Description

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.

Why 200 pages?

We scan up to 200 pages on purpose — not because we cannot do more.

Each page is fetched as live HTML, exactly as Google sees it: theme output, page builders, WooCommerce templates, resolved SEO plugin meta. That is accurate, but heavy. A full crawl of thousands of pages inside WordPress would slow down or crash most hosting setups.

200 pages is a proportional random sample across your content types. You get a reliable SEO health picture in 1–3 minutes, without putting your server on its knees.

Other audit plugins may claim « unlimited » scans. Often that means reading the database only, not the real page. We chose accuracy over marketing.

What makes this different

Real rendered HTML, not database-only checks
Stable scan on normal WordPress hosting (typically 1–3 minutes)
WooCommerce-aware scoring (products, categories, utility pages excluded)
Works with Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress — reads their output, does not replace them
Honest scope: SEO audit only. No fake « full site crawl » promises.

What it does

Scans up to 200 pages (posts, pages, products, and taxonomy terms) as a proportional sample — real HTML per page, designed to finish in minutes without overloading your server
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

The scoring engine evaluates your website across 17 comprehensive SEO checks using a realistic 2-pillar architecture:

Compliance Score (70%): Combines on-page content checks (75% weight) and technical checks (25% weight). Giving on-page content primary weight prevents technical checks from artificially masking serious content deficiencies.
Site Health Ratio (30%): Measures the true percentage of sampled pages that are completely clean and defect-free.
Truthful Grade Ceilings: Websites with multiple recurring critical errors or a high ratio of defective pages are prevented from receiving inflated grades (Grade A or B).

Grading scale:
* A = 90-100 (Excellent)
* B = 75-89 (Good)
* C = 60-74 (Needs improvement)
* D = 45-59 (Poor)
* F = 0-44 (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:

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.
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

Captures d’écran

Dashboard with SEO score and check results

Detailed issues list with URLs — Dashboard with SEO score and check results

Installation

Upload the simplicity-seo-audit folder 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.zip file
Click « Install Now » then « Activate »

FAQ

How many pages does it scan?

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.

Why does the scan take a few minutes?

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.

Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. Products, product categories, product tags, and product attributes are all supported with appropriate scoring tiers.

Does it work with page builders?

Yes. Because we fetch the rendered HTML, content from Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Oxygen, Bricks, and other page builders is fully analyzed.

Why is my thin content score different from other SEO plugins?

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.

Will uninstalling the plugin leave data behind?

No. When you delete (not just deactivate) the plugin, all scan results, tokens, and transients are removed from the database.

Can I customize which taxonomies are high/medium/low priority?

Yes. Use the msa_taxonomy_tier filter:

add_filter( 'msa_taxonomy_tier', function( $tier, $taxonomy, $post ) {
    if ( $taxonomy === 'brand' ) return 'high';
    return $tier;
}, 10, 3 );

Avis

rafaelamauridaki 30 juillet 2026

Does what it promises. Provides comprehensive reports and is super useful for website owners doing their own SEO and wanting to grasp the fundamentals.

Fotis Pastrakis 29 juillet 2026

Great plugin but the functionality can be extended in the future. I would like to see further details and more segmented content.

build360 29 juillet 2026

It does what is says it does

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2.0.2

Fixed content extraction false positives: H1, thin content, internal links, and image alt checks now scan broader page wrappers (not only .entry-content)
Skip empty <main> matches, expand narrow containers to include parent page titles, and preserve page-header H1s in body fallback
WooCommerce/product wrappers (#primary, #content, .entry-summary, .type-product) are preferred before narrow editor blocks
Fixed same-site rendered HTML fetches on Docker, reverse proxies, and port-mapped local installs by retrying via 127.0.0.1 loopback with the original Host header

2.0.1

Enhanced Scoring Engine: calibrated realistic scoring with 75/25 content-to-technical weight split, preventing technical checks from masking content defects
Site Health Ratio: score now incorporates the percentage of defect-free pages across sampled content
Fixed Image Alt Text check threshold to ensure pages with missing alt attributes are properly reported
Fixed Drawer issue mapping to accurately display only affected pages in the collapsible view
Refined Heading check severity: missing H1 tags remain critical while hierarchy jumps are classified as warnings
Truthful Grade Caps: enforced realistic quality ceilings preventing sites with recurring critical errors from receiving inflated grades

2.0.0

Major UI Redesign: modern, high-contrast dashboard with clean card architecture, delicate colored status borders, and glowing shadows
Real-time Interactive Scanning: batch controller with animated progress indicator and live batch status notifications
Interactive Status Filtering: filter checks dynamically by Critical Errors, Warnings, and Passed checks directly from the Health Distribution card
Detailed Page Drawer: collapsible drawer for all affected URLs with direct « Edit in WP » and « View » links
CSV Spreadsheet Export: one-click CSV export with UTF-8 BOM encoding for full Microsoft Excel compatibility with international characters
HTML Report Redesign: standalone report matches dashboard aesthetics with soft bordered cards and print-ready layout
Fixed Permalinks routing: full Apache rewrite support for URL inspection links
Streamlined WordPress Menu: clean 20×20 crisp icon and single-line « Simplicity SEO » label matching core admin styling
Enhanced Scoring Engine: calibrated weighted averages aligned with industry standard SEO audit methodologies

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

Super!

Great plugin

Does Whats promised