ranklite

<p><strong>RankLite</strong> focuses on the essentials of on-page SEO. It’s intentionally small, fast, and easy to configure. You get all the core tools—without the kitchen sink:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Titles & Meta Descriptions</strong> per post/page with live counters</li>
<li>Global defaults with smart fallbacks</li>
<li><strong>Open Graph</strong> & <strong>Twitter Cards</strong> (title, description, image)</li>
<li><strong>Canonical</strong> and <strong>robots</strong> meta (index/noindex, follow/nofollow)</li>
<li><strong>XML Sitemaps</strong> (<code>/sitemap.xml</code>) with pretty permalink support and <strong>pings to Google & Bing</strong></li>
<li><strong>JSON-LD Schema</strong> for Website, Article, Breadcrumbs + FAQ/How-to blocks (basic)</li>
<li><strong>Breadcrumbs</strong> output helper</li>
<li><strong>Manual 301 Redirects</strong></li>
<li><strong>Analytics helpers</strong> (Google Analytics/GTAG & Google Tag Manager passthrough)</li>
<li>Optional <strong>data wipe</strong> on uninstall</li>
<li>Multisite-aware and performance-minded</li>
</ul>
<p>No telemetry. No ad pixels. No phone-home calls—everything stays on your site.</p>
<h3>Why RankLite?</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Performance first.</strong> Lightweight code, minimal queries, no admin nag spam.</li>
<li><strong>No lock-in.</strong> Uses standard WordPress fields/meta so you can switch any time.</li>
<li><strong>Clean UI.</strong> Sensible defaults and clear controls that won’t overwhelm you.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What’s included in the Free version?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Titles/meta with counters and fallbacks</li>
<li>Canonical, robots</li>
<li>Open Graph & Twitter Cards</li>
<li>Website/Article/Breadcrumbs + FAQ/How-to schema (basic, JSON-LD)</li>
<li>XML sitemaps with <strong>Google/Bing pings</strong></li>
<li>Breadcrumbs helper</li>
<li>Manual redirects (301)</li>
<li>Analytics & GTM helpers</li>
<li>Tools page with <strong>wipe on uninstall</strong> option</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pro add-on</h3>
<p>A separate Pro add-on (not required) can extend RankLite with AI-assisted titles/descriptions/alt-text/articles, advanced schema & sitemaps, a 404 monitor, and auto-redirects. The free plugin is fully functional on its own and does not require Pro.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Meta box on posts/pages</strong> for custom SEO Title & Description</li>
<li><strong>Smart fallback</strong> to site title/tagline or post excerpt</li>
<li><strong>Open Graph/Twitter image</strong> fallback</li>
<li><strong>Robots</strong> (index/noindex, follow/nofollow) per post and global</li>
<li><strong>Sitemaps</strong>: index + post types; pretty <code>/sitemap.xml</code> with:
<ul>
<li>Fallback query route for non-pretty permalinks</li>
<li><strong>Automatic pings to Google and Bing</strong> when content changes (with safe throttling)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Schema</strong>: Website, Article, Breadcrumbs + FAQ/How-to via blocks (basic) with safe defaults</li>
<li><strong>Breadcrumbs</strong>: simple template function/filter to output a trail</li>
<li><strong>Redirects</strong>: add simple 301 manual redirects from an admin screen</li>
<li><strong>Analytics</strong>: GA4/gtag and GTM helpers (paste ID and go)</li>
<li><strong>Developer-friendly</strong> (filters/actions documented below)</li>
<li><strong>Privacy-friendly</strong>: no data leaves your site</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin <strong>does not</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Collect personal data</li>
<li>Send usage data to third parties</li>
<li>Set cookies on the front end by itself</li>
</ul>
<p>If you enable Analytics or GTM helpers, you are integrating external services—ensure you have the proper disclosures/consent (e.g., via your cookie banner).</p>
<h3>Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Minimal queries and safe caching behavior</li>
<li>No assets loaded on the front end unless necessary</li>
<li>Short timeouts and safe throttling for sitemap pings to Google/Bing</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin can optionally connect to the following external services:</p>
<ol>
<li>Google Search and Bing (sitemap ping)</li>
</ol>
<p>– What it does: When sitemap pinging is enabled, RankLite can notify search engines that your sitemap has been updated.<br />
– What is sent: The public URL of your sitemap is sent as a query parameter to:<br />
  – https://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=<br />
  – https://www.bing.com/ping?sitemap=<br />
– When: Only when sitemap pinging is enabled in the plugin settings and a sitemap is generated/updated.<br />
– Terms / Privacy:<br />
  – Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy / https://policies.google.com/terms<br />
  – Microsoft (Bing): https://privacy.microsoft.com / https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement</p>
<ol>
<li>Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager (optional)</li>
</ol>
<p>– What it does: If you choose to enable Analytics or Tag Manager in RankLite, the plugin outputs the official tracking/snippet code provided by Google.<br />
– What is sent: Standard analytics/usage data as defined by Google, associated with your own property IDs (e.g. GA4, GTM). No additional data is sent by RankLite beyond what Google’s scripts normally collect.<br />
– When: Only when you explicitly enable these features and enter your own tracking IDs.<br />
– Terms / Privacy:<br />
  – Google Analytics / Tag Manager: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/<br />
  – Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<h3>Developers</h3>
<h3>Filter the final title string</h3>
<pre><code>`php
</code></pre>
<p>/**<br />
 * Filter the final  value RankLite outputs.<br />
 *<br />
 * @param string       $title Final title string.<br />
 * @param array        $parts Parsed parts (h1, site_name, brand, etc).<br />
 * @param WP_Post|null $post  Current post object (or null).<br />
 * @param string       $type  Detected type: ‘news’ | ‘product’ | ‘default’.<br />
 */<br />
add_filter( ‘ranklite_meta_title_final’, function( $title, $parts, $post, $type ) {<br />
    return $title;<br />
}, 10, 4 );<br />
    `</p>
<h3>Add extra sitemap index entries (e.g. news/video)</h3>
<pre><code>`php
</code></pre>
<p>add_filter( ‘ranklite/sitemaps/index_items’, function( $extra, $opts ) {<br />
    $extra[] = array(<br />
        ‘loc’     => home_url( ‘/news-sitemap.xml’ ),<br />
        ‘lastmod’ => gmdate( ‘c’ ),<br />
    );<br />
    return $extra;<br />
}, 10, 2 );<br />
    `</p>
<h3>Tweak the breadcrumb trail before output</h3>
<pre><code>`php
</code></pre>
<p>add_filter( ‘ranklite_breadcrumb_trail’, function( $trail ) {<br />
    // $trail is an array of arrays like [ ‘name’ => ‘Blog’, ‘url’ => ‘https://example.com/blog/’ ].<br />
    return $trail;<br />
} );<br />
    `</p>
<h3>Programmatic redirect registration</h3>
<pre><code>`php
</code></pre>
<p>do_action( ‘ranklite/register_redirect’, ‘/old-path’, ‘/new-path’, 301 );<br />
    `</p>
<p>See inline docs for more hooks and parameters.</p>


RankLite – Fast, Clean SEO

Fast, clean SEO: titles & meta, Open Graph/Twitter Cards, JSON-LD schema, and XML sitemaps with Google/Bing pings. No bloat, no tracking.

OpenGraph.xyz

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<p>Most websites suffer from “broken” or generic social media previews. If you have a resource-rich site—like a news portal, real estate listing site, e-commerce store, or a large blog—manually designing and uploading Open Graph (OG) images for every page is impossible.</p>
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<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
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</ul>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> This plugin requires an <a href="https://www.opengraph.xyz" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenGraph.xyz</a> account. We offer a 7-day Free Trial with full access to all available features during the trial period (credit card required). Cancel anytime.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<h4>ogcdn.net</h4>
<p>This is our open graph image generation service to create your og image. The URLs of your generated og:image tags point to this service with data about your page to dynamically create the images.<br />
<a href="https://www.opengraph.xyz/page/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://www.opengraph.xyz/page/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<h4>api.opengraph.xyz</h4>
<p>This is our service for the og image templates. This service will be accessed when you view and choose image templates for your pages.<br />
<a href="https://www.opengraph.xyz/page/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://www.opengraph.xyz/page/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>


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Stop losing clicks to boring social previews. Boost your Click-Through Rate (CTR) by up to 70% with AI-powered, dynamic Open Graph images.

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