About PublishRank
For the people who publish.
PublishRank is a free, open-source WordPress SEO project centered on the practical needs of bloggers, independent publications and newsrooms.
Best for
Publishers deciding whether the project fits their values and workflow
Suggested path
Understand the project, its capabilities, its limitations and its open-source context.
You will leave with
An informed starting point without invented company or performance claims.
The publishing workflow comes first
The project brings story review, search presentation, publication identity, a dedicated newsroom and archive maintenance into one connected WordPress workflow. Editors need useful checks before publication; site owners need visibility into what their pages actually output.
PublishRank is free and open source. Download the latest release directly from GitHub, test it on staging and join the project if you want to help.
What is inside
More than 40 built-in tools and over 220 documented capabilities span titles and metadata, social sharing, structured data, XML and news sitemaps, breadcrumbs, redirects, crawl optimization, llms.txt discovery, Google Preferred Sources and login protection.
Browse the full list on the Features page.
Honest expectations
SEO scores are checklists, not forecasts. Structured data describes your content, not a shortcut to guaranteed rich results. Sitemaps support discovery, not automatic indexing.
Optional integrations require configuration and operational testing. Evaluate the project on your own staging site, with your theme, content and editorial requirements.
Respect for readers and reporting
Clear authorship, accurate summaries and thoughtful corrections are part of useful publishing. Optimization should make original work easier to find and understand, not replace it with exaggerated promises.
This site does not publish a company address, founding date or named team, and does not invent them.
A stronger publishing workflow.
Start with the guide. Build a better foundation for every story.