Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool

Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool is a comprehensive WordPress SEO plugin that helps sites rank higher in search engines, built to WordPress.org Plugin Check standards for secure, well-sanitized, and internationalization-ready code. Features include: AI Content Generator: Generate content using your own OpenAI or Gemini API key, with model selection, streaming output, and usage/cost tracking. Core & Advanced SEO: Meta titles/descriptions, focus keywords, canonical URLs, content scoring, schema markup (Article, FAQ, Review, Organization, Local Business), robots.txt & .htaccess management, and XML sitemaps. Rankology LinkFlow: Smart internal linking suggestions, broken/orphan link detection, engagement tracking, and interlinking/sitemap visualizations. Google Integration: Connect GA4 and Search Console for at-a-glance performance metrics (sessions, clicks, impressions, CTR, position) with filters and reports. Speed Optimization: HTML/CSS/JS minification, full-page caching, image compression & WebP conversion, server cache headers, and GZIP/Brotli compression. Web Performance & Core Web Vitals: PageSpeed Insights dashboard measuring LCP, FCP, CLS, INP, TBT, TTI, and TTFB, with history, comparisons, and shareable reports. Settings & Customization: Global meta settings, social sharing, breadcrumbs, header/footer code injection, import/export, and Cloudflare CDN integration. Technical SEO Controls Server Settings: Add custom rules to the .htaccess file (Apache servers only) via a manual input field. Robots.txt Settings: Manually add custom entries, or auto-append entries from the robots options table. Sitemap Settings: Auto-generate XML sitemap, exclude specific pages/posts, automatic updates on new content, and direct submission to Google & Bing. Image SEO Settings: Auto-use filename as alt text/title on upload, set post title from image metadata, and automatically clean uploaded filenames. Crawling Options: Control site visibility, disable link/image indexing, disable descriptions in Google, and exclude paginated or attachment pages from indexing. Alerts & Warnings: Notices for “Discourage search engines,” robots.txt status, and sitemap status. Rankology Speed Booster Boost your site’s loading speed with advanced optimization tools for performance and Core Web Vitals, organized into 5 tabs: Feature Control: Master toggle plus individual switches for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript minification with live status indicators. Cache Generation: HTML/CSS/JS minification with automatic AJAX-based cache rebuilding and one-click cache clearing. Image Optimization: Multi-method compression (Spatie, Imagick, GD), automatic WebP conversion, lazy loading, and bulk optimization with real-time stats. Server Configuration: Cache-Control/Expires headers, GZIP/Brotli compression (Apache/LiteSpeed), .htaccess-based caching, and object cache support. Performance Stats: Cache hit-rate metrics, overall performance score, and optimization recommendations. Web Performance & Core Web Vitals: PageSpeed Insights dashboard measuring LCP, FCP, CLS, INP, TBT, TTI, and TTFB, with report history, side-by-side comparisons, shareable public report links, email sharing, and automatic mobile analysis — powered by the Rankology API (no Google API key required). External Services This plugin connects to the following external services: Rankology API Services Purpose: Fetch Google Analytics and Search Console data, submit URLs for indexing, provide SEO insights, and analyze PageSpeed performance Data Sent: Website URL, API key (encrypted), requested metrics, and PageSpeed analysis requests When: When loading analytics dashboards, submitting URLs for indexing, or analyzing page performance Endpoints: https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology/url-inspection/single https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology/submit-urls https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology/google-analytics/google-insights https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology/google-search-console/google-insights https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology/connect-app https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology-pagespeed/wordpress/get-site-speedinsight (PageSpeed Insights analysis) Rankology Privacy Policy Rankology Terms of Service 1a. Rankology Webhook System (Plugin Lifecycle) * Purpose: Secure communication with Rankology servers for plugin activation and deactivation events * Data Sent: – On Activation: Site URL, site name, WordPress version, PHP version, plugin version, timestamp, nonce, and HMAC-SHA256 signature (if webhook secret exists) – On Deactivation: All activation data plus stored API key (if available) * When: – Plugin Activation: Sends blocking request to receive webhook secret and API key from server – Plugin Deactivation: Sends non-blocking request to notify server of deactivation * Security Features: – HMAC-SHA256 signature verification for request authenticity – Nonce generation for request validation – Rate limiting (5-second cooldown between requests) – SSL certificate verification – Secure storage of webhook secret and API key in WordPress options * Endpoints: – https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology-pagespeed/wordpress/plugin-install (activation) – https://app.rankology.io/api/rankology-pagespeed/wordpress/plugin-uninstall (deactivation) * Data Storage: Webhook secret and API key are stored securely in WordPress options table and only sent to Rankology API endpoints * Note: The webhook system ensures seamless integration with Rankology services and automatic API key provisioning upon plugin activation * Rankology Privacy Policy * Rankology Terms of Service Cloudflare API Purpose: Manage CDN cache, security settings, performance rules, and analytics data Data Sent: API credentials (API key/token and optionally email address for Global API Key authentication) Zone ID (identifier for your Cloudflare zone/domain) Cache management commands (purge all cache, purge specific URLs) Security settings (WAF status, security level, bot fight mode, browser integrity check) Performance settings (cache level, browser cache TTL, auto minify settings, rocket loader, polish, WebP) Page rule configurations (URL patterns, cache rules, security rules) Analytics queries (time range parameters for performance and security analytics) When: When testing Cloudflare connection (sends zone ID to verify credentials) When purging cache (manually or automatically after content updates) When updating security settings (WAF, security level, bot protection) When updating performance settings (cache level, minification, optimization) When creating or deleting page rules When fetching analytics data (performance metrics, security events, top statistics) When toggling development mode Endpoints: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/ (REST API for cache, security, and settings management) https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/graphql (GraphQL API for analytics and advanced queries) Note: All API credentials are stored securely in WordPress options and only sent to Cloudflare API endpoints. No user data or website content is sent to Cloudflare. Cloudflare Privacy Policy Cloudflare Terms of Service Google Autocomplete API Purpose: Fetch real-time keyword suggestions for SEO optimization Data Sent: Search queries (keywords), locale, and country data When: When using the “Get Suggestions” button in SEO fields Endpoint: https://www.google.com/complete/search Google Privacy Policy Google Analytics Data API (GA4) & Google Search Console API Purpose: Fetch Google Analytics (GA4) reporting metrics and Google Search Console performance data (and URL Inspection, if enabled) inside the Rankology dashboard Data Sent: Your configured GA4 Property ID and/or Search Console Property URL Requested date range, filters (e.g., country/device), dimensions/metrics, and URL(s) used for reporting Authentication data required to obtain an access token (service-account based OAuth2 flow) When: When you enable Google Analytics / Search Console integration and load GA/SC dashboards, reports, or URL inspection features Endpoints: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token (token exchange) https://analyticsdata.googleapis.com/v1beta/ (GA4 Data API) https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3/ (Search Console Search Analytics) https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/v1/urlInspection/index:inspect (Search Console URL Inspection) Note: Rankology uses the bundled Google API Client Library for PHP (google/apiclient) to handle authentication and requests. Google Privacy Policy Source Code This plugin includes minified JavaScript and CSS files for performance. The source code and build process are available at: Plugin Source Code: https://github.com/rankology/rankology-seo-wordpress-plugin Third-party Libraries: DataTables: https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc Chart.js: https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js vis-network: https://github.com/visjs/vis-network cytoscape.js: https://github.com/cytoscape/cytoscape.js Select2: https://github.com/select2/select2 Tagify: https://github.com/yaircohen/tagify html2pdf.js: https://github.com/eKoopmans/html2pdf.js Google API Client Library for PHP (google/apiclient): https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-php-client Note: Some JavaScript files (vis-network.min.js, cytoscape.min.js) are minified for performance. The source code is available at the GitHub links above. The plugin uses build tools (npm/composer) to generate production files. To build from source, clone the repository and run the build commands as documented in the repository.