Joost de Valk

Yoast

Anton Timmermans

Jip Moors

Omar Reiss

Taco Verdonschot

<p>The purpose of this SEO plugin is to purge attachment URLs out of Google’s index as fast as possible. This helps sites<br />
that might have suffered from having too many thin content pages in the search index by removing them in the fastest<br />
way possible.</p>
<h3>What does this plugin do?</h3>
<p>This plugin makes all your attachment URLs return an HTTP 410 status. It then creates an XML sitemap with a recent last<br />
modified date, containing all those URLs. The XML sitemap with recent post modified date makes Google spider <em>all</em> those<br />
URLs again. The 410 status code makes sure Google takes them out of its search results in the fastest way possible.</p>
<p>With a nice trick, we also show end users the actual attachment image, so the user experience is not as poor as when<br />
they see an error page.</p>
<h3>Yoast SEO required</h3>
<p>This plugin is an extension to <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/" rel="ugc">Yoast SEO</a>. It requires it to work.</p>
<h3>How long should you run this plugin?</h3>
<p>After 6 months the attachment URLs should be gone from the search results. If you then remove the plugin, and keep<br />
Yoast SEO’s redirect setting on “Yes”, you have the best long term behavior for attachment URLs: to redirect to the<br />
actual attachment.</p>
<h3>Does Google condone this?</h3>
<p>This method has been discussed with and OK’d by Google.</p>
<h3>From within WordPress</h3>
<ol>
<li>Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’</li>
<li>Search for ‘Yoast SEO: Search Index Purge’</li>
<li>Activate Yoast SEO: Search Index Purge from your Plugins page.</li>
<li>Go to “after activation” below.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Manually</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload the <code>yoast-seo-search-index-purge</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the Yoast SEO: Search Index Purge plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
<li>Go to “after activation” below.</li>
</ol>
<h3>After activation</h3>


Yoast SEO: Search Index Purge

Remove attachment URLs from Google's index as fast as possible to prevent thin content penalties.

ebubekirbastama

<p>EBS Content Metrics for Google Search Console is a lightweight analytics plugin that allows WordPress administrators to view search performance data directly within the admin panel.</p>
<p>The plugin retrieves page-level performance metrics such as clicks and impressions from Google Search Console and displays them in a structured and filterable table.</p>
<p>It is designed for content creators, SEO specialists, and site owners who want to analyze content performance without leaving the WordPress dashboard.</p>
<p>Main features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Retrieve Google Search Console data using a secure service account</li>
<li>View clicks and impressions per post and page</li>
<li>Analyze performance across multiple time periods (6 months, 12 months, 16 months)</li>
<li>Filter and search content by title or URL</li>
<li>Sort data by clicks or impressions</li>
<li>Bulk actions for managing content</li>
<li>Lightweight JSON-based storage system (no database load)</li>
<li>Fast and responsive admin interface</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin does NOT track visitors and does NOT send any data to the plugin author.</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>The plugin connects to Google Search Console API and retrieves performance data for your website.</p>
<ul>
<li>It fetches data for published posts and pages</li>
<li>It matches URLs with your WordPress content</li>
<li>It aggregates clicks and impressions</li>
<li>It stores results in a local JSON file (<code>ebs-stats-db.json</code>)</li>
<li>It displays the results inside the admin panel</li>
</ul>
<p>Data is only fetched when the administrator manually triggers synchronization.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to Google services to retrieve Google Search Console performance data.</p>
<p>Service used:<br />
Google Search Console API and Google OAuth 2.0 token endpoint</p>
<p>What the service is used for:<br />
The plugin uses the Google Search Console API to retrieve page-level search performance data such as clicks and impressions for WordPress posts and pages.</p>
<p>What data is sent:</p>
<ul>
<li>The site URL</li>
<li>A signed service account authentication request (JWT)</li>
</ul>
<p>When data is sent:<br />
Only when the administrator clicks the “Sync Data” button.</p>
<p>What data is received:</p>
<ul>
<li>Page URLs</li>
<li>Click counts</li>
<li>Impression counts</li>
</ul>
<p>Permissions:<br />
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly</p>
<p>Service provider:<br />
Google LLC</p>
<p>Terms of Service:<br />
https://policies.google.com/terms</p>
<p>Privacy Policy:<br />
https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>


EBS Content Metrics for Google Search Console

Display Google Search Console performance data for WordPress posts and pages inside the admin dashboard.

Yoast SEO: Search Index Purge vs EBS Content Metrics for Google Search Console