Codersly

Codersly SEO is a lightweight SEO plugin for WordPress that helps you manage titles, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps, schema markup, social sharing, redirects, and virtual robots.txt settings without the complexity of traditional all-in-one SEO suites.
It focuses on practical SEO features for everyday sites:
<ul>
<li>Manage <code><title></code> tags and meta descriptions</li>
<li>XML sitemaps for posts, pages, products, categories, and tags</li>
<li>Open Graph and Twitter Card meta for social previews</li>
<li>Basic schema markup for common content types</li>
<li>WooCommerce SEO support</li>
<li>Virtual robots.txt controls</li>
<li>Built-in redirect manager with 301/302 redirects</li>
<li>Social sharing with Facebook and WhatsApp</li>
<li>Built with a lightweight, modular architecture</li>
</ul>
Use Codersly SEO to configure your core SEO settings and fine-tune individual posts, pages, and products where needed.
This free plugin includes the features listed under Core features (free) below. Any advanced features mentioned in this readme are available only in the separate Codersly SEO Pro plugin.
<h3>Core features (free)</h3>
Per-post/page/product SEO meta box
<ul>
<li>Custom SEO Title (meta title)</li>
<li>Custom Meta Description</li>
<li>Smart fallback description generated from content when the field is empty</li>
</ul>
XML sitemaps
<ul>
<li>Automatic sitemaps for posts, pages, products, categories, and tags</li>
<li>Simple on/off control for specific post types and taxonomies (via settings)</li>
<li>Sitemap index compatible with search engines</li>
</ul>
Schema markup
<ul>
<li>Organization or Person schema (site-wide)</li>
<li>WebSite + SearchAction schema for site search</li>
<li>Article schema for posts</li>
<li>Product schema for WooCommerce products</li>
</ul>
Open Graph & Twitter Cards
<ul>
<li>Global default Open Graph and Twitter meta for home and archives</li>
<li>Per-post automatic Open Graph and Twitter title/description from SEO fields</li>
</ul>
WooCommerce basic SEO
<ul>
<li>SEO meta support for WooCommerce products</li>
<li>Product schema for better search understanding</li>
<li>Inclusion of products in XML sitemaps</li>
</ul>
Virtual robots.txt manager
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable plugin-generated virtual robots.txt output</li>
<li>Add custom robots.txt rules from the settings page</li>
<li>Automatically append the sitemap URL when XML sitemaps are enabled</li>
</ul>
Redirect manager
<ul>
<li>301/302 redirects in the free plugin</li>
<li>Simple redirect table with add, filter, and delete actions</li>
</ul>
Breadcrumbs
<ul>
<li>Simple breadcrumbs function and shortcode</li>
<li>Includes structured data for BreadcrumbList</li>
</ul>
Social sharing
<ul>
<li>Facebook share button</li>
<li>WhatsApp share button</li>
</ul>
Basic image SEO helper
<ul>
<li>Optional helper to generate simple alt attributes when missing</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional features available separately in Codersly SEO Pro</h3>
Codersly SEO Pro extends the free plugin with additional advanced tools, including features such as:
<ul>
<li>AI content tools</li>
<li>Site audit and advanced reports</li>
<li>Content analysis</li>
<li>Advanced schema options</li>
<li>404 monitor</li>
<li>Local SEO tools</li>
<li>Advanced image SEO tools</li>
<li>Internal link suggestions</li>
<li>Search Console integration</li>
<li>Advanced WooCommerce SEO fields</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin includes links to external services and optional social sharing endpoints.
<ol>
<li>
Codersly website / Codersly SEO Pro 
Used to let site administrators learn about the separately available Pro add-on from the plugin settings screens. 
Data sent: No personal site data is automatically transmitted by the plugin just to display these admin screens. If an administrator clicks a Pro link, their browser connects directly to codersly.com. 
Terms of Service: https://codersly.com/terms-conditions/ 
Privacy Policy: https://codersly.com/privacy-policy/
</li>
<li>
Facebook share endpoint 
Used only when a visitor clicks the Facebook share button generated by the plugin. 
Data sent: The current page URL is sent to Facebook only after the visitor clicks the share button. 
Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms 
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
</li>
<li>
WhatsApp share endpoint 
Used only when a visitor clicks the WhatsApp share button generated by the plugin. 
Data sent: The current page title and URL are sent to WhatsApp only after the visitor clicks the share button. 
Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service 
Privacy Policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy
</li>
</ol>

Codersly SEO – Sitemap, Schema & WooCommerce SEO

Lightweight SEO plugin for WordPress with meta tags, XML sitemaps, schema markup, WooCommerce SEO, redirects, robots.txt, plus AI tools in Pro.

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Site-First SEO is the modern WordPress SEO plugin designed for both traditional SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Instead of relying on third-party APIs, Site-First SEO helps you optimize your site directly, so you perform better in Google search results and emerging AI-driven engines like ChatGPT, Bing Copilot, Perplexity, and Gemini.
Whether you’re running a personal blog, a business site, or managing multiple client websites, Site-First SEO helps you analyze, optimize, and improve:
<h3>🔎 Core Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Content Quality Audit: Check readability, keyword density, and on-page SEO signals.</li>
<li>Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Tools: Ensure your site is “AI-ready” with answerability checks, structured data validation, and authority scoring for better visibility in generative search.</li>
<li>Internal Links Analysis: Find orphan pages, improve site architecture, and boost crawl depth.</li>
<li>Image & Link Audit: Catch missing alt tags, broken links, and critical SEO errors.</li>
<li>Redirect Manager & 404 Log: Easily create redirects, monitor 404s, recover lost SEO value, and block abusive IPs from 404 activity.</li>
<li>Visits Tracker: Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics that include AI crawler detection (e.g., GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot).</li>
<li>XML Sitemap Generator: Automatic, clean sitemaps that search engines understand.</li>
<li>Module Controls: Enable or disable major modules from a central settings screen to keep the plugin tailored to each site.</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 Why Choose Site-First SEO?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built for GEO: Stay ahead with Generative Engine Optimization support.</li>
<li>API-free: No Google API keys needed, works right away.</li>
<li>Lightweight & fast: Minimal overhead, optimized database queries.</li>
<li>Clean interface: Essential SEO tools, no constant upsells.</li>
<li>Agency-friendly: Clear reports, content scoring, and client-ready insights.</li>
</ul>
Unlike bulky SEO plugins such as Yoast, Rank Math, or All in One SEO, Site-First SEO focuses on practical on-site optimization and the future of AI-driven search visibility.
<h3>🌍 Who Is It For?</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress users who want SEO essentials without bloat</li>
<li>Agencies and freelancers who need client-friendly SEO + GEO reports</li>
<li>Bloggers and businesses preparing for AI-driven search engines</li>
<li>Professionals seeking a lightweight alternative to larger SEO plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed by Michael Winchester 
For documentation and updates, visit <a href="https://michaelwinchester.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://michaelwinchester.com</a>

Site-First SEO

Improve on-site SEO with your site’s own data: titles/meta, internal links, visits, redirects & 404s.

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