ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console
by WPDeveloper · SEO
Also makes 47 other plugins · 2.8M+ installs across the portfolio →
AI SEO plugin for WordPress SEO: AI SEO tools, Google Search Console, meta descriptions, schema & XML sitemaps. Focus keywords+MCP for Claude/ChatGPT.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈20K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “schema”, “ai seo” and “seo” for “console”, “focus keyword” and “keyword analysis”. “schema” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “console” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai seo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “focus keyword” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “keyword analysis” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 240.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 63 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 36 reviews, smoothed to 4.43★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
3 of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| google search console your tag | #4 | #9 | up 5 |
| search console | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| console | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| seo plugin | #8 | #13 | up 1 |
| xml sitemaps | #8 | #11 | down 1 |
| meta tag | #6 | #13 | up 3 |
| focus keyword | #6 | #7 | up 2 |
| seo your tag | #11 | #14 | up 13 |
| google search | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| ai seo plugin | #11 | #17 | up 2 |
| xml sitemap your tag | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| technical seo | #7 | #12 | up 1 |
| keyword analysis | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| seo ai | #12 | #18 | up 1 |
| focus | #11 | #18 | up 13 |
| ai seo your tag | #13 | #19 | up 1 |
| local seo | #8 | #12 | down 4 |
| meta tags | #8 | #14 | up 3 |
| serp preview | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| seo slugs | #8 | #11 | up 3 |
768 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 601 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “schema”, “ai seo” and “seo” for “console”, “focus keyword” and “keyword analysis”. “schema” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “console” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai seo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “focus keyword” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “keyword analysis” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “ai seo”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “schema”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “seo”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 11 Aug 2025 · 447 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 102.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
63
releases in the last 12 months
2d ago
latest release · v2.20.1 · 29 Oct 2026
66
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20K.
At the current install trend, crossing 30K+ in roughly 105 days.
Install history since 10 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vassos Hadjivassiliou3mo ago
I’ve been using several WPDeveloper plugins for years now, and they’ve consistently delivered quality products with excellent support. I am extremely happy with their products. While I’m still exploring ThinkRank, my experience with the WPDeveloper team gives me confidence that it’s built with the same attention to detail, reliability, and commitment to users. It’s great to see them continue innovating. Congrats to the team
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.26.0 Release Date: 2026-08-04 New: Search Console’s Property field is now searchable — type to filter instead of scrolling a long site list New: TranslatePress support — translated URLs now advertise their own language to soc 1.26.0
- — Version 1.25.0 Release Date: 2026-08-03 New: Redesigned AI Metadata Generator — generated title and description now come with a live Google preview, character-length indicators, one-click copy, and a result card that carries the metada 1.25.0
- — Version 1.24.0 Release Date: 2026-08-02 New: Website Insights dashboard widget — see your last 30 days of Google Search Console traffic, top queries and headline metrics right on the WordPress dashboard New: ThinkRank now works inside 1.24.0
- — Version 1.23.0 Release Date: 2026-07-29 New: WPML and Polylang support — your SEO fields now appear in the WPML Translation Editor, each translated page advertises its own language to search engines and links to its alternates, and the 1.23.0
- — Version 1.22.0 Release Date: 2026-07-28 New: Yoast SEO import now matches the Rank Math importer — per-page-type title formats, alternate name, Knowledge Graph entity, author archive settings, IndexNow key, role permissions, News/Video 1.22.0
- — Version 1.21.0 Release Date: 2026-07-26 New: Rank Math import now covers everything ThinkRank has added since the importer was written — your title separator, per-page-type title formats (posts, pages, categories, tags, search, archive 1.21.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names ThinkRank SEO when asked about these topics, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- SEO, Schema markup, XML sitemap
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WordPress SEO plugin with AI SEO: meta descriptions, schema, XML sitemaps, Search Console, llms.txt, AEO &..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 27 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 27 of 27 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 18 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 31 headings and 17 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 15,682 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 10K+ → 20K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 9K+ → 10K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-27 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-23 7K+ → 8K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-20 6K+ → 7K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 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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SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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