CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance

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

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

309 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 233 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

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

Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 40K.

1. ★★★★★ wordprezexpertz

   5mo 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

   5mo 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

   7mo 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

   9mo 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

   1.1y ago

   شكرا لكم خدمة ممتازة

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6. ★★★★★ David Streb

   1.1y 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

   1.2y ago

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

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8. ★★★★★ AK

   1.3y 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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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

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor <= 3.0.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-07-05 CVE-2026-59520 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.0.16 Patched in 3.0.17
2. Patched High · 7.1 Index Now <= 2.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via reset_form ↗
   2024-01-12 CVE-2024-0428 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.6.3 Patched in 2.6.4

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance: 30K+ active installs, 4.7★ (62 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/mihdan-index-now