rationalwp

Rational SEO provides 100% of the technical SEO requirements for modern sites with 0% of the database bloat, UI clutter, or performance drag.
<h4>Philosophy</h4>
Rational SEO rigorously rejects features that do not directly influence search engines or social crawlers:
<ul>
<li>No Content Scoring – No traffic lights, readability checks, or keyword density counters</li>
<li>No Dashboard – No “SEO Overview” widget or React-powered admin home</li>
<li>No Analytics – No ranking tracking or Google Search Console API integrations</li>
<li>No Frontend Assets – Zero CSS or JS files loaded on the frontend</li>
<li>No 404 Logging – Never writes 404 hits to the database</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
Meta Tags
<ul>
<li>Custom title tags with configurable separator</li>
<li>Meta descriptions (manual or auto-generated from excerpt/content)</li>
<li>Robots meta (index/noindex control)</li>
<li>Canonical URLs</li>
<li>Google and Bing verification meta tags</li>
</ul>
Social Media
<ul>
<li>Open Graph tags (og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url, og:type, og:locale, og:site_name)</li>
<li>Twitter Cards (summary or summary_large_image)</li>
<li>Per-post social image override</li>
</ul>
Structured Data
<ul>
<li>JSON-LD schema output using @graph format</li>
<li>Organization or Person schema (configurable)</li>
<li>WebSite schema with publisher linking</li>
<li>WebPage schema</li>
<li>Article schema on posts/pages with author, dates, and images</li>
</ul>
XML Sitemaps
<ul>
<li>Sitemap index at /sitemap.xml</li>
<li>Per-post-type sitemaps with pagination</li>
<li>Transient caching with stale-while-revalidate</li>
<li>Content freshness filtering (exclude old content)</li>
<li>Post type exclusions</li>
</ul>
Editor Integration
<ul>
<li>Meta box on all public post types</li>
<li>Custom SEO title and description fields</li>
<li>Focus keyword field with real-time presence indicators (title, description, first paragraph, URL slug)</li>
<li>Noindex toggle per post</li>
<li>Canonical URL override</li>
<li>Social image override</li>
<li>Taxonomy term SEO fields (title, description, noindex, canonical)</li>
</ul>
Post Type Archives
<ul>
<li>Custom SEO title and description for each post type archive</li>
<li>Configure via Settings > Rational SEO > Archives tab</li>
</ul>
AI Assistant (optional)
<ul>
<li>AI-powered focus keyword suggestions</li>
<li>AI-generated SEO titles and meta descriptions</li>
<li>One-click “Suggest All” for keyword, title, and description together</li>
<li>Uses OpenAI GPT-4o-mini (requires your own API key)</li>
<li>Data sent only when you click — never in the background</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the following external services:
<h4>RationalWP Plugin Directory</h4>
This plugin fetches a list of available RationalWP plugins from <a href="https://rationalwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">rationalwp.com</a> to display in the WordPress admin menu. Only the menu file version number is sent as a cache-busting query parameter. No user data is transmitted. The response is cached locally for 24 hours.
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://rationalwp.com/plugins.json" rel="nofollow ugc">https://rationalwp.com/plugins.json</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://rationalwp.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://rationalwp.com/terms/</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://rationalwp.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://rationalwp.com/privacy/</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>OpenAI API (optional)</h4>
This plugin provides optional AI-powered SEO suggestions using the <a href="https://openai.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenAI API</a>. When a site administrator configures an OpenAI API key in Settings > Rational SEO > General, users can click “Suggest” or “Generate” buttons in the post editor to receive AI-generated focus keywords, SEO titles, and meta descriptions.
Data is only sent when a user explicitly clicks an AI suggestion button. The data sent includes the post title and up to 2000 characters of post content (stripped of HTML), along with the user’s own API key for authentication. No data is sent automatically or in the background.
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions" rel="nofollow ugc">https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/</a></li>
</ul>

RationalSEO

Technical SEO essentials with zero bloat. No dashboards, analytics, content scoring, or frontend assets.

zoniclab

Parrot SEO is a comprehensive SEO plugin designed to help you optimize your WordPress website for search engines. With its modern interface, real-time analysis, and deep integration with both Gutenberg and Elementor, Parrot SEO makes SEO accessible for everyone.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
SEO Analysis 
* Real-time content analysis with actionable recommendations 
* Focus keyword optimization 
* SEO score and readability score for every post 
* Word count, keyword density, and heading structure analysis 
* Internal and external link checking
Meta Tags 
* Customizable SEO titles and meta descriptions 
* Template variables for dynamic content 
* Google search preview 
* Robots meta tag control (index/noindex, follow/nofollow) 
* Canonical URL support
Social Media 
* Open Graph tags for Facebook 
* Twitter Cards support 
* Custom social images 
* Social profile integration
Schema Markup 
* JSON-LD structured data 
* Automatic Article, Organization, and Breadcrumb schema 
* Support for multiple schema types: FAQ, HowTo, Recipe, Event, Product, LocalBusiness 
* Per-post schema type selection
XML Sitemap 
* Automatic sitemap generation 
* Customizable content inclusion 
* Image sitemap support 
* Beautiful sitemap stylesheet 
* Automatic search engine ping on publish
Gutenberg Integration 
* Dedicated SEO sidebar panel 
* Real-time preview 
* Character counters 
* All SEO settings accessible from the block editor
Elementor Integration 
* SEO settings in Elementor page settings 
* Breadcrumbs widget 
* Table of Contents widget 
* Full compatibility with Elementor Pro
Advanced Features 
* Bulk analysis and optimization 
* Import/Export settings 
* Clean head section (remove unnecessary tags) 
* Attachment page redirects 
* Author/Date archive controls
<h4>Why Choose Parrot SEO?</h4>
<ol>
<li>Modern UI – Clean, intuitive interface that’s easy to use</li>
<li>Performance – Lightweight and optimized for speed</li>
<li>Compatibility – Works seamlessly with Gutenberg and Elementor</li>
<li>Comprehensive – All the SEO features you need in one plugin</li>
<li>Developer Friendly – Extensive hooks and filters for customization</li>
</ol>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin may contact the following third-party services. Use of these services is optional in practice (e.g. the sitemap remains valid and usable without the ping), but enables better discovery of your content.
Google – Sitemap Ping
<ul>
<li>What it is and what it is used for: When the XML sitemap is updated (for example after you publish a post or page), the plugin can notify Google by calling Google’s “Ping” endpoint. This helps Google discover your sitemap URL so it can crawl and index your site.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Your site’s sitemap URL (e.g. <code>https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml</code>) is sent to Google as a query parameter when the ping runs. The ping runs automatically when a post or page is published; it is rate-limited to at most once per hour. The request is non-blocking (fire-and-forget) and no cookies or personal data are sent.</li>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC. </li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms </li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>

Parrot SEO

A powerful, user-friendly SEO plugin for WordPress with modern UI, Gutenberg and Elementor compatibility, and advanced features.

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