# Ranklance

> Ranklance is a WordPress SEO + AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) plugin by WisdmLabs. Instead of only diagnosing problems, its AI agents generate the fixes — schema, meta tags, content drafts, FAQ blocks, refresh plans — and queue every change for your approval before it touches the live site.

Key facts:

- Works with WordPress; integrates with Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Ahrefs, Semrush, WooCommerce and LearnDash.
- Approval Queue: every AI-generated change shows the exact diff, the data that triggered it and the expected score impact; nothing deploys without a manual approve.
- 13 auto-generated schema types (Article, FAQPage, HowTo, Product, Course, Organization, BreadcrumbList, Person, Speakable, DefinedTerm, Review, WebSite and more), output as server-side JSON-LD in a single @graph.
- 100-point, 8-dimension AEO score per page: answer readiness, schema coverage, entity clarity, FAQ structure, scannability, E-E-A-T, snippet readiness, freshness.
- Pricing (billed annually, USD, 30-day money-back guarantee): Free $0 (1 site), Solo $99/year (1 site), Professional $249/year (up to 25 sites), Agency $499/year (up to 100 sites, coming soon).
- API keys are encrypted at rest; credentials never leave the user's server.

## Product

- [Ranklance home](https://ranklanceai.com/): Overview of the plugin and its execution-first approach to SEO and AEO
- [Features](https://ranklanceai.com/#features): Approval Queue, schema generation, AEO scoring, AI content writer, competitor intelligence, link finder, keyword strategy, content refresh, AI crawler dashboard
- [AI agents](https://ranklanceai.com/#agents): Scheduled agents (Content Refresh, Content Writer, Competitor Intelligence, Keyword Strategist) and what each one produces
- [How it works](https://ranklanceai.com/#how-it-works): The four steps from audit to approved, deployed change
- [AEO score](https://ranklanceai.com/#aeo): How the 100-point AI search readiness rubric scores each page
- [Pricing](https://ranklanceai.com/#pricing): Free, Solo, Professional and Agency tiers with full feature lists
- [FAQ](https://ranklanceai.com/#faq): Answers on the approval queue, AEO vs SEO, using Ranklance alongside Yoast/Rank Math/AIOSEO, plans, AI provider and data handling, WooCommerce, requirements and support
- [Glossary](https://ranklanceai.com/#glossary): Definitions of AEO, AEO score, approval queue, schema markup (JSON-LD), llms.txt, Share of Model, content decay and AI crawlers

## Learn

- [What Is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?](https://ranklanceai.com/learn/what-is-answer-engine-optimization/): What AEO is, how it differs from SEO, how answer engines pick their sources, seven steps to do it on WordPress, and how to measure it.
- [How to Add an llms.txt File to WordPress](https://ranklanceai.com/learn/llms-txt-wordpress/): What llms.txt is, how to add it to WordPress with Yoast, Rank Math or by hand, how to check it works, and what 2026 data says about who reads it.
- [The AEO Score Explained: 8 Dimensions and How to Improve Each](https://ranklanceai.com/learn/aeo-score-explained/): Exactly how Ranklance's 100-point AEO score is calculated across eight dimensions, why pages score lower than posts, and the order of fixes that raised our own scores.
- [How to Block AI Crawlers on WordPress (and Which to Allow)](https://ranklanceai.com/learn/block-ai-crawlers-wordpress/): The AI crawlers that visit WordPress sites, which ones decide whether you appear in AI search, a safe robots.txt example, and Cloudflare's new AI bot defaults.
- [What Is Share of Model? Measuring Your Brand in AI Answers](https://ranklanceai.com/learn/share-of-model/): Share of Model measures how often AI answer engines name your brand. Where the term comes from, how to calculate it, a free spreadsheet method, and why the number jumps around.
- [How to Track AI Search Traffic in Google Analytics 4](https://ranklanceai.com/learn/track-ai-traffic-ga4/): How GA4's built-in AI Assistant channel works, how to find ChatGPT, Perplexity and other AI visits with a regex or a custom channel, and what GA4 can't show you.

## Compare

- [Ranklance vs Yoast](https://ranklanceai.com/compare/ranklance-vs-yoast/): An honest comparison of Ranklance and Yoast SEO: AEO scoring, AI features, approval workflow, llms.txt, pricing, and where Yoast is still the better pick.
- [Ranklance vs Rank Math](https://ranklanceai.com/compare/ranklance-vs-rank-math/): An honest comparison of Ranklance and Rank Math: AEO scoring, AI visibility tracking, AI content tools, schema, pricing, and where Rank Math is still the better pick.

## Docs

- [Getting Started with Ranklance](https://ranklanceai.com/docs/getting-started/): Install Ranklance, run the setup wizard, run your first technical SEO audit and see your AEO score in the editor.
- [Connect Google Search Console](https://ranklanceai.com/docs/connect-google-search-console/): Connect Ranklance to Google Search Console with your own Google Cloud OAuth credentials: a one-time, five-minute setup.
- [Set Up AI SEO Analysis in WordPress with Claude](https://ranklanceai.com/docs/ai-seo-analysis/): Turn on AI SEO analysis in WordPress with Ranklance: add your own Claude (Anthropic) API key, test it, and see exactly what data is sent and when.
- [Migrate from Yoast, Rank Math or All in One SEO](https://ranklanceai.com/docs/migrate-from-yoast-rank-math/): Migrate from Yoast SEO, Rank Math or AIOSEO to Ranklance: import SEO titles, meta descriptions, Open Graph data and robots settings, or run both side by side.
- [Activate Your Ranklance Pro License](https://ranklanceai.com/docs/activate-ranklance-pro-license/): Enter your Ranklance Pro license key to unlock your plan's features, and what each license error message means.

## Releases

- [Changelog](https://ranklanceai.com/changelog/): Public plugin releases. Current version 1.0.0 (WordPress.org, 18 September 2026); requires WordPress 6.8+ and PHP 8.2+

## Get Ranklance

- [Ranklance on WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ranklance/): Install the free plugin
- [Buy Solo](https://plugins.wisdmlabs.com/checkout/?add-to-cart=227): Checkout for the Solo plan ($99/year)
- [Buy Professional](https://plugins.wisdmlabs.com/checkout/?add-to-cart=228): Checkout for the Professional plan ($249/year)

## Optional

- [Integrations](https://ranklanceai.com/#integrations): Data sources Ranklance consumes (GSC, Bing, Ahrefs, Semrush, WooCommerce, LearnDash)
- [Who it's for](https://ranklanceai.com/#personas): Solo creators, WooCommerce stores and agencies
- [About](https://ranklanceai.com/about/): Who builds Ranklance (Anuj Kamble, Senior Software Engineer) and writes this site (Rishabh Jha, Software Engineer), both at WisdmLabs, a WordPress development company (14+ years, 2,000+ projects); how content is fact-checked
- [WisdmLabs](https://wisdmlabs.com/): The company that builds Ranklance
- [Privacy Policy](https://plugins.wisdmlabs.com/privacy-policy/): WisdmLabs privacy policy, covering ranklanceai.com and Ranklance purchases
- [Terms & Conditions](https://ranklanceai.com/terms/): Licenses, renewals, support, refunds, AI-generated changes and liability