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.

Arya Dhiratara

A lightweight plugin to make your site more SEO Friendly. This plugin provides SEO features that are really matters to optimize your site’s SEO in a non-intrusive way.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Meta Description (This plugin use the built-in WordPress excerpt function to get all description metas. So you can simply use the excerpt box if you want to customize the output)</li>
<li>Social Media Meta Tags (Open Graph protocol)
<ul>
<li>Set default Facebook Image</li>
<li>Set default Twitter Image 
(by default, all social media images will get the featured image first. If the entry does not have a featured image, it will use these images as a fallback. if you leave this blank, the plugin will try to get the first image from each entry)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Structured Data (Schema) Markup (JSON-LD)
<ul>
<li>Organization Schema</li>
<li>Local Business Schema</li>
<li>Sitelinks Search Box Schema</li>
<li>Breadcrumbs Schema</li>
<li>Article Schema</li>
<li>Product Schema for Shop & Product Category Page – Add Product Schema with offer and ratings to Shop & Product Category Page (this option only appear if you use WooCommerce, useful if you enable ratings for your products)</li>
<li>Custom JSON Schema – Utilize WordPress native post meta fields to add custom JSON Schema. Simply add new “jsonScript” to the name field and add the JSON schema markup to the value field. You can add custom JSON schema markup as many as you like in each page/post since this using <code>foreach</code>.</li>
<li>Custom Title for Search Engine and Social Media – Utilize WordPress native post meta fields to use different titles for search engines & social media. Simply add new post meta field named “seoTitle” for search engine title, “twitterTitle” for twitter title, and/or “ogTitle” for other social media titles, then add the custom title to the value field.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Sitemap – Utilize the built-in WordPress sitemap features. Use this plugin to control / configure:
<ul>
<li>The sitemap index url</li>
<li>Remove posts / pages / products / taxonomies / any registered custom post types globally from the sitemap</li>
<li>Remove Users (globally) from the sitemap</li>
<li>Remove each entries individually from each entries edit screen</li>
<li>Add attachments (image / video) to the sitemap</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Change your Robots.txt Content – Easily customize you robots.txt content using the provided textarea.</li>
<li>Image Alt Tags – Add empty image alt tags with title.</li>
<li>Disable Feeds – Disable WordPress Feeds to prevent scrappers from duplicating your content.</li>
<li>Works well with WooCommerce.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
<ul>
<li>As the plugin name says, you will not find any non-matter features for SEO in this plugin.</li>
<li>This plugin was built by prioritizing the use of built-in WordPress features.</li>
<li>Still not tested thoroughly in FSE themes.</li>
<li>Still not tested in multisites websites.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Found any issues?</h3>
Please use this <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-that-matters/" rel="ugc">support forum</a> to report it.
<h3>Check out my other plugins:</h3>
<ul>
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<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/optimize-more-images/" rel="ugc">Optimize More! Images</a> – A simple yet powerfull image, iframe, and video optimization plugin.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/lazyload-preload-and-more/" rel="ugc">Lazyload, Preload, and more!</a> – This tiny little plugin (around 14kb zipped) is a simplified version of Optimize More! Images. Able to do what Optimize More! Images can do but without UI for settings (you can customize the default settings using filters).</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/shop-extra/" rel="ugc">Shop Extra</a> – A lightweight plugin to enhance your WooCommerce & Business site.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-video-lightbox/" rel="ugc">Image & Video Lightbox</a> – A lightweight plugin that will automatically adds Lightbox functionality to images.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/animate-on-scroll/" rel="ugc">Animate on Scroll</a> – Animate any Elements on scroll using the popular AOS JS library simply by adding class names.</li>
</ul>

SEO that Matters

A lightweight plugin to make your site more SEO (and Social Media) Friendly in a non-intrusive way.

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