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Simplicity SEO Audit scans your WordPress site and gives you a clear SEO health score with specific, actionable recommendations. No technical expertise required — install, scan, and see exactly what needs fixing.
What it does
- Scans up to 200 pages (posts, pages, products, and taxonomy terms) in a proportional sample
- Runs 17 SEO checks across content quality and technical health
- Fetches the actual rendered HTML of each page (like Google sees it), not just the database content
- Gives you a weighted score from 0 to 100 with a letter grade (A to F)
- Shows specific issues with the exact URLs that need attention
- Exports a clean HTML report you can print or share with clients
- Works with WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, and all major page builders
17 SEO Checks
Content Checks (10):
- Title Tag (weight: 8) — Checks every page has a title between 30-60 characters. Flags empty, too short, and too long titles.
- Meta Description (weight: 7) — Checks for meta descriptions between 70-160 characters. Flags missing, too short, and too long descriptions.
- Headings H1 (weight: 6) — Verifies each page has exactly one H1 tag and checks heading hierarchy (no skipping from H1 to H3).
- Image Alt Text (weight: 5) — Counts images missing alt text on each page. Score is the average alt text coverage across all pages.
- Internal Links (weight: 5) — Checks each page has at least one internal link in the content area.
- Thin Content (weight: 4) — Flags pages with fewer than 300 words (posts/pages) or 30 words (taxonomy terms). Supports Greek and all Unicode languages.
- Duplicate Titles (weight: 4) — Finds pages sharing identical title tags.
- Duplicate Descriptions (weight: 4) — Finds pages sharing identical meta descriptions.
- Canonical Tag (weight: 3) — Checks every page has a canonical URL tag.
- OG/Twitter Tags (weight: 3) — Checks for Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags.
Technical Checks (7):
- SSL/HTTPS (weight: 4) — Verifies the site uses HTTPS.
- XML Sitemap (weight: 3) — Checks for an XML sitemap at standard locations.
- Robots.txt (weight: 3) — Checks for a robots.txt file.
- SEO Plugin (weight: 2) — Detects if Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress, or another SEO plugin is active.
- Schema Markup (weight: 2) — Checks the homepage for structured data (JSON-LD).
- PHP/WP Version (weight: 2) — Checks for outdated PHP or WordPress versions.
- Permalink Structure (weight: 2) — Verifies pretty permalinks are enabled (not plain ?p=123).
How the Score Works
Each check produces a score from 0 to 100. Content checks use ratio-based scoring — for example, if 80% of your pages have good titles, the Title Tag score is approximately 80. Pages with minor issues (e.g., slightly short title) count as half credit, not zero.
The final score is a weighted average of all 17 checks. Checks that matter more for SEO (like Title Tags, weight 8) count more than less critical checks (like Permalink Structure, weight 2).
Grading scale:
* A = 90-100 (Excellent)
* B = 80-89 (Good)
* C = 65-79 (Needs improvement)
* D = 50-64 (Poor)
* F = 0-49 (Critical issues)
A score of 100 means zero issues found. If any issues exist, the maximum score is 99.
Taxonomy-Aware Scoring
Not all pages are equal. The plugin uses a tiered system for taxonomy terms:
- High priority (full weight): Posts, pages, product categories — these are your main landing pages
- Medium priority (half weight): Tags, product tags, custom taxonomies — supporting pages
- Low priority (info only): Product attributes (e.g., color, size) — filtering pages that typically shouldn’t rank
Low-priority terms are flagged for information but don’t affect your score. This prevents product attributes from unfairly dragging down your SEO score.
Developers can customize tiers with the msa_taxonomy_tier filter.
Rendered HTML Analysis
Unlike most lightweight SEO plugins that only read database content, Simplicity SEO Audit fetches the actual rendered HTML of each page — exactly what Google sees. This means:
- H1 tags added by your theme are detected
- Page builder content (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery) is analyzed
- Shortcode output is included in word counts
- Navigation and footer elements are stripped — only the main content area is analyzed
If a page cannot be fetched (e.g., password-protected), the plugin falls back to the database content.
REST API
The plugin provides a REST API endpoint for external integrations:
GET /wp-json/seo-audit/v1/stats?token=YOUR_TOKEN
The token is auto-generated on activation and stored in the database. The endpoint returns site URL, page counts, audit summary, per-check scores, and pricing tier information. It is read-only and uses timing-safe token comparison.
Privacy
- All scanning happens on your own server — no data is sent automatically
- The REST API is token-protected and read-only
- Scan results are stored in your WordPress database only
- All data is deleted when you uninstall (delete) the plugin
- See „Third-Party Services“ below for details on the optional connection to seo.simplicity.gr
Third-Party Services
This plugin connects to seo.simplicity.gr in the following ways:
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CTA Links: The plugin dashboard includes a „Get the Full Report“ link that directs you to seo.simplicity.gr. The link includes your site URL and a locally-generated API token as URL parameters.
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REST API Endpoint: The plugin registers a REST API endpoint (
/wp-json/seo-audit/v1/stats) that allows seo.simplicity.gr to retrieve your scan summary (score, grade, number of checks, number of issues, and total page count). Access requires a valid API token. No page content, URLs, or personal data is transmitted.
- Service: seo.simplicity.gr
- Provider: Simplicity
- Terms of Service: https://seo.simplicity.gr/terms.html
- Privacy Policy: https://seo.simplicity.gr/privacy-policy.html
Fota wobrazowki
Instalacija
- Upload the
simplicity-seo-auditfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‚Plugins‘ menu in WordPress
- Go to the „Simplicity SEO Audit“ menu item in your admin sidebar
- Click „Scan“ and wait for the results (typically 1-3 minutes depending on site size)
Or install via ZIP:
- Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- Choose the
simplicity-seo-audit.zipfile - Click „Install Now“ then „Activate“
HSP
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How many pages does it scan?
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Up to 200 pages, proportionally sampled across your content types. If your site has 600 products, 30 pages, and 20 posts, the sample will reflect those proportions.
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Why does the scan take a few minutes?
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The plugin fetches the rendered HTML of each page (up to 200 HTTP requests to your own site). This is what makes the results accurate — we see what Google sees. Typical scan time is 1-3 minutes.
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Does it work with WooCommerce?
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Yes. Products, product categories, product tags, and product attributes are all supported with appropriate scoring tiers.
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Does it work with page builders?
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Yes. Because we fetch the rendered HTML, content from Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Oxygen, Bricks, and other page builders is fully analyzed.
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Why is my thin content score different from other SEO plugins?
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Simplicity SEO Audit counts words in the rendered HTML content area, not just the database post_content. This includes product descriptions, related product sections, and other template-generated content. The word count threshold is 300 for posts/pages and 30 for taxonomy terms.
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Will uninstalling the plugin leave data behind?
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No. When you delete (not just deactivate) the plugin, all scan results, tokens, and transients are removed from the database.
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Can I customize which taxonomies are high/medium/low priority?
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Yes. Use the
msa_taxonomy_tierfilter:add_filter( 'msa_taxonomy_tier', function( $tier, $taxonomy, $post ) { if ( $taxonomy === 'brand' ) return 'high'; return $tier; }, 10, 3 );
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Protokol změnow
1.2.4
- WooCommerce: product thin-content threshold lowered to 120 words (was 300)
- WooCommerce: product title minimum lowered to 15 chars; product tags are info-only
- Exclude cart, checkout, my-account, wishlist and similar utility pages from scoring
- Stronger title suffix stripping (site name + domain, even with extra branding text)
1.2.3
- Exclude theme layout CPTs (ThemeREX cpt_layouts, Impreza page blocks) from scan sampling
- Skip content checks for pages with rendered noindex in the HTML head
- Smarter robots.txt check: only flag Disallow: / under User-agent: *
- Title length checks ignore common site-name suffixes (e.g. “ – Site Name“)
- Duplicate title/description issues label Term IDs clearly (not negative post IDs)
1.2.2
- Fix false „Missing meta description“ reports when Yoast/Rank Math templates (%%variables%%) are used — now reads the rendered HTML head like search engines do
- Title tag checks and duplicate detection also use rendered page titles when SEO plugin templates are in use
1.2.1
- Plugin Check / review: removed set_time_limit() calls from the scanner
- Plugin Check / review: HTML export loads CSS via wp_enqueue_style() / wp_print_styles(), not echoed style or link tags
- Updated Tested up to: 7.0
1.2.0
- Full internationalization — English default with Greek translation included
- All UI strings are now translatable via standard WordPress i18n
- Added languages/ directory with .pot template and Greek .po/.mo files
- Fixed CORS headers for REST API (moved to rest_pre_serve_request filter)
- Performance: cached site counter results to eliminate duplicate DB queries
- Performance: cached SEO plugin detection per request
- Performance: replaced ORDER BY RAND() with PHP shuffle for faster URL sampling
- Added scan duration notice („This may take 1–3 minutes…“)
- Fixed singular/plural for „pages need improvement“
- Improved CTA copy and label consistency across dashboard and export
1.1.0
- Added rendered HTML analysis — pages are fetched like a search engine, detecting theme H1s, page builder content, and shortcode output
- Added taxonomy-aware tiered scoring — product attributes get zero penalty, tags half penalty, categories full weight
- Fixed scoring to use ratio-based calculation instead of cumulative penalties — scores now reflect actual percentage of pages with issues
- Fixed Unicode word counting — Greek and other non-Latin languages are now counted correctly
- Added HTML report export button in the dashboard
- Added „X pages need improvement“ messages on each check
- Added score cap at 99 when issues exist — 100 means truly perfect
- Fixed admin notices from other plugins overlapping the dashboard
- Added uninstall.php to zip for clean data removal
- Improved content area extraction with semantic HTML selectors (main, article, role=“main“)
- Heading and internal links checks now skip taxonomy terms (theme-generated, not editorial)
- Duplicate detection skips low-priority taxonomy terms
1.0.0
- Initial release
- 17 SEO checks (10 content + 7 technical)
- 4-batch scanning process for up to 200 pages
- Weighted scoring with letter grades
- WooCommerce and taxonomy term support
- REST API with token authentication
- Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and SEOPress integration
- Proportional sampling across content types
- Noindex page filtering