Description

RankNode SEO is an all-in-one WordPress plugin designed to elevate your site’s search engine performance with real-time analysis and advanced automation tools.

Lite Features

Live SEO Analysis: Get real-time feedback and actionable tips on your content’s SEO health.
Fast Indexing: Instantly submit your URLs to search engines using the Indexing API integration.
Idea & Title Finder: Discover trending content ideas and titles based on popular searches.
Link Tracking & Analysis: Monitor internal, external, and incoming links to improve site structure.
Orphan Page Detection: Identify and fix pages that have no incoming links to boost rankings.
Bulk Focus Keyword Generation: Effortlessly generate focus keywords for your content.
SEO-Driven URL Updates: Easily update post slugs based on your target keywords.
XML Sitemap Generator: Automatically build and maintain a search-engine-ready sitemap.
Centralized Comment Management: Track and manually reply to all comments from a single dashboard.
GSC Overview: Monitor your site’s general search performance directly from your WordPress dashboard.

Pro Features (Upgrade Required)

Automate your SEO with our Advanced AI Engine and Professional Tools:
* Unlimited AI with Your Own API: Use your own Gemini API key (free or paid) for unlimited usage of all AI tools.
* Unlimited Stock Images: Search and download millions of high-quality images via Pixabay, Unsplash, and Pexels APIs.
* AI Content Optimization: Full post optimization and SEO rewriting powered by Gemini AI.
* AI Meta & FAQ Tools: Generate SEO titles, meta descriptions, and FAQs instantly.
* AI Content Generation: Summarize articles, rewrite content, or generate social media posts with one click.
* E-commerce & Category SEO: AI-powered descriptions for products and categories.
* AI Bulk Tools: Bulk optimize posts and reply to comments using automated AI workflows.
* Advanced Link Builder: Professional internal and external link building automation.
* Detailed GSC Analytics: Deep-dive into keyword rankings and performance trends.

External services

This plugin relies on the following third-party services to provide its core functionality:

Lite

Google Search Console API: Used to fetch and display site performance and indexing data. It sends the site’s URL and authenticated credentials to request performance reports.
- Service: Google Search Console (https://search.google.com/search-console)
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
- What data is sent: The plugin sends the site’s URL and authenticated credentials (OAuth tokens) directly to Google to request performance reports and display site data.
Google Indexing API: Used to submit URLs for instant indexing. It sends the URL of the published/updated post to Google for priority crawling.
- Service: Google Indexing API (https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api)
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
- What data is sent: The plugin sends the URL of the published or updated post directly to Google for priority crawling and instant indexing.
Bing Sitemap Ping: Used to automatically notify Bing when your XML sitemap is updated.
- Service: Bing (https://www.bing.com)
- Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- Terms of Service: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement
- What data is sent: The plugin sends the URL of your XML sitemap to Bing’s ping endpoint for faster indexing.
IndexNow: Used to instantly notify search engines (like Bing and Yandex) about content changes. It sends the URL of the updated content along with a unique API key.
- Service: IndexNow (https://www.indexnow.org)
- Privacy Policy: https://www.indexnow.org/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://www.indexnow.org/terms
- What data is sent: The plugin sends the URL of the updated content along with a unique API key generated on your server to search engines like Bing and Yandex.
Google Trends RSS: Used in the “Idea Finder” module to provide content ideas. It sends the selected region code to fetch currently trending search queries.
- Service: Google Trends (https://trends.google.com/trending/rss)
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
- What data is sent: The plugin sends the selected region code (e.g. “TR”, “US”) to Google’s public RSS feed endpoint to fetch currently trending search queries for content ideas.
DuckDuckGo AutoComplete API: Used in the “Idea Finder” module to generate keyword suggestions. It sends the letters you type in the search box to provide related autocomplete terms.
- Service: DuckDuckGo (https://duckduckgo.com)
- Privacy Policy: https://duckduckgo.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://duckduckgo.com/terms
- What data is sent: For keyword suggestions, the plugin sends the search query and region preference to DuckDuckGo’s public autocomplete endpoint.
Google Suggest API: Used in the “Idea Finder” module to generate keyword suggestions. It sends the keywords you enter in the search field to retrieve related search suggestions from Google.
- Service: Google (https://google.com)
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
- What data is sent: The plugin sends the keywords you enter to Google’s public suggestion endpoint to retrieve related search suggestions.
Ranknodeai.com: Used to provide official documentation and Pro feature advertisements.
- Service: RankNode (https://ranknodeai.com)
- Privacy Policy: https://ranknodeai.com/privacy-policy
- Terms of Service: https://ranknodeai.com/terms-of-service
- What data is sent: To facilitate secure OAuth authentication for Google Search Console, the plugin sends the site URL and encrypted authentication tokens to our central server. No personal content or API keys are stored on our servers.

Pro

Google Gemini AI API: Used to power AI content optimization and meta generation (via user’s own API key).
- Service: Google Gemini (https://aistudio.google.com)
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
- What data is sent: When using AI features, the plugin sends the post title and content to Google’s Gemini API for processing using the user’s own API key.
Pixabay API: Used to search and download royalty-free stock images.
- Service: Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/api/docs/)
- Privacy Policy: https://pixabay.com/service/privacy/
- Terms of Service: https://pixabay.com/service/terms/
- What data is sent: The plugin sends search queries and your Pixabay API key to Pixabay to find and retrieve royalty-free stock images.
Unsplash API: Used to search and download high-quality stock images.
- Service: Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/developers)
- Privacy Policy: https://unsplash.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://unsplash.com/terms
- What data is sent: The plugin sends search queries and your Unsplash API key to Unsplash to find and retrieve high-quality stock images.
Pexels API: Used to search and download professional stock images.
- Service: Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/api/)
- Privacy Policy: https://www.pexels.com/privacy-policy/
- Terms of Service: https://www.pexels.com/terms-of-service/
- What data is sent: The plugin sends search queries and your Pexels API key to Pexels to find and retrieve professional stock images.

Screenshots

Dashboard Overview: A quick glance at your site’s SEO status (Lite).
Search Console Performance: Monitoring organic traffic and keyword data (Lite).
Link Analysis & SEO Audit: Internal link tracking and real-time content analysis (Lite).
PRO: AI-Powered Content Optimization: Advanced content editing and AI tools (Pro Feature).

Installation

Upload the ranknode-seo folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Go to the RankNode SEO menu in your dashboard and follow the setup instructions.

FAQ

Do I need an API key?: Yes, for some AI and Search Console features, you will need to connect your account or provide your own API key (Gemini, Pixabay, etc.). Important Privacy Note: All operations occur directly on the user’s own server. We do not store or track any of your data, content, or API keys on our servers. Your data privacy is 100% under your control.
Is it compatible with other SEO plugins?: RankNode SEO can work alongside other SEO plugins, but we recommend using it as your primary tool to avoid conflicts.

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Contributors & Developers

“RankNode SEO” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

2.2.3

Compliance: Replaced browser User-Agent with plugin identifier in all external API requests.
Compliance: Removed sslverify:false flags from all wp_remote_get() calls.
Compliance: Made Accept-Language header dynamic based on user region setting.
Compliance: Migrated XSL sitemap stylesheet to a dedicated static .xsl file (assets/sitemap.xsl), removing all inline CSS from PHP files.
Compliance: Updated Google Trends RSS external service documentation with exact endpoint URL.
Compliance: Updated “Tested up to” field to WordPress 7.0.

2.2.2

Fixed: Focus keyword notification in Idea Finder Draft action.
Improved: Notification logic robustness in the admin dashboard.
Compliance: All non-functional and locked buttons removed for WordPress.org review.
Stability: Updated version strings across all assets for better cache management.

2.2.1

Security Hardening: Implemented strict nonce and capability checks across all endpoints.
XSS Prevention: Applied late escaping to all PHP outputs and refactored JS to avoid unsafe DOM manipulation.
Global Expansion: Added full support and localization for 14 languages.
WordPress.org compliance hardening: removed all trialware/crippleware logic.
Updated features list and added detailed External Services declaration (Lite/Pro).
Added Privacy Note regarding local data processing and API key security.
Migrated all inline CSS/JS to standard WordPress hooks.
Removed artificial post limits from all dashboard modules.

2.1.1

WordPress.org compliance audit: Sanitized PRO-branded marketing content.
Security: Enhanced AJAX nonce verification in dashboard modules.

2.1.0

Localization updates for Arabic, Chinese, and Danish.
UI/UX improvements for mobile responsiveness.

2.0.0

Initial major release.