=== WP Rankify – AI SEO, Schema JSON-LD & AI Content Optimizer === Contributors: muenchmedia Tags: llms.txt, e-e-a-t, structured-data, ai-seo, internal-linking Requires at least: 5.8 Tested up to: 7.1 Stable tag: 1.5.0 Requires PHP: 7.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html AI Readiness Score, Schema.org, E-E-A-T, AI topic analysis & the best internal linking, ever. See how AI search rates your content. == Description == **Your content is being graded. By Google. By AI crawlers. By ChatGPT.** The question is: does it pass? WP Rankify gives you an honest answer — with a weighted score across four categories, concrete action items, auto-generated Schema.org markup, a rule-based meta description generator, and an AI-powered topic analysis that shows exactly what your article is still missing. **No vanity score. Just what actually matters.** ✅ Weighted AI Readiness Score – 4 categories, 0–100 points, right inside the WordPress editor ✅ **Compatible with Yoast, RankMath & AIOSEO – automatic detection, zero conflicts** ✅ E-E-A-T analysis – checks author authority, job title, biography and SameAs links ✅ Schema.org Person + Article – automatic JSON-LD markup generated from your author profile ✅ AI topic analysis – missing subtopics, unanswered questions, related search queries ✅ Meta description generator – 4 optimized variants, rule-based, no API key required ✅ Smart internal linking – see who already links here, get one-click backlink suggestions, and a data-driven "how many links is enough?" recommendation ✅ Score presets – YMYL/Expert, Standard Blog, E-Commerce, Custom ✅ Automatic generation of the all-important llms.txt ✅ Dashboard – overview of all posts with scores, filter tabs and top issues ✅ Tracking & Analytics – Google Tag Manager, GA4, Search Console and Meta Pixel ✅ Google Search Console connection in 5 simple steps --- = 🎯 Why This Plugin Is Different = Most SEO plugins measure whether your keyword shows up often enough. WP Rankify measures whether Google and AI systems trust *who you are* — and whether your article genuinely covers every topic it should. That's the difference between ranking and *not* ranking after the Helpful Content Update. --- = 📊 The AI Readiness Score = Four weighted categories. No arbitrary points. **✍ Content Quality (35%)** Word count, heading structure, sentence length, readability, lists, FAQ signals — everything Google considers "helpful." **🏅 E-E-A-T / Authority (30%)** The core of the plugin. Author job title, professional bio, SameAs links (LinkedIn, Instagram, Xing), external sources. Exactly what Google means by "Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust." **⚙ Technical SEO (20%)** Featured image, alt text, meta description (compatible with Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO), title length and CTR signals. **🔗 Internal Linking (15%)** Internal links, content freshness, and how many links your text actually needs based on its word count. Because a great article is useless if it's an island. **Score bands:** * 🟢 75–100: AI-Ready * 🟡 50–74: Needs Work * 🔴 0–49: Critical --- = 🧠 AI Topic Analysis (Pro) = The feature no other SEO plugin has. WP Rankify analyzes your article holistically — not by keywords, but by content. The AI identifies: * **Missing topics** – What do readers of this article actually expect to find? With priority and reasoning. * **Unanswered questions** – Which concrete questions are left open? * **Related search queries** – What else are people searching for on this topic? * **Overall assessment** – An honest 1-2 sentence evaluation of the article. No API key required. The AI runs on the WP Rankify server — you only pay for the subscription. **Free: 3 analyses/month. Pro: 50–100 analyses. Agency: unlimited.** --- = 🏥 Score Presets For Your Industry = Because a medical website is judged by different standards than a tech blog. * **YMYL / Expert** (medicine, law, finance, consulting) → E-E-A-T weighted 40% * **Standard Blog** (content, news, magazines) → Balanced * **E-Commerce / Local** (shops, restaurants, service providers) → Technical SEO weighted 35% * **Custom** → Set your own weighting via sliders --- = 👤 Expert Profile & Schema.org Person = This is the feature other plugins don't have. For each author, you fill in the following on their WordPress profile: * **Job title** (e.g. "Certified Nurse Practitioner") * **Professional bio** (short summary of their expertise) * **Practice/expert website** * **SameAs links** (social media profiles, industry directories) The plugin automatically turns this into a complete **Schema.org `@graph`** in the `` of every post — no shortcodes, no manual work. --- = 📝 Meta Description Generator = WP Rankify analyzes your post using rule-based logic and suggests 4 optimized meta descriptions — no API key, no cost: * **Keyword-focused**: main keyword up front, factual and informative * **Benefit-focused**: what's in it for the reader? * **Question format**: opens with a question to spark curiosity * **Call to action**: clear CTA at the end Every variant shows character count and a quality score. Apply it with one click directly into Yoast SEO, RankMath or AIOSEO. --- = 🔗 Automatic Internal Linking = WP Rankify doesn't just look at the article you're editing — it scans your whole site to show the full internal-linking picture: * **Who links here** – see every published post that already links to the one you're editing * **Missing backlinks** – topically related posts that *don't* link here yet, found automatically * **One-click backlink** – insert a link straight into that other post with a single click, without ever opening it * **How many is enough?** – a data-driven recommendation (roughly 1 internal link per 200–250 words) shown right next to the actual count, for the post you're editing and for every suggested post No manual searching, no copy-paste, no guessing whether you've linked "enough." --- = 📈 Dashboard = Your entire site at a glance: * **Doughnut chart**: How many posts are AI-Ready / Need Work / Critical? * **Radar chart**: Average scores by category * **Filter tabs**: Instantly see every post missing an image, meta description, links or an H2 * **Top 3 issues** shown directly in the post list — you know exactly what to fix next --- = 🔧 Compatibility = * ✅ Gutenberg & Classic Editor * ✅ Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder & all page builders * ✅ Yoast SEO, RankMath, AIOSEO (automatic detection) * ✅ Built-in SEO meta box if no SEO plugin is installed * ✅ Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) * ✅ Multisite-ready * ✅ PHP 7.4+, WordPress 5.8+ --- = 💰 Pricing = * **Free**: All core features + 3 AI analyses/month – free forever * **Starter**: €2.99/month – 50 AI analyses * **Pro**: €4.99/month – 100 AI analyses * **Agency**: €99/month – unlimited analyses, unlimited domains All plans cancel anytime. Payment via PayPal. More info: https://wprankify.de/#pricing --- = 🛣 Roadmap = * 🌍 Multilingual schema output (hreflang) * 👥 Team profile management for agencies * ⚡ Analysis caching for large websites --- == 🧩 Installation == 1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to **Plugins → Add New** and search for: *WP Rankify* 2. Install & activate 3. Go to **Tools → WP Rankify** 4. Fill in your **Expert Profile** under **Users → Profile** 5. Open a post and check its AI Readiness Score Done. No API key required for the score or the meta description generator. --- == ⚙️ Settings == Under **Tools → WP Rankify**: * Choose active post types * Select your SEO plugin (auto-detection recommended) * Enable Schema.org Article markup * Choose a score preset (YMYL / Standard / E-Commerce / Custom) * Run a bulk export Under **Users → Profile**: * Manage job title, professional bio, website & SameAs links --- == ❓ Frequently Asked Questions == = Is the plugin completely free? = The core features are entirely free — including the score, meta description generator, dashboard, Schema.org output, and 3 AI analyses per month. For more AI analyses, affordable Pro plans start at €2.99/month. = Do I need an API key? = No. The AI Readiness Score, the meta description generator and the expert profile all work without an API key. The AI topic analysis runs through the WP Rankify server. = What is the AI Readiness Score? = The AI Readiness Score shows, on a scale of 0 to 100, how well your article is set up for AI-driven search such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity. It's based on four weighted categories: content quality, E-E-A-T signals, technical SEO and structured data. = What is E-E-A-T? = E-E-A-T stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trustworthiness — the four factors Google uses to judge whether an author and a website can be trusted. WP Rankify checks whether your site is sending these signals correctly. = How is this different from Yoast SEO? = Yoast measures keyword density and readability. WP Rankify measures E-E-A-T signals, author authority, missing topics and AI readiness — the things that have actually driven rankings since the Helpful Content Update. = Does the plugin change my frontend design? = No. It only adds structured data inside the `` — no visible changes to your layout. = How does the AI topic analysis work? = Your article text is sent to the WP Rankify server, analyzed by an AI, and the results are sent back to you. No content is stored permanently. = Is the plugin GDPR-compliant? = Anonymous usage statistics are sent (site URL, PHP version, average scores — no content, no email addresses). This can be disabled on first launch. = Can I use this plugin on client websites? = Yes. The Agency plan covers unlimited domains. --- == 📸 Screenshots == 1. WP Rankify – Readiness Score metabox with category bars and action items 2. AI topic analysis – missing topics, unanswered questions, related search queries 3. Meta description generator with 4 variants, right in the editor 4. Dashboard with doughnut and radar charts plus filter tabs 5. Expert profile fields in the WordPress user profile --- == Changelog == = 1.5.0 = * NEW: "Who links here" — see every published post that already links to the one you're editing, plus topically related posts that don't link yet * NEW: One-click backlink insertion — add a link in the suggested post without ever opening it * NEW: Internal-linking recommendation — shows how many internal links a post should have based on its word count (~1 link per 200–250 words), for the post you're editing and every suggested post * Tag update: replaced "schema" with "internal-linking" to better reflect the plugin's strongest feature = 1.3.14 = * Multilingual support: German, English * AI analysis and meta descriptions now generated in the post's own language = 1.3.13 = * General bug fixes = 1.3.13 = * Optimized llms.txt output * Automatic sitemap generation = 1.3.12 = * Bug fixes for /category/ slugs = 1.3.11 = * Bug fixes for meta description = 1.3.10 = * Performance optimization = 1.3.8 = * Simple 5-step Google Search Console connection = 1.3.7 = * Improvement: stability and performance = 1.3.6 = * NEW: Automatic generation of the all-important llms.txt = 1.3.5 = * NEW: Tracking & Analytics tab – Google Tag Manager, GA4, Search Console, Meta Pixel * Improvement: meta description generator now more precise across all topics and industries * Bug fix: the WP Rankify meta box now correctly recognizes an existing meta description = 1.3.4 = * Improvement: meta description generator significantly improved – more precise suggestions across all topics * Bug fix: the WP Rankify meta box now correctly recognizes an existing meta description = 1.3.3 = * Improvement: stability and compatibility = 1.3.2 = * Improvement: stability and performance * Bug fix: domain detection with www prefix = 1.3.1 = * Bug fix: compatibility with various hosting configurations = 1.3.0 = * NEW: AI topic analysis – missing topics, unanswered questions, related search queries * NEW: Pro tier system with Starter (€2.99), Pro (€4.99) and Agency (€99) * NEW: PayPal subscription integration with automatic activation * NEW: Built-in SEO meta box when no SEO plugin is installed (title, meta, robots, canonical) * NEW: Automatic SEO plugin detection (Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO) * NEW: Dashboard filter tabs (no image, no meta, no links, text too short, no E-E-A-T) * NEW: Top 3 issues shown directly in the dashboard post list * NEW: Pro status badge in the metabox * Improvement: original keyword casing preserved in the meta generator (umlauts handled correctly) * Improvement: internal link detection now protocol-independent (HTTP/HTTPS) * Improvement: all filter links open in a new tab * Fix: meta description now updates the DOM immediately after saving = 1.2.6 = * Renamed to WP Rankify (AI Auto Embed) * Rule-based meta description generator – 4 variants, no API key * One-click apply to Yoast SEO, RankMath and AIOSEO * Anonymous telemetry with opt-out (GDPR-compliant) * Internal link detection now protocol-independent (HTTP/HTTPS) * Bug fixes: paragraph detection, score calculation, editor updates = 1.2.5 = * AI Readiness Score with weighted category system * Score presets: YMYL / Expert, Standard Blog, E-Commerce / Local, Custom * Expert profile fields in the WordPress user profile * Automatic Schema.org Person + Article JSON-LD * Dashboard with doughnut and radar charts * All features free, no hidden limits = 1.2.0 = * AI analysis via OpenAI API integrated * AI Readiness Score in the editor = 1.0.0 = * First public release