Title: Ranki Publisher Author: rankiseo Published: August 7, 2026 Last modified: August 7, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/ranki-publisher.svg) # Ranki Publisher By [rankiseo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rankiseo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ranki-publisher.1.7.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranki-publisher/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranki-publisher/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranki-publisher/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranki-publisher/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ranki-publisher/) ## Description **Ranki Publisher** is the WordPress bridge for the [Ranki](https://ranki.com.au) AI SEO platform. Once installed, Ranki can automatically publish SEO-optimised blog posts to your WordPress site — including the featured image, focus keyword, meta title, meta description, and schema JSON-LD markup — without any manual work. **How it works** 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Go to **Settings Ranki Publisher** and copy your Site URL and Secret Key. 3. Paste them into your Ranki admin panel. 4. Ranki will start publishing content to your site automatically. **Key features** * **Pull-queue cron** — WordPress polls Ranki every 5 minutes for pending jobs. All connections are outbound from your server, which bypasses hosting firewalls that block inbound REST API calls (SiteGround, Cloudflare, etc.). * **REST API endpoint** — for hosts that allow inbound REST calls, Ranki can push content directly via `/wp-json/ranki/v1/publish`. * **Featured image upload** — images are uploaded to your media library and set as the post featured image automatically. * **SEO plugin support** — writes focus keyword, meta title, and meta description for both Rank Math and Yoast SEO. * **Smart category assignment** — matches or creates a post category based on the focus keyword. * **Schema JSON-LD** — injects structured data markup into `` for posts that include it. **Requirements** * A [Ranki](https://ranki.com.au) account (the plugin alone does nothing without one). * WordPress 5.6 or higher. * PHP 7.4 or higher. ### Third-Party Services This plugin communicates with the **Ranki** backend service to function. Specifically: * **Polling for jobs** — every 5 minutes, the plugin calls `https://ranki-backend- production.up.railway.app/wp-sync/poll` to check for pending content publishing jobs. The request includes your site’s secret key in a header (never in the URL). * **Reporting job results** — after processing each job, the plugin calls `https:// ranki-backend-production.up.railway.app/wp-sync/done` to report success or failure, including the published post ID and URL. **Data transmitted:** your site’s secret key (as an authentication header), the result of each publishing job (post ID, post URL, error message if applicable). No personal user data is transmitted. * Ranki Terms of Service: https://ranki.com.au/terms * Ranki Privacy Policy: https://ranki.com.au/privacy ## Installation #### Automatic (recommended) 1. In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins Add New**. 2. Search for **Ranki Publisher**. 3. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. 4. Go to **Settings Ranki Publisher** and copy your credentials into your Ranki admin panel. #### Manual 1. Download the plugin ZIP. 2. In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins Add New Upload Plugin**. 3. Upload the ZIP file and click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. 4. Go to **Settings Ranki Publisher** and copy your credentials into your Ranki admin panel. ## FAQ ### Do I need a Ranki account? Yes. This plugin is a connector for the [Ranki](https://ranki.com.au) AI SEO platform. It does not function as a standalone plugin. ### Is my secret key stored securely? Your secret key is stored in your WordPress database (wp_options table) using WordPress’s standard `update_option()` function — the same way WordPress stores all plugin settings. It is never exposed in page source, logs, or URLs. ### What happens if my hosting blocks external REST API requests? The plugin includes a pull-queue cron system as a fallback. WordPress polls the Ranki API every 5 minutes for pending jobs and processes them locally. All connections are outbound from your server, so firewall rules blocking inbound requests do not affect it. ### Which SEO plugins are supported? Rank Math and Yoast SEO. The plugin writes the standard meta fields used by each: focus keyword, meta title, and meta description. ### Can I change which author is used for published posts? Yes. By default, posts are attributed to user ID 1 (the first administrator). You can override this using the `ranki_post_author` filter: ``` add_filter( 'ranki_post_author', function() { return 5; } ); ``` ### How do I regenerate my secret key? Go to **Settings Ranki Publisher** and click **Regenerate Secret Key**. Then update the key in your Ranki admin panel. The old key stops working immediately. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Ranki Publisher” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ rankiseo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rankiseo/) [Translate “Ranki Publisher” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ranki-publisher) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ranki-publisher/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ranki-publisher/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ranki-publisher/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ranki-publisher/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7.6 * Security hardening: stricter file-content validation on image uploads. Recommended update for all sites. * Added rate limiting to the visitor-facing lead tracking endpoint. #### 1.7.5 * Removed the plugin’s own self-update checker. WordPress.org does not permit directory- hosted plugins to run a custom updater alongside its own update system. Updates now come through the standard WordPress.org update notice once this version is live in the directory. #### 1.7.4 * Removed an unneeded translation-loading call (not required for directory-hosted plugins since WP 4.6). #### 1.7.3 * Featured image upload failures (host disk quota, permissions) are now reported back to Ranki instead of silently publishing the post without an image. #### 1.7.2 * One-click auto-update is now active — new plugin versions appear in the standard WordPress update notice, no more manual zip uploads. * Schema now defers to Rank Math or Yoast when present (keeps FAQ schema, avoids duplicate structured data). * Removed self-reported review stars from post schema (ineligible in Google, avoids manual-action risk). #### 1.7.1 * Fixed Hebrew/Arabic post URLs redirecting to homepage — rewrite rules now hard- flushed after publish. #### 1.7.0 * Lead and call tracking: form submissions (CF7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Elementor, HTML) and phone link clicks are now captured automatically and shown in the Ranki dashboard under Leads & Calls. * No configuration needed – tracking activates as soon as this update is installed. #### 1.6.1 * Fixed API base URL — pull-queue poll was hitting the wrong path (missing /api prefix). Queue jobs now process correctly on all WordPress hosts. * Bumped tested-up-to to WordPress 6.9. #### 1.6.0 * Added update-content endpoint for refreshing existing post content. * Added direct endpoint fallback for hosts that block REST API calls. * Improved category auto-detection from focus keyword. * Added MIME type verification before image upload. * Schema JSON-LD now stored in post meta and injected into `` (prevents content stripping by wp_kses_post). #### 1.5.0 * Added schema JSON-LD support. * Added Yoast SEO meta field support alongside Rank Math. #### 1.4.0 * Added pull-queue cron system as a fallback for restricted hosting environments. * Added upload-image endpoint for separate image uploads. #### 1.3.0 * Added smart category assignment from focus keyword. * Added featured image upload via base64. #### 1.2.0 * Added Rank Math SEO meta fields (focus keyword, title, description). #### 1.1.0 * Added ping endpoint for connection testing. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.7.6** * Last updated **8 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)[automation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/automation/) [content](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content/)[publishing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/publishing/) [seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranki-publisher/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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