=== ProRank SEO ===
Contributors: prorank
Tags: seo, sitemap, meta tags, schema, performance
Requires at least: 6.7
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 8.2
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

SEO + performance in one plugin: sitemaps, metadata, schema, redirects, audits, internal linking, and speed optimization.

== Description ==

ProRank SEO is an all-in-one SEO and performance toolkit for WordPress. Configure metadata, generate sitemaps, manage redirects, and improve performance with image and asset optimization tools. It also includes site audits, internal linking helpers, and import/export utilities.

**Core Features:**

* **Sitemaps** - Generate XML and HTML sitemaps
* **Meta Tags** - Control title and description templates, Open Graph, and Twitter cards
* **Redirects** - Manage 301/302 redirects and monitor 404s
* **Performance** - Image optimization, lazy loading, and asset optimization
* **Site Audit** - Scan for SEO, performance, and technical issues
* **Internal Linking** - Suggestions, broken link checks, and click analytics
* **Schema** - Structured data helpers and validation checks
* **Import/Export** - Migrate settings between sites

== Privacy ==

ProRank SEO does not collect personal data by default. The plugin can connect to external services to provide specific features. When these features are enabled or used, the following data may be sent:

* **ProRank Notifications** (https://prorank.io/api/v1/notifications) - Sends plugin version, license key (if configured), and license tier to fetch admin notifications.
* **Feedback Submissions** (https://prorank.io/api/v1/feedback) - When you submit feedback, sends your message, optional name/email, site URL, license key (if configured), and basic system info (WP/PHP versions, theme, memory limit).
* **ProRank Changelog** (https://prorank.io/api/changelog) - Retrieves changelog data. No personal data is sent.
* **ProRank Feedback** (https://prorank.io/api/v1/feedback) - When you submit feedback through the plugin, sends feedback type, subject, message, email (if provided), site URL, and system info (PHP/WP versions) to help us improve the plugin.
* **ProRank Cloud Image Optimization** (https://prorank.io/api/v1/optimize) - Sends the image file, site URL, and license key to optimize images. This feature is opt-in.
* **Cloud Optimizer Health Check** (http://88.198.201.243:3002/health) - Checks availability when cloud optimization is enabled. No personal data is sent.
* **IndexNow** (Bing, Yandex, Seznam, Naver) - Sends your site host, IndexNow API key, key location, and URLs when IndexNow is enabled.
* **Sitemap Pings** (Google, Bing) - Sends your sitemap URL when you manually ping search engines.
* **Google PageSpeed Insights API** (https://www.googleapis.com/pagespeedonline/v5/runPagespeed) - Sends the URL being analyzed and optional API key when you run Core Web Vitals or performance audits.
* **YouTube Data API** (https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos) - Sends YouTube video IDs and API key when generating video sitemaps.
* **Sustainability APIs** (https://api.websitecarbon.com/data and https://api.thegreenwebfoundation.org/api/v3/greencheck/) - Sends the URL being checked and page size to calculate sustainability metrics.
* **External Asset Optimization** - When CSS, JS, or font optimization is enabled, the plugin may request external asset URLs (for example, Google Fonts) to download and cache them locally.
* **Broken Link Checks** - When you run broken link scans, the plugin may request URLs found in your content to verify status codes.

The plugin stores data locally in your WordPress database for features such as 404 monitoring, redirect logs, internal link click tracking, and audit history. This data can include URLs, referrers, user agents, IP addresses, and user IDs where applicable. You can disable these modules to stop data collection.

Privacy Policy: https://prorank.io/privacy-policy

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/prorank-seo/`
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go to ProRank SEO in your admin menu to configure settings

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does ProRank SEO require a ProRank account? =

No. Most features work out of the box. Some cloud features (like cloud image optimization) require a license key and explicit opt-in.

= Does the plugin send data to external services? =

Only for specific features that require external services. See the Privacy section for the full list and details.

= Will uninstall remove my data? =

Yes. Uninstalling removes plugin options, metadata, and custom tables created by the plugin.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial public release.
