AI-agent-first SEO that heals itself. Optimise for search engines and AI answer engines — then let the machine fix what breaks. Smart 404 Recovery, autonomous cron healing, zero manual intervention.
The SEO Plugin That Works While You Sleep
Traditional SEO plugins show you dashboards full of problems. InkBridge Optimization fixes them.
When a site revamp breaks hundreds of URLs, when crawlers hit dead pages, when old tag archives pile up 404s — the plugin detects, classifies, and resolves them automatically. A weekly cron scans your 404 landscape, applies smart redirects, and only surfaces what genuinely needs a human decision.
One button on the dashboard: Scan Now. That’s it.
Every feature is designed to make your content readable by both search engines and AI agents — and every feature is operable via REST API, WP-CLI, and post meta. No wp-admin dependency.
Free Features
llms.txt Generator
Automatically generates /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt — the standard files that help AI language models understand your site. Regenerates on publish, update, and delete. Configurable post types with per-post description overrides.
Schema Auto-Injection
Injects JSON-LD structured data automatically: Article, FAQPage (detects question headings), HowTo (detects ordered steps), BreadcrumbList, and WebSite with SearchAction. Manual override for LocalBusiness, Product, VideoObject, Organization, and Event.
Meta Tags
Title, description, Open Graph, and Twitter Cards — auto-generated from your content with full override support. Canonical URLs included.
XML Sitemap
Clean /sitemap.xml with automatic deactivation when other sitemaps are detected. Referenced in robots.txt.
AEO Scoring
Every post gets a 0–100 Answer Engine Optimization score on save. Ten factors: Q&A structure, entity definitions, snippet-ready openings, heading hierarchy, link profile, content length, readability, schema coverage, and llms.txt inclusion. Sortable column in your post list.
AI Crawler Analytics
Tracks visits from 16 AI crawlers — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and more. Custom database table with 90-day retention and automatic pruning.
Conflict Detection
Detects Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress, and The SEO Framework. Yields individual features (meta tags, schema, sitemap) per-component — not all-or-nothing. Force-enable override available.
Pro Features
Smart 404 Recovery NEW
The first SEO plugin with autonomous 404 healing. No other plugin does this.
- URL Classifier — categorises 404s into 9 types: old content, dead tags, broken pagination, deleted media, orphaned feeds, and more
- Pattern Detector — finds bulk URL migration patterns and generates regex redirect rules covering hundreds of URLs at once
- Smart Defaults — deterministic fixes: pagination → parent page, dead tags → homepage, deleted media → 410 Gone
- AI Intent Matching — connects to OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini to semantically match orphaned URLs to existing content
- Regex Redirects — powerful pattern-based 301 rules alongside exact-match redirects
- One-Click Scan — analyse, approve, and apply all redirects with a single button press
- Weekly Cron — runs autonomously, auto-heals deterministic cases, only surfaces AI matches that need review
Multi-Provider AI Settings
Connect OpenAI, Claude (Anthropic), or Gemini (Google) as your AI provider. Configure daily token budgets, model selection, and test connections — all from the settings page. Used by Smart 404 Recovery for semantic URL matching.
Bulk AEO Audit & CSV Export
Score every published post at once. Export full breakdown to CSV for team review or client reports.
Advanced Schema Builder
Eight schema templates with field validation: LocalBusiness, Product, VideoObject, Organization, Event, Recipe, Course, and SoftwareApplication. Custom JSON-LD via post meta for full control.
Content Recommendations
Per-post AEO gap analysis with prioritised suggestions. Missing FAQ detection, orphaned page finder, and site-wide weakest factor analysis.
Advanced Crawler Analytics
Daily trends, hour-by-day heatmap, per-bot detail pages, and smart alerts — new bot detected, traffic spikes, bots gone silent.
Publish Gate
Block or warn when publishing posts below your AEO score threshold. Integrates with the InkBridge AI content pipeline.
Content Strategy Intelligence
AI Visibility Score for your entire site. Crawler-to-content correlation, content gaps, and optimisation priorities with quick wins identified.
Entity Monitor
Extracts and catalogs entities across your site. Checks definition consistency so AI engines always get a clear, coherent picture of your brand and topics.
Robots.txt Intelligence
Granular per-bot allow/block rules injected into robots.txt. Analysis with recommendations — see exactly which AI crawlers can access your content.
Google Search Console Integration
One-click connection via OAuth. Page and query performance, AEO-to-search correlation — find pages with high impressions but low AEO scores. Direct link to GSC from the dashboard.
Google Analytics Integration
Shared OAuth connection. Sessions, pageviews, traffic sources, daily trends. AEO-to-engagement correlation — compare bounce rates and session times against AEO scores. Optional GA4 tracking snippet built in. Direct link to GA from the dashboard.
Agent-Native Architecture
| Interface | Details |
|---|---|
| REST API | 30+ endpoints under inkbridge-opt/v1 — including 12 new Smart 404 Recovery endpoints |
| WP-CLI | 11 commands: score, llms_txt, crawlers, audit, recommend, strategy, entities, robots, gsc, ga, recover404 |
| Post Meta | All overrides via _inkbridge_ prefixed meta keys |
| AGENTS.md | Machine-readable documentation for AI agents |
Dashboard Philosophy
Every item on the dashboard is actionable. If it’s displayed, there’s a button or a link to act on it. If the machine can handle it autonomously, it doesn’t clutter your screen — it just reports the result.
- Smart 404 Recovery — compact status line: “X redirects active | Next scan: date | Scan Now”
- Search Console — key metrics + Open GSC link
- Analytics — key metrics + Open GA link
- Health Check — auto-heals what it can, only shows what needs attention
Technical Requirements
- WordPress 6.0+
- PHP 8.0+
- Works with any theme — enhanced mode with InkBridge Theme