Metapilot Smart SEO is a comprehensive, professional-grade SEO plugin for WordPress that combines AI-powered optimization with essential SEO tools. Whether you’re a beginner or an SEO expert, Metapilot Smart SEO provides everything you need to improve your search engine rankings.

AI-Powered Meta Generation

Generate SEO-optimized meta titles and descriptions using cutting-edge AI technology:

Support for Anthropic Claude and Google Gemini
One-click generation with smart content analysis
Bulk generation support for multiple posts
Natural, engaging meta descriptions that drive clicks

Content Analysis

Comprehensive real-time analysis to ensure your content is fully optimized:

17 SEO checks covering all major ranking factors
8 readability checks for better user engagement
Focus keyword analysis including density and placement
Structure analysis for headings, links, and images
Tabbed interface with color-coded scores
Live analysis as you write

XML Sitemap

Automatic sitemap generation to help search engines discover your content:

Generates sitemap at /sitemap_index.xml
Separate sitemaps for posts, pages, and categories
Exclude specific posts or pages from sitemap
Auto-redirect /sitemap.xml to /sitemap_index.xml
Ping search engines automatically on content updates

Redirect Manager

Powerful redirect management with 404 monitoring:

Create 301 (permanent) and 302 (temporary) redirects
Monitor and log 404 errors automatically
One-click redirect creation from 404 logs
CSV export for redirects and 404 logs
Regex support for advanced redirect patterns

Robots.txt Editor

Full control over search engine crawling:

Virtual robots.txt generation (no file needed)
One-click block AI crawlers: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, Bytespider, Omgilibot, FacebookBot, Diffbot, Applebot-Extended, PerplexityBot, cohere-ai, CCBot
One-click block aggressive SEO bots: AhrefsBot, SemrushBot, MJ12bot, DotBot, BLEXBot, SearchmetricsBot, PetalBot, MegaIndex, and more
Custom rules editor with syntax reference
Live preview with copy to clipboard

Schema Markup Generator

Add structured data to improve rich snippets in search results.

14 Schema Types Supported:

Local Business – Name, address, hours, geo coordinates, price range
Organization – Name, logo, founders, contact information
Person – Name, job title, works for, social profiles
Website – Name, search action, language
Article – Headline, author, publisher, dates
Product – Name, price, availability, rating
Service – Name, description, provider, area served, price, offer catalog
FAQ Page – Question and answer pairs
How To – Steps, tools, supplies, time required
Event – Date, venue, tickets, performer
Recipe – Ingredients, instructions, nutrition
Video – Title, duration, thumbnail
Breadcrumb – Navigation path
Software Application – Category, OS, rating, download URL

Flexible Display Rules:

All pages (default)
Homepage only
Specific post types
Include only specific pages/posts
Exclude specific pages/posts

Site Connections

Easy webmaster tools verification:

Google Search Console
Bing Webmaster Tools
Baidu Webmaster
Yandex Webmaster
Pinterest
Ahrefs Analytics

Smart paste detection automatically extracts verification codes from full meta tags.

Social Media Integration

Optimize how your content appears when shared:

Open Graph meta tags for Facebook and LinkedIn
Twitter Card meta tags
Custom social images per post
Default fallback image for posts without a featured image

Additional Features

Search engine preview (Google SERP simulator)
Custom post type support
Advanced options per post (noindex, nofollow, canonical)
Clean, modern admin interface
WordPress coding standards compliant

External Services

This plugin connects to the following third-party services to provide its features. Please review the information below to understand what data is sent and when.

Anthropic Claude API

This plugin optionally connects to Anthropic’s Claude API to generate AI-powered SEO meta titles and descriptions.

What data is sent: When you click “Generate with AI” on a post or page, the plugin sends your post title, post content (up to 2000 words), and focus keyword (if provided) to Anthropic’s API servers.

When data is sent: Data is only sent when you explicitly click the “Generate Now with AI” button in the post editor, or when you enable “Auto-generate on save” and save a post. No data is sent automatically without user action.

Service Links:
* Anthropic Terms of Service
* Anthropic Privacy Policy

Google Gemini API

This plugin optionally connects to Google’s Generative AI (Gemini) API to generate AI-powered SEO meta titles and descriptions.

What data is sent: When you click “Generate with AI” on a post or page, the plugin sends your post title, post content (up to 2000 words), and focus keyword (if provided) to Google’s Generative AI API servers.

Service Links:
* Google API Terms of Service
* Google Privacy Policy

Google Sitemap Ping

This plugin optionally pings Google to notify them that your sitemap has been updated when you publish or update content.

What data is sent: When you publish or update a post or page, the plugin sends your sitemap URL to Google’s ping endpoint to request re-crawling.

When data is sent: Data is sent automatically when a post or page is published or updated, but only if sitemap ping is enabled in the plugin settings. Pings are throttled to once per hour to prevent excessive requests.

Service Links:
* Google Terms of Service
* Google Privacy Policy

Bing Sitemap Ping

This plugin optionally pings Bing to notify them that your sitemap has been updated when you publish or update content.

What data is sent: When you publish or update a post or page, the plugin sends your sitemap URL to Bing’s ping endpoint to request re-crawling.

Service Links:
* Bing Webmaster Tools Terms of Use
* Microsoft Privacy Statement

Ahrefs Analytics

This plugin optionally loads the Ahrefs Analytics script on your website’s homepage for site verification and analytics purposes.

What data is sent: If you configure an Ahrefs verification key in the plugin settings, the Ahrefs Analytics JavaScript file is loaded on your homepage. Ahrefs may collect visitor data based on their script functionality.

When data is sent: The Ahrefs script loads only on the homepage/front page and only when you have configured an Ahrefs verification key in the Site Connections settings. If no key is configured, no connection to Ahrefs is made.

Service Links:
* Ahrefs Terms of Service
* Ahrefs Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Metapilot Smart SEO respects your privacy:

The plugin does not collect any personal data from your visitors.
If you use AI features, your content is sent to your chosen AI provider (Anthropic or Google) for processing. Please review their privacy policies linked in the External Services section above.
Webmaster verification codes are stored locally in your WordPress database only.
404 logs store only URLs and timestamps — no visitor personal information is collected.

Credits

Developed by Strativ AB.

Minimum Requirements

WordPress 5.8 or higher
PHP 7.4 or higher
MySQL 5.6 or higher

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