Description
Discover Readiness helps WordPress publishers check several practical technical items related to Google Discover preparation.
The plugin:
- Adds
max-image-preview:largethrough WordPress’ native robots API. - Checks whether the site is allowing search engine indexing.
- Checks whether the current content is published or scheduled.
- Checks for a featured image.
- Reports featured-image dimensions.
- Flags images under 1,200 pixels wide as failing Google’s large-image recommendation.
- Calculates the featured image’s total pixel count.
- Flags images containing 300,000 total pixels or fewer.
- Updates featured-image and publish-status checks live in the WordPress block editor.
- Confirms WordPress can generate a public URL for the content.
- Links editors to Google’s official Discover documentation.
The plugin does not guarantee that content will appear in Google Discover. Google determines Discover eligibility and distribution.
Lightweight and Clean
Discover Readiness is intentionally lightweight.
It does not create custom database tables, save plugin settings, add options, or store its own post metadata. Its checks are performed dynamically using information WordPress already maintains.
If you no longer need the plugin, simply deactivate and delete it. There is no plugin-generated database data to clean up afterward.
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Installation
- Upload the
discover-readinessfolder to/wp-content/plugins/or install the ZIP through WordPress. - Activate Discover Readiness.
- Edit any public post, page, or custom post type and look for the Discover Readiness box.
No configuration is required.
FAQ
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Does this plugin get my content into Google Discover?
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No. It checks several practical technical items and enables large-image preview permission. Google determines whether content appears in Discover.
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Does Google require max-image-preview:large for Discover eligibility?
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No. Google says indexed content that complies with Discover policies is automatically eligible. The directive permits Google to use large image previews where appropriate.
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What image size does the plugin check?
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The plugin flags the featured image when it is less than 1,200 pixels wide and when it contains 300,000 total pixels or fewer.
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Do I have to save a draft before the featured-image check updates?
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No when using the WordPress block editor. Version 1.2.0 watches the editor state and refreshes the featured-image check when an image is added, replaced, or removed. It also updates the publish-status indicator live.
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Does the plugin modify my database?
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No. The plugin does not create database tables, store settings, add post meta, or write its own data to the WordPress database.
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Will this conflict with my SEO plugin?
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The plugin uses WordPress’ native
wp_robotsfilter so the large-image-preview directive is merged into the existing robots meta output instead of deliberately printing a second robots tag.
Reviews
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Contributors & Developers
“SEARCHEN Discover Readiness” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.2.5
- Updated the WordPress.org contributor username to
searchennetworks. - No functional changes.
1.2.4
- Removed the Plugin URI header because it duplicated the Author URI.
- No functional changes.
1.2.3
- Updated the plugin text domain to
searchen-discover-readinessto match the WordPress.org plugin slug/name convention. - Resolved Plugin Check text-domain mismatch errors introduced by the SEARCHEN branding update.
- No functional changes.
1.2.2
- Renamed the public plugin title to SEARCHEN Discover Readiness for consistent publisher branding and a more distinctive WordPress.org directory name.
- No functional changes.
1.2.1
- Updated the WordPress.org
Tested up todeclaration to WordPress 7.1 after compatibility testing. - No functional changes.
1.2.0
- Added live featured-image checking in the WordPress block editor.
- Featured-image status now updates when an image is added, replaced, or removed without requiring a save or page reload.
- Added live publish-status updates in the block editor.
- Refactored readiness checks to support targeted live updates.
- No database writes or new stored settings were introduced.
1.1.0
- Changed failed image-width checks from warning styling to error styling.
- Changed failed image pixel-count checks from warning styling to error styling.
- Added clearer red/green/yellow status presentation.
- Added no-database-changes information to the plugin readme.
- Clarified featured-image messaging.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Added max-image-preview:large through the WordPress robots API.
- Added editor-side Discover readiness checks.
- Added featured-image width and total-pixel checks.