HEY

I was an early fan of HEY, but over time I realised its bold reinvention of email came with trade-offs I couldn’t ignore.

Email forwarding in HEY works differently than many expect. Here’s why issues happen, what authentication has to do with it, and what users should know.

Some inboxes assume that once you’ve opened a message, you’ve dealt with it. HEY leans into that idea by design — replacing “unread” with workflow tools. But opening isn’t finishing. This is why “mark as unread” still matters, even in 2026.

HEY World makes publishing feel as light as sending an email. WordPress can become a whole system. This is what you give up — and gain.

HEY World is a lovely idea — fast, quiet, and frictionless. But without a custom domain, it still feels like writing on borrowed space.

HEY World isn’t a normal blogging platform. It’s a free add-on to HEY Email that lets you publish by sending an email — fast, plain, and away from social media noise.

HEY nearly became my email provider. Living in it felt calmer and clearer — but going all-in meant accepting its model, not just its features.

HEY’s Recycling Centre is a small feature with a bigger idea: not everything in an email archive needs to be kept indefinitely. It lets Feed messages expire on your terms without forcing deletion.