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Search Engine Snitch is a lightweight WordPress plugin that monitors your site’s search engine visibility settings. If you accidentally (or intentionally) block search engines from indexing your site, this plugin will send you email alerts to notify you of the change.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Real-time Monitoring: Continuously monitors your site’s “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” setting</li>
<li>Email Notifications: Sends alerts when search engine visibility is disabled</li>
<li>Admin Bar Indicator: Shows current visibility status directly in the WordPress admin bar</li>
<li>Customizable Frequency: Choose how often to check visibility (Daily, Weekly, Monthly)</li>
<li>Custom Email: Set custom email addresses for notifications</li>
<li>Cron-based Checks: Uses WordPress cron for scheduled checks (no performance impact)</li>
<li>Lightweight: Minimal code footprint, no external dependencies</li>
</ul>
Why Use Search Engine Snitch?
Accidentally blocking search engines can have serious consequences for your website’s SEO and traffic. Common scenarios include:
<ul>
<li>Developers disabling visibility during maintenance and forgetting to re-enable it</li>
<li>Accidental changes by multiple team members</li>
<li>Plugin conflicts that modify visibility settings</li>
<li>Testing environments affecting production settings</li>
</ul>
Search Engine Snitch acts as a safety net, ensuring you’re always aware of your site’s search engine visibility status.
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<ul>
<li>Multiple email recipients</li>
<li>Visibility history log</li>
<li>Instant checks (not just scheduled)</li>
<li>Multisite support</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
This plugin does not: 
* Collect any personal data 
* Track users 
* Send data to external servers 
* Store information beyond plugin settings
All data remains on your WordPress installation. The only external communication is the email notification when triggered.
<h3>License</h3>
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License v2 for more details.

Search Engine Snitch

Monitor your WordPress site's search engine visibility and get instant alerts when search engines are blocked from indexing your content.

TorontoDigits

SEO Repair Kit v2.1.6 by <a href="https://www.torontodigits.com" rel="nofollow ugc">TorontoDigits</a> helps WordPress site owners find and fix practical SEO issues from one dashboard.
It combines technical SEO checks, metadata controls, crawling controls, monitoring tools, and Search Console insights, so you can improve visibility without relying on multiple plugins.
<h4>Why SEO Repair Kit?</h4>
Unlike single-purpose SEO plugins, SEO Repair Kit focuses on practical SEO fixes and monitoring in one place — including broken links, missing alt text, metadata, schema, and search performance.
This makes it ideal for: 
* SEO agencies managing multiple clients 
* Content-heavy websites 
* Businesses looking for actionable SEO improvements
<h4>Core Features</h4>
Meta Manager 
* Manage SEO titles and descriptions globally and per content type 
* Configure robots directives (including max preview directives) 
* Override metadata on individual posts/pages 
* Supports Gutenberg and Elementor workflows 
* Supports dynamic template tags like <code>%title%</code>, <code>%excerpt%</code>, and <code>%site_title%</code>
Schema Manager (Pro) 
* Build and manage JSON-LD schema with visual controls 
* Supports common schema types such as Article, FAQ, Product, Event, Course, JobPosting, Review, and more 
* Validate and preview mappings before output
Link Health Tools 
* Scan internal and external links for HTTP status issues 
* Export findings to CSV 
* Create redirects from problem URLs
Redirection + 404 Monitoring 
* Create and manage 301/302 redirects 
* Track redirect hits and logs 
* Monitor 404 errors with actionable details 
* Convert recurring 404 URLs into redirects quickly
KeyTrack (Search Console Insights) 
* Works with Google Site Kit/Search Console 
* View clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position 
* Analyze page/query trends in one place 
* Configure threshold-based reporting workflows
Sitemap Manager 
* Include/exclude post types and taxonomies from WordPress core sitemap 
* Keep <code>wp-sitemap.xml</code> focused on important content 
* Note: this controls only core WordPress sitemap output
Bot Manager 
* Edit and validate <code>robots.txt</code> 
* Generate and manage <code>llms.txt</code> 
* Allow/block selected AI crawlers
Alt Text Manager 
* Identify images missing alt text 
* Update alt text records efficiently
Weekly SEO Summary 
* Receive scheduled email summaries with key SEO status metrics 
* Includes Search performance, link health, image alt coverage, and redirect insights
<h3>Configurations & Use</h3>
<h4>Initial Setup & Onboarding</h4>
<ol>
<li>After activating the plugin, you’ll be guided through an interactive onboarding process.</li>
<li>During onboarding, you can configure:
<ul>
<li>Post types to scan for broken links</li>
<li>Enable/disable KeyTrack feature</li>
<li>Set up link scanning schedule (manual, weekly, or monthly)</li>
<li>Select default schema types to use</li>
<li>Configure notification preferences (weekly reports, KeyTrack alerts, broken links notifications)</li>
<li>Enable alt text scanning</li>
<li>Enable redirection management</li>
<li>Set notification email address</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Complete the onboarding to save your preferences, or skip and configure later in Settings.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Dashboard Overview</h4>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” in your WordPress admin menu to access the main dashboard.</li>
<li>The dashboard provides:
<ul>
<li>Site SEO Analysis with issue detection (critical, warning, suggestion)</li>
<li>Quick access widgets for all major features</li>
<li>Real-time status updates</li>
<li>SEO health score calculations</li>
<li>Direct links to fix identified issues</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Use the “Re-check Status” button to refresh the analysis.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Broken Link Scanner</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Link Scanner” in the admin menu.</li>
<li>Select a post type from the dropdown (configured in Settings).</li>
<li>Click “Scan Links” to start the scanning process.</li>
<li>Monitor the progress bar and real-time statistics during scanning.</li>
<li>Review the results table showing:
<ul>
<li>Post ID, title, and type</li>
<li>Link URL and HTTP status code</li>
<li>Link text context</li>
<li>Direct edit and redirect options</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Export broken links to CSV for external analysis.</li>
<li>Create redirects directly from the scan results.</li>
<li>Schedule automatic scans in Settings (weekly or monthly).</li>
</ol>
<h4>Alt Text Manager</h4>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Image Alt Missing” in the admin menu.</li>
<li>View all images missing alt text with their details.</li>
<li>Update alt text individually:
<ul>
<li>Click on an image to edit</li>
<li>Enter descriptive alt text</li>
<li>Save changes</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Use bulk update feature to update multiple images at once.</li>
<li>Filter and search images by post type or status.</li>
<li>Monitor alt text optimization progress and statistics.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Redirection Manager</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Redirection” in the admin menu.</li>
<li>Create a new redirect:
<ul>
<li>Enter source URL (old URL)</li>
<li>Enter target URL (new URL)</li>
<li>Select redirect type (301 Permanent or 302 Temporary)</li>
<li>Optionally enable regex pattern matching</li>
<li>Set redirect status (active/inactive)</li>
<li>Save the redirect</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>View all redirects in a comprehensive table showing:
<ul>
<li>Source and target URLs</li>
<li>Redirect type and status</li>
<li>Hit count and last hit timestamp</li>
<li>Position for ordering</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Edit or delete existing redirects.</li>
<li>Monitor most active redirects with hit analytics.</li>
<li>Use the redirect logs to track redirect performance.</li>
</ol>
<h4>404 Error Monitor</h4>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” > “404 Manager” (or access via Link Scanner).</li>
<li>Enable 404 monitoring in Settings if not already enabled.</li>
<li>View all 404 errors with details:
<ul>
<li>Requested URL</li>
<li>Referrer information</li>
<li>User agent and IP address</li>
<li>Access count and timestamps</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Create redirects directly from 404 logs:
<ul>
<li>Select a 404 error</li>
<li>Choose target URL</li>
<li>Create redirect with one click</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Filter 404 errors by domain, date, or count.</li>
<li>Monitor 404 trends and patterns.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Sitemap Control</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to SEO Repair Kit → Sitemap Control</li>
<li>Enable the option “Enable Sitemap Control”</li>
<li>Select the post types you want to include (Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, etc.)</li>
<li>Select the taxonomies you want to include (Categories, Tags, custom taxonomies)</li>
<li>Click Save Sitemap Settings</li>
</ol>
Only the selected items will remain in your WordPress core sitemap.
Tip: If your sitemap is not opening, go to Settings → Permalinks and click “Save Changes” to refresh it.
<h4>Bot Manager</h4>
<ol>
<li>
Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Bot Manager” in the admin menu.
</li>
<li>
LLMs.txt Management
<ul>
<li>Generate an llms.txt file for AI model discovery</li>
<li>Select post types and taxonomies to include</li>
<li>Allow or block specific AI bots</li>
<li>Preview and edit the generated file</li>
<li>Your file will be available at: yoursite.com/llms.txt</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Robots.txt Management
<ul>
<li>Edit robots.txt using the visual editor</li>
<li>Validate syntax and preview changes</li>
<li>Apply enhanced SEO and security rules</li>
<li>Reset to WordPress recommended defaults</li>
<li>Available at: yoursite.com/robots.txt</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
AI Bot Access Control
<ul>
<li>Allow or block AI crawlers such as GPTBot, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Bing Chat, and others</li>
<li>Blocked bots receive a 403 response</li>
<li>Blocking rules are automatically added to robots.txt</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Additional Features
<ul>
<li>Real-time robots.txt validation</li>
<li>Automatic sitemap detection</li>
<li>Built-in security rules</li>
<li>Easy reset to default configuration</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h4>KeyTrack – Keyword Performance Tracking</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate Google Site Kit plugin (required for KeyTrack).</li>
<li>Connect Google Site Kit to your Google Search Console account.</li>
<li>Go to “SEO Repair Kit” > “KeyTrack” in the admin menu.</li>
<li>Create a KeyTrack configuration:
<ul>
<li>Enter a name for your KeyTrack</li>
<li>Select keywords to track</li>
<li>Choose date range for analysis</li>
<li>Configure threshold settings (optional)</li>
<li>Save configuration</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>View performance data in multiple tabs:
<ul>
<li>Overview: Summary metrics (clicks, impressions, CTR, average position)</li>
<li>Pages: Top performing pages with detailed metrics</li>
<li>Queries: Top search queries with performance data</li>
<li>Settings: Manage KeyTrack configurations</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Set up email reports:
<ul>
<li>Configure threshold alerts</li>
<li>Set report frequency</li>
<li>Add recipient email addresses</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Analyze trends with interactive line charts.</li>
<li>Export data for external analysis.</li>
<li>Watch the demo video: <iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uiWgcazUDcc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></li>
</ol>
<h4>Schema Manager (Pro Feature)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Ensure you have an active Pro license (required for Schema Manager).</li>
<li>Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Schema Manager” in the admin menu.</li>
<li>Select a schema type from the available options (15+ types supported).</li>
<li>Configure schema assignment:
<ul>
<li>Choose post types to apply the schema</li>
<li>Map content fields to schema properties</li>
<li>Enable/disable specific schema fields</li>
<li>Preview the JSON-LD output</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save the schema configuration.</li>
<li>The schema will automatically be injected into your pages as JSON-LD markup.</li>
<li>Validate schema using Google’s Rich Results Test tool.</li>
<li>Manage multiple schema types for different content types.</li>
<li>Use the visual field mapper to easily configure complex schemas.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Meta Manager</h4>
<ol>
<li>
Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Meta Manager”.
</li>
<li>
Configure SEO using these tabs:
Global Meta
<ul>
<li>Set title separator, homepage SEO title & description</li>
<li>Configure default SEO templates and knowledge graph</li>
</ul>
Content Types
<ul>
<li>Define title and description templates for posts, pages, and CPTs</li>
<li>Configure robots directives</li>
</ul>
Taxonomies
<ul>
<li>Set SEO templates for categories, tags, and custom taxonomies</li>
<li>Control indexing behavior</li>
</ul>
Archives
<ul>
<li>Manage SEO settings for author, date, and search archives</li>
</ul>
Advanced Settings
<ul>
<li>Configure robots directives (index/noindex, follow/nofollow, preview limits)</li>
<li>Default robots: <code>index, follow, max-image-preview:large</code></li>
<li>Disable default to manually select directives</li>
<li>Respects WordPress Settings → Reading → Discourage search engines option</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Save settings to apply SEO metadata automatically.
</li>
<li>
Override metadata per post/page using the SEO Repair Kit Meta Manager box.
</li>
<li>
Editor Support
<ul>
<li>Works with Gutenberg and Elementor editors.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Per-page options include:
<ul>
<li>Custom SEO title</li>
<li>Meta description</li>
<li>Robots directives</li>
<li>Canonical URL</li>
<li>Search result preview</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
If custom metadata is not defined, Meta Manager automatically applies the global template settings as a fallback.
</li>
</ol>
<h4>AI Chatbot (Pro Feature)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Ensure you have an active Pro license.</li>
<li>Navigate to “SEO Repair Kit” > “AI Chatbot”.</li>
<li>Ask the AI assistant for SEO guidance, troubleshooting, and optimization tips.</li>
</ol>
The chatbot can help with: 
* Meta Manager configuration and SEO metadata guidance 
* Schema Manager setup 
* Redirection and broken link fixes 
* KeyTrack keyword tracking insights 
* General SEO best practices
It provides context-aware responses and real-time suggestions directly inside the WordPress dashboard.
<h4>Settings Configuration</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to “SEO Repair Kit” > “Settings” in the admin menu.</li>
<li>Post Types Settings:
<ul>
<li>Select which post types to scan for broken links</li>
<li>Choose from all public post types</li>
<li>Save your selection</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>404 Monitoring Settings:
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable automatic 404 error tracking</li>
<li>404 errors will be logged when enabled</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Weekly Report Email Settings:
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable weekly SEO summary emails</li>
<li>View last report status and timestamp</li>
<li>Reports are sent to your admin email address</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save all settings to apply changes.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Weekly SEO Summary Email</h4>
<ol>
<li>Enable weekly reports in Settings (enabled by default).</li>
<li>Reports are automatically sent every week to your admin email.</li>
<li>Each report includes:
<ul>
<li>Search performance metrics from KeyTrack</li>
<li>Broken links analysis and health scores</li>
<li>Image alt text optimization status</li>
<li>Redirection statistics and analytics</li>
<li>Pro plan status and upgrade information</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Reports are sent in beautiful HTML format with:
<ul>
<li>Visual charts and metrics</li>
<li>Actionable insights</li>
<li>Direct links to fix issues</li>
<li>Dashboard access links</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>View the last report status in Settings to verify delivery.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Advanced Features</h4>
<ol>
<li>
Analytics & Reporting:
<ul>
<li>Track redirect hit counts</li>
<li>Monitor 404 error patterns</li>
<li>Analyze KeyTrack performance trends</li>
<li>View comprehensive SEO health scores</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Bot Management:
<ul>
<li>Control AI crawler access to your content</li>
<li>Generate llms.txt files for AI model discovery</li>
<li>Manage robots.txt with visual editor</li>
<li>Block or allow specific AI bots</li>
<li>Server-level access control</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Integration:
<ul>
<li>Google Site Kit integration for KeyTrack</li>
<li>Google Search Console data access</li>
<li>REST API endpoints for external integrations</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
<ul>
<li>If KeyTrack doesn’t show data, ensure Google Site Kit is installed and connected.</li>
<li>If weekly emails aren’t sending, check your server’s mail configuration and email settings.</li>
<li>If schema isn’t appearing, verify your Pro license is active and schema is properly configured.</li>
<li>If links aren’t being detected, ensure the post type is selected in Settings.</li>
<li>Check the plugin’s debug logs for detailed error information.</li>
</ul>

SEO Repair Kit – Meta Manager, Schema Manager, SEO Content Monitoring, GSC Integration, Keyword & Rank Tracking


I got to preview this tool at WordCamp, and I was very impressed. The team provided an excellent demo and from testing the plugin myself I would highly recommend it. 


Great plugin

The ultimate WordPress plugin for SEO automation - from link fixing to AI-powered schema generation and chatbot support.

Search Engine Snitch vs SEO Repair Kit – Meta Manager, Schema Manager, SEO Content Monitoring, GSC Integration, Keyword & Rank Tracking