Site-First SEO

Site-First SEO is the modern WordPress SEO plugin designed for both traditional SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Instead of relying on third-party APIs, Site-First SEO helps you optimize your site directly, so you perform better in Google search results and emerging AI-driven engines like ChatGPT, Bing Copilot, Perplexity, and Gemini. Whether you’re running a personal blog, a business site, or managing multiple client websites, Site-First SEO helps you analyze, optimize, and improve: 🔎 Core Features

• Content Quality Audit: Check readability, keyword density, and on-page SEO signals.
• Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Tools: Ensure your site is “AI-ready” with answerability checks, structured data validation, and authority scoring for better visibility in generative search.
• Internal Links Analysis: Find orphan pages, improve site architecture, and boost crawl depth.
• Indexation Monitor: Review noindex, canonical, sitemap inclusion, and page-level indexability signals.
• Content Decay: Surface stale or under-supported pages that need refreshes.
• Internal Link Manager: Suggest source and target pages, select anchor text, insert links, and hide pages from suggestions.
• Local SEO Schema: Configure organization, article, breadcrumb, NAP, service area, opening hours, Google Business Profile, and LocalBusiness schema from one screen.
• Image & Link Audit: Catch missing alt tags, broken links, and critical SEO errors.
• Redirect Manager & 404 Log: Easily create redirects, monitor 404s, recover lost SEO value, and block abusive IPs from 404 activity.
• Visits Tracker: Lightweight, privacy-friendly analytics that include AI crawler detection (e.g., GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot).
• XML Sitemap Generator: Automatic, clean sitemaps that search engines understand.
• Module Controls: Enable or disable major modules from a central settings screen to keep the plugin tailored to each site.

🚀 Why Choose Site-First SEO?

• Built for GEO: Stay ahead with Generative Engine Optimization support.
• API-free: No Google API keys needed, works right away.
• Lightweight & fast: Minimal overhead, optimized database queries.
• Clean interface: Essential SEO tools, no constant upsells.
• Agency-friendly: Clear reports, content scoring, and client-ready insights. Unlike bulky SEO plugins such as Yoast, Rank Math, or All in One SEO, Site-First SEO focuses on practical on-site optimization and the future of AI-driven search visibility.

🌍 Who Is It For?

• WordPress users who want SEO essentials without bloat
• Agencies and freelancers who need client-friendly SEO + GEO reports
• Bloggers and businesses preparing for AI-driven search engines
• Professionals seeking a lightweight alternative to larger SEO plugins

1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/site-first-seo, or install it directly from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
3. Access Site-First SEO from your WordPress dashboard.

1.1.4

• Improved Headings & Images analysis by treating the post title as the page H1, flagging extra content H1s, adding issue filters, and expanding image alt reporting.

1.1.3

• Added schema type selection to the native Posts list and the Titles & Meta listing page.

1.1.0

• Added Indexation Monitor, Content Decay, Internal Link Manager, and Local SEO Schema tooling.
• Added tips for using each module.

1.0.10

• Added Bot Block-style IP blocking actions to the Redirects & 404s 404 log.
• Added module enable/disable controls to Settings.
• Moved the Settings menu item below UTM Builder for a cleaner admin menu.

1.0.9

• Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.9 and PHP 8.5 (beta); no functional changes.

1.0.8

• Improved Titles & Meta Module

1.0.7

• Fix Save All button for Tiles & Meta

1.0.6

• Better Bot Block functionality
• Exports moved to supporting modules
• Better redirect management
• Dashboard Widget

1.0.5

• Fixes Reset button on Visits dashboard

1.0.4

• Stability fixes for legacy plugins

1.0.3

• Bot Block Module added

1.0.2

• Stable public release
• Improved Content Audit with GEO readiness checks
• Enhanced dashboard performance

1.0.1

• Added Redirect Manager and 404 monitoring
• Image alt and broken link auditing

1.0.0

• Initial release: content audits, internal links, visits tracker, sitemap generator