.

plugin tax vs platform-native

Metrica plugin route vs yovale native injection.

included on every Yovale plan starting at $149/yr. no extra add-on, no per-tag charge.

what's included
  • Yandex counter ID injector
  • free click maps + session replay
  • consent-aware activation
  • no Yandex plugin needed
  • edge-cache safe
Metrica plugin route vs yovale native injection.
Metrica Plugin Route
Yovale Native
Where Metrica lives
WordPress plugin
platform MU-plugin
Consent gating
varies by plugin
platform consent class
Theme switch survives
if plugin is active
always — theme-independent
PHP overhead
filter hooks per request
single print()
Update channel
WordPress plugin updates
platform-managed
Annual cost
Metrica free + plugin maintenance
Metrica free + $0 hosting integration
faq

questions before you switch hosts for Yandex Metrica.

Is Yandex Metrica really free?

Yes. Yandex offers Metrica at no cost — heatmaps, session replay, click maps, scroll maps, form analytics all included. There's no upsell tier.

Should I use Metrica if I don't have CIS-region traffic?

Probably not exclusively. Metrica is most valuable when CIS visitors matter — for English-only sites without Russian-speaking audiences, GA4 + Plausible covers more ground.

Does Yandex Metrica respect EU consent?

Yovale gates the snippet behind the analytics consent signal. If the visitor declined analytics cookies, Metrica doesn't render.

Can I run Metrica with GA4?

Yes. Many CIS-targeting sites run both — GA4 for global benchmarks, Metrica for regional behavior depth.

Will the page cache strip Metrica?

No. The snippet is part of the cached HTML. Recording happens client-side via the Metrica SDK.

ready when you are

Yandex Metrica on your WordPress site by day one.

free trial. no credit card. paste a counter ID, save, and CIS-region traffic shows up in Metrica.