Jeremy Shantz

I made this plugin to help with internal linking on existing sites, existing published content. 
Please feel free to donate if you like my plugin, it will help me feed my dogs and inspire me to add more functionality.
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<h3>Usage</h3>
Here’s how it works:
You’ll find the plugin under the WordPress Settings menu.
Click on the plugin in the settings menu, and a user screen will appear where you can select (via dropdowns) either a single article or an article category target.
Next, you can select whether or not to include a link to your selected pillar post or page. If you choose Yes, select your preferred pillar post or page from the dropdown.
When you click the button to proceed, the plugin works as follows after selecting either a single article or a category.
a)The plugin will retrieve all the articles in the same category as either the single article you selected or the category you selected. 
b)The plugin will randomly select 6 articles in the same category and create an HTML heading and list of linked titles. It then adds this list to either the end of the single article or performs the same action on all articles in the category selected. 
c)If you selected Yes for pillar content, and you’ve selected the target post or page as the pillar, the plugin will proceed to add the title of your selected post or page as a bolded first item of the links list.
<h3>Donate</h3>
Support the development of this plugin by making a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RRN3SPBMJZT4G

Add Internal Links Lite

Add internal links to the end of a selected article's content or all articles in a selected category.

Baptiste REY

Rc2i Content Pruning is the all-in-one WordPress plugin to audit, clean up, and optimize your content for better SEO. Stop guessing which pages to keep, update, or remove — let the data decide.
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<h4>Why Content Pruning?</h4>
Over time, every WordPress site accumulates underperforming pages, broken links, and orphan content that drag down your SEO. Content pruning helps you:
<ul>
<li>Improve crawl budget — search engines focus on your best content</li>
<li>Boost rankings — removing or consolidating weak pages strengthens your domain</li>
<li>Fix broken links — stop losing link juice and frustrating visitors</li>
<li>Strengthen internal linking — make sure every page is discoverable</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
Outbound Links Scanner (External/Externes)
<ul>
<li>Automatic scan of all outbound links across your site</li>
<li>HTTP status verification (200, 301, 404, 500, etc.)</li>
<li>One-click bulk deletion of broken links</li>
<li>Inline link editing (URL, anchor text, target, nofollow)</li>
<li>Purge and full rescan</li>
<li>Domain exclusion list (YouTube, social networks, etc.)</li>
<li>External = links to websites outside your domain</li>
</ul>
Internal Links Analysis (Outgoing/Sortants)
<ul>
<li>Complete map of your internal linking structure</li>
<li>Detection of pages with no outgoing internal links (pages that don’t distribute link juice)</li>
<li>Internal link count per page with detail popup</li>
<li>Outgoing = links this page sends to other pages on your site</li>
</ul>
Incoming Links & Orphan Pages (Entrants)
<ul>
<li>Identify orphan pages (no internal links pointing to them)</li>
<li>Incoming link statistics per page with detail popup showing source pages</li>
<li>Visual page distribution chart</li>
<li>Incoming = links from other pages on your site pointing to this page</li>
</ul>
Page Traffic (Google Search Console)
<ul>
<li>One-click Google Search Console integration — no Google Cloud project needed</li>
<li>View impressions, clicks, CTR, and average position per page</li>
<li>See Search Console keywords for each page</li>
<li>Find pages with zero impressions</li>
<li>Delete underperforming pages with automatic 301 redirect</li>
</ul>
Additional Tools
<ul>
<li>Article debug — detailed link analysis of any single article</li>
<li>Bulk comment deletion</li>
<li>301 redirect manager</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Search Console Integration</h4>
Connect to Google Search Console in one click via secure OAuth 2.0. No Google Cloud project or API key required — the plugin handles everything for you in Simple mode. Advanced users can provide their own credentials if preferred.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to external services to retrieve traffic and search data for your website. All connections require explicit user consent through OAuth 2.0 authentication.
<h4>OAuth Relay Server</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: A relay server operated by Rc2i (hosted at seopilote.fr) that handles Google OAuth authentication on behalf of the plugin</li>
<li>What it’s used for: Securely managing the OAuth 2.0 flow so users don’t need to create a Google Cloud project. The relay exchanges authorization codes for access tokens using credentials stored server-side.</li>
<li>Data sent: OAuth authorization code, exchange tokens</li>
<li>Data NOT sent: The relay never receives your Google Search Console data. All API data calls are made directly from your WordPress site to Google.</li>
<li>When: When you click “Connect to Google” in the plugin settings</li>
<li>Service URL: https://seopilote.fr/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://seopilote.fr/politique-confidentialite</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://rc2i.net/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google OAuth 2.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: Google’s authentication service</li>
<li>What it’s used for: Authenticating users to access Google Search Console API</li>
<li>Data sent: Authorization code, client credentials (Client ID)</li>
<li>When: When you click “Connect to Google” in the plugin settings</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Search Console API</h4>
<ul>
<li>What it is: Google’s API for accessing Search Console data</li>
<li>What it’s used for: Retrieving search impressions, clicks, CTR, position data, and keywords for your pages</li>
<li>Data sent: Your website URL, date ranges for data queries</li>
<li>When: When you click “Synchronize traffic data” in the Traffic tab</li>
<li>API Documentation: https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/terms</li>
</ul>
Important: The plugin does not send any data to Google without your explicit consent and authentication. In Advanced mode, you can provide your own Google Cloud credentials instead of using the relay server.

Rc2i Content Pruning

Analyze outbound & internal links, detect orphan pages, find broken links, and identify low-traffic content with Google Search Console.

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