Title: Rank Bix SEO
Author: Sumit Singh
Published: May 31, 2026
Last modified: July 3, 2026
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# Rank Bix SEO
By [Sumit Singh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumitsingh/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/rankbix-seo.1.1.13.zip)
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* [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rankbix-seo/#installation)
* [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rankbix-seo/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rankbix-seo/)
## Description
**Rank Bix SEO** is a lightweight, practical, and fully featured SEO plugin for
WordPress. It gives every site owner professional-grade SEO tools without unnecessary
bloat, forced upgrades, or locked features. The core features are always free.
[rankbix.com](https://rankbix.com/) | [Features](https://rankbix.com/features/)
| [Pricing](https://rankbix.com/pricing/) | [Docs](https://rankbix.com/docs/) |
[Support](https://rankbix.com/support/)
Manage SEO titles and descriptions, improve social sharing previews, generate XML
and HTML sitemaps, output Schema / JSON-LD structured data, manage redirects, improve
image SEO, analyze focus keywords, add breadcrumbs, duplicate pages, update SEO
data in bulk, notify search engines via IndexNow, serve an LLMs.txt file for AI
systems, and monitor 404 errors – all in one plugin.
#### Why Choose Rank Bix SEO?
* Lightweight – no bloat, no unnecessary scripts on the frontend
* Clean and familiar WordPress admin interface
* All core SEO tools included and always free
* Works with posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and public custom post types
* AI meta generator with your own API keys – no middleman markup
* Module-based structure – enable only what you need
* Developer-friendly shortcodes and template functions
* Passes the official WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) tool with no errors or warnings–
General, Plugin Repo, Security, Performance, and Accessibility categories all
clear
#### Need More? Upgrade to Pro
[Rank Bix SEO Pro](https://rankbix.com/pricing/) adds powerful features for agencies
and power users:
* **GSC Performance** – Real Google Search Console data inside WordPress
* **Site Audit** – Automated technical SEO audit of your entire site
* **Schema Templates and Rules** – Reusable JSON-LD templates with auto-assignment
by post type
* **Client Reports** – Branded SEO reports for agency clients
* **White Label** – Rebrand the plugin for client sites
* **Role Manager** – Control SEO access by user role
* **WooCommerce SEO** – Enhanced product schema, OG tags, and breadcrumbs
* **Multi-location** – Schema-rich location pages for multi-location businesses
* **AI Alt Text Generator** – Bulk AI-generated image alt text
* **Advanced Redirections, .htaccess Editor, Video Sitemap, and more**
#### Free Features
* Meta Title and Description
* Open Graph and Twitter Cards
* XML Sitemap with sitemap index and sub-sitemaps
* Google News Sitemap
* HTML Sitemap shortcode
* Schema / JSON-LD (Article, Product, Review, HowTo, FAQ, BreadcrumbList, LocalBusiness)
* Image SEO (auto alt text and title on upload)
* Image Alt Audit with bulk auto-fill
* Keyword Analysis with live SEO score
* Breadcrumbs shortcode and function
* Duplicate Page
* Redirections Manager (301, 302, 307, 308)
* Bulk SEO Editor
* AI Meta Generator (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, Cohere)
* IndexNow
* LLMs.txt
* 404 Monitor with CSV export
* Broken Link Checker
* Admin Toolbar Menu
* Robots.txt editor and URL tester
* Canonical URLs
* Local Business schema
* Import from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO
#### Translations
Rank Bix SEO is translation-ready and currently available in the following languages:
* **English (US)** – default
* **Hindi (hi_IN)** – हिन्दी
* **Korean (ko_KR)** – 한국어
* **Portuguese (Brazil) (pt_BR)** – Português (Brasil)
All translations are community-contributed at [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/rankbix-seo/).
Thank you to every contributor who has helped make this plugin accessible worldwide.
#### Lightweight SEO for Better WordPress Rankings
Rank Bix SEO gives WordPress users a clean and practical way to manage SEO essentials,
improve search visibility, create better social previews, generate structured data,
manage redirects, and optimize content without installing many separate plugins.
### External Services
Rank Bix SEO optionally connects to third-party AI services and search engine ping
endpoints.
No data is sent to AI providers unless you configure an API key and manually click
an AI generation button. Search engine pings can be disabled in settings.
#### AI Providers
The following services are contacted only when you have configured the corresponding
API key in **Rank Bix SEO Settings Advanced AI Keys** and clicked an AI generation
button in the post editor.
When triggered, Rank Bix SEO sends the post title, site name, tone preference, and
optionally a plain-text excerpt of the post content. You can disable sending post
content in the same settings screen.
**OpenAI**
* Endpoint: `https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions` for generation and `https://
api.openai.com/v1/models` for model list
* Data sent: post title, optional post content excerpt, site name, and tone preference
* Terms of Service: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use
* Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
**Anthropic / Claude**
* Endpoint: `https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages` for generation and `https://
api.anthropic.com/v1/models` for model list
* Data sent: post title, optional post content excerpt, site name, and tone preference
* Terms of Service: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup
* Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy
**Google Gemini / Generative Language API**
* Endpoint: `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent`
for generation and `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1/models` for
model list
* Data sent: post title, optional post content excerpt, site name, and tone preference
* Terms of Service: https://ai.google.dev/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
**Groq**
* Endpoint: `https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions` for generation
* Data sent: post title, optional post content excerpt, site name, and tone preference
* Terms of Service: https://groq.com/terms-of-use/
* Privacy Policy: https://groq.com/privacy-policy/
**Cohere**
* Endpoint: `https://api.cohere.com/v1/chat` for generation and `https://api.cohere.
com/v1/models` for model list
* Data sent: post title, optional post content excerpt, site name, and tone preference
* Terms of Service: https://cohere.com/terms-of-use
* Privacy Policy: https://cohere.com/privacy
#### Search Engine Pings
When a post is published and the Auto-ping setting is enabled, Rank Bix SEO sends
a lightweight HTTP GET request to notify search engines of the updated sitemap.
Only the public sitemap URL is transmitted. No post content, user data, or private
content is sent.
* Google Ping: `https://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=`
* Bing Ping: `https://www.bing.com/ping?sitemap=`
You can disable automatic pings at **Rank Bix SEO Settings Sitemap Auto-pings
Google & Bing on publish**.
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Microsoft Privacy Statement:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
#### IndexNow
When the IndexNow feature is enabled and a post or page is published or updated,
Rank Bix SEO sends a single HTTP POST request to the IndexNow API endpoint to notify
participating search engines (Bing, Yandex, and others) of the updated URL.
* Endpoint: `https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow`
* Data sent: your site hostname, a plugin-generated verification key, the URL of
the verification key file, and the URL of the published/updated post or page.
No post content or user data is sent.
* When: only on post/page publish or update, and only if IndexNow is enabled in**
Rank Bix SEO Settings Tools IndexNow**.
IndexNow is an open protocol. The `api.indexnow.org` endpoint is operated by Microsoft.
Submitted URLs are shared with all IndexNow-participating search engines.
IndexNow Privacy Policy: https://www.indexnow.org/privacypolicy
Microsoft Privacy
Statement: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
#### Broken Link Checker
When the Broken Link Checker feature is enabled, Rank Bix SEO runs a background
cron job that sends HTTP HEAD requests to external URLs found in your post content
to check whether those links are still reachable.
* Data sent: a standard HTTP HEAD request to each external URL found in your published
post content. No post content, user data, or authentication credentials are included
in these requests. The requests appear as ordinary browser-like HEAD requests
to the destination server.
* When: only via a background WP-Cron job (runs twice daily, 5 posts per run).
The feature is **disabled by default** and must be explicitly enabled in **Rank
Bix SEO Settings Tools Broken Link Checker**.
* Destinations: any external URLs present in your own published post content. These
are third-party URLs you have already linked to; Rank Bix SEO does not choose
or control them.
No data from the broken link check is transmitted to Rank Bix SEO or any service
operated by the plugin developer. Results are stored only in your own WordPress
database.
## Screenshots
[⌊Rank Bix SEO dashboard with module status, quick actions, published content counts,
and site information.⌉⌊Rank Bix SEO dashboard with module status, quick actions,
published content counts, and site information.⌉[
Rank Bix SEO dashboard with module status, quick actions, published content counts,
and site information.
[⌊General SEO settings for homepage metadata, title separator, content analysis,
breadcrumbs, and title templates.⌉⌊General SEO settings for homepage metadata, title
separator, content analysis, breadcrumbs, and title templates.⌉[
General SEO settings for homepage metadata, title separator, content analysis, breadcrumbs,
and title templates.
[⌊Social settings for Open Graph and Twitter Cards with default social image and
Twitter card type.⌉⌊Social settings for Open Graph and Twitter Cards with default
social image and Twitter card type.⌉[
Social settings for Open Graph and Twitter Cards with default social image and Twitter
card type.
[⌊Sitemap status screen with active XML sitemap URL, Google Search Console action,
and included sitemap content.⌉⌊Sitemap status screen with active XML sitemap URL,
Google Search Console action, and included sitemap content.⌉[
Sitemap status screen with active XML sitemap URL, Google Search Console action,
and included sitemap content.
[⌊Advanced settings for webmaster verification tags, robots.txt rules, AI provider
API keys, and preferred AI models.⌉⌊Advanced settings for webmaster verification
tags, robots.txt rules, AI provider API keys, and preferred AI models.⌉[
Advanced settings for webmaster verification tags, robots.txt rules, AI provider
API keys, and preferred AI models.
[⌊Local Business schema settings for business name, type, phone, address, city,
and country code.⌉⌊Local Business schema settings for business name, type, phone,
address, city, and country code.⌉[
Local Business schema settings for business name, type, phone, address, city, and
country code.
[⌊Redirections manager with 301, 302, and 307 redirect support, notes, CSV import/
export, and redirect hit tracking.⌉⌊Redirections manager with 301, 302, and 307
redirect support, notes, CSV import/export, and redirect hit tracking.⌉[
Redirections manager with 301, 302, and 307 redirect support, notes, CSV import/
export, and redirect hit tracking.
[⌊XML sitemap settings with sitemap format options, News sitemap link, and auto-
ping settings for Google and Bing.⌉⌊XML sitemap settings with sitemap format options,
News sitemap link, and auto-ping settings for Google and Bing.⌉[
XML sitemap settings with sitemap format options, News sitemap link, and auto-ping
settings for Google and Bing.
[⌊Bulk SEO Editor for editing SEO titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords, noindex
status, and SEO scores across posts.⌉⌊Bulk SEO Editor for editing SEO titles, meta
descriptions, focus keywords, noindex status, and SEO scores across posts.⌉[
Bulk SEO Editor for editing SEO titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords, noindex
status, and SEO scores across posts.
[⌊Duplicate Page settings for user roles, post types, clone link location, redirect
behavior, status, and copy options.⌉⌊Duplicate Page settings for user roles, post
types, clone link location, redirect behavior, status, and copy options.⌉[
Duplicate Page settings for user roles, post types, clone link location, redirect
behavior, status, and copy options.
[⌊Post editor SEO meta box with SEO title, meta description, canonical URL, focus
keyword, schema, AI meta tools, social preview, and readability tabs.⌉⌊Post editor
SEO meta box with SEO title, meta description, canonical URL, focus keyword, schema,
AI meta tools, social preview, and readability tabs.⌉[
Post editor SEO meta box with SEO title, meta description, canonical URL, focus
keyword, schema, AI meta tools, social preview, and readability tabs.
[⌊Post listing with SEO Score column showing a colour-coded score badge for each
post - green for good (70+), orange for OK (40–69), red for poor, and grey when
no focus keyword is set.⌉⌊Post listing with SEO Score column showing a colour-coded
score badge for each post - green for good (70+), orange for OK (40–69), red for
poor, and grey when no focus keyword is set.⌉[
Post listing with SEO Score column showing a colour-coded score badge for each post–
green for good (70+), orange for OK (40–69), red for poor, and grey when no focus
keyword is set.
[⌊WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) results showing Rank Bix SEO passing all checks across
General, Plugin Repo, Security, Performance, and Accessibility categories with no
errors or warnings found.⌉⌊WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) results showing Rank Bix
SEO passing all checks across General, Plugin Repo, Security, Performance, and Accessibility
categories with no errors or warnings found.⌉[
WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) results showing Rank Bix SEO passing all checks across
General, Plugin Repo, Security, Performance, and Accessibility categories with no
errors or warnings found.
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## Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
* FAQ Schema
* HowTo Schema
## Installation
1. Upload the `rankbix-seo` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate the plugin through **Plugins Installed Plugins**.
3. Go to **Rank Bix SEO** in the WordPress admin menu.
4. Configure your settings under **Rank Bix SEO Settings**.
5. Edit any post or page to add SEO title, meta description, focus keyword, schema,
social image, and other SEO settings.
## FAQ
### Does Rank Bix SEO work with WooCommerce?
Yes. Rank Bix SEO supports WooCommerce products in the post editor meta box, bulk
SEO editor, sitemap, and schema features.
### Does Rank Bix SEO support custom post types?
Yes. Rank Bix SEO supports public custom post types with UI. They can be used in
the SEO meta box, sitemap, and bulk editor.
### Can I import SEO data from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or All in One SEO?
Yes. Go to **Rank Bix SEO Content Manager Import SEO** tab and choose your source
plugin. Rank Bix SEO can import SEO titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords, canonical
URLs, and noindex settings.
### Will Rank Bix SEO slow down my website?
No. Rank Bix SEO is designed for performance. The XML sitemap is cached, AI model
lists are loaded only when needed, and redirects use a dedicated database table
with a fast lookup process.
### Do I need an API key for AI features?
Yes. You need at least one API key from a supported AI provider. AI features do
nothing if no key is configured.
### Is any data sent to AI providers automatically?
No. Data is only sent when you configure an AI provider API key and manually click
an AI generation button in the post editor.
### What data is sent to AI providers?
When you click an AI generation button, Rank Bix SEO sends the post title and optionally
a plain-text excerpt of the post content to the selected provider. You can disable
sending post content in **Settings Advanced AI Keys Allow sending post content**.
When disabled, only the post title is sent.
### Can I stop the plugin from pinging search engines?
Yes. Go to **Rank Bix SEO Settings Sitemap** and uncheck **Auto-pings Google &
Bing on publish**.
### How do I add breadcrumbs to my theme?
Add this function to your theme template:
```
```
Alternatively, use the shortcode:
```
[rankbix_seo_breadcrumbs]
```
### How do I display an HTML sitemap?
Use this shortcode on any page:
```
[rankbix_seo_sitemap]
```
Optional shortcode attributes include `show_tags="0"`, `columns="3"`, and `orderby
="date"`.
### Where is the redirect debug tool?
Visit any redirected URL and append `?rankbix_seo_debug_redirect=1`. Logged-in administrators
can see redirect match details instead of being redirected.
### Can I use Rank Bix SEO only for basic SEO?
Yes. You can use only the features you need, such as meta titles, descriptions,
Open Graph, sitemap, schema, redirects, or breadcrumbs.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Rank Bix SEO” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Sumit Singh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumitsingh/)
“Rank Bix SEO” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/rankbix-seo/contributors)
for their contributions.
[Translate “Rank Bix SEO” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/rankbix-seo)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rankbix-seo/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/rankbix-seo/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/rankbix-seo/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/rankbix-seo/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.1.13
**New Features**
* **Elementor SEO panel** – A dedicated SEO tab now appears in the Elementor editor
sidebar alongside the Elements and Globals tabs. The panel includes a live Google
SERP preview card (showing the post’s OG image or featured image thumbnail, URL
breadcrumb, title, and description – all updating in real time as you type),
an SEO Title field, a Meta Description field, a Focus Keyword field, and an Advanced
tab with Canonical URL, Robots directives (noindex, nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet),
and a Cornerstone Content flag. All fields save automatically when you click
Elementor’s own Update button – no separate save action needed. The panel is
hidden for Elementor template post types (elementor_library, landing pages, floating
buttons) where per-post SEO data is not applicable. If an AI provider key is
configured in Settings, a Generate button appears next to the SEO Title and Meta
Description fields to produce AI-written copy using the post title, content,
and focus keyword.
* **Bulk Editor – AI generation** – A “Generate SEO for selected” button appears
in the Bulk Editor toolbar when one or more rows are checked. Clicking it processes
each selected row in sequence, filling any empty SEO Title, Meta Description,
and Focus Keyword fields. If an AI provider key is configured it generates copy
using the post title and cleaned page content; otherwise it derives values from
the post title and first paragraph. Existing field values are never overwritten.
Each processed row pulses blue while in progress, turns green when filled by
AI, or yellow when filled from page content, so progress is visible throughout.
**Improvements**
* **Homepage SEO – static front page notice** – When WordPress is configured to
use a static page as the front page (Settings > Reading), the Homepage SEO section
in the plugin’s General settings now displays a notice explaining that the page’s
SEO fields should be edited directly on that page, with a button to open it for
editing. Only the Title Separator field remains visible in this state, as it
applies site-wide rather than to the front page specifically.
* **Bulk Editor – per-page 30-row option** – The rows-per-page selector now includes
a 30-row option alongside the existing 20, 50, 100, and 200 options. The default
is 20 rows per page.
* **WordPress core sitemap suppressed** – When the Rank Bix SEO sitemap module
is active, WordPress’s built-in sitemap (`/wp-sitemap.xml`) is now automatically
disabled. Having two sitemaps active at once causes duplicate URLs and confuses
search engine crawlers. If the sitemap module is turned off, the WordPress default
comes back as normal.
**Bug Fixes**
* **Noindex checkbox out of sync between tabs** – The meta box has a “Noindex this
page” checkbox on the SEO tab and a separate noindex checkbox in the Robots grid
on the Advanced tab. Both write to the same meta key but were independent in
the UI – unchecking one while the other (on a hidden tab) remained checked meant
the meta was saved as noindex even though the user had explicitly unchecked it.
Both checkboxes now sync instantly when either is changed.
#### 1.1.12
**Bug Fixes**
* **Duplicate Page – page builder CSS regeneration** – When duplicating a page
built with Elementor, Beaver Builder, Bricks, Oxygen, or Divi, the builder’s
cached CSS (tied to the original post ID) was copied to the duplicate. The builder
then skipped regeneration and served stale or mismatched styles on the new post.
The CSS cache meta keys (`_elementor_css`, `_fl_builder_cache_ver`, `_bricks_page_styles`,`
ct_css_style`, `_et_pb_css`) are now excluded from the duplicate copy, forcing
each builder to generate clean, post-ID-correct CSS on first open.
#### 1.1.11
**Improvements**
* **LLMs.txt – file now generates reliably** – The LLMs.txt file failed to generate
or regenerate on sites where the legacy `rankbix_seo_llmstxt_enabled` database
option had previously been set to disabled. The enabled state is now read from
the module toggle (consistent with all other modules) rather than the stale option,
so the file is written correctly whenever the LLMs.txt module is active – no
manual workaround or settings re-save needed.
* **Sitemap cache – busts on term edits and unpublish** – The cached sitemap was
not invalidated when a category or tag was edited, or when a published post was
moved back to draft or private. Both gaps are now covered: editing any taxonomy
term triggers a cache bust via the `edited_term` hook, and any post transition
away from `published` does the same.
* **robots.txt – created vs updated feedback** – The “Generate robots.txt” button
now reports “robots.txt created.” when no file existed, and “robots.txt updated.”
on subsequent saves, so you can tell at a glance whether the file was new or
replaced.
* **IndexNow – pings on trash, delete, and unpublish** – IndexNow previously only
pinged search engines when a post was published or updated. It now also pings
when a post is trashed, permanently deleted, or moved to draft or private, so
search engines are notified promptly to re-crawl and drop the URL from their
index.
* **Duplicate Page – admin notice after duplicate** – After duplicating a post,
a dismissible success notice now appears at the top of the page with a direct“
Edit the new draft” link, making it easy to open the copy immediately without
hunting for it in the post list.
* **Breadcrumbs – Untitled fallback** – Breadcrumb ancestor links and the current-
page label no longer show an empty label when a post has no title. “Untitled”
is displayed instead, keeping the trail readable.
* **LLMs.txt – preview of auto-generated default in settings** – The LLMs.txt settings
field now includes a collapsible “Preview auto-generated default” section showing
exactly what the plugin would write to `/llms.txt` if the content field is left
blank, so you can review it before deciding whether to customise it.
* **404 Monitor – Export CSV button** – A new “Export CSV” button on the 404 Monitor
page downloads all logged 404 errors as a dated CSV file (URL, Referrer, Hits,
First Seen, Last Seen), suitable for analysis in a spreadsheet or importing into
a redirect tool.
**Bug Fixes**
* **LLMs.txt – HTML entity in file output** – The physical `/llms.txt` file and
the PHP fallback response both output `>` instead of `>` when the stored content
contained HTML-encoded characters. `html_entity_decode()` is now applied in both
the static file writer and the PHP serve path so the raw Markdown character is
always written correctly.
#### 1.1.10
**New Features**
* **Image Alt Audit** – New admin page at **Rank Bix SEO Image Alt Audit**. Shows
every image in the media library with stats cards (Total Images, Missing Alt
Text, % Have Alt Text with progress bar) and a filterable table (Missing / All/
Has Alt tabs). Each row displays the thumbnail, filename, file type badge, status
badge (Missing/OK), parent post link, and an inline alt text input. Per-image**
Save** and **Suggest** buttons let you fix alt text without leaving the page.**
Auto-fill All Missing** batch-fills all missing images in 30-image AJAX batches
with a live progress counter. Character count is colour-coded: red below 30 chars,
green 30–125 (ideal range), orange above 125. Module can be enabled or disabled
from the **Features** page.
* **FAQ & HowTo Gutenberg Blocks** – Two new dynamic blocks registered under the`
rankbix-seo` namespace. The **FAQ Block** (`rankbix-seo/faq`) lets you add unlimited
question/answer pairs in the editor; schema is injected automatically into the
page’s JSON-LD without any manual configuration. The **HowTo Block** (`rankbix-
seo/howto`) provides title, total time (ISO 8601), and unlimited steps (name
+ description); HowTo schema is generated automatically from block data. Both
blocks use `save: () => null` (server-side rendering) so schema stays up to date
without re-saving posts. Block styles are loaded only on pages that use the blocks.
* **Page Builder Content Extraction** (`RankBixSEO_ContentExtract`) – New utility
class that extracts post content from all major page builders: Elementor (JSON
meta), Beaver Builder (serialised meta), Bricks Builder, and Oxygen Builder,
with a fallback to `post_content` for Divi, WPBakery, and standard block/classic
content. All keyword analysis, readability scoring, and AI content generation
now use page-builder-aware content instead of raw `post_content`, giving accurate
results on builder-powered sites. An in-request cache prevents duplicate meta
reads within a single page load.
* **robots.txt Editor + Tester** – The plain custom rules textarea in **Settings
Robots & Indexing** has been replaced with a full two-tab widget. The **Editor**
tab shows a read-only, syntax-highlighted block of WordPress-managed rules (purple
directives, red Disallow, green Allow, blue Sitemap, grey comments) with CSS
counter line numbers, followed by an editable custom rules textarea whose line
numbers continue from the WP block. A live stats footer tracks total lines and
character count. The **Tester** tab lets you type any URL path, pick a crawler
from a bot-selector pill row (Googlebot, Bingbot, GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Yandex,
CCBot, or All), and click **Test URL** to instantly evaluate whether that crawler
is allowed or blocked – using the Google longest-path-wins spec. The result card
slides in showing an Allowed / Blocked badge, the matched User-agent group, and
the exact matching rule.
* **Toolbar – SEO score badge** – The Rank Bix SEO toolbar item now displays a
colour-coded score badge next to the plugin name whenever you are viewing or
editing a singular post or page. Green badge (70+) for good, amber (40–69) for
OK, red (below 40) for poor, grey dot when no focus keyword is set. Works on
both the frontend and the WordPress admin post editor with zero page-load overhead–
reads the cached stored score with no on-the-fly recalculation.
* **Toolbar – “Mark this page” submenu** – The Rank Bix SEO admin toolbar item
now includes a **Mark this page** submenu when viewing or editing a singular
post or page. Three toggle items are available: **As Cornerstone Content** (marks
the page as cornerstone content), **As NoIndex** (sets the page to noindex),
and **As NoFollow** (sets the page to nofollow). A green ✓ checkmark appears
next to each item when it is currently active. Clicking any item toggles the
setting instantly via AJAX with no page reload. Works on both the frontend (live
page view) and the WordPress post editor.
* **Toolbar – “Duplicate” shortcut** – A **Duplicate** link now appears directly
in the Rank Bix SEO toolbar group (after Settings) when the Duplicate module
is enabled, the current post type is in the allowed post types list, and the
logged-in user has an allowed role. Clicking the link duplicates the post as
a draft using the existing Duplicate module settings. Replaces the old standalone
admin bar button.
**Improvements**
* **Duplicate Page – simplified settings** – The redundant “Enable Duplicate Page
module” toggle has been removed from the Duplicate Page settings screen. The
module is now enabled or disabled exclusively from the **Features** page, matching
how all other modules work. Existing installations are unaffected – the stored
value is preserved as a fallback.
* **robots.txt – physical file support** – When a physical `robots.txt` file exists
at the site root, the Editor widget now reads and displays the actual file content
instead of the WP defaults placeholder. The section label changes to “Physical
file content”. Three new action buttons appear: **Regenerate file** rebuilds
the physical file from WP defaults (filtered via `apply_filters('robots_txt',...)`)
plus saved custom rules; **Delete file** removes the physical file so WordPress’s
virtual robots.txt takes over again. When no physical file exists, a **Generate
robots.txt file** button creates one. All actions run via AJAX, show an inline
status message, and automatically reload the page to reflect the new state.
**Bug Fixes**
* **Settings – 404 Monitor tab shown when module disabled** – The 404 Monitor tab
appeared in the Settings tab bar regardless of whether the 404 Monitor module
was enabled. The tab now correctly respects the module state and is hidden when
the module is off.
* **Settings – Save Settings button visible on 404 Monitor tab** – The Save Settings
button remained visible when the 404 Monitor tab was active, even though that
tab is AJAX-only and outside the settings form. The button is now hidden automatically
when switching to the 404 Monitor tab.
* **Redirections – notices rendered inside page header** – Action notices (Redirect
saved / Redirect deleted / Redirect updated) were echoed immediately after the
page header function, placing them inside the plugin’s flex layout wrapper and
causing them to appear alongside the header logo and title instead of in the
page body. Notices now render as properly styled flash banners above the Add
New Redirect form.
* **Redirections – wrong notice shown after delete then add** – Submitting the
Add Redirect form on a page whose URL still contained `&del=N` from a previous
delete caused both the save and delete handlers to fire in sequence, displaying“
Redirect deleted.” instead of “Redirect saved.” The three action checks are now
an exclusive `if / elseif / elseif` chain so only one fires per request.
#### 1.1.9
**New Features**
* **Features page – module enable/disable** – A new **Rank Bix SEO Features**
page lets you toggle individual modules on or off using toggle switches. Available
modules: XML Sitemap, Redirections, 404 Monitor, Duplicate Page, Breadcrumbs,
IndexNow, LLMs.txt, Broken Link Checker, Table of Contents, and Robots.txt. Core
features (Meta Title & Description, Open Graph, Schema / JSON-LD, Image SEO,
Bulk SEO Editor) are always active and listed separately. Your data is preserved
when a module is disabled. Disabled modules are hidden from the admin nav automatically.
* **Content Manager page** – Bulk SEO Editor and Import SEO are now combined under
a single **Rank Bix SEO Content Manager** page with two tabs: **Bulk SEO Editor**
and **Import SEO**. The previous separate submenu items have been replaced by
this unified page.
* **Multilingual support – Polylang & WPML** – Rank Bix SEO now detects and integrates
with Polylang and WPML automatically. SEO title, meta description, focus keyword,
and secondary keywords are registered as translatable fields with Polylang Pro’s
Translation Editor so translators can localise them per language. When a new
translation is created in Polylang, all SEO meta fields (title, description,
focus keyword, noindex, schema type, social image, and more) are automatically
copied to the translated post as a starting point. Structural fields (noindex,
schema type, social image ID) are copied but not flagged as translatable, so
they remain shared across translations unless overridden. WPML support uses the
standard `wpml_object_id` filter for per-language URL resolution; custom field
translation for WPML can be configured via WPML Settings Custom Fields Translation.
* **XML Sitemap – hreflang alternates** – On multilingual sites running Polylang
or WPML, each `` entry in the XML sitemap now includes `` tags for every available translation, with an additional`
x-default` entry pointing to the default-language version. The `xmlns:xhtml`
namespace declaration is added to `` only when hreflang links are present,
keeping single-language sitemaps unchanged. Translated post URLs are injected
as their own `` entries with their own full hreflang set – ensuring Google
sees reciprocal hreflang on every language version. Sitemap caches are automatically
invalidated when a translation is saved (`pll_save_post` / `wpml_translation_job_saved`),
so the sitemap always reflects the latest translation state.
**Improvements**
* **Admin navigation** – The sidebar nav now shows Content Manager and Features
as dedicated nav items. Module-conditional items (Redirections, 404 Monitor,
Duplicate Page) are hidden from the nav automatically when their module is disabled.
* **Sitemap under Settings** – The Sitemap configuration is now accessed via **
Settings Sitemap** tab. The old standalone Sitemap menu item redirects to Settings
for backwards compatibility.
* **Admin toolbar** – The admin toolbar dropdown now links to **Content Manager**
instead of the previous separate Bulk SEO link.
#### 1.1.8
**Bug Fixes**
* **XML Sitemap – proper sitemap index structure** – `sitemap_index.xml` was incorrectly
outputting a flat `` containing every URL on the site in a single file.
It now outputs a `` listing individual sub-sitemaps per content
type (`post-sitemap.xml`, `page-sitemap.xml`, `category-sitemap.xml`, post_tag-
sitemap.xml), matching the structure search engines expect. The “ Back to Sitemap
Index” link in the browser view now correctly navigates back to the index instead
of reloading the same page. `/sitemap.xml` now 301-redirects to /sitemap_index.
xml. Trailing-slash variants of sitemap URLs are also redirected to the canonical
form to prevent duplicate indexing.
For the full changelog see [rankbix.com/changelog/](https://rankbix.com/changelog/).
## Commercial plugin
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## Meta
* Version **1.1.13**
* Last updated **5 days ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Languages
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## Contributors
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## Support
Issues resolved in last two months:
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