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It combines technical SEO tools \u2014 meta tags, XML sitemaps, schema markup, breadcrumbs, redirects \u2014 with scoring tools for traditional search and AI answer readiness. Optional AI generation is powered by OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or Google Gemini. You bring your own API key and pay your provider directly for any usage.<\/p>\n\n<p>Whether you are a blogger, agency, or e-commerce store owner, GT - AI SEO\/GEO\/AEO Optimizer handles traditional Google SEO, AEO, and GEO from one plugin \u2014 so your content gets found by humans and cited by AI.<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin does not require an account or activation key. AI generation features require only the API key for the provider you choose.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Free Core SEO Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meta Title &amp; Description<\/strong> \u2014 Set custom SEO titles and descriptions for every post, page, and custom post type. Live character counter and Google SERP preview included.<\/li>\n<li><strong>XML Sitemaps<\/strong> \u2014 Full sitemap suite: posts, pages, categories, tags, authors, custom post types, image sitemaps, and RSS sitemaps. Supports IndexNow notifications on publish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schema Markup (JSON-LD)<\/strong> \u2014 Automatic structured data for 15+ schema types: Article, FAQPage, HowTo, LocalBusiness, Organization, Product, Review, WebSite, BreadcrumbList, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open Graph &amp; Twitter Cards<\/strong> \u2014 Complete social meta tags with smart image fallback for every post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breadcrumbs<\/strong> \u2014 SEO-optimized breadcrumb navigation with JSON-LD schema support and full theme integration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robots.txt Manager<\/strong> \u2014 Visual editor with one-click AI-bot blocking (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canonical URLs<\/strong> \u2014 Automatic canonical tags with per-post override.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redirect Manager<\/strong> \u2014 301\/302\/307\/410 redirects with CSV import\/export and 404 logging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AEO &amp; GEO Scores<\/strong> \u2014 Measure and improve your content's readiness for AI-generated answers (AEO) and AI citation (GEO). Both scores are calculated on-page with actionable recommendations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>llms.txt Generator<\/strong> \u2014 Automatically generate and serve <code>llms.txt<\/code> and <code>llms-full.txt<\/code> so AI crawlers (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude) can correctly understand and cite your site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Webmaster Verification<\/strong> \u2014 Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster, Yandex, Baidu, Pinterest meta verification tags.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RSS Content Protection<\/strong> \u2014 Add copyright notices and attribution links to RSS feed output.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security.txt<\/strong> \u2014 Generate a standards-compliant <code>security.txt<\/code> file (RFC 9116).<\/li>\n<li><strong>WordPress Hardening<\/strong> \u2014 Remove WordPress version exposure, disable XML-RPC, add security headers, disable unnecessary embeds and emoji scripts, and clean up <code>&lt;head&gt;<\/code> bloat \u2014 all from a single settings panel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance &amp; Database Optimization<\/strong> \u2014 One-click cleanup of post revisions, expired transients, spam comments, and database bloat to keep your site fast for crawlers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>IndexNow Notifications<\/strong> \u2014 Notify supported IndexNow search engines when public URLs are updated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulk Media Meta Manager<\/strong> \u2014 Audit and fix missing image alt text across your entire Media Library from one centralized hub.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One-Click Fix Engine<\/strong> \u2014 Automatically fix common SEO issues detected in the audit (missing meta descriptions, missing alt text, missing schema) with a single click.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Migration<\/strong> \u2014 Import existing SEO data (titles, descriptions, focus keywords, redirects) from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, and SEOPress without losing anything.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Site Audit Center<\/strong> \u2014 Crawl-based audit: missing metas, broken links, noindex issues, duplicate content detection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SEO Analysis<\/strong> \u2014 Real-time 15-point on-page SEO analysis directly in the post editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>AI-Powered Features (Bring Your Own API Key)<\/h4>\n\n<p>Connect one of three AI providers \u2014 you own your key and pay only your provider's standard rates:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>OpenAI<\/strong> (GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-3.5 Turbo) \u2014 the AI behind ChatGPT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropic<\/strong> (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3 Opus) \u2014 advanced instruction-following<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Gemini<\/strong> (Gemini 1.5 Pro, Gemini 1.5 Flash, Gemini 2.0 Flash) \u2014 free tier available on Flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>AI features include:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AI Meta Generator<\/strong> \u2014 One click to generate an optimized SEO title (55\u201360 chars) and meta description (155\u2013160 chars) for any post or page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulk AI Optimizer<\/strong> \u2014 Queue your entire site and generate AI meta tags for hundreds of posts in the background, in batches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content AI Generator<\/strong> \u2014 Full content briefs: primary and LSI keywords, heading structure, FAQ targets, search intent analysis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Image Alt Text<\/strong> \u2014 Vision AI scans your images and writes descriptive, keyword-rich alt text automatically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headline Analyzer<\/strong> \u2014 AI-powered headline scoring: sentiment, word balance, readability grade, and CTR improvement tips.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social AI<\/strong> \u2014 Generate platform-specific social captions for LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram from your post content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Competitor Analysis<\/strong> \u2014 Fetch and audit competitor URLs for title, description, heading structure, word count, and SEO score.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart Schema Detection<\/strong> \u2014 AI detects the correct schema type for any content and generates the full JSON-LD block automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Built for GEO \u2014 Generative Engine Optimization<\/h4>\n\n<p>The search landscape changed. ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews now answer queries directly by citing authoritative sources. <strong>GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)<\/strong> is the practice of structuring your content so AI systems choose to cite it.<\/p>\n\n<p>GT - AI SEO\/GEO\/AEO Optimizer includes a dedicated GEO scoring engine \u2014 30% of your total optimization score \u2014 measuring three core signals:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entity Coverage<\/strong> \u2014 Does your content clearly define the people, places, concepts, and topics it covers? AI systems prefer content rich in named entities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Topical Authority &amp; Internal Linking<\/strong> \u2014 Is your content backed by a network of supporting content? AI citation bias favors sites with deep topical coverage, not isolated pages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>llms.txt Status<\/strong> \u2014 Is your <code>llms.txt<\/code> file active and correctly structured? This is the primary signal AI crawlers use to understand and trust your site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>GEO score, AEO score, and traditional SEO score are combined into one unified <strong>Total Optimization Score<\/strong> shown on the dashboard.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Built for AEO \u2014 Answer Engine Optimization<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AEO Readiness Score<\/strong> \u2014 Score your content against 20 criteria that AI systems use to select cited sources for featured snippets and direct answers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FAQ Schema Generation<\/strong> \u2014 AI extracts Q&amp;A pairs from your content and outputs FAQPage JSON-LD, a top signal for AI Overview inclusion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semantic Structure Scoring<\/strong> \u2014 AI analysis highlights content gaps that reduce your chances of being featured in AI-generated answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Built for AI Search Engines \u2014 Not Just Google<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>llms.txt<\/strong> \u2014 The emerging standard (like robots.txt, but for LLMs) that tells AI crawlers which content to ingest. The plugin generates and serves this automatically \u2014 enabling GEO at the infrastructure level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Bot Controls<\/strong> \u2014 Selectively block or allow AI training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) using the visual robots.txt editor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unified Score<\/strong> \u2014 One dashboard metric combines SEO (40%), AEO (30%), and GEO (30%) into a single actionable score per post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Works With Your Existing Stack<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce<\/strong> \u2014 WooCommerce product pages are included in XML sitemaps and benefit from all core schema, breadcrumb, and meta features automatically<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page Builders<\/strong> \u2014 Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks (content rendering support)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Block Editor<\/strong> \u2014 Native Gutenberg integration with sidebar meta box<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classic Editor<\/strong> \u2014 Full support<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caching Plugins<\/strong> \u2014 WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, SG Optimizer, Kinsta Cache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Privacy &amp; Security<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>API keys stored with AES-256-CBC encryption using your WordPress security salts<\/li>\n<li>Keys never exposed to the frontend or sent to third-party plugin servers<\/li>\n<li>No tracking or analytics collection by the plugin<\/li>\n<li>All AJAX endpoints protected with WordPress nonces and capability checks<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with GDPR-compliant WordPress setups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Privacy Policy<\/h3>\n\n<p>The plugin does not track frontend visitors and does not collect analytics about your site usage. When AI features are used, post content is sent directly from your WordPress server to your chosen AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google Gemini) using your own API key. Please review your AI provider's privacy policy for information on how they handle submitted content.<\/p>\n\n<p>For sites subject to GDPR, the plugin's data processing is limited to:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Storing plugin settings in the WordPress <code>wp_options<\/code> table<\/li>\n<li>Storing per-post SEO metadata in the WordPress <code>wp_postmeta<\/code> table<\/li>\n<li>Encrypted storage of user-provided API keys in <code>wp_options<\/code><\/li>\n<li>If you use the support form, your name, email address, site URL, plugin version, selected request type, WordPress\/PHP versions, and message are sent by your WordPress site via email to plugin support.<\/li>\n<li>If you configure an IndexNow API key, the plugin sends changed public URLs, your site host, the IndexNow key, and the key verification URL to IndexNow when search notifications are triggered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>No cookies are set for frontend visitors. No analytics are collected by the plugin.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the following third-party services only for features you configure or explicitly trigger. Core SEO output does not require any external account.<\/p>\n\n<h4>OpenAI<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used when OpenAI is selected as the AI provider. Post content and metadata are sent to generate SEO titles, descriptions, schema, and alt text.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/api.openai.com\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/openai.com\/policies\/terms-of-use\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/openai.com\/policies\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<h4>Anthropic<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used when Anthropic Claude is selected as the AI provider.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/api.anthropic.com\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/legal\/consumer-terms\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<h4>Google Gemini (Generative Language API)<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used when Google Gemini is selected as the AI provider.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/generativelanguage.googleapis.com\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<h4>IndexNow<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used only when you configure an IndexNow API key and publish content or manually trigger search notifications. 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The Meta Pixel script may load on your public site to measure page views according to your Meta configuration.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/legal\/terms\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/privacy\/policy\/<\/p>\n\n<h4>Microsoft Advertising UET<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used only when you enter a Bing UET tag ID in plugin settings. The Microsoft script may load on your public site to measure advertising events according to your Microsoft configuration.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/bat.bing.com\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/servicesagreement\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/privacy.microsoft.com\/privacystatement<\/p>\n\n<h4>Microsoft Clarity<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used only when you enter a Microsoft Clarity project ID in plugin settings. The Clarity script may load on your public site according to your Microsoft Clarity configuration.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/www.clarity.ms\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/clarity.microsoft.com\/terms\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/privacy.microsoft.com\/privacystatement<\/p>\n\n<h4>LinkedIn Insight Tag<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used only when you enter a LinkedIn Partner ID in plugin settings. The LinkedIn Insight script may load on your public site according to your LinkedIn configuration.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/snap.licdn.com\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/legal\/user-agreement\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/legal\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<h4>TikTok Pixel<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used only when you enter a TikTok Pixel ID in plugin settings. The TikTok script may load on your public site according to your TikTok configuration.\n- Service URL: https:\/\/analytics.tiktok.com\n- Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/legal\/terms-of-service\n- Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/legal\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<h4>User-Provided URLs<\/h4>\n\n<p>Used when you run competitor analysis, Open Graph testing, or site crawling. The plugin requests the URL you provide or your own site URLs to inspect public SEO metadata, headings, links, and response status.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>gatetouch-ai-seo<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 Get Started<\/strong> to complete the setup wizard (under 3 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Optional: Go to <strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 AI Settings<\/strong> and connect your AI provider API key<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>After activation, the plugin auto-configures sensible defaults. Core SEO features (sitemaps, schema, meta boxes, breadcrumbs) are active immediately \u2014 no API key required.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"is%20gt%20-%20ai%20seo%2Fgeo%2Faeo%20optimizer%20free%3F\"><h3>Is GT - AI SEO\/GEO\/AEO Optimizer free?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin does not require an account or activation key, and it does not gate bundled features. AI-powered generation features require connecting your own AI provider API key. You pay your selected AI provider directly for any usage.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20ai%20features%20for%20free%3F\"><h3>Can I use AI features for free?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Google Gemini 1.5 Flash has a free tier (15 requests\/minute, 1 million tokens\/day) \u2014 no billing setup required on Google's side. For most small sites, this provides enough AI generation at zero cost. Go to <strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 AI Settings<\/strong>, select Gemini as your provider, and paste your free Google AI Studio key.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20an%20api%20key%20to%20use%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Do I need an API key to use the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. An API key is only required for AI generation features. All SEO tools \u2014 meta boxes, sitemaps, schema, breadcrumbs, redirects, AEO scoring, robots.txt, and llms.txt \u2014 work with no API key at all.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20ai%20provider%20produces%20the%20best%20results%3F\"><h3>Which AI provider produces the best results?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>All three providers produce high-quality SEO metadata. <strong>OpenAI GPT-4o<\/strong> provides the most consistent title and description quality. <strong>Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet<\/strong> excels at natural-sounding, readable copy. <strong>Google Gemini 1.5 Flash<\/strong> is the fastest and most cost-effective for large bulk operations. You can switch providers at any time without losing your existing data.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20slow%20down%20my%20website%3F\"><h3>Does this slow down my website?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin loads zero JavaScript or CSS for unauthenticated frontend visitors. It only enqueues admin assets in the WordPress dashboard. Your Core Web Vitals, LCP, FID, and CLS scores are not affected by installing this plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20it%20conflict%20with%20yoast%20seo%2C%20rank%20math%2C%20or%20all%20in%20one%20seo%3F\"><h3>Will it conflict with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or All in One SEO?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Running two SEO plugins simultaneously outputs duplicate meta tags and can cause indexing issues. The plugin detects other active SEO plugins and shows a warning. We recommend migrating from your existing plugin first. Use <strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 Tools \u2192 Import<\/strong> to bring in your existing Yoast SEO or Rank Math data (titles, descriptions, focus keywords).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Does it work with WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WooCommerce product pages are automatically included in XML sitemaps and benefit from all core features \u2014 schema markup, breadcrumbs, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, and the post editor meta box \u2014 without any extra configuration.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20is%20llms.txt%20and%20do%20i%20need%20it%3F\"><h3>What is llms.txt and do I need it?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>llms.txt is an emerging standard (similar to <code>robots.txt<\/code>) that tells AI language models \u2014 including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude \u2014 what content your site contains and how to understand it. Sites with a properly formatted <code>llms.txt<\/code> are more likely to be cited in AI-generated answers. The plugin generates and serves this file automatically. It is optional but recommended for any site that wants visibility in AI search engines.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20generate%20xml%20sitemaps%3F\"><h3>Does it generate XML sitemaps?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin generates a complete sitemap suite and replaces the need for a separate sitemap plugin: Sitemap Index, Posts Sitemap, Pages Sitemap, Image Sitemap, Custom Post Type Sitemaps, and RSS Sitemap. It can notify supported search engines through IndexNow when you publish new content. Existing sitemaps from Yoast or other plugins should be disabled before enabling this plugin's sitemaps.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20my%20api%20key%20stored%20securely%3F\"><h3>Is my API key stored securely?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. API keys are encrypted with AES-256-CBC using your WordPress <code>SECURE_AUTH_SALT<\/code> as the cipher key before being saved to the database. They are never transmitted to any server other than your chosen AI provider, and are never exposed to the frontend. Existing unencrypted keys (from before v1.2.0) are automatically migrated to encrypted storage on first use.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20wordpress%20multisite%3F\"><h3>Does it support WordPress Multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. GT - AI SEO\/GEO\/AEO Optimizer is compatible with WordPress Multisite in both network-activated (all sites share settings) and per-site activation (each site configures independently) modes.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20multiple%20ai%20providers%3F\"><h3>Can I use multiple AI providers?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. You can store API keys for all three providers simultaneously and switch the active provider at any time from <strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 AI Settings<\/strong>. Each provider's key is stored separately and encrypted independently.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20import%20my%20data%20from%20yoast%20seo%20or%20rank%20math%3F\"><h3>Can I import my data from Yoast SEO or Rank Math?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Go to <strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 Tools \u2192 Import<\/strong> and select your existing plugin. The importer will import all SEO titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords, and redirect rules without overwriting any data you have already set.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20help%20with%20wordpress%20security%20and%20performance%3F\"><h3>Does it help with WordPress security and performance?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin includes a Hardening panel (<strong>GT SEO\/GEO\/AEO \u2192 Settings \u2192 Hardening<\/strong>) that lets you remove WordPress version exposure, disable XML-RPC, add security headers, and clean up unnecessary head bloat. There is also a Database Optimization tool to clean revisions, transients, and spam comments \u2014 keeping your site lean for search engine crawlers.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.2.14<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Release: Updated the public plugin name, admin menu label, description, and WordPress.org directory assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.13<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Corrected the core class autoloader so plugin activation and boot callbacks load reliably.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.12<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Release: Changed the text domain from rankora-ai-seo to gatetouch-ai-seo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.11<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Release: Rebuilt the clean upload package without Git metadata or non-shipping files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.10<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Release: Changed the plugin brand name and renamed the main plugin file for the current package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.9<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Release: Updated plugin metadata and rebuilt the clean WordPress.org 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