Serphot

SEO Forge is an all-in-one solution for SEO optimization of WordPress websites, providing all the essential tools to improve search engine rankings.
<h3>Key Features:</h3>
📊 SEO Analytics & Views Counter 
* Detailed page view statistics by different time ranges 
* Interactive charts by days, weeks, months, and years 
* Track popular content 
* Author-based view statistics 
* Import/export view data
🗺️ XML Sitemaps 
* Automatic XML sitemap generation for all content types 
* Support for posts, pages, categories, tags, and authors 
* Image sitemap for improved media indexing 
* News sitemap for Google News 
* Automatic splitting of large sitemaps 
* HTML sitemap for users
🎯 SEO Meta Tags 
* Custom SEO Titles and Descriptions for all pages 
* Template support with dynamic tags 
* Progress bar to control meta length 
* Automatic canonical link generation 
* Hreflang support for multilingual sites
📱 Open Graph & Social Media 
* Configurable Open Graph tags 
* Facebook, Twitter, and other social media support 
* Automatic featured image for sharing
🏗️ Schema.org Markup 
* Automatic markup for articles, organizations, and products 
* Built-in FAQ block support 
* Author profile markup 
* Breadcrumbs 
* Structured data for different content types
🔧 Advanced SEO Tools 
* Robots.txt file management 
* Remove category base from category URLs 
* Automatic URL transliteration 
* Built-in spell checker 
* Export SEO data to Yoast SEO
🧩 Gutenberg Blocks 
* FAQ block with automatic structured data 
* Pros & Cons block 
* Full Gutenberg compatibility
🌐 Multilingual 
* Full Polylang support 
* Automatic hreflang tags 
* Localized SEO templates 
* Language-specific sitemaps
<h3>Detailed Usage Guide</h3>
<h3>🎯 Setting Up SEO Meta Tags</h3>
Step 1: Go to SEO Forge → SEO Templates
Here you can configure templates for all page types: 
– Posts 
– Pages 
– Categories 
– Tags 
– Author Archives 
– Date Archives 
– Search Results 
– 404 Pages
Step 2: Use Available Template Tags
In Title and Description fields you can use: 
– <code>{site_name}</code> – website name 
– <code>{current_title}</code> – current title (works for all page types) 
– <code>{category}</code> – category name 
– <code>{separator}</code> – separator (|) 
– <code>{year}</code> – current year
Example template for posts: 
 <code>Title: {current_title} {separator} {site_name} 
Description: Read the article "{current_title}" on {site_name}. Updated information for {year}.</code>
Step 3: Individual Settings
For each post/page you can set: 
– Meta Title (with progress bar for 50–65 characters) 
– Meta Description (with progress bar for 160–180 characters) 
– Custom URL Slug
<h3>📊 Using the Views Counter</h3>
Viewing statistics: 
1. Go to SEO Forge → View Statistics 
2. Select a time period: today, week, month, year, or all time 
3. Filter by page type, category, or author 
4. Explore interactive charts
Shortcodes: 
– <code>[ONEX-TOTAL-VIEWS]</code> – total views of the current post 
– <code>[ONEX-TODAY-VIEWS]</code> – today’s views 
– <code>[ONEX-WEEK-VIEWS]</code> – weekly views 
– <code>[ONEX-MONTH-VIEWS]</code> – monthly views 
– <code>[ONEX-AUTHOR-TOTAL-VIEWS]</code> – total views of the author 
– <code>[ONEX-AUTHOR-WEEK-VIEWS author_id="1"]</code> – author’s weekly views
PHP template usage: 
 `php 
$views_counter = \OnexSEO\Post_Views_Counter::get_instance();
echo $views_counter->get_post_views(get_the_ID()); 
echo $views_counter->get_post_views_today(get_the_ID()); 
echo $views_counter->get_post_views_this_week(get_the_ID()); 
echo $views_counter->get_post_views_this_month(get_the_ID()); 
echo $views_counter->get_post_views_range(get_the_ID(), ‘2023-01-01’, ‘2023-01-31’);
echo $views_counter->get_author_total_views(get_the_author_meta(‘ID’));
$top_posts = $views_counter->get_top_posts_by_period(‘week’, 5); 
$top_posts = $views_counter->get_top_posts_by_period(‘week’, 5, 15); // Category ID 15 
$top_posts = $views_counter->get_top_posts_by_period(‘total’, 10, null, 1); // Author ID 1 
 `
<h3>📱 Open Graph Settings</h3>
Step 1: Go to SEO Forge → Open Graph
Step 2: Configure defaults: 
– Site name for social media 
– Default description 
– Default sharing image 
– Content type (website, article, etc.)
Step 3: Per-page/post: 
– Featured Image is used automatically 
– If none, the default image is applied 
– Title and Description are pulled from SEO settings
<h3>🗺️ XML Sitemaps</h3>
Automatic generation: 
– Main sitemap: <code>yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml</code> 
– Image sitemap: <code>yourdomain.com/sitemap-images.xml</code> 
– News sitemap: <code>yourdomain.com/sitemap-news.xml</code>
Content type settings: 
1. Go to SEO Forge → Dashboard 
2. Choose which content types to include 
3. Save settings
HTML sitemap: 
1. Go to SEO Forge → Dashboard 
2. Click “Create HTML Sitemap” 
3. A new page with interactive sitemap will be generated
<h3>🏗️ Schema.org Markup</h3>
Automatically added for: 
– Articles (Article) 
– Organizations (Organization) 
– Author profiles (Person) 
– Breadcrumbs (BreadcrumbList) 
– FAQ blocks
Additional fields: 
1. Edit post/page → SEO settings section 
2. Fill in extra Schema.org fields 
3. Data will be automatically included
<h3>🧩 Gutenberg Blocks</h3>
FAQ Block: 
1. In Gutenberg editor click “+” 
2. Find “SEO FAQ” block 
3. Add questions and answers 
4. FAQPage schema is generated automatically
Pros & Cons Block: 
1. Find “Pros & Cons” block 
2. Add pros in green area 
3. Add cons in red area 
4. Customize styles if needed
<h3>🔧 Advanced Tools</h3>
Robots.txt management: 
1. Go to SEO Forge → Dashboard 
2. Edit robots.txt content 
3. Save changes
Remove category base: 
– Automatically active after installation 
– Changes <code>/category/name/</code> to <code>/name/</code>
URL transliteration: 
– Cyrillic slugs are automatically converted to Latin 
– Works for new posts/pages
Spell checker: 
– Integrated spell check in editor 
– Highlights mistakes and suggests fixes
<h3>📊 Import/Export Data</h3>
Export to Yoast SEO: 
1. Go to SEO Forge → Export to Yoast SEO 
2. Click “Start Export” 
3. All SEO data will be transferred
Import from other plugins: 
1. Go to SEO Forge → Import SEO 
2. Select source (Yoast, RankMath, etc.) 
3. Click “Import Data”
<h3>👤 Author Page SEO</h3>
Setup: 
1. Go to Users → Your Profile 
2. Scroll to “SEO settings for author page” 
3. Enable/disable indexing (noindex switch) 
4. Set SEO Title & Description for each language
Available tags for authors: 
– <code>{site_name}</code> – site name 
– <code>{current_title}</code> – author name 
– <code>{category}</code> – main category 
– <code>{separator}</code> – separator 
– <code>{year}</code> – current year
<h3>🌐 Multilingual (Polylang)</h3>
Automatic features: 
– Hreflang tag generation 
– Language-specific sitemaps 
– Localized templates
Per-language settings: 
1. Templates adapt to active languages 
2. SEO metaboxes per language 
3. Open Graph generated per language
<h3>📈 Dashboard & Analytics</h3>
Dashboard includes: 
– Quick actions 
– View statistics 
– Sitemap status 
– Configuration check
Views column in admin: 
– Automatically added to posts/pages list 
– Shows number of views 
– Sortable by views
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
Issue: Views not showing 
– Ensure counter is enabled 
– Check DB tables exist 
– Clear cache
Issue: Sitemaps not generating 
– Check permalink settings 
– Ensure content types are selected 
– Regenerate permalinks
Issue: SEO fields not saving 
– Check user permissions 
– Verify nonce check 
– Clear browser cache
Issue: Schema not visible 
– Test with Google Structured Data Testing Tool 
– Fill required fields 
– Check conflicts with other plugins
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0+</li>
<li>PHP 7.4+</li>
<li>MySQL 5.6+</li>
<li>Recommended: PHP 8.0+, MySQL 8.0+</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
Compatible plugins: 
* Polylang 
* WooCommerce (basic support) 
* Contact Form 7 
* Gutenberg blocks
Tested with themes: 
* Twenty Twenty-Three 
* Twenty Twenty-Two 
* Astra 
* GeneratePress 
* OceanWP
<h3>Updates</h3>
When updating, all settings/data are preserved. Recommended: 
1. Backup your site before major updates 
2. Test after updating 
3. Clear site cache 
4. Regenerate permalinks (Settings → Permalinks → Save)
<h3>Support</h3>
Official support: 
* Documentation included 
* GitHub repository 
* Developer site: https://serphot.com/
Bug reports: 
Provide: 
1. WordPress & plugin version 
2. List of active plugins 
3. Problem description 
4. Steps to reproduce
Feature requests: 
We welcome your suggestions.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under GPL v2 or later.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Thanks to all users for feedback. Special thanks to: 
* WordPress community 
* Polylang developers 
* Testers & contributors
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
Performance: 
* Optimized SQL queries 
* Efficient caching 
* Minimal page load impact 
* Asynchronous stats loading
Security: 
* Sanitized & escaped data 
* Nonce checks 
* User capability checks 
* SQL injection protection
Accessibility: 
* Semantic HTML 
* Keyboard navigation 
* High-contrast UI 
* Screen reader friendly
For more info visit the official plugin website.

SEO Forge

A powerful SEO plugin with support for all content types, automatic XML sitemap generation, Schema.org markup, and comprehensive analytics.

rankalseo

Rankal SEO Optimizer is a fast, clean, and powerful SEO plugin for WordPress. It adds approximately 4KB to your frontend — no render-blocking JavaScript, no CSS files — while delivering a complete suite of SEO tools for publishers, bloggers, and developers.
🌐 Plugin website: <a href="https://rankalseo.com" rel="nofollow ugc">rankalseo.com</a> · <a href="https://rank.al" rel="nofollow ugc">rank.al</a>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
Meta Titles & Descriptions 
Global title and description templates per post type. Per-post override with a live character counter and SERP preview. Supports dynamic variables like <code>%title%</code>, <code>%sitename%</code>, <code>%excerpt%</code>, and more.
XML Sitemaps 
Auto-generated split sitemaps for posts, pages, and custom post types. Configurable per-page limits, priorities, and change frequencies. Automatic ping to Google and Bing on publish.
Schema & Structured Data 
JSON-LD schema output for every page type — WebSite, WebPage, Article, BreadcrumbList, Organization, and Person. Outputs a complete schema graph automatically with no configuration required.
Open Graph & Twitter Cards 
Full <code>og:</code> meta tag support for Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social platforms. Twitter Card support. Auto-generates from post featured image. Configurable default social image.
Breadcrumbs 
Configurable breadcrumb trail with BreadcrumbList JSON-LD built in. Shortcode and PHP function available for theme integration. Supports custom separators and home label.
Image SEO 
Auto ALT text on upload. Auto ALT text injection in post content. Lazy loading, dimension stripping, hotlink protection, and attachment page redirect — all configurable.
Webmaster Tools 
Google, Bing, and Yandex site verification. Visual robots.txt editor. llms.txt editor for AI crawler control.
Titles & Meta Per Post Type 
Configure default title templates, description templates, noindex/nofollow rules, and schema type per post type and taxonomy — all from one screen.
RSS Feed 
Add custom footer content to your RSS feed. RSS canonical tag to protect against feed scrapers.
Blocks & Shortcodes 
Schema blocks and shortcodes for advanced structured data output within content.
One-Click Migration 
Import all titles, descriptions, and settings from Yoast SEO, RankMath, SEOPress, and All in One SEO in under two minutes.
Developer Friendly 
Zero frontend overhead — ~4KB total. No render-blocking JS or CSS. Compatible with any theme or page builder.
Redirections 
301/302/307 redirect manager with hit counting and quick create from 404 errors.
404 Monitor 
Automatic broken link log with referrer tracking and one-click redirect creation.
<h4>PRO Features</h4>
Upgrade to Rankal SEO Optimizer Pro at <a href="https://rankalseo.com/product/rankal-seo-premium-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">rankalseo.com</a> to unlock:
<ul>
<li>✨ Magic AI — Scans your entire site and fills every missing title, description, and SEO field using AI (Groq, OpenAI, or Anthropic).</li>
<li>⚡ Instant Index — Submit URLs to search engines instantly via the IndexNow protocol. No Google Cloud Console setup required.</li>
<li>Content AI — Per-post AI title and description generation directly in the editor sidebar.</li>
<li>SEO Audit — Full site crawl with percentage-based scoring. Identifies thin content, duplicate titles, missing meta tags, and noindex pages.</li>
<li>Internal Links — Automated internal link suggestions and injection.</li>
<li>WooCommerce SEO — Product schema, category SEO fields, noindex out-of-stock products.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Links</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rankalseo.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rankalseo.com/product/rankal-seo-premium-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO Upgrade</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rankalseo.com/docs.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dashboard.rank.al/support.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the following external services:
<ul>
<li>
Rank.al License API (rank.al)
<ul>
<li>Used for: Pro license activation, verification, and deactivation. Only used when a Pro license key is entered. Free features work without any connection.</li>
<li>Data sent: Domain name, email address, license key.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://rank.al/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://rank.al/terms</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Rankal SEO Website (rankalseo.com)
<ul>
<li>Used for: Plugin promotion, documentation, and purchasing the Pro version. This domain is not contacted by the plugin itself — it is only referenced as a link for users to visit in their browser.</li>
<li>Data sent: None. No data is sent by the plugin to this domain.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://rankalseo.com/privacy.html</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://rankalseo.com/terms.html</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Rank.al Dashboard API (dashboard.rank.al)
<ul>
<li>Used for: Verifying connect tokens and checking site connection status during Pro account linking. Only used during account connection in the Pro dashboard flow.</li>
<li>Data sent: A temporary connect token and the site domain.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://rank.al/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://rank.al/terms</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Google (www.google.com)
<ul>
<li>Used for: Sitemap ping on publish — notifies Google of new or updated content. Opt-in only, disabled by default.</li>
<li>Data sent: Your sitemap URL only.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Bing (www.bing.com)
<ul>
<li>Used for: Sitemap ping on publish — notifies Bing of new or updated content. Opt-in only, disabled by default.</li>
<li>Data sent: Your sitemap URL only.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
IndexNow (api.indexnow.org)
<ul>
<li>Used for: Instant URL submission to IndexNow-compatible search engines (Bing, Yandex). Opt-in only, triggered manually by the site owner.</li>
<li>Data sent: Your site’s URLs and IndexNow key.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://www.indexnow.org/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.indexnow.org/documentation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Groq (api.groq.com)
<ul>
<li>Used for: AI-powered SEO meta generation (titles, descriptions, keywords) when Groq is selected as the AI provider. Only activated when the site owner enters a Groq API key.</li>
<li>Data sent: Post content (text only, up to 3,500 characters) to generate SEO metadata.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://groq.com/privacy-policy/</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://groq.com/terms-of-use/</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
OpenAI (api.openai.com)
<ul>
<li>Used for: AI-powered SEO meta generation when OpenAI is selected as the AI provider. Only activated when the site owner enters an OpenAI API key.</li>
<li>Data sent: Post content (text only, up to 3,500 characters) to generate SEO metadata.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Anthropic (api.anthropic.com)
<ul>
<li>Used for: AI-powered SEO meta generation when Anthropic is selected as the AI provider. Only activated when the site owner enters an Anthropic API key.</li>
<li>Data sent: Post content (text only, up to 3,500 characters) to generate SEO metadata.</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Rankal SEO Optimizer

Fast WordPress SEO: meta tags, XML sitemaps, schema, Open Graph, breadcrumbs & robots.txt. ~4KB footprint, zero render-blocking JS or CSS.

SEO Forge vs Rankal SEO Optimizer