Title: Ranklance — AI SEO and AEO Execution Author: WisdmLabs Published: September 18, 2026 Last modified: Oktober 28, 2026 --- Soek deur uitbreidings ![](https://ps.w.org/ranklance/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3701704) ![](https://ps.w.org/ranklance/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3701704) # Ranklance — AI SEO and AEO Execution Deur [WisdmLabs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wisdmlabs/) [Laai Af](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ranklance.2.0.0.zip) * [Besonderhede](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/#description) * [Aanbevelings](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/#reviews) * [Installation](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/#installation) * [Ontwikkeling](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/#developers) [Hulp](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ranklance/) ## Beskrywing Ranklance is a WordPress plugin for SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). It scores your pages for AI answer engines, audits your site for technical SEO issues, and gives you full control over meta tags, schema, sitemaps, and robots directives— for both traditional search engines and AI-powered answer engines. **What the free plugin does** * On-site crawler + Technical SEO audit — finds broken links, redirect chains, missing tags, and on-page issues, ranked by impact. Findings appear as a read- only list of recommendations. * AEO score — every page is scored across eight dimensions: Answer Readiness, Schema Coverage, Entity and Link Clarity, FAQ/HowTo Presence, Content Structure, E-E- A-T Signals, Snippet Readiness, and Freshness. * AI-assisted analysis (optional) — add your own Anthropic (Claude) API key to enrich the AEO score and entity analysis with AI. Analysis only; no content is sent to Anthropic unless you provide a key and tick the consent box. Without a key, scoring runs rule-based. * Meta title and description editor — per-post SEO title and meta description with a live search-result preview. * Schema / JSON-LD engine — outputs clean structured data (Article, BreadcrumbList, Organization, and more) as a single @graph in the page head. * XML sitemap — a fast sitemap that respects your noindex settings. * Robots meta directives and Open Graph / Twitter Cards — control indexing and social preview tags. * Meta tag conflict detection — warns when another SEO plugin is emitting competing tags. * Google Search Console — connect your own GSC property (bring-your-own OAuth credentials) to see real search performance. * Import — bring your existing SEO settings over from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or All in One SEO. * Title and meta templates — set default titles and descriptions with variables such as %title%, %category%, and %sitename%. * robots.txt editor — edit your site’s virtual robots.txt without touching files. * Readability score — a readability rating for every post, shown in the post list. * Breadcrumbs — a Breadcrumbs block and template tag, with matching BreadcrumbList schema. * Redirect manager — 301, 302, 307, and 410 redirects, regex rules, redirect-chain detection, and CSV import/export. * 404 monitor — see which missing URLs visitors hit and redirect them in one click. * Content blocks — Table of Contents, FAQ, HowTo, and custom Schema blocks; FAQ and HowTo blocks output FAQPage and HowTo structured data automatically. * Local business schema — LocalBusiness structured data with your name, address, and phone number. * llms.txt and llms-full.txt — help AI answer engines understand your site’s key content. * Instant indexing (optional) — notify Bing and Yandex via IndexNow, and Google via the Indexing API, when you publish, update, or remove content. **Ranklance Pro** The free edition analyzes; Pro turns that analysis into automatic execution — an AI agent team that generates fixes and an approval queue that applies them to your live site with one click, plus: * AI agents for schema, on-page optimization, internal linking, content refresh, and llms.txt. * An approval queue that applies approved changes automatically. * Third-party data: Ahrefs, Semrush, and Bing Webmaster Tools. * AEO monitoring and AI-citation tracking, scheduled PDF reports, and agency multi- site management. Learn more at https://ranklance.wisdmlabs.net/. **External Services This Plugin Connects To** Ranklance connects to external services to provide its features. All connections are initiated by the site administrator and require explicit setup. No data is transmitted without configuration. _Google Search Console_ Service: https://search.google.com/search-console — OAuth 2.0 authentication. Data received: impressions, clicks, CTR, position per page, crawl errors. Connection occurs during OAuth setup and on scheduled syncs. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy | Terms: https://developers.google.com/ terms _Google PageSpeed Insights API (optional)_ Service: https://pagespeed.web.dev/ — Public page URLs are submitted for performance analysis during a Technical SEO audit run. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy | Terms: https://developers. google.com/terms _Google Rich Results Test API (optional)_ Service: https://search.google.com/test/ rich-results — JSON-LD markup is submitted for schema validation, on demand from the post editor. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy | Terms: https:// developers.google.com/terms _Anthropic Claude API (optional, bring-your-own key)_ Service: https://www.anthropic. com — Used only for AI-assisted AEO analysis, and only when you supply your own Anthropic API key AND enable the data-sharing consent toggle in Settings Integrations. When enabled, page content (titles and body text) is sent to Anthropic for analysis. Nothing is sent without both the key and explicit consent; with neither, the plugin uses rule-based analysis and contacts no AI service. Privacy policy: https://www. anthropic.com/legal/privacy | Terms: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms _IndexNow — Bing and Yandex (optional, off by default)_ Service: https://www.indexnow. org — When you enable IndexNow under Settings Instant Indexing, the URL of a post is sent to https://www.bing.com/indexnow and https://yandex.com/indexnow each time it is published, updated, or removed, together with your site’s IndexNow key. No other content is sent. Bing privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement | Bing terms: https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement | Yandex privacy policy: https://yandex.com/legal/confidential/ | Yandex terms: https://yandex.com/legal/ rules/ _Google Indexing API (optional, off by default)_ Service: https://developers.google. com/search/apis/indexing-api — When you enable it under Settings Instant Indexing and provide your own Google Cloud service-account key, the plugin requests an access token from https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token and sends the URL of a post to https:// indexing.googleapis.com when it is published, updated, or removed. No other content is sent. The service-account key is stored encrypted. Privacy policy: https://policies. google.com/privacy | Terms: https://developers.google.com/terms ### Development Ranklance is open source (GPLv2+). The complete, human-readable source for every compiled asset is included in the plugin package, and the build is fully reproducible. Build tooling: [@wordpress/scripts](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-scripts/)( webpack) for the block-editor bundles, and Terser / cssnano for the classic admin assets. Compiled files and their sources: * `assets/build/editorial-sidebar.js` is built from `assets/js/gutenberg/editorial- sidebar.js` * `assets/build/meta-editor-sidebar.js` is built from `assets/js/gutenberg/meta- editor-sidebar.js` * `assets/js/*.min.js` are minified from the matching `assets/js/*.js` sources * `assets/css/*.min.css` are minified from the matching `assets/css/*.css` sources To regenerate the compiled assets from source: ``` npm install npm run build ``` The webpack entry points are defined in `webpack.config.js` and the build scripts in `package.json` (both included in the package), so the compiled assets can be regenerated directly from the included source. ## Screenshots [⌊Dashboard — site health, SEO score, and AEO score at a glance.⌉⌊Dashboard — site health, SEO score, and AEO score at a glance.⌉[ Dashboard — site health, SEO score, and AEO score at a glance. [⌊Technical SEO audit — the crawler's prioritized list of on-page issues.⌉⌊Technical SEO audit — the crawler's prioritized list of on-page issues.⌉[ Technical SEO audit — the crawler’s prioritized list of on-page issues. [⌊AEO score breakdown across eight dimensions, in the post editor sidebar.⌉⌊AEO score breakdown across eight dimensions, in the post editor sidebar.⌉[ AEO score breakdown across eight dimensions, in the post editor sidebar. [⌊Meta title and description editor with a live search-result preview.⌉⌊Meta title and description editor with a live search-result preview.⌉[ Meta title and description editor with a live search-result preview. [⌊Settings — integrations and configuration.⌉⌊Settings — integrations and configuration .⌉[ Settings — integrations and configuration. ## Blokke This plugin provides 7 blocks. * Ranklance How-To An ordered set of steps that also emits HowTo schema. * Ranklance Table of Contents Auto-generated table of contents built from the page's headings. * Ranklance Custom Schema Emit custom JSON-LD structured data for this page. Outputs nothing visible. * Ranklance FAQ A list of questions and answers that also emits FAQPage schema. * Ranklance Breadcrumbs Accessible breadcrumb trail for the current page. Shares its data with the BreadcrumbList schema. * How-To Step A single step inside a Ranklance How-To block. * FAQ Item A single question and answer inside a Ranklance FAQ block. ## Installation 1. Upload the `ranklance` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install directly through the WordPress plugin screen. 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress. 3. Navigate to “Ranklance” in your WordPress admin menu to access the dashboard. 4. Connect your Google Search Console account under Ranklance > Settings > Integrations. 5. Optionally configure an AI provider API key under Ranklance > Settings > Integrations to enable AI-powered agents. 6. Run your first site audit from the Ranklance dashboard. ## Kwel-vrae ### Does Ranklance make changes to my site automatically? No. Every change proposed by an AI agent is placed in the approval queue. You review, approve, or reject each change individually. Nothing is applied to your live site without your explicit consent. ### What PHP and WordPress versions are required? Ranklance requires PHP 8.2 or higher and WordPress 6.8 or higher. ### Can I use Ranklance alongside Yoast, Rank Math, or AIOSEO? Ranklance includes a migration tool to import settings from those plugins. Running multiple SEO plugins simultaneously is not recommended as they may produce conflicting meta tags and schema markup. Ranklance includes a coexistence mode that disables its meta/schema output so you can use its AEO scoring and llms.txt features alongside another SEO plugin. ### What AI provider does Ranklance use? Ranklance uses the Anthropic Claude API. You supply your own API key under Ranklance > Settings > Integrations. AI-powered features require an API key and an explicit consent toggle to be enabled. ### Is my content sent to external AI services? Only when you have enabled the AI consent toggle and triggered or scheduled an agent run. Relevant content excerpts (titles, body text, meta descriptions) are sent to the Anthropic Claude API using their zero-retention tier, meaning Anthropic does not retain or train on your data. API keys and credentials are encrypted at rest. ### Does Ranklance work with WooCommerce? Yes. Ranklance generates Product, Offer, AggregateRating, and Review schema markup for WooCommerce product pages, and supports batch processing for stores with hundreds of products. ### What is AEO and why does it matter? Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of optimizing content so that AI- powered answer engines (such as Google AI Overviews and Bing AI) can accurately understand, cite, and surface your content. As more users get answers from AI rather than clicking through search results, AEO is becoming essential alongside traditional SEO. ### How do I get support? Free tier users can access the WordPress.org support forum. Paid tier subscribers receive priority support through the Ranklance website. ## Aanbevelings There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Ranklance — AI SEO and AEO Execution” is oopbron sagteware. Die volgende mense het bygedra tot die ontwikkeling van hierdie uitbreiding: Contributors * [ WisdmLabs ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wisdmlabs/) [Translate “Ranklance — AI SEO and AEO Execution” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ranklance) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ranklance/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ranklance/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ranklance/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ranklance/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0.0 * New: robots.txt editor — edit your virtual robots.txt from the Settings screen. * New: Title and meta description templates with variables (e.g. %title%, %category%,% sitename%) as a fallback for posts without custom meta. * New: Readability score for posts, with a column in the post list. * New: Breadcrumbs — Breadcrumbs block, ranklance_breadcrumbs() template tag, and matching BreadcrumbList schema. * New: 404 monitor — logs requests that hit missing pages, with a one-click “create redirect” action. * New: Redirect manager — 301, 302, 307 and 410 redirects, regex rules with backreferences, redirect-chain detection, and CSV import/export. * New: LocalBusiness schema with name, address and phone (NAP) settings. * New: llms.txt and llms-full.txt served from your site, generated from your content. * New: Content blocks — Table of Contents, FAQ, HowTo and a custom Schema (JSON- LD) block. FAQ and HowTo blocks output FAQPage and HowTo structured data automatically. * New: Instant indexing — IndexNow (Bing, Yandex) and the Google Indexing API notify search engines when you publish, update or unpublish content. * Improved: Settings tabs wrap cleanly on smaller screens; 404 monitor table layout. * Fixed: Redirects to external domains are no longer replaced with the admin URL. * Fixed: Saving Local Business settings now refreshes cached schema so new geo coordinates appear immediately. * Fixed: The %category% variable in meta templates is no longer stripped on save. #### 1.0.0 * Initial WordPress.org release. * AEO score for every page across eight dimensions (Answer Readiness, Schema Coverage, Entity & Link Clarity, FAQ/HowTo Presence, Content Structure, E-E-A-T Signals, Snippet Readiness, Freshness). * On-site crawler and Technical SEO audit with a read-only recommendations list. * Meta title and description editor with a live search-result preview. * JSON-LD schema engine (single @graph in the page head), XML sitemap, robots meta directives, and Open Graph / Twitter Card tags. * Meta-tag conflict detection with other SEO plugins. * Google Search Console integration (bring-your-own OAuth credentials). * Import from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO. * Optional AI-assisted AEO analysis with your own Anthropic (Claude) API key — analysis only, and no content is sent without an explicit consent toggle. Free sites make no external requests unless you connect an optional Google or Anthropic service. * AI _execution_ features (agent team, auto-applying approval queue, third-party data, AEO monitoring, redirects, reports, agency multi-site) are available in Ranklance Pro. ## Meta * Version **2.0.0** * Last updated **11 ure gelede** * Active installations **Minder as 10** * WordPress version ** 6.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 8.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/) * Tags * [aeo](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/aeo/)[ai seo](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai-seo/) [schema](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/schema/)[seo](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) [structured data](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/structured-data/) * [Gevorderde Aansig](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/advanced/) ## Punte-toekennings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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