Title: eChurch Digital SEO
Author: Pastor Dre
Published: <strong>October 8, 2026</strong>
Last modified: October 8, 2026

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# eChurch Digital SEO

 By [Pastor Dre](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pastordre/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/echurch-digital-seo.0.9.49.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/echurch-digital-seo/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/echurch-digital-seo/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/echurch-digital-seo/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/echurch-digital-seo/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/echurch-digital-seo/)

## Description

eChurch Digital SEO is an administrator-only dashboard for a Google Search Console
property you are authorized to access. It displays impressions, clicks, click-through
rate (CTR), and average position for a recent reporting period, surfaces reported
search queries, and creates rule-based keyword, blog, and social-content opportunities
from available Search Console data.

The plugin can group real Search Console queries into research opportunities such
as Almost Page One, High Impressions / Low Clicks, Hidden Opportunities, and Top
Performing Keywords. It also checks published WordPress posts and pages for potentially
related content. It does not conduct a full technical SEO audit, estimate keyword
search volume, promise rankings, or automatically publish content.

The recommended connection path uses the eChurch Digital Connection Hub. A WordPress
administrator explicitly starts the connection, the plugin proves control of the
exact HTTPS WordPress site, the Hub creates or reuses a site-bound pairing, and 
the administrator is sent to Google to authorize read-only Search Console access.
No Google Cloud OAuth Client ID or Client Secret is required on the church website
for this recommended setup.

A manual support connection-code method remains available for recovery. Administrators
who prefer to control their own Google OAuth client can use the advanced direct 
connection instead of the Hub.

#### External services and data disclosure

eChurch Digital SEO uses external services only when an administrator starts or 
configures a connection that requires them.

 * Google OAuth and Google Search Console: Used to authorize read-only Search Console
   access and retrieve Search Console properties and performance reports. During
   OAuth, Google receives the OAuth client ID, requested read-only scope, redirect
   URL, state, authorization code, and token requests required by Google’s authorization
   flow. Search Console API requests include the authorized property and requested
   reporting parameters. Google Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms . Google
   Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy . Search Console API documentation:
   https://developers.google.com/webmaster-tools/v1/api_reference_index .
 * eChurch Digital Connection Hub: Recommended connection and read-only reporting
   service at https://connect.echurchdigital.com . When this connection is used,
   the plugin sends the exact WordPress home URL and short-lived proof information
   needed to register or recover a site-bound pairing. Signed requests may also 
   include a site identity, timestamps, approved property information, and reporting
   requests. The Hub maintains the Google authorization required for the paired 
   website and returns authorized Search Console report data for that website. eChurch
   Digital Privacy Policy: https://echurchdigital.com/privacy-policy/ . Terms of
   Service: https://echurchdigital.com/terms-of-service/ .

For an advanced direct Google connection, OAuth client credentials and tokens are
stored in WordPress options on the church website. Search Console results may be
cached in WordPress transients. For a Hub connection, site-specific pairing information
is stored locally so signed requests can be authenticated by the Connection Hub.

Only users with the WordPress `manage_options` capability can access the plugin 
dashboard and connection controls. The plugin does not track front-end visitors 
and does not automatically publish content.

## Screenshots

[⌊Know Your Impact dashboard showing real Google Search Console impressions, clicks,
average CTR, and average position.⌉⌊Know Your Impact dashboard showing real Google
Search Console impressions, clicks, average CTR, and average position.⌉[

Know Your Impact dashboard showing real Google Search Console impressions, clicks,
average CTR, and average position.

[⌊Five Blog Opportunities with rule-based article ideas drawn from reported Search
Console queries and related-content checks.⌉⌊Five Blog Opportunities with rule-based
article ideas drawn from reported Search Console queries and related-content checks
.⌉[

Five Blog Opportunities with rule-based article ideas drawn from reported Search
Console queries and related-content checks.

[⌊Five Keywords to Watch showing reported search queries, impressions, clicks, CTR,
and average position.⌉⌊Five Keywords to Watch showing reported search queries, impressions,
clicks, CTR, and average position.⌉[

Five Keywords to Watch showing reported search queries, impressions, clicks, CTR,
and average position.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, or install it 
    from WordPress.org when available.
 2. Activate eChurch Digital SEO and open eChurch Digital SEO in the WordPress admin
    menu.
 3. On the Dashboard, click Connect Google Search Console. The plugin securely registers
    this exact WordPress website with the eChurch Digital Connection Hub when needed
    and continues to Google authorization.
 4. Sign in with a Google account that has access to the website’s Search Console property
    and approve the requested read-only permission.
 5. If the website has not yet been added to Google Search Console, the plugin displays
    an Almost there notice with a link to set it up. Add and verify the website in 
    Search Console, then return and connect again.
 6. You can open Connections to review the recommended connection, use a support connection
    code, or access the advanced private Google credential method.
 7. After connection, open the Dashboard and use Refresh report when you want to request
    updated Search Console data.

## FAQ

### Does this show Google Analytics visits?

No. Impressions and clicks are reported by Google Search Console and are not website
visitor counts.

### Are the displayed queries trending search terms?

No. They are queries reported by Google Search Console for the selected website 
and reporting period. They are not overall keyword search-volume estimates and are
not necessarily trending terms.

### Does the plugin require the eChurch Digital Connection Hub?

No. The Connection Hub is the recommended connection path because it does not require
the church website administrator to create Google Cloud OAuth credentials. An administrator
can instead use the advanced direct connection with a Google OAuth client they control.

### What happens if my website is not in Google Search Console yet?

Google authorization can succeed even when the exact website property has not been
added and verified in Search Console. In that case, eChurch Digital SEO displays
setup guidance and a link to Google Search Console. Add and verify the website, 
then return and connect again.

### Does eChurch Digital SEO write or publish content for me?

No. Keyword, blog-opportunity, and social-content suggestions in this directory 
version are rule-based planning ideas. eChurch Digital SEO does not automatically
create or publish WordPress posts.

### Why are there fewer than five blog ideas?

The plugin does not invent keywords when insufficient suitable Search Console queries
are available.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

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

Contributors

 *   [ Pastor Dre ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pastordre/)

[Translate “eChurch Digital SEO” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/echurch-digital-seo)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echurch-digital-seo/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/echurch-digital-seo/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/echurch-digital-seo/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/echurch-digital-seo/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.9.49

 * Rename the directory-facing product to eChurch Digital SEO with the new echurch-
   digital-seo text domain and admin slug.
 * Move admin CSS and JavaScript into properly enqueued assets and pass dynamic 
   chart/page data with WordPress script localization.
 * Replace the old short Church Growth identifiers with the distinctive ecdseo_ 
   and echurch-digital-seo prefixes for WordPress actions, options, transients, 
   nonces, and REST routes.
 * Keep and clarify Google Search Console and eChurch Digital Connection Hub external-
   service disclosures.

#### 0.9.48

 * Renamed internal PHP function prefixes for safer coexistence with earlier private
   beta builds during migration.
 * Prepare the WordPress.org directory release.
 * Add automatic eChurch Digital site registration and direct Google authorization
   from the main Connect Google Search Console action.
 * Keep support connection codes as a recovery option rather than the normal setup
   path.
 * Present private Google OAuth credentials as an advanced connection method.
 * Add clear first-run setup instructions and an Almost there notice when the website
   is not yet available in Google Search Console.
 * Finalize Google Search Console and eChurch Digital external-service disclosures.
 * Keep the directory build focused on read-only Search Console reporting, keyword
   research, blog opportunities, and rule-based social-content ideas.

#### 0.9.46

 * Improve Connection Hub request protection and last-known-good report fallback.

#### 0.9.45

 * Organize Dashboard, Keywords, Blog Ideas, Social Media, Connections, and Settings
   into WordPress admin views.

#### 0.9.43

 * Open the Search Visibility chart with impressions selected by default.

#### 0.9.42

 * Make performance metric cards open the shared trend chart with 7-day and 28-day
   views.

#### 0.9.39

 * Add the daily Search Visibility chart for impressions, clicks, CTR, and average
   position.

#### 0.9.28

 * Add Search Console-powered keyword research groups and rule-based social-content
   ideas.

#### 0.9.24

 * Improve existing-content matching for blog opportunities.

#### 0.9.18

 * Refine the Know Your Impact dashboard and connection-status messaging.

#### 0.9.10

 * Add administrator controls for clearing local report caches and supported local
   connection-data removal.

#### 0.7.0

 * Add directory documentation, GPL licensing metadata, and Google external-service
   disclosure.

#### 0.6.0

 * Introduce Five Keywords to Watch and revised blog-opportunity titles.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.9.49**
 *  Last updated **14 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.3**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[church](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/church/)
   [content planning](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-planning/)[Search Console](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-console/)
   [seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/echurch-digital-seo/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Pastor Dre ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pastordre/)

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