What's New in SureRank

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SureRank Pro v1.9.0 adds new automation foundations, better migration support, AI help for image SEO, and more control over HTML sitemap output. It also includes focused fixes for breadcrumbs, licensing, and MCP workflows.

Let’s get into it.

What’s new

Control SureRank Pro through the Abilities API
SureRank Pro now includes its own Abilities API layer, so connected tools and AI workflows can work with Pro features more directly.

Migrate Pro SEO data from The SEO Framework
If you are moving from The SEO Framework, SureRank Pro can now bring across supported Pro-level SEO data during migration.

Fix image alt text with AI
The new AI “Fix It For Me” grid helps you review and improve image alt text faster, especially on image-heavy sites.

Exclude selected content from the HTML sitemap
You can now use exclusion attributes and a filter to keep selected content out of the HTML sitemap. This is useful when you want a cleaner sitemap for visitors and clients.

Set typed Area Served data for LocalBusiness schema
LocalBusiness schema now supports typed Area Served values, giving local SEO setups more accurate structured data.

Improvements

• Bulk content generation is now available to everyone: This workflow has moved to the free plugin, so more users can access it.
• Licensing guidance is clearer: Fix It For Me now shows the activate-license screen when the auth token is missing.
• TagDiv Composer support is better: Link-suggestion embeddings now work with TagDiv Composer content.

Fixes

• Breadcrumbs now keep the ancestor category on posts using Divi 5. Fixed.
• The Instant Indexing settings screen is cleaner after removing a duplicate “Automatic Indexing” heading. Gone.
• No-input MCP abilities now expose the correct properties schema. Fixed.

We think you’ll like this one. Update when you’re ready.

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SureRank v1.10.0 brings more everyday SEO tools into the free plugin, including bulk content generation, better migration support, smarter schema fields, and new ways to control indexing from connected tools.

Let’s get into it.

What’s new

Generate content in bulk from SureRank Core
You can now create content in bulk from the free plugin, so site owners can move faster without needing Pro for this workflow.

Move from The SEO Framework more easily
SureRank now supports migration from The SEO Framework, making it easier to bring existing SEO data across when switching plugins.

Create smarter schema with dynamic values
Custom JSON-LD string values and textarea fields now support smart tags. Person and schema reference fields also support nested data, giving you more flexibility when building structured data.

Control indexing per post and term
The Abilities API now lets noindex, nofollow, and noarchive be set for individual posts and terms. This is useful when agencies or connected tools need precise SEO control across a site.

Use SureRank abilities on the shared MCP server
SureRank abilities are now available through the shared MCP server, making it easier to connect SureRank actions with external AI workflows.

Improvements

• Sitemap counts are more accurate: Filtered posts are now excluded from the sitemap index count.
• Schema IDs now match your canonical URL format: The schema @id follows the same trailing-slash style as the canonical URL.
• Schema validation is clearer: Missing render support now shows a validation error instead of silently dropping schema types.
• AI schema recommendation text is translation-ready: The recommendation reason can now be translated.
• TagDiv Composer content is included in analysis: Content analysis now works better for sites built with TagDiv Composer.

Fixes

• Large sitemaps no longer time out on sites with many posts. Fixed.
• Divi 5 no longer affects SureRank render state, and an SEO popup CSS leak is gone.
• Elementor-built pages and dynamic blocks are analyzed correctly during content checks. Fixed.
• Invalid Search Console credentials are cleared properly after a definitive token refresh failure. Fixed.
• Breadcrumbs now resolve the singular post from the main query, not the global post. Fixed.
• Modified date handling no longer throws a fatal error when another plugin passes post data as an object. Squashed.
• AI schema recommendations now work for taxonomies. Fixed.
• Connection status now shows “Connected” after the auth popup closes. Fixed.
• No-input MCP abilities no longer fail when unexpected arguments are passed. Fixed.

We think you’ll like this one. Update when you’re ready.

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SureRank Pro 1.8.2 adds a quicker way to handle Site SEO Audit fixes, along with improvements to sitemap generation, HTML sitemap controls, and AI endpoint security.

You’ll also find fixes for sitemap cache, IndexNow submissions, and schema checks, making this a practical release for keeping your SEO setup cleaner and more reliable.

Let’s get into it.

What’s new

Fix SEO audit issues in one click

The Site SEO Audit now includes a One Click Fix It All For Me button for quick fixes. Instead of handling common audit suggestions one at a time, you can apply supported fixes faster and keep your SEO setup moving.

Improvements

• Sitemap generation now works more effectively in both instant and scheduled modes.
• HTML sitemaps now include customization options for ordering, SEO titles, and dates.
• Pro AI endpoints now enforce object-level permission checks for posts and attachments.

Fixes

• Sitemap cache now rebuilds correctly when no-index settings change. Fixed.
• IndexNow submissions now work for non-public post types. Squashed.
• The Custom JSON-LD check is now skipped when that schema type is disabled. Gone.

A focused Pro release with a faster audit workflow and more reliable sitemap handling. Update when you’re ready.

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SureRank 1.9.3 is a focused Core release with better sitemap generation, stronger permission checks, cleaner cache handling, and a useful round of fixes across Search Console, Image SEO, Site Health, Broken Links, Schema, Breakdance, WooCommerce, and Polylang.

Most of this release is about making the SEO workflow more reliable in the background, so the plugin stays quieter, cleaner, and more predictable while you work.

Improvements

• Sitemap generation now works more effectively in both instant and scheduled modes.
• Post and term SEO REST endpoints now enforce object-level permission checks.
• Page cache is now purged when SEO data is saved, including updates made through Fix It For Me and Angie.

Fixes

• Search Console indexing status no longer shows “Access denied” when the connected Google account owns the property.
• Images without a source are now skipped in the alt-text check.
• Site Health no longer shows a false stale sitemap warning.
• Relative URLs are now normalized before broken link checks run.
• Schema field definitions now resolve correctly for schema sub-types.
• SureRank now skips content rewriting on Breakdance output and WooCommerce cart or checkout pages.
• Breakdance toolbar tooltip now renders above the canvas.
• Non-text settings are no longer registered for Polylang translation.

A quiet release with important reliability work. Update when you get a chance.

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Pro 1.8.1 is a security-focused release. Five targeted improvements harden SureRank Pro against common vulnerability classes. There is also a fix for the sitemap cache not rebuilding after settings changes. Nothing changes in how the plugin works, your data is just better protected.

Improvements

Security hardening across Pro

• Imported redirect URLs from third-party plugins are now validated before being stored.
• Redirect target URLs are validated and redirect REST parameters sanitized.
• AI-generated image alt text is sanitized before saving.
• CSRF protection has been added to cleanup actions.

Fixes

• Sitemap cache now rebuilds on settings changes. Changing exclude or include settings in your sitemap now correctly triggers a cache rebuild. Outdated sitemaps persisting after configuration changes. Fixed.

A quiet release that does important work. Update when you are ready.

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1.9.2 is a focused release. A new integration for FluentCart store owners, cleaner comment link handling, security improvements in the background, and a solid round of fixes. Here is what landed.

What’s new

FluentCart SEO integration
FluentCart products now get full SureRank SEO support: Meta Tags, Schema Markup, and Sitemap inclusion, out of the box. No workarounds needed.

Comment link SEO
WordPress comment reply links append a ?replytocom parameter to URLs, quietly creating duplicate pages that search engines crawl. SureRank now redirects these automatically and adds the correct rel attributes to comment reply links. Nothing changes for your readers.

Improvements

• The settings submenu now keeps its expanded state across tabs and page reloads.
• Google Search Console OAuth tokens are now encrypted.
• Squirrly importer hardened against PHP object injection.

Fixes

• Per-post robots rules no longer override post-type no-index settings during import.
• Fatal error in the broken link checker when SEO check data was stored as a string. Fixed.
• Search Console indexing status errors now display correctly instead of getting stuck in “Checking.”
• WooCommerce Cart and Checkout blocks no longer render editor preview products on the front end.
• Out-of-memory crash from schema generation on WooCommerce and FluentCart sites. Fixed.

A clean, focused release. Update when you are ready.

Team SureRank

Hey everyone 👋

A small but useful improvement landed in 1.9.1 for WooCommerce store owners.

Fixes Worth knowing in this release

Product image alt text now fills itself in: If a WooCommerce product image has no alt text, SureRank now uses the image file name as a fallback automatically. Fewer blank alt attributes across your product catalogue, better accessibility, better image SEO, no extra work.

Update when you get a chance.

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This is the biggest free release SureRank has shipped. Lot more new features that change how you work with SEO day to day not just what the plugin technically supports. Here is what landed.

What’s new

Edit SEO from Frontend
Access SureRank Meta Box and manage your SEO settings of that page right from your admin bar, no backend navigation needed.

Headless REST API
SureRank now serves SEO meta tags, schema, and social preview data through a public REST API. Headless front ends built on Next.js, Gatsby, Astro, or similar can fetch and render them natively.

Author SEO
Each Author from now on gets an ability set their SEO Title, Descritpion, Meta and Social data for their Archive Pages.

AI agent integration
Enable or disable MCP with a single toggle and connect your AI client through a new dedicated setup screen.

Also new: Post-type archive pages added to the XML sitemap. Focus keyword carries over during migration from other SEO plugins. Broken links checker has a URL ignore list for known-good links. Schema date picker now supports time selection.

Better than before

• Imported settings are sanitized and JSON-LD output hardened for safer migrations.

Fixes

• Archive page titles now follow your configured format and separator correctly.
• The homepage reachability check now correctly identifies HTTP error codes.
• Comment reply links no longer create duplicate ?replytocom URLs.
• SEO meta box now opens correctly on all taxonomy pages.

This release changes what SureRank can do, not just how well it does it.
Update when you are ready!

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Pro 1.8.0 builds on the foundation laid in Core 1.9.0 with features built specifically for how Pro users work custom schema with dynamic variable support, Role Manager coverage for the new headless API, and a Link Manager that finally stops crying wolf on valid links.

✨ What’s new

Custom JSON-LD Schema
Add custom JSON-LD schema directly inside SureRank. Create the schema structure your site needs, apply it to the right pages, and manage everything from one place without writing custom code or installing another schema plugin.

Headless REST API in Role Manager
The new Headless REST API setting can now be granted to specific roles through Role Manager. Give clients or team members exactly the access they need nothing more, nothing less.

Better than before

Link Manager stops flagging valid links
The link checker no longer follows redirects, so valid links that return a redirect are no longer reported as broken. If your link reports have been noisy, this cleans them up significantly.

Event schema date-time picker
Event schema now supports selecting both date and time through an improved picker consistent with the Core improvement and important for Event structured data that Google reads precisely.

Fixes

• CSV redirect imports created in Apple Numbers now import correctly.
• Link suggestion accordion is now hidden on front-end meta box views where it does not belong.
• Link suggestion tooltips now render correctly on the front end.
• Role Manager capability filters are now registered on the front end too.

A focused release that makes your Pro tools more reliable and more powerful. Update when you are ready.

Hey everyone 👋

This release puts more useful information right where you are already working. You can now get AI-powered schema suggestions without leaving the Schema tab, see Google’s indexing status directly inside the SEO meta box, and manage all your platform integrations from one dedicated page. A focused update with a few things worth stopping for.

What’s new

AI-powered schema recommendations
Open the Schema tab on any post or page and SureRank now analyzes your content and suggests the right schema types for it. No more opening a dropdown with 20 options and guessing which one fits.

Google indexing status in the SEO meta box
You can now see the Google Search Console URL Inspection status directly inside the SureRank meta box while editing. Indexed, not indexed, crawl issue visible without switching to Search Console.

New Integrations settings page
WooCommerce and Angie integrations now live on a dedicated settings page. One place to manage all platform connections as more integrations are added over time.

AI agent support via WordPress Abilities API
SureRank abilities are now registered through the WordPress Abilities API with MCP support. Compatible AI agents can read and update SEO meta, settings, sitemap, and robots.txt directly.

Better than before

• Cron detection is now accurate when WP-Cron is disabled false cron warnings on managed hosting are gone.
• SEOPress migrations now carry over the author sitemap toggle correctly.
• Translations updated across all supported languages in Premium.

Squashed

• TranslatePress sitemap compatibility is now complete, including correct handling of excluded path wildcards.
• PHP servers missing the mbstring extension no longer hit fatal errors in the analyzer.
• Migration now fully deactivates all supported plugins including The SEO Framework and Slim SEO.
• Users with Global Settings access no longer hit a permission error on Site Information settings.
• Role Manager now allows delegated roles to manage Integration toggles correctly.
• Pro now deactivates cleanly when the free plugin is deactivated first.

For developers

Three new filters in this release: surerank_freeze_modified_date to preserve the post modified date during programmatic updates, a filter to automatically open external links in a new tab with rel="noopener noreferrer", and filter-based white-label support for the sitemap top bar.

Solid update with things you will notice from the first post you open. Update when you are ready.