=== Rank Pro SEO ===
Contributors: tohidurhasan
Tags: seo, sitemap, schema, meta description, redirects
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 8.0
Stable tag: 3.2.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Unlimited Keywords. Complete SEO. Professional Suite. Free.

== Description ==

Rank Pro SEO is a modern, modular, and professional WordPress SEO suite built for speed, privacy, and results. It features unlimited focus keywords, clean metadata controls, live Google SERP desktop and mobile previews, interactive Facebook and X (Twitter) social card previews, advanced multi-type rich snippet schema generator (FAQ, HowTo, Review, Video, Recipe), automated dynamic Image SEO, XML sitemaps with styled browser presentation, redirects manager, 404 monitor, 25+ checks site-wide SEO audit engine with circular score gauge, webmaster verification, and instant indexing.

The plugin is privacy-friendly by default and runs completely on your server.

== External services ==

This plugin uses external services to provide advanced SEO functionality:

* **IndexNow API**: If you enable instant indexing, the plugin submits URLs to the IndexNow protocol via api.indexnow.org.
  This sends your site URL to notify search engines of content changes.
  Service Provider: IndexNow (Microsoft/Yandex)
  Terms of Use: https://www.indexnow.org/
  Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

* **Google Analytics 4**: If you configure a GA4 Measurement ID in the settings, the plugin loads the Google Analytics tracking script from googletagmanager.com on your frontend.
  This sends visitor analytics data to your Google Analytics account.
  Service Provider: Google LLC
  Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
  Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

== Features ==

* Unlimited focus keywords with interactive tag chips and primary keyword designation.
* Live Google SERP Preview with Desktop and Mobile layout toggle.
* Interactive Social Previews (Facebook and X/Twitter Cards) with instant image and title updates.
* Multi-Type Rich Snippet Schema Builder (Article, BlogPosting, NewsArticle, WebPage, FAQPage, HowTo, Review/Rating, Recipe, VideoObject, Event, LocalBusiness, JobPosting).
* Dynamic FAQ and HowTo builders with one-click item addition for rich SERP snippets.
* Automated Image SEO: Dynamically injects descriptive ALT and Title attributes on missing image tags using customizable template variables (%title%, %filename%, %sitename%, %category%).
* Comprehensive 25+ Checks SEO Audit Engine with animated circular health score gauge and direct "Fix Now" shortcuts.
* Deep On-Page SEO & Readability Analysis with Flesch Reading Ease scoring and character/pixel progress bars.
* XML sitemap index, post type sitemaps, taxonomy sitemaps, image sitemap entries, and human-readable XSL browser layout.
* HTML sitemap shortcode: [rank_pro_seo_sitemap].
* AI SEO Assistant: 1-click SEO title and meta description suggestion generator.
* Redirect manager with 301, 302, 307, 410, and 451 support.
* 404 monitor with direct 1-click 301 redirect creation.
* Bulk SEO editor with filter by post type and status.
* Internal and external link index with orphan post detector.
* IndexNow and Instant Indexing support with automated submission on post publish/update.
* WooCommerce product schema and metadata support.
* Virtual robots.txt controls with dangerous rule guards, and llms.txt endpoint.
* Webmaster tools verification (Google Search Console, Bing, Pinterest, Yandex).
* System status screen and SEO plugin conflict detector.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `rank-pro-seo` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate Rank Pro SEO from the Plugins screen.
3. Open Rank Pro SEO > Setup Wizard to configure the essentials.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does Rank Pro SEO limit focus keywords? =

No. You can add as many focus keywords as you want. The first keyword is treated as the primary keyword for on-page SEO scoring.

= Does Rank Pro SEO guarantee rankings? =

No. Rank Pro SEO provides industry-standard SEO tools, schema structured data, and optimization recommendations, but no plugin can guarantee search rankings.

= Does Rank Pro SEO send my content to external servers? =

No. Rank Pro SEO runs locally on your WordPress server by default.

== Changelog ==

= 3.2.3 =
* Fixed PHP syntax errors in namespace references.
* Converted frontend scripts to use standard WordPress enqueuing functions (wp_enqueue_script, wp_register_script, and wp_add_inline_script) with async loading strategy.
* Moved XML sitemap presentation styling into a dedicated CSS file.

= 3.2.2 =
* Updated the main plugin header so Plugin URI and Author URI use different URLs for WordPress.org submission validation.
* Plugin URI now points to the Rank Pro SEO documentation/details page, while Author URI remains the Rank Pro SEO homepage.

= 3.2.1 =
* Prepared the plugin package metadata for WordPress.org submission.
* Updated the tested WordPress version to 7.1 after verification against the current WordPress release.
* Added developer submission notes outside the plugin package for the WordPress.org upload workflow.

= 3.2.0 =
* Added an official professional documentation page for setup, dashboard, audit, metadata, schema, social SEO, local SEO, webmaster verification, code manager, image SEO, sitemaps, redirects, 404 monitor, IndexNow, import/export, RSS SEO, system status, and editor workflows.
* Added Docs links inside the Rank Pro SEO admin navigation and WordPress plugin action links, pointing to rankwppro.com documentation.
* Improved the landing page with documentation navigation and a screenshot-based product showcase using real Rank Pro SEO interface previews.
* Updated packaged website assets with documentation screenshots and refreshed download bundles.

= 3.1.0 =
* Rebuilt the admin design compatibility layer so Dashboard, SEO Audit, Sitemap, Settings, Social, Image SEO, Redirects, reports, and table screens share one polished professional layout system.
* Improved dashboard/audit/sitemap alignment, card rhythm, responsive grids, status badges, media upload fields, issue rows, and table presentation.
* Refreshed the Rank Pro SEO landing page with a stronger SaaS-style layout, polished comparison section, improved mobile behavior, and working plugin download path.
* Updated package assets and version metadata for the professional UI recovery release.

= 3.0.0 =
* Complete ultra-professional SaaS-grade UI/UX overhaul across all screens and post editor.
* Added Header, Body, and Footer Code Manager for Google Tag Manager, GA4, and Meta Pixel scripts.
* Added Automated Image SEO with dynamic ALT and Title tag injection.
* Added live Google SERP Desktop & Mobile preview switcher in the post editor.
* Added interactive Facebook and X/Twitter social card preview mockups.
* Added dynamic Multi-Schema Builder with interactive FAQ Q&A builder, HowTo step builder, Review/Rating fields, and VideoObject schema.
* Added animated SVG circular/radial SEO health score gauges on Dashboard and SEO Audit screens.
* Expanded site audit engine to 25+ comprehensive checks with actionable roadmap filters (Critical, Warning, Opportunity).
* Added AI SEO Title & Meta Description generation assistant.
* Added keyword tag chips system with primary badge designation and live progress bars.
