McCrossen Marketing

McCrossenSEO™ handles all standard on-page SEO requirements out of the box — meta titles and descriptions, robots meta, canonical URLs, Open Graph, Twitter/X cards, JSON-LD schema markup, XML sitemap generation, redirect management, and bulk editing.
Free features (no account required):
<ul>
<li>Meta title and description management per post, page, and custom post type</li>
<li>Character count indicators (60 for titles, 160 for descriptions)</li>
<li>Global title pattern with configurable separator</li>
<li>Robots meta controls (noindex, nofollow, max-snippet, max-image-preview, max-video-preview)</li>
<li>Canonical URL management with paginated content support</li>
<li>Open Graph meta (title, description, image) with fallback chain</li>
<li>Twitter/X Card meta with card type selector</li>
<li>JSON-LD schema markup (Article, WebPage, BreadcrumbList, Organization, LocalBusiness)</li>
<li>XML sitemap with configurable post types and automatic noindex exclusion</li>
<li>Redirect manager (301, 302, 307)</li>
<li>Bulk editor for titles and descriptions across all content</li>
<li>Internal link suggestions</li>
<li>Import from Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO, and SEOPress (one-click migration)</li>
<li>Analytics and tracking code injection (GA4, GTM, Facebook Pixel) — only loads when administrator configures IDs</li>
<li>Site verification codes (Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster)</li>
<li>robots.txt editor</li>
<li>Diagnostics panel with rate-limited automatic error reporting</li>
</ul>
Optional connected features (requires McCrossen Marketing account):
<ul>
<li>URL Optimization scoring across 59 ranking signals</li>
<li>AI-powered SEO recommendations</li>
<li>One-click Plugin Bridge: apply meta titles, descriptions, headings, alt text, and schema changes directly from the platform to your WordPress site</li>
<li>Platform-pushed llms.txt with audit-score-weighted content</li>
</ul>
The free version is fully functional as a standalone SEO plugin. No account or external connection is required for free-tier features.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to external services depending on which features the site administrator enables. The plugin makes zero external connections by default. All listed services activate only after explicit administrator configuration or connection.
<h4>McCrossen Marketing Platform</h4>
When: Only when the site is connected via the “Connect to McCrossen” button under McCrossenSEO™ > Connect2McCrossen. 
What is sent: Site URL, WordPress version, PHP version, plugin version, account identifier, and installed McCrossen plugin list. (The plugin also sends sanitized error reports rate-limited to one per error type per hour, even when not connected, to surface plugin-specific issues to the maintainer. This can be disabled by deactivating the plugin.) 
Why: Authenticated delivery of platform-generated SEO recommendations, audit data, and (where the account permits) llms.txt content. 
Service URL: https://mccrossenmarketing.com 
Privacy Policy: https://mccrossenmarketing.com/privacy-policy/ 
Terms of Service: https://mccrossenmarketing.com/terms-of-service/
<h4>Google Analytics 4</h4>
When: Only when an administrator configures a GA4 Measurement ID under McCrossenSEO™ → Tracking & Verification. 
What is loaded: The <code>gtag.js</code> script from <code>https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js</code>. 
Where: Site frontend, in <code><head></code> for site visitors, only on installs that have configured a GA4 Measurement ID. 
Service: Google Analytics — https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/
<h4>Google Tag Manager</h4>
When: Only when an administrator configures a GTM Container ID under McCrossenSEO™ → Tracking & Verification. 
What is loaded: The GTM script from <code>https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js</code>, and a <code><noscript></code> iframe fallback to <code>https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html</code>. 
Where: Site frontend, only on installs that have configured a GTM Container ID. 
Service: Google Tag Manager — https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/tag-manager/
<h4>Meta (Facebook) Pixel</h4>
When: Only when an administrator configures a Facebook Pixel ID under McCrossenSEO™ → Tracking & Verification. 
What is loaded: The pixel script from <code>https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js</code> and a tracking image from <code>https://www.facebook.com/tr</code>. 
Where: Site frontend, only on installs that have configured a Pixel ID. 
Service: Meta Platforms — https://www.facebook.com/policy.php and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools

McCrossenSEO

WordPress SEO plugin with meta management, schema markup, XML sitemap, Open Graph, redirect manager, and optional platform-powered optimization.

primeseo

<h3>Prime SEO — SEO for the AI Era</h3>
Prime SEO helps your content rank in both traditional search engines and AI-powered search like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google SGE, and Claude.
Since 2026, Prime SEO has been built from the ground up for the new era of search — where AI assistants cite sources and answer questions directly. Control how AI sees your content with LLMs.txt, manage 16+ AI crawlers, and optimize your site for both humans and machines.
<a href="https://prime-seo-plugin.com/docs/?utm_source=wporg" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prime-seo/" rel="ugc">Support</a> | <a href="https://prime-seo-plugin.com/pro/?utm_source=wporg" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro</a>
<h3>AI Search Optimization — Be Found by ChatGPT & Perplexity</h3>
AI search engines are changing how people find information. Prime SEO helps your content become a cited source in AI-generated answers.
<ul>
<li>LLMs.txt Generator — Tell AI crawlers what your site is about</li>
<li>LLMs-full.txt — Provide full content for deeper AI indexing</li>
<li>AI Bots Manager — Control 16+ AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and more)</li>
<li>Quick Presets — Allow All, Block Training, Block All, or Custom rules</li>
<li>AI Visibility Score — See your AI search readiness at a glance</li>
<li>AI Content Score — Detailed analysis of how AI engines view your content (Pro)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://prime-seo-plugin.com/ai-seo/?utm_source=wporg" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn about AI SEO →</a>
<h3>SEO Metabox with Real-Time Analysis</h3>
Optimize every post with instant feedback and AI assistance:
<ul>
<li>Visual SEO Score (0-100) with circular progress indicator</li>
<li>Live Google Preview for desktop and mobile</li>
<li>Character counters with color-coded progress bars</li>
<li>Multiple focus keywords per post</li>
<li>Content recommendations as you type</li>
<li>Generate All with AI — One click fills SEO title, description, social meta, and keywords (Pro)</li>
</ul>
The metabox appears in every post and page editor, giving you everything you need to optimize content without leaving the screen.
<h3>Prime SEO Pro — AI-Powered SEO</h3>
<a href="https://prime-seo-plugin.com/pro/?utm_source=wporg" rel="nofollow ugc">Prime SEO Pro</a> supercharges your SEO workflow with AI automation.
⭐ Generate All with AI — Complete SEO in One Click (Pro)
Why fill fields manually when AI can do it all? One button generates everything:
<ul>
<li>SEO Title — Optimized for Google (60 chars)</li>
<li>Meta Description — Click-worthy snippet (155 chars)</li>
<li>Facebook Title & Description — Social-optimized OG tags</li>
<li>Twitter Title & Description — Twitter-specific formatting</li>
<li>Focus Keywords — Auto-extracted from your content (top 5)</li>
</ul>
6 fields + keywords in one click. No other SEO plugin does this.
Yoast AI Generate only creates title and description. Prime SEO Pro generates your complete SEO and social meta in seconds.
<ul>
<li>Works with any post type</li>
<li>Uses OpenAI GPT-4o-mini (bring your own API key)</li>
<li>No usage limits — your API key, your cost</li>
</ul>
AI Bulk Generator — Optimize Your Entire Site (Pro)
Have 50, 100, or 500 posts without SEO? No problem. AI Bulk Generator finds all posts missing SEO data and generates titles and descriptions for all of them:
<ul>
<li>Smart Detection — Finds posts missing title, description, or both</li>
<li>Batch Processing — Generate SEO for hundreds of posts</li>
<li>Progress Tracking — Real-time progress with pause/resume</li>
<li>Undo Support — Restore previous values if needed</li>
</ul>
Additional Pro Features:
<ul>
<li>AI Content Score — Detailed analysis for AI search optimization</li>
<li>Video Sitemap — Auto-detect YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, Bunny Stream</li>
<li>Manual Video Fields — Complete control over video metadata</li>
<li>Priority Support — Direct email support</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://prime-seo-plugin.com/pro/?utm_source=wporg" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Prime SEO Pro →</a>
<h3>Redirect Manager</h3>
Professional redirect handling:
<ul>
<li>301 (Permanent), 302 (Temporary), 307 redirects</li>
<li>410 (Gone) and 451 (Unavailable for Legal Reasons) status codes</li>
<li>Regex pattern matching with capture groups ($1, $2)</li>
<li>Query string preservation for UTM parameters</li>
<li>Hit counter for tracking redirect usage</li>
<li>Fallback redirect for all 404 errors</li>
<li>Import and export functionality</li>
</ul>
<h3>404 Error Monitor</h3>
Track and fix broken links:
<ul>
<li>Automatic logging of all 404 errors</li>
<li>Referer and User Agent tracking</li>
<li>One-click conversion to redirect</li>
<li>Bulk delete options</li>
</ul>
<h3>XML Sitemap</h3>
Automatic, standards-compliant sitemaps that search engines love:
<ul>
<li>Sitemap Index with separate post, page, category, and author sitemaps</li>
<li>Image Sitemap for Google Image Search</li>
<li>Video Sitemap — Auto-detect YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, Bunny Stream (Pro)</li>
<li>Custom Post Types and Taxonomies support</li>
<li>Respects noindex settings automatically</li>
<li>Beautiful XSL styling for human-readable sitemaps</li>
</ul>
<h3>Schema Markup (JSON-LD)</h3>
Structured data for rich search results:
Site-wide:
<ul>
<li>Knowledge Graph — Organization or Person</li>
<li>WebSite schema with SearchAction</li>
<li>Social profiles (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.)</li>
</ul>
Content:
<ul>
<li>Article, BlogPosting, NewsArticle</li>
<li>FAQ and HowTo (auto-detected from content)</li>
<li>Recipe and Event schemas</li>
<li>Product schema for WooCommerce</li>
<li>LocalBusiness with 40+ subtypes (Restaurant, Hotel, Dentist, and more)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Robots.txt Editor — Visual editor with 5 ready-made templates</li>
<li>Image SEO — Auto-generate ALT and TITLE attributes</li>
<li>External Links Manager — Auto-add nofollow and open in new tab</li>
<li>Breadcrumbs — Shortcode and PHP function with Schema.org markup</li>
<li>Instant Indexing — Submit URLs via IndexNow API</li>
<li>Import/Export — Full backup and restore with automatic backups</li>
</ul>
<h3>One-Click Migration</h3>
Import your existing SEO data:
<ul>
<li>Yoast SEO (Free and Pro)</li>
<li>Rank Math (including redirects)</li>
<li>All in One SEO</li>
<li>SEOPress</li>
</ul>
All titles, descriptions, focus keywords, canonical URLs, and robot settings transfer automatically.
<h3>Setup Wizard</h3>
Get started in minutes with the 4-step configuration wizard:
<ol>
<li>Homepage SEO settings</li>
<li>Feature toggles (Sitemap, Image SEO, External Links, 404 Monitor)</li>
<li>Robots.txt configuration</li>
<li>Ready to optimize</li>
</ol>
<h3>Built for Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lightweight code following WordPress Coding Standards</li>
<li>Assets load only on relevant pages</li>
<li>No external API calls except optional IndexNow</li>
<li>All data stored in your WordPress database</li>
<li>Compatible with caching plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer Friendly</h3>
<ul>
<li>Clean, well-documented codebase</li>
<li>Hooks and filters for customization</li>
<li>WordPress REST API compatible</li>
<li>Translation ready</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
Prime SEO stores all data locally in your WordPress database:
<ul>
<li>SEO settings and meta data</li>
<li>Redirect rules</li>
<li>404 error logs (IP addresses stored for debugging purposes only)</li>
<li>Backup files</li>
</ul>
External Services
This plugin connects to external services only when you explicitly use certain features:
IndexNow API (Free)
<ul>
<li>Service: IndexNow (api.indexnow.org)</li>
<li>When: When you click “Submit to IndexNow” or enable auto-submit</li>
<li>Data sent: Your site’s URLs</li>
<li>Purpose: Request faster indexing by search engines</li>
<li>Privacy: <a href="https://www.indexnow.org/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">IndexNow Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
OpenAI API (Pro only)
<ul>
<li>Service: OpenAI (api.openai.com)</li>
<li>When: When you use “Generate with AI” or “Generate All with AI” features</li>
<li>Data sent: Post title, excerpt, and content for SEO generation</li>
<li>Purpose: Generate SEO titles and meta descriptions</li>
<li>Privacy: <a href="https://openai.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenAI Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li>Note: Requires your own OpenAI API key (BYOK model)</li>
</ul>
No tracking or analytics are performed. No data is shared with third parties except as described above.
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, please use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prime-seo/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forum</a>. We aim to respond within 24-48 hours.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Prime SEO is developed by the Prime SEO team.
Built following WordPress Coding Standards.
Icons: <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/resource/dashicons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dashicons</a>

Prime SEO

SEO for the AI Era. LLMs.txt, AI Bots Manager, Schema, Sitemap — optimize for Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity & Claude. AI meta generation (Pro).

McCrossenSEO vs Prime SEO