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Visibility Kit shows you how AI is interacting with your website. Connect your site with one email, and you get:<\/p>\n\n
cdn.visibilitykit.ai<\/code>), and server-side bot detection starts immediately<\/li>\n- Your dashboard in wp-admin shows summary counts; full details are available at visibilitykit.ai<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
What gets tracked<\/h4>\n\n
Client-side (referral traffic)<\/strong>\nThe vk.js<\/code> script detects when a visitor arrived from an AI platform and reports the session anonymously. No personal data is collected.<\/p>\n\nServer-side (AI crawlers)<\/strong>\nThe plugin checks the User-Agent string on each request and identifies known AI bots across four categories:<\/p>\n\n\n- Search bots<\/strong>: OAI-SearchBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, GoogleOther, Applebot, Amazonbot, YouBot, PetalBot<\/li>\n
- User-action bots<\/strong>: ChatGPT-User, Claude-User, Perplexity-User, MistralAI-User, Meta-ExternalFetcher, TikTokSpider<\/li>\n
- Training bots<\/strong>: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, Google-Extended, Meta-ExternalAgent, Bytespider, CCBot<\/li>\n
- Other<\/strong>: additional platforms as they emerge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Detections are rate-limited per bot+page to one remote report per hour to avoid unnecessary requests.<\/p>\n\n
Privacy<\/h4>\n\n\n- No cookies are set by the plugin<\/li>\n
- The tracking script (
vk.js<\/code>) does not identify individual users<\/li>\n- Server-side bot detection only looks at the User-Agent header; no IP addresses or personal data are logged<\/li>\n
- You can disconnect at any time to remove the script and stop tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
External services<\/h3>\n\n
This plugin connects to two Visibility Kit services to track AI visibility on your site. Both are operated by Visibility Kit.<\/p>\n\n
Visibility Kit API<\/strong> (api.visibilitykit.ai<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n- What it does:<\/strong> Registers your site when you connect by email, returns an embed token, receives server-side bot detection reports, and provides summary data for the in-admin dashboard.<\/li>\n
- What data is sent:<\/strong> The email address you enter on connect, your site's domain name, plugin version, and (for bot detections) bot name, bot type, and page path visited.<\/li>\n
- When it is sent:<\/strong>\n\n
\n- On connect \/ disconnect \/ domain takeover (admin-initiated)<\/li>\n
- When an AI bot is detected crawling your site (rate-limited to once per bot+page per hour)<\/li>\n
- When the admin dashboard loads (hourly cached summary fetch)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n
- Service provider:<\/strong> Visibility Kit<\/li>\n
- Visibility Kit Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n
- Visibility Kit Terms of Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Visibility Kit CDN<\/strong> (cdn.visibilitykit.ai<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n- What it does:<\/strong> Serves the
vk.js<\/code> tracking script that loads on your public pages to detect AI referral traffic.<\/li>\n- What data is sent:<\/strong> When the script is loaded, standard HTTP request data (IP, User-Agent, Referer) is visible to the CDN, same as any other third-party script.<\/li>\n
- When it is sent:<\/strong> On every public page view after you connect.<\/li>\n
- Service provider:<\/strong> Visibility Kit<\/li>\n
- Visibility Kit Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n
- Visibility Kit Terms of Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
\n- Upload the
visibility-kit-seo<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu<\/li>\n
- Go to Visibility Kit<\/strong> in the admin sidebar<\/li>\n
- Enter your email and click \"Start tracking\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nDo I need a Visibility Kit account first?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo. Entering your email on the admin page creates your account automatically.<\/p><\/dd>\n
What happens when I disconnect?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe tracking script is removed from your site, server-side bot detection stops, and local summary data is cleared. Your historical dashboard data remains at visibilitykit.ai in case you reconnect later.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does this work with caching plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes for referral tracking. The client-side script loads on every page regardless of caching. Server-side bot detection may miss some hits on sites with full-page caching at the CDN layer (WP Engine, Cloudflare, etc.) because WordPress isn't invoked for cached responses. The admin page shows a note about this.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Is this a replacement for Google Analytics?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo. Visibility Kit only tracks traffic from AI platforms. It complements your existing analytics, it does not replace them.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Will this slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe tracking script is loaded async in the footer and is small (~2 KB). Server-side bot detection is a single User-Agent string match on init<\/code>, with negligible overhead.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I take over a domain that's already connected under a different email?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. If someone at your organization already connected the site with a different email, entering a new email will prompt you to claim the domain with a one-click takeover.<\/p><\/dd>\n
What about GDPR \/ privacy regulations?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe plugin does not track personally identifiable information. The tracking script records referral source (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) and the page visited, tied to an anonymous session. Server-side bot detection only inspects the User-Agent header of incoming requests, which is not personal data.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Where was the SEO \/ sitemap \/ schema stuff from 1.x?<\/h3><\/dt>\nVersion 2.0.0 pivoted this plugin to focus exclusively on AI visibility tracking. The previous SEO meta box, XML sitemap, JSON-LD schema, and FAQ accordion features were removed. If you need those features, use a dedicated SEO plugin like Rank Math or Yoast SEO.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
2.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Server-side bot classification: the bot taxonomy is now sourced from the Visibility Kit API and cached for 24 hours via a transient. New bots and reclassifications take effect without a plugin update.<\/li>\n
- Telemetry payloads now include the raw User-Agent string. The server is the source of truth for bot name and bot type.<\/li>\n
- Bundled fallback list still ships so detection keeps working when the API is unreachable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Plugin repurposed as a dedicated AI visibility tracking plugin.<\/li>\n
- Added: Connect by email to Visibility Kit and begin tracking in seconds.<\/li>\n
- Added: In-admin \"AI Search Traffic\" dashboard showing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity referral sessions.<\/li>\n
- Added: Server-side AI bot detection across 20+ known crawlers (search \/ user-action \/ training taxonomies).<\/li>\n
- Added:
vk.js<\/code> tracking script loader for client-side referral detection.<\/li>\n- Added: Domain takeover flow when reconnecting under a different email.<\/li>\n
- Added: Admin-wide announcement banner with per-user dismiss.<\/li>\n
- Removed: SEO meta box, title templating, canonical \/ OG \/ robots postmeta (use Rank Math or Yoast instead).<\/li>\n
- Removed: XML sitemap generator (WordPress core sitemaps cover this since 5.5).<\/li>\n
- Removed: JSON-LD structured data (Organization, LocalBusiness, Article, Person, FAQPage).<\/li>\n
- Removed:
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