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CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor

by properfraction · SEO

Also makes 4 other plugins · 230K+ installs across the portfolio →

Improve your WordPress SEO with instant search-engine indexing, SEO insights, and indexing status tracking.

How scoring works →
89 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 91/100
Support 70/100

89 health vs 64 average across 1,223 SEO plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

98 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 89/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-78% vs prior 30d
164Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

5.7K

now · peak 59.9K

5.5K30d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

CrawlWP SEO · #916 you ReCrawler · #3566 The SEO Framework · #273 Schema · #1021

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.7Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

185per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

8

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v3.0.17

57

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.0.17 · 2mo ago3.0.16 · 2mo ago3.0.15 · 2mo ago3.0.14 · 2mo ago3.0.13 · 5mo ago3.0.12 · 6mo ago3.0.11 · 9mo ago3.0.10 · 12mo ago3.0.9 · 1.1y ago3.0.8 · 1.2y ago3.0.7 · 1.3y ago3.0.6.2 · 1.4y ago3.0.6.1 · 1.4y ago3.0.6 · 1.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v3.0 87%
v2.6 11%
Older / other versions 2.2%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
30K–40K ≈34K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-01-12 · 1,425 observations

30KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
3.0.17
Last updated
5d ago
Added
2021-10-30 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.0

Recent reviews

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  1. wordprezexpertz
    3mo ago

    Worst Plugin. Couldn’t find any feature advertised on wordpress.org. Deleted it after few minutes. This topic was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by wordprezexpertz.

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  2. megatester
    3mo ago

    If you manage a WordPress site, you probably know the frustration: you hit “Publish” on a fantastic piece of content, and then… crickets. Waiting days or weeks for Google to discover your work means lost traffic and letting competitors pull ahead. That’s exactly why I installed CrawlWP, and after testing it thoroughly, I can confidently say it’s an absolute game-changer for my SEO strategy. Unlike typical SEO plugins that just grade your keywords, CrawlWP solves a real technical headache: indexing speed. I no longer have to manually beg Google Search Console to crawl my new pages. CrawlWP automates everything by connecting directly to the Google Indexing API and the IndexNow protocol. Here are the features that won me over: Instant Indexing: Whenever I publish, update, or delete a post, CrawlWP silently pings the search engines in the background. What used to take a week to appear on Google now frequently indexes in just 24–48 hours. Auto-Indexing Forgotten Content: This is pure gold. The plugin automatically scans my site for orphaned or unindexed pages and pushes them to search engines for me. Built-in GSC Insights: I can check my hard data (clicks, impressions, average position, CTR) straight from my WordPress dashboard. Bulk Submission: When I update dozens of old posts at once, a single click sends them all to be crawled immediately. I’ve stopped wasting time worrying about whether search bots will show up. Whether you run a growing blog or manage multiple niche sites, the time and traffic you save make this plugin invaluable. CrawlWP is the technical ace up my sleeve. It’s fast, lightweight, and delivers real results. 10/10!

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  3. Trinity7
    4mo ago

    Unfortunately, setup is overly complicated. Written instructions can be confusing and graphic instructions seem to me to be better than the text instructions. But I don’t have time to spend an afternoon setting this up. Maybe I am preoccupied with other more pressing affairs. This might be a good, effective application, but I only see a few comments per year here, and there is no cascading influx of users over time as spread of its positive efficacy “spreads” among a growing pool of users. My bet is that most prospective users bail about 10 minutes into the install.

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  4. maitla
    7mo ago

    Most of the features are in paid version This topic was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by maitla.

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  5. ali010ali
    11mo ago

    شكرا لكم خدمة ممتازة

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  6. David Streb
    12mo ago

    I have been using the plugin for a while and eventually upgraded to the pro version. It does and excellent job pinging the search engines and telling them “Hey – look here!” with indexing shortly following. We also recently move the Cloudflare Image delivery and had to some serious coding and somehow broke it. “Collin” was extremely helpful getting us back in shape and did a lot of the troubleshooting himself. Would definitely recommend! A must-have plugin for any serious WordPress user.

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  7. joeler
    12mo ago

    Really well thought and developed, had a small issue, but was promptly solved by customer support.

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  8. AK
    1.1y ago

    This plugin is a must-use for anyone want to take advantage of IndexNow. Support is also very good and prompt with paid subscription.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 3.0.17 Added nonce security to log deletion. Added nonce verification to Yandex oauth flow. Removed logging of cron event. Removed logging of bulk_actions. 3.0.17
  2. Version 3.0.16 Autoselect website as host id after yandex oauth. 3.0.16
  3. Version 3.0.15 Update admin url from mihdan-* to crawlwp-* Fixed incorrect redirect after Yandex oauth. 3.0.15
  4. Version 3.0.14 Premium: Added Yandex support to SEO Stats . Added automatic access token refresh to Yandex integration. Improve security of oauth connection. 3.0.14
  5. Version 3.0.13 Improved admin UI for WP 7.0. 3.0.13
  6. Version 3.0.12 Added onclick field support to admin framework. Premium: Added SEO Performance Email Report . See the changelog file for complete change log information. 3.0.12

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2026-07-05 CVE-2026-59520 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.0.16 Patched in 3.0.17
  2. 2024-01-12 CVE-2024-0428 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.6.3 Patched in 2.6.4

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 7 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Russian 99%
Spanish (Spain) 51%
Ukrainian 50%
Spanish (Colombia) 33%
Japanese 30%
Dutch 29%
Greek 29%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-25 40K+ → 30K+ down after 698 days in tier
  2. 2024-09-26 30K+ → 40K+ up after 50 days in tier
  3. 2024-08-07 40K+ → 30K+ down after 21 days in tier
  4. 2024-07-17 30K+ → 40K+ up after 16 days in tier
  5. 2024-07-01 40K+ → 30K+ down after 9 days in tier
  6. 2024-06-22 30K+ → 40K+ up after 9 days in tier
  7. 2024-06-13 40K+ → 30K+ down after 2 days in tier
  8. 2024-06-11 30K+ → 40K+ up after 126 days in tier

Competes with

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