SEO Forge is an all-in-one solution for SEO optimization of WordPress websites, providing all the essential tools to improve search engine rankings.<\/p>\n\n
\ud83d\udcca SEO Analytics & Views Counter<\/strong>\n* Detailed page view statistics by different time ranges\n* Interactive charts by days, weeks, months, and years\n* Track popular content\n* Author-based view statistics\n* Import\/export view data<\/p>\n\n \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f XML Sitemaps<\/strong>\n* Automatic XML sitemap generation for all content types\n* Support for posts, pages, categories, tags, and authors\n* Image sitemap for improved media indexing\n* News sitemap for Google News\n* Automatic splitting of large sitemaps\n* HTML sitemap for users<\/p>\n\n \ud83c\udfaf SEO Meta Tags<\/strong>\n* Custom SEO Titles and Descriptions for all pages\n* Template support with dynamic tags\n* Progress bar to control meta length\n* Automatic canonical link generation\n* Hreflang support for multilingual sites<\/p>\n\n \ud83d\udcf1 Open Graph & Social Media<\/strong>\n* Configurable Open Graph tags\n* Facebook, Twitter, and other social media support\n* Automatic featured image for sharing<\/p>\n\n \ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Schema.org Markup<\/strong>\n* Automatic markup for articles, organizations, and products\n* Built-in FAQ block support\n* Author profile markup\n* Breadcrumbs\n* Structured data for different content types<\/p>\n\n \ud83d\udd27 Advanced SEO Tools<\/strong>\n* Robots.txt file management\n* Remove category base from category URLs\n* Automatic URL transliteration\n* Built-in spell checker\n* Export SEO data to Yoast SEO<\/p>\n\n \ud83e\udde9 Gutenberg Blocks<\/strong>\n* FAQ block with automatic structured data\n* Pros & Cons block\n* Full Gutenberg compatibility<\/p>\n\n \ud83c\udf10 Multilingual<\/strong>\n* Full Polylang support\n* Automatic hreflang tags\n* Localized SEO templates\n* Language-specific sitemaps<\/p>\n\n Step 1: Go to SEO Forge \u2192 SEO Templates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Here you can configure templates for all page types:\n- Posts\n- Pages\n- Categories\n- Tags\n- Author Archives\n- Date Archives\n- Search Results\n- 404 Pages<\/p>\n\n Step 2: Use Available Template Tags<\/strong><\/p>\n\n In Title and Description fields you can use:\n- Example template for posts:<\/strong>\n Step 3: Individual Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n For each post\/page you can set:\n- Meta Title (with progress bar for 50\u201365 characters)\n- Meta Description (with progress bar for 160\u2013180 characters)\n- Custom URL Slug<\/p>\n\n Viewing statistics:<\/strong>\n1. Go to SEO Forge \u2192 View Statistics\n2. Select a time period: today, week, month, year, or all time\n3. Filter by page type, category, or author\n4. Explore interactive charts<\/p>\n\n Shortcodes:<\/strong>\n- PHP template usage:<\/strong>\n `php\n$views_counter = \\OnexSEO\\Post_Views_Counter::get_instance();<\/p>\n\n echo $views_counter->get_post_views(get_the_ID());\necho $views_counter->get_post_views_today(get_the_ID());\necho $views_counter->get_post_views_this_week(get_the_ID());\necho $views_counter->get_post_views_this_month(get_the_ID());\necho $views_counter->get_post_views_range(get_the_ID(), '2023-01-01', '2023-01-31');<\/p>\n\n echo $views_counter->get_author_total_views(get_the_author_meta('ID'));<\/p>\n\n $top_posts = $views_counter->get_top_posts_by_period('week', 5);\n$top_posts = $views_counter->get_top_posts_by_period('week', 5, 15); \/\/ Category ID 15\n$top_posts = $views_counter->get_top_posts_by_period('total', 10, null, 1); \/\/ Author ID 1\n `<\/p>\n\n Step 1: Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Open Graph<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Step 2: Configure defaults:<\/strong>\n- Site name for social media\n- Default description\n- Default sharing image\n- Content type (website, article, etc.)<\/p>\n\n Step 3: Per-page\/post:<\/strong>\n- Featured Image is used automatically\n- If none, the default image is applied\n- Title and Description are pulled from SEO settings<\/p>\n\n Automatic generation:<\/strong>\n- Main sitemap: Content type settings:<\/strong>\n1. Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Dashboard\n2. Choose which content types to include\n3. Save settings<\/p>\n\n HTML sitemap:<\/strong>\n1. Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Dashboard\n2. Click \"Create HTML Sitemap\"\n3. A new page with interactive sitemap will be generated<\/p>\n\n Automatically added for:<\/strong>\n- Articles (Article)\n- Organizations (Organization)\n- Author profiles (Person)\n- Breadcrumbs (BreadcrumbList)\n- FAQ blocks<\/p>\n\n Additional fields:<\/strong>\n1. Edit post\/page \u2192 SEO settings section\n2. Fill in extra Schema.org fields\n3. Data will be automatically included<\/p>\n\n FAQ Block:<\/strong>\n1. In Gutenberg editor click \"+\"\n2. Find \"SEO FAQ\" block\n3. Add questions and answers\n4. FAQPage schema is generated automatically<\/p>\n\n Pros & Cons Block:<\/strong>\n1. Find \"Pros & Cons\" block\n2. Add pros in green area\n3. Add cons in red area\n4. Customize styles if needed<\/p>\n\n Robots.txt management:<\/strong>\n1. Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Dashboard\n2. Edit robots.txt content\n3. Save changes<\/p>\n\n Remove category base:<\/strong>\n- Automatically active after installation\n- Changes URL transliteration:<\/strong>\n- Cyrillic slugs are automatically converted to Latin\n- Works for new posts\/pages<\/p>\n\n Spell checker:<\/strong>\n- Integrated spell check in editor\n- Highlights mistakes and suggests fixes<\/p>\n\n Export to Yoast SEO:<\/strong>\n1. Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Export to Yoast SEO\n2. Click \"Start Export\"\n3. All SEO data will be transferred<\/p>\n\n Import from other plugins:<\/strong>\n1. Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Import SEO\n2. Select source (Yoast, RankMath, etc.)\n3. Click \"Import Data\"<\/p>\n\n Setup:<\/strong>\n1. Go to Users \u2192 Your Profile\n2. Scroll to \"SEO settings for author page\"\n3. Enable\/disable indexing (noindex switch)\n4. Set SEO Title & Description for each language<\/p>\n\n Available tags for authors:<\/strong>\n- Automatic features:<\/strong>\n- Hreflang tag generation\n- Language-specific sitemaps\n- Localized templates<\/p>\n\n Per-language settings:<\/strong>\n1. Templates adapt to active languages\n2. SEO metaboxes per language\n3. Open Graph generated per language<\/p>\n\n Dashboard includes:<\/strong>\n- Quick actions\n- View statistics\n- Sitemap status\n- Configuration check<\/p>\n\n Views column in admin:<\/strong>\n- Automatically added to posts\/pages list\n- Shows number of views\n- Sortable by views<\/p>\n\n Issue: Views not showing<\/strong>\n- Ensure counter is enabled\n- Check DB tables exist\n- Clear cache<\/p>\n\n Issue: Sitemaps not generating<\/strong>\n- Check permalink settings\n- Ensure content types are selected\n- Regenerate permalinks<\/p>\n\n Issue: SEO fields not saving<\/strong>\n- Check user permissions\n- Verify nonce check\n- Clear browser cache<\/p>\n\n Issue: Schema not visible<\/strong>\n- Test with Google Structured Data Testing Tool\n- Fill required fields\n- Check conflicts with other plugins<\/p>\n\n Compatible plugins:<\/strong>\n* Polylang\n* WooCommerce (basic support)\n* Contact Form 7\n* Gutenberg blocks<\/p>\n\n Tested with themes:<\/strong>\n* Twenty Twenty-Three\n* Twenty Twenty-Two\n* Astra\n* GeneratePress\n* OceanWP<\/p>\n\n When updating, all settings\/data are preserved. Recommended:\n1. Backup your site before major updates\n2. Test after updating\n3. Clear site cache\n4. Regenerate permalinks (Settings \u2192 Permalinks \u2192 Save)<\/p>\n\n Official support:<\/strong>\n* Documentation included\n* GitHub repository\n* Developer site: https:\/\/serphot.com\/<\/p>\n\n Bug reports:<\/strong>\nProvide:\n1. WordPress & plugin version\n2. List of active plugins\n3. Problem description\n4. Steps to reproduce<\/p>\n\n Feature requests:<\/strong>\nWe welcome your suggestions.<\/p>\n\n This plugin is licensed under GPL v2 or later.<\/p>\n\n Thanks to all users for feedback. Special thanks to:\n* WordPress community\n* Polylang developers\n* Testers & contributors<\/p>\n\n Performance:<\/strong>\n* Optimized SQL queries\n* Efficient caching\n* Minimal page load impact\n* Asynchronous stats loading<\/p>\n\n Security:<\/strong>\n* Sanitized & escaped data\n* Nonce checks\n* User capability checks\n* SQL injection protection<\/p>\n\n Accessibility:<\/strong>\n* Semantic HTML\n* Keyboard navigation\n* High-contrast UI\n* Screen reader friendly<\/p>\n\n For more info visit the official plugin website.<\/p>\n\n\n We recommend using SEO Forge as your main SEO plugin. If switching from Yoast SEO or RankMath, use the Import function.<\/p><\/dd>\n It tracks unique visits (excluding bots) and stores detailed stats by day, week, month, year. Data is saved in a separate optimized DB table.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, full Polylang support with hreflang, separate sitemaps, and localized templates.<\/p><\/dd>\n Go to SEO Forge \u2192 Dashboard \u2192 \"Create HTML Sitemap\". It generates an interactive sitemap page.<\/p><\/dd>\nDetailed Usage Guide<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83c\udfaf Setting Up SEO Meta Tags<\/h3>\n\n
{site_name}<\/code> \u2013 website name\n- {current_title}<\/code> \u2013 current title (works for all page types)\n- {category}<\/code> \u2013 category name\n- {separator}<\/code> \u2013 separator (|)\n- {year}<\/code> \u2013 current year<\/p>\n\nTitle: {current_title} {separator} {site_name}\nDescription: Read the article \"{current_title}\" on {site_name}. Updated information for {year}.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\ud83d\udcca Using the Views Counter<\/h3>\n\n
[ONEX-TOTAL-VIEWS]<\/code> \u2013 total views of the current post\n- [ONEX-TODAY-VIEWS]<\/code> \u2013 today\u2019s views\n- [ONEX-WEEK-VIEWS]<\/code> \u2013 weekly views\n- [ONEX-MONTH-VIEWS]<\/code> \u2013 monthly views\n- [ONEX-AUTHOR-TOTAL-VIEWS]<\/code> \u2013 total views of the author\n- [ONEX-AUTHOR-WEEK-VIEWS author_id=\"1\"]<\/code> \u2013 author\u2019s weekly views<\/p>\n\n\ud83d\udcf1 Open Graph Settings<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f XML Sitemaps<\/h3>\n\n
yourdomain.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code>\n- Image sitemap: yourdomain.com\/sitemap-images.xml<\/code>\n- News sitemap: yourdomain.com\/sitemap-news.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Schema.org Markup<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83e\udde9 Gutenberg Blocks<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udd27 Advanced Tools<\/h3>\n\n
\/category\/name\/<\/code> to \/name\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\ud83d\udcca Import\/Export Data<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udc64 Author Page SEO<\/h3>\n\n
{site_name}<\/code> \u2013 site name\n- {current_title}<\/code> \u2013 author name\n- {category}<\/code> \u2013 main category\n- {separator}<\/code> \u2013 separator\n- {year}<\/code> \u2013 current year<\/p>\n\n\ud83c\udf10 Multilingual (Polylang)<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udcc8 Dashboard & Analytics<\/h3>\n\n
Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n\n
Requirements<\/h3>\n\n
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Compatibility<\/h3>\n\n
Updates<\/h3>\n\n
Support<\/h3>\n\n
License<\/h3>\n\n
Credits<\/h3>\n\n
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Can I use it with other SEO plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How does the views counter work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is multilingual supported?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How to create an HTML sitemap?<\/h3><\/dt>\n