Description
4WP SEO Helper gives you a site-wide SEO Inventory for WordPress: see missing titles and meta descriptions, score completeness, and mark business priority with drag-and-drop P1 / P2 / P3 lanes.
Built for teams that use Yoast SEO or All in One SEO and need one place to audit SEO fields across posts, pages, and public custom post types.
A plugin by 4wp.dev.
Perfect for
- SEO audits — filter by missing title, meta description, or focus keyword
- Content ops — drag rows into P1–P3 lanes (business priority, not SEO score)
- Bulk workflows — quick edit SEO fields from the inventory table
- External sync — REST API for Google Sheets or custom dashboards
- Multilingual sites — Polylang, WPML, or single-language
How it works
- Activate the plugin (Yoast or All in One SEO recommended for read/write).
- Open 4WP SEO SEO Inventory.
- Review completeness scores and missing SEO fields site-wide.
- Drag rows into P1 / P2 / P3 to mark business priority.
- Optional: enable the REST API under Settings and connect Sheets or your dashboard.
Priority reflects business importance (e.g. main service pages), not SEO score—a page can stay in P1 at 100% completeness.
Modules
SEO Inventory, Inventory REST API, and Google Search Console (OAuth, property picker, URL inspection, search analytics) are available in wp-admin. TechArticle schema, LLMS.txt, and cross posting appear as Coming soon until a future release.
External services
This plugin optionally connects to Google APIs when a site administrator enables Google Search Console integration under 4WP SEO Settings.
Google OAuth 2.0 (accounts.google.com, oauth2.googleapis.com)
Used so an administrator can connect their Google account to WordPress. When the admin clicks Connect Google, the plugin redirects to Google sign-in and exchanges an authorization code for access and refresh tokens. Tokens are stored in the WordPress database and used only for Search Console features initiated in wp-admin.
Google Search Console API (searchconsole.googleapis.com)
Used to list verified properties, inspect URLs, and fetch Search Analytics for the connected property. The plugin sends the selected property URL, requested page URLs, and date ranges when an administrator runs sync, URL inspection, or live analytics tools in wp-admin. Synced metrics are stored locally in WordPress for reporting screens.
No Google API calls are made until an administrator configures OAuth credentials and connects an account. The plugin does not send site visitor or front-end user data to Google.
Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
- TechArticle Steps
- TechArticle Step
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
wp-content/plugins/or install through Plugins Add New. - Activate 4WP SEO Helper through the Plugins screen.
- Install and activate Yoast SEO or All in One SEO for full inventory read/write.
- Open 4WP SEO SEO Inventory to start auditing.
On activation, the inventory API token is created and the module is enabled by default.
FAQ
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Do I need Yoast SEO or All in One SEO?
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Recommended. The inventory reads and writes SEO meta through adapter plugins. Without Yoast or AIOSEO, the table still loads but bulk updates and meta writes are limited.
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What is P1 / P2 / P3 priority?
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Three configurable business tiers in the inventory table. Priority is not SEO score—you might keep a fully complete page in P1 because it is a key landing page.
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Can I export the inventory?
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Yes. Use Export CSV on the SEO Inventory screen to download titles, meta fields, completeness, priority, and missing-field flags.
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Is there a REST API?
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Yes. Base URL:
/wp-json/forwp-seo-helper/v1/seo-inventoryRoutes include
GET /meta,GET /items, andPUT /priority-queue. Authenticate with a Bearer token from 4WP SEO Inventory API (Settings tab), or as a logged-in administrator withmanage_options. -
Does it work with Polylang or WPML?
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Yes. Language filters and per-language rows are supported when a multilingual plugin is active.
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Which post types are included?
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Public post types with
show_uiare discovered automatically. Exclude types with theforwp_seo_inventory_exclude_post_typesfilter. -
What modules are coming soon?
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TechArticle schema and blocks, LLMS.txt, and cross posting are in the codebase but hidden behind Coming soon badges until a future release.
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How do I connect Google Search Console?
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Open 4WP SEO Search Console. Add OAuth Client ID and Secret from Google Cloud Console, use the redirect URI shown on that screen, then connect and select your property.
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Does it depend on other 4WP plugins?
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No. 4WP SEO Helper runs on its own. The REST API can integrate with external tools such as Google Sheets or the 4WP Analytics Dashboard.
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Is this plugin affiliated with Yoast or WordPress?
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No. Yoast SEO and All in One SEO are separate products. 4WP is our project brand name—WP appears only as part of that name and is not a reference to WordPress. This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by WordPress.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.2
- Security: GSC date range preference saves only with nonce + manage_options (fixes CSRF on ReportPeriod range GET).
1.0.1
- Plugin Review fixes: enqueue inventory admin CSS, safe JSON-LD output, block render escaping, Google API disclosure in readme.
1.0.0
- Initial WordPress.org release: SEO Inventory admin table with filters, CSV export, and quick edit.
- P1 / P2 / P3 drag-and-drop priority queue with configurable tier names.
- SEO adapters for Yoast SEO and All in One SEO.
- Multilingual support: Polylang, WPML, single-language.
- REST API (
forwp-seo-helper/v1/seo-inventory) for external sync. - Google Search Console — OAuth, property picker, URL inspection, 28-day search metrics.
- Future modules (TechArticle, LLMS.txt, cross posting) visible as Coming soon in admin.