=== SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer === Contributors: WPMUDEV, WebFactory Plugin Name: SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer Plugin URI: https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/smartcrawl-wordpress-seo/ Tags: seo optimization, seo, sitemap, google search console, pagerank, keywords, search engine optimization, content analysis, meta title, meta description, redirect, redirection, 301 redirect, auto-notify search engines, best seo plugin wordpress, website ranking Author URI: https://premium.wpmudev.org/ Author: WPMU DEV Requires at least: 4.6 Tested up to: 5.5 Stable tag: 2.8.4 SEO checker, content analysis & SEO optimizer. Rank higher on search engines with 301 redirects, XML sitemaps & one-click setup. == Description == *Give your site better SEO optimization & ranking with SmartCrawl. Improve keyword optimization, XML sitemaps, optimize your meta tags, titles and descriptions and boost your PageRank on Google.* If you're looking for the best SEO plugin for WordPress, you need to give SmartCrawl a try. With SmartCrawl, there's no more juggling settings, making guesses, and wondering if your SEO is properly optimized. Use SmartCrawl’s one-click setup, automatic XML sitemaps, improved social sharing, real-time keyword and content analysis, and scans and reports. Create clear, bold, targeted content and rank at the top of your favorite search engine – from Google to Bing. ### SmartCrawl’s SEO Tools for WordPress Include: * One-Click Setup Wizard – Activate settings to boost your reach – no more guesswork! * SEO Checkup & Reports - Run a Checkup and get recommendations for improving SEO. * Titles & Meta Descriptions – Customizes how your meta titles and meta descriptions display on search pages. * Leverage Social Media – SmartCrawl includes Open Graph, Twitter card, and Pinterest verification and credits you when someone shares your posts. * Sitemap Generator – Choose which post types, archives and taxonomies you wish to include, exclude or add to the XML sitemap. * Smart Page Analyzer – SmartCrawl has an SEO checker that scans pages and posts for readability and keyword density and makes suggestions for optimizing your content. * SEO Crawl – Every time you add new content to your site, SmartCrawl will let Google know it’s time to re-crawl your site. * 301 Redirect – Use SmartCrawl to redirect traffic from one URL to another to protect your hard work and take advantage of high producing links. * Integrate With Moz SEO Tools – Already using Moz? Connect your Moz reports and comparison analysis, including rank and links. * Quick Setup Import/Export – Quickly add your custom SmartCrawl SEO settings to all your sites with included import. ★★★★★ > “SmartCrawl is designed to increase traffic without making you jump through hoops or make major site changes. By including the most effective methods of optimization and working on autopilot, SmartCrawl gives you more time for other areas of your blog. As you work and grow, you know that SmartCrawl has your back. ” – [Neil Patel](https://neilpatel.com/blog/13-paid-wordpress-tools-thatll-double-your-blogs-traffic/) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0s352I_cD4&t=2s] ### SmartCrawl Unlocks SEO Cheat Codes For WordPress SEO doesn’t have to be hard! SmartCrawl optimizes your site with a click and makes it easy to tweak and customize with loads of pro tips for winning visitors. ### Free SEO Checkup SmartCrawl will scan your site and find ways to optimize your content and make it more discoverable by search engines. Avoid human error with SmartCrawl! She’ll help create better links, tags, descriptions, images, sitemaps, anchors and improve overall page structure. ### Analyze Content And Get Suggestions In Real-Time SmartCrawl runs content analysis in both the post and page editor. Get instant feedback with suggestions for improving your content – SmartCrawl will make your site easier to read and find. ### Get Your Content Recognized On Social Media With Open Graph Use Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Pinterest verification to connect Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Youtube and almost every social network for sharing and crediting your content. Take full advantage of viral content with SmartCrawl’s social integrations. ### SmartCrawl Has Full SEO Control For Multisite SmartCrawl gives you options to control SEO settings across an entire network as a Super Admin or powerful search optimization settings for individual site owners. Make bulk changes for Multisite or optimize each site. ###301 URL Redirect Automatically redirect traffic from one URL to another. Use this tool if you have changed a page’s URL and wish to keep traffic flowing to the new page. ###The Rank-Higher Convert-Better SEO Tool Search Engine Optimization is not a trick, it’s all about following best practices. If you’re running a business website or eCommerce store and are not properly optimizing your sites, you will lose sales. SmartCrawl is here to help you: it’s a one of a kind WordPress search engine optimization plugin that makes your site easier to find and improves website ranking, for free! You get our WordPress search optimization tools, which includes the XML sitemap generator, auto-notify search engines when a change is made on your site, integration with MOZ, scans and recommendations, readability checks and so much more. Smartcrawl is built with ease-of-use in mind: it makes your WordPress site easier to find, but it’s also simple to set up. Run a scan and implement recommended changes in one-click, improving your PageRank in mere minutes. If you need a fully-optimized WordPress site, [you should get a WPMU DEV Membership](https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=smartcrawl-readme&utm_content=you_should_get_wpmudev_membership#trial). Our Membership gives you access to SmartCrawl Pro – which features automated scanning, reports, automatic linking for specific keywords, Crawler that checks for broken URLs, 404s, and multiple redirections – alongside Smush Pro image optimization, all our premium WordPress plugins, and 24/7 WordPress support. [It’s an incredible deal, and you can find out more here](https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=smartcrawl-readme&utm_content=its-an-incredible-deal-and-you-can-find-out-more-here#trial). Take the next step with a [WPMU DEV Membership](https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=smartcrawl-readme&utm_content=wpmudev_membership#trial). ###What Do People Say About SmartCrawl? ★★★★★ > I love the color-coded grading system. It lets me see my SEO effectiveness at a glance. Works great! – [elbeedee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elbeedee/) ★★★★★ >I must say that after Yeosting someone else’s plugin for a few years, this interface is much more user-friendly. I am not sure yet, as to its results, but I am happy so far. – [billk6969](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billk6969/) ★★★★★ >Took all the mystery out of how to speed up my site! I love this plugin! – [vdeluca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vdeluca/) ★★★★★ >There are good developers and then there are great developers. This developer is great! Super high-quality product that works seamlessly without error. I can tell a lot of thought went into creating this software. – [Tim Slazyk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/themaskedmarvel/) ###A Note From SmartCrawl Hey! This is SmartCrawl, your trusted Search Engine Optimizer for WordPress. I’m part of the WPMU DEV team, a superhero-suite of WordPress plugins, services, and support. 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Thanks for looking at SmartCrawl, and I look forward to helping you rank higher with the very best SEO practices. *Enjoy, SmartCrawl* == Frequently Asked Questions == = Other SEO plugins only guarantee support for Premium subscribers. Is SmartCrawl fully-supported? = We have dedicated staff that provide world-class support on the WordPress forums for all our free plugins. If you don’t want to wait, upgrade for real-time live chat support 24/7/365 = I added new titles in SmartCrawl and Google is still showing my old titles and descriptions. What gives!? = If you've recently updated your titles and description, Google probably hasn't indexed them just yet. It can take up to a week for Google to index changes you’ve made. Use the “New Crawl” button in the sitemap tab to notify Google of any changes to your site. The Google cache will update when your site has be recrawled. Be patient, it can take some time for the new information to show. = Does SmartCrawl work with Custom Post Types? = Yes, it does! SmartCrawl SEO has full support for custom post types, both in overall management tools (Settings > Title&Meta), as well as in the editor. Plus it works out of the box with both built-in and custom taxonomies. = Does SmartCrawl work with content in page builders like Visual Composer or Beaver Builder? = SmartCrawl works with any normal WP content and page builders shouldn’t be an exception. As long as your theme uses posts, pages and custom post types, SmartCrawl will work. == Screenshots == 1. Use SEO Checkup for suggestions on improving search results. 2. SmartCrawl makes it easy to get started with the one-click wizard. 3. Sitemaps tell search engines what content is on your site. 4. Use OpenGraph and Twitter Cards to optimize social sharing. == Changelog == = 2.8.3 ( 2020-11-21 ) = - New: General code improvements = 2.8.3 ( 2020-10-21 ) = - Fix: Action button in microdata check pointing to social settings - Fix: Deprecated jQuery function being used in Javascript files - Fix: Miscellaneous typos and copy changes - Fix: Incorrect documentation link in robots section = 2.8.2 ( 2020-10-08 ) = - Improvement: Performance improvements - Fix: Yoast importer issue with custom post types - Fix: Metabox character count overlapping with macros dropdown - Fix: SEO checkup timing out when pro version installed without dashboard plugin - Fix: Whitelabelling issue in robots module - Fix: OpenGraph enabled when welcome modal is skipped = 2.8.1 ( 2020-09-24 ) = - New: Option to disable the Test Schema button from admin bar - Fix: Incorrect URL in footer - Fix: Post list columns and SEO meta shown for non-public post types - Fix: Add schema for video and audio files directly uploaded and inserted into post content - Fix: Autolink linking to the page itself on custom post types = 2.8.0 ( 2020-09-07 ) = - New: Full support for default Schema types - New: Pro page and widgets in free version - New: Improved metabox SEO analysis recommendations - New: New modal for highlighting latest features - New: Optimum length indicators on Title & Meta page - New: Ability to add new email recipients for sitemap crawler reports - New: Improved styling for components in the post list - Fix: Implemented auto build process - Fix: Metabox preview showing incorrect post URL in classic editor - Fix: Embeds not loading in Gutenberg editor - Fix: SEO checkup linking to 404 page - Fix: URL redirection not working for URLs in other languages - Fix: Updated SUI to the latest version - Fix: Compatibility issue with Extra theme = 2.7.0 ( 2020-08-11 ) = - New: Options for WordPress 5.5 core sitemap - New: New 'Reports' widget on dashboard page - New: Author bio as meta description - New: Macro support in metabox optimum length indicators - New: Notice shown when sitemap crawler is taking longer than usual - New: Ability to set rel attribute for links in post editor - Fix: Included support for for Yoast 14 import data - Fix: Better styling for broken images in the SEO checkup - Fix: Autolinking option 'Process only single posts and pages' not working - Fix: Removed deprecated character limit constants - Fix: PHP warnings shown for programmatically generated posts with no IDs - Fix: Autolinking option 'Prevent linking in heading tags' causing issues - Fix: Toggle state changing when clicking outside the toggle - Fix: Reporting day of month dropdown showing incorrect values - Fix: Report permalinks redirecting to Defender's masked login area - Fix: Twitter card values don't allow modification through filters - Fix: Accessibility issues due to outdated version of SUI - Fix: Keyword density marker not obtainable for image alts - Fix: Metabox preview not working in Safari due to console errors - Fix: Multiple admin notices can't be dismissed quickly - Fix: Social images not working when Smush converts PNGs to JPEGs for performance - Fix: Title and description lengths not calculated correctly for some languages by SEO checkup - Fix: Sitemap crawler not discovering links in split sitemaps - Fix: SEO checkup incorrectly identifying anchor IDs - Fix: SEO checkup using outdated meta title limit = 2.6.1 ( 2020-03-12 ) = - Fix: "Focus keyword already used" warning shown for unique keywords - Fix: Headers already sent warnings in network admin = 2.6.0 ( 2020-03-03 ) = - New: Created separate network settings page - New: Ability to change the recommended character lengths for title and meta - New: Ability to update meta for static homepage from Title & Meta page - New: Option to fall back to first content image for social networks - New: Show reminder about sitemap when indexing is disabled for a taxonomy/post type - New: Macros dropdown in post editor metabox - New: Improved meta information on plugins page - New: Recommended plugins notice for free users - Fix: Performance issues in autolinking module - Fix: Twitter Cards notice disappearing on Title & Meta page - Fix: Buttons in checkup and crawler emails sometimes pointing to inaccessible pages - Fix: Unnecessary ajax calls on post list page when analysis disabled - Fix: White-labeling issue in page markup - Fix: Automatic linking module generating links to the current page - Fix: WPML homepage versions not included in sitemap - Fix: Improved performance of focus keyword check - Fix: Minor UI issues on the SEO Checkup page - Fix: Settings link on the plugins list page not working on multisite - Fix: Updated WP.org review request - Fix: Changed instances of "whitelabel" to "white label" - Fix: Included support for for Yoast 13 import data - Fix: When plugin activated from Hub, made sure modules are in correct state - Fix: Warning in the redirection module = 2.5.1 ( 2020-02-26 ) = - New: Minor code improvements = 2.5.0 ( 2020-01-16 ) = - New: SEO checkup report revamped to have better recommendations and action buttons - New: Better filtering of Twitter tags - Fix: Quick setup conflict with Themify - Fix: Whitelabelling not working for page source code - Fix: Copy incorrectly referencing 100+ plugins - Fix: Link to TTF font file incorrect - Fix: External URL redirects not working - Fix: Custom meta tags can't be deleted [Changelog for previous versions](https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/smartcrawl-wordpress-seo/#view-changelog). == About Us == WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. 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