botstracker

<p>Bots Tracker is a custom-built plugin designed to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Detect and log visits from search engine bots and crawlers.</li>
<li>Store visits in a dedicated database table for analysis.</li>
<li>Display detailed bot visits inside WordPress Admin (with filters, pagination, and per-URL crawl budget).</li>
<li>Compare crawl budget between two time ranges (current vs previous period).</li>
</ul>
<p>Main features:</p>
<ol>
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<p><strong>Bot Detection & Logging</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Detects various bots (Googlebot, Bingbot, GPTBot, etc.) using User-Agent signatures.</li>
<li>Saves bot name, visited URL path, IP address, and visit time to a custom database table.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Admin Dashboard Pages</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Main Report: paginate and filter bot visits, with search by URL, bot name, and date range.</li>
<li>Crawl Budget by URL: aggregate visits per URL with total hits, unique bots, and first/last visit times.</li>
<li>Comparative Report: compare total crawl budget between current and previous periods.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Clean Uninstall</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>On plugin deletion, the custom database table and plugin options are removed from WordPress to keep your database clean.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Settings & Data Management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Configure how long bot visit logs are stored (data retention in days).</li>
<li>Enable or disable bot filtering to store only selected bots (e.g., only Googlebot and Bingbot) or to exclude specific bots.</li>
<li>Run on-demand database optimization for the bot visits table directly from the settings page.</li>
<li>Manually delete old records using a one-click cleanup tool.</li>
<li>Automatic cleanup via WP-Cron based on your configured retention period.</li>
</ul>
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</ol>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin stores the following data about bot visits in a custom database table:<br />
– Bot name (derived from the User-Agent string)<br />
– Bot IP address<br />
– Visited URL path<br />
– Visit timestamp</p>
<p>No data is sent to any third-party servers. This plugin tracks bots only, not human visitors.</p>


Azayem Bots Tracker – Bot Visits Logger

A custom plugin to log search engine bot visits and analyze their crawl budget directly inside WordPress (no external services required).

Fernando Tellado

Ayuda WordPress

<p><strong>SEO Read More Buttons plugin by AyudaWP.com</strong> automatically converts all “read more” links on your blog and archive pages into button elements, providing significant SEO benefits while maintaining excellent usability and accessibility.</p>
<h4>Why Use Buttons Instead of Links?</h4>
<p>Traditional “read more” links create several SEO problems:<br />
* <strong>Duplicate links</strong> – Each post has two identical links (title + read more) pointing to the same URL<br />
* <strong>Wasted crawl budget</strong> – Search engines waste time crawling redundant links<br />
* <strong>Poor link juice distribution</strong> – Link equity gets diluted across duplicate URLs<br />
* <strong>Repetitive anchor text</strong> – “Read more” appears hundreds of times across your site</p>
<p>By converting these links to buttons, you eliminate these issues while keeping the user experience intact.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Universal theme compatibility</strong> – Works with Astra, OceanWP, Kadence, Blocksy, Twenty themes, Elementor, Divi, and more</li>
<li><strong>Inherits theme styles</strong> – Buttons automatically match your theme’s read more link styling</li>
<li><strong>SEO optimized</strong> – Reduces crawl budget waste and improves link juice distribution</li>
<li><strong>Advanced accessibility</strong> – Full WCAG compliance with customizable ARIA labels and keyboard navigation</li>
<li><strong>Granular control</strong> – Configure which post types and pages should use buttons</li>
<li><strong>Customizable</strong> – Configure button text and behavior through admin settings</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – Minimal performance impact with efficient JavaScript</li>
<li><strong>Translation ready</strong> – Full internationalization support</li>
</ul>
<h4>SEO Control Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Post type selection</strong> – Choose which post types (posts, products, custom types) should have buttons</li>
<li><strong>Page type control</strong> – Enable on blog homepage, category archives, tag archives, search results, etc.</li>
<li><strong>Minimum posts threshold</strong> – Only apply when pages have sufficient posts</li>
<li><strong>Smart detection</strong> – Automatically detects WooCommerce products and other custom post types</li>
</ul>
<h4>Accessibility Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom ARIA labels</strong> – Personalize screen reader announcements</li>
<li><strong>Enhanced keyboard navigation</strong> – Full Enter and Space key support</li>
<li><strong>Visual focus indicators</strong> – Improved keyboard navigation visibility</li>
<li><strong>Screen reader support</strong> – Additional context text for assistive technologies</li>
<li><strong>WCAG compliance</strong> – Meets accessibility standards out of the box</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Themes</h4>
<p>This plugin has been extensively tested with:<br />
* Astra and Astra Pro<br />
* OceanWP and OceanWP Pro<br />
* Kadence and Kadence Pro<br />
* Blocksy and Blocksy Pro<br />
* Twenty Twenty-Five, Twenty Twenty-Four, and other Twenty themes<br />
* Hello Elementor and Elementor Pro<br />
* StoreFront and WooCommerce themes<br />
* Divi and Extra by Elegant Themes<br />
* Most Gutenberg Full Site Editing (FSE) themes<br />
* Standard WordPress themes following coding standards</p>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Detects</strong> existing read more links using comprehensive selectors</li>
<li><strong>Captures</strong> styling information from your theme’s read more links</li>
<li><strong>Removes</strong> the original read more links to eliminate SEO issues</li>
<li><strong>Creates</strong> properly styled and accessible button elements in their place</li>
<li><strong>Maintains</strong> functionality – buttons still navigate to the full post</li>
</ol>
<p>The process is completely automatic and requires no theme modifications.</p>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lightweight JavaScript (less than 3KB)</li>
<li>Only loads on archive/blog pages (not single posts)</li>
<li>No external dependencies</li>
<li>Minimal DOM manipulation</li>
<li>Efficient caching and optimization</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<p>While the plugin automatically inherits your theme’s styles, you can add custom CSS through the WordPress Customizer (Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS) if you want to further customize the button appearance. The plugin settings page includes helpful CSS examples to get you started.</p>
<h3>Technical Details</h3>
<h4>Supported Post Types</h4>
<ul>
<li>Posts</li>
<li>Pages (when displayed in archives)</li>
<li>WooCommerce products</li>
<li>Custom post types</li>
<li>Works on any archive page displaying multiple posts</li>
</ul>
<h4>Accessibility Compliance</h4>
<ul>
<li>WCAG 2.1 AA compliant</li>
<li>Proper ARIA labeling</li>
<li>Keyboard navigation support</li>
<li>Screen reader compatibility</li>
<li>Focus management</li>
<li>Semantic HTML structure</li>
</ul>
<h4>SEO Benefits</h4>
<ul>
<li>Eliminates duplicate internal links</li>
<li>Improves crawl budget efficiency</li>
<li>Reduces link juice dilution</li>
<li>Maintains user experience</li>
<li>No impact on single post pages</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<ul>
<li>Inherits theme styles automatically</li>
<li>Optional custom CSS via WordPress Customizer</li>
<li>Configurable button text</li>
<li>Selective post type and page type activation</li>
<li>Comprehensive accessibility options</li>
</ul>
<h4>Minimum Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Modern browser with JavaScript enabled</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<h4>Need help or have suggestions?</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://servicios.ayudawp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Official website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-read-more-buttons-ayudawp/" rel="ugc">WordPress support forum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/AyudaWordPressES" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube channel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ayudawp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation and tutorials</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3>About AyudaWP</h3>
<p>We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. We create tools that solve real problems for WordPress site owners while maintaining the highest coding standards and accessibility requirements.</p>


SEO Read More Buttons

Converts read more links to buttons for better SEO and crawl budget optimization. Universal compatibility with accessibility features.

Azayem Bots Tracker – Bot Visits Logger vs SEO Read More Buttons