Rankal SEO Optimizer

Description

Rankal SEO Optimizer is a fast, clean, and powerful SEO plugin for WordPress. It adds approximately 4KB to your frontend — no render-blocking JavaScript, no CSS files — while delivering a complete suite of SEO tools for publishers, bloggers, and developers.

🌐 Plugin website: rankalseo.com · rank.al

Free Features

Meta Titles & Descriptions
Global title and description templates per post type. Per-post override with a live character counter and SERP preview. Supports dynamic variables like %title%, %sitename%, %excerpt%, and more.

XML Sitemaps
Auto-generated split sitemaps for posts, pages, and custom post types. Configurable per-page limits, priorities, and change frequencies. Automatic ping to Google and Bing on publish.

Schema & Structured Data
JSON-LD schema output for every page type — WebSite, WebPage, Article, BreadcrumbList, Organization, and Person. Outputs a complete schema graph automatically with no configuration required.

Open Graph & Twitter Cards
Full og: meta tag support for Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social platforms. Twitter Card support. Auto-generates from post featured image. Configurable default social image.

Breadcrumbs
Configurable breadcrumb trail with BreadcrumbList JSON-LD built in. Shortcode and PHP function available for theme integration. Supports custom separators and home label.

Image SEO
Auto ALT text on upload. Auto ALT text injection in post content. Lazy loading, dimension stripping, hotlink protection, and attachment page redirect — all configurable.

Webmaster Tools
Google, Bing, and Yandex site verification. Visual robots.txt editor. llms.txt editor for AI crawler control.

Titles & Meta Per Post Type
Configure default title templates, description templates, noindex/nofollow rules, and schema type per post type and taxonomy — all from one screen.

RSS Feed
Add custom footer content to your RSS feed. RSS canonical tag to protect against feed scrapers.

Blocks & Shortcodes
Schema blocks and shortcodes for advanced structured data output within content.

One-Click Migration
Import all titles, descriptions, and settings from Yoast SEO, RankMath, SEOPress, and All in One SEO in under two minutes.

Developer Friendly
Zero frontend overhead — ~4KB total. No render-blocking JS or CSS. Compatible with any theme or page builder.

Redirections
301/302/307 redirect manager with hit counting and quick create from 404 errors.

404 Monitor
Automatic broken link log with referrer tracking and one-click redirect creation.

PRO Features

Upgrade to Rankal SEO Optimizer Pro at rankalseo.com to unlock:

• ✨ Magic AI — Scans your entire site and fills every missing title, description, and SEO field using AI (Groq, OpenAI, or Anthropic).
• ⚡ Instant Index — Submit URLs to search engines instantly via the IndexNow protocol. No Google Cloud Console setup required.
• Content AI — Per-post AI title and description generation directly in the editor sidebar.
• SEO Audit — Full site crawl with percentage-based scoring. Identifies thin content, duplicate titles, missing meta tags, and noindex pages.
• Internal Links — Automated internal link suggestions and injection.
• WooCommerce SEO — Product schema, category SEO fields, noindex out-of-stock products.

Links

• Website
• PRO Upgrade
• Documentation
• Support

External Services

This plugin connects to the following external services:

• Rank.al License API (rank.al)

  • Used for: Pro license activation, verification, and deactivation. Only used when a Pro license key is entered. Free features work without any connection.
  • Data sent: Domain name, email address, license key.
  • Privacy policy: https://rank.al/privacy
  • Terms of service: https://rank.al/terms

• Rankal SEO Website (rankalseo.com)

  • Used for: Plugin promotion, documentation, and purchasing the Pro version. This domain is not contacted by the plugin itself — it is only referenced as a link for users to visit in their browser.
  • Data sent: None. No data is sent by the plugin to this domain.
  • Privacy policy: https://rankalseo.com/privacy.html
  • Terms of service: https://rankalseo.com/terms.html

• Rank.al Dashboard API (dashboard.rank.al)

  • Used for: Verifying connect tokens and checking site connection status during Pro account linking. Only used during account connection in the Pro dashboard flow.
  • Data sent: A temporary connect token and the site domain.
  • Privacy policy: https://rank.al/privacy
  • Terms of service: https://rank.al/terms

• Google (www.google.com)

  • Used for: Sitemap ping on publish — notifies Google of new or updated content. Opt-in only, disabled by default.
  • Data sent: Your sitemap URL only.
  • Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • Terms of service: https://policies.google.com/terms

• Bing (www.bing.com)

  • Used for: Sitemap ping on publish — notifies Bing of new or updated content. Opt-in only, disabled by default.
  • Data sent: Your sitemap URL only.
  • Privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
  • Terms of service: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement

• IndexNow (api.indexnow.org)

  • Used for: Instant URL submission to IndexNow-compatible search engines (Bing, Yandex). Opt-in only, triggered manually by the site owner.
  • Data sent: Your site’s URLs and IndexNow key.
  • Privacy policy: https://www.indexnow.org/privacy
  • Terms of service: https://www.indexnow.org/documentation

• Groq (api.groq.com)

  • Used for: AI-powered SEO meta generation (titles, descriptions, keywords) when Groq is selected as the AI provider. Only activated when the site owner enters a Groq API key.
  • Data sent: Post content (text only, up to 3,500 characters) to generate SEO metadata.
  • Privacy policy: https://groq.com/privacy-policy/
  • Terms of service: https://groq.com/terms-of-use/

• OpenAI (api.openai.com)

  • Used for: AI-powered SEO meta generation when OpenAI is selected as the AI provider. Only activated when the site owner enters an OpenAI API key.
  • Data sent: Post content (text only, up to 3,500 characters) to generate SEO metadata.
  • Privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/
  • Terms of service: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/

• Anthropic (api.anthropic.com)

  • Used for: AI-powered SEO meta generation when Anthropic is selected as the AI provider. Only activated when the site owner enters an Anthropic API key.
  • Data sent: Post content (text only, up to 3,500 characters) to generate SEO metadata.
  • Privacy policy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy
  • Terms of service: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms