WordPress SEO Scanner — Agentic AI System That Find and Recommends Fixes to Your SEO Issues
Premium SEO tools cost $100–300/mo. Your blog isn't there yet. RankForge deploys AI agents that scan your WordPress site, find the critical issues, and show you exactly what to fix — completely free. No trial. No credit card. No catch.
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What Does RankForge Check — For Free?
Paid scanners charge $100+/mo for these same checks. RankForge's AI agents run all three layers of analysis on your WordPress site at no cost — giving early-stage bloggers the same insights that enterprise sites pay thousands for.
| Layer | What It Checks | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Technical SEO | Crawlability, indexation, page speed, mobile responsiveness, structured data, schema validation | Search engines cannot rank what they cannot access or understand |
| On-Page SEO | Title tags, meta descriptions, heading hierarchy, keyword usage, content quality, meta tag analysis | Determines how relevant your pages appear for target queries |
| Competitor Analyzer Coming Soon | Competitor keyword gaps, content comparison, backlink overlap, ranking opportunities | Reveals what top-ranking competitors do differently so you can close the gap |
| GSC Analyzer Coming Soon | Search Console data analysis, click-through rates, impression trends, index coverage issues | Turns your real Google data into prioritized fixes based on actual search performance |
How Our Free AI-Powered Scanner Works
RankForge deploys specialized AI agents across five categories. Each agent scans a different dimension of your site's SEO health, flags specific issues, and scores them by severity — so you fix what matters first, without paying for a premium tool.
On-Page SEO Analysis
On-page SEO controls how search engines interpret the topic, relevance, and quality of each page. This is where most WordPress sites lose rankings — not because the content is bad, but because the on-page signals are misconfigured.
What We Check
- Title tag optimization
- Each page's title tag is evaluated for length (50-60 characters), keyword placement (primary keyword in the first half), uniqueness across the site, and whether WordPress or a plugin is truncating it with boilerplate suffixes.
- Meta description analysis
- RankForge checks whether meta descriptions exist, fall within the 150-160 character sweet spot, include the target keyword naturally, and are unique. WordPress themes and SEO plugins often auto-generate identical or truncated descriptions across dozens of pages.
- Heading hierarchy
- The scanner maps the H1-H6 structure of every page. WordPress themes frequently hard-code multiple H1 tags, skip heading levels (jumping from H2 to H4), or nest headings incorrectly — breaking the semantic outline that search engines use to understand page structure.
- Canonical tag audit
- Every canonical tag is validated to ensure it points to the correct URL, uses the right protocol (HTTPS), and matches the page's self-referencing URL. WordPress pagination, category archives, and AMP pages are common sources of canonical conflicts.
Why It Matters for WordPress
On-page signals are the primary way Google determines what a page is about and how relevant it is for a given search query. A page with a well-optimized title tag, proper heading hierarchy, and a unique meta description consistently outranks identical content with misconfigured on-page elements. These are also the easiest fixes to implement — most require only text changes, not code.
How Issues Are Scored
On-page issues are scored by page importance multiplied by fix difficulty. A missing title tag on a high-traffic landing page scores Critical. A slightly long meta description on a low-traffic archive page scores Low. RankForge weights pages by estimated organic traffic value.
Content Quality Assessment
Search engines increasingly evaluate content quality as a ranking factor. Thin pages, duplicate content, and keyword stuffing do not just fail to rank — they can drag down the authority of your entire WordPress site.
What We Check
- Thin content detection
- RankForge flags pages with fewer than 300 words of substantive content. WordPress auto-generates thin pages constantly — empty tag archives, sparse category pages, media attachment URLs, and author archives with a single post. Each thin page wastes crawl budget and dilutes site quality.
- Duplicate content analysis
- The scanner compares content similarity across all pages on your site. WordPress creates near-duplicate content through category and tag pages that display the same post excerpts, paginated archives, and URL parameter variations. Pages with over 70% content overlap are flagged.
- Keyword targeting validation
- For each page with an assigned target keyword, RankForge checks whether the keyword appears in the title tag, H1, first 100 words, and URL slug. It also evaluates keyword density relative to top-ranking competitors and flags keyword cannibalization where multiple pages compete for the same query.
- Readability and structure
- Content is assessed for paragraph length, sentence complexity, use of subheadings, and presence of structured elements like lists and tables. WordPress posts that are a single unbroken block of text score poorly because search engines use formatting signals to evaluate content quality.
Why It Matters for WordPress
Google's Helpful Content system specifically targets sites with a high ratio of thin or unhelpful pages. A WordPress site with 500 published URLs where 200 are thin archive pages is actively penalized — not just on those thin pages, but site-wide. Cleaning up content quality issues often produces the single largest ranking improvement for WordPress sites.
How Issues Are Scored
Content issues are scored based on content-to-code ratio, word count, duplicate percentage, and the page's position in your site architecture. Thin content on a top-level navigation page scores Critical. Duplicate content on a paginated archive scores Medium. Each issue includes a specific recommendation — consolidate, expand, noindex, or redirect.
Premium Scanner Features — Free for Your Blog
Technical SEO Audit & Broken Link Detection
Tools like Screaming Frog charge for full-site crawls. RankForge does it free. AI agents follow every internal link, XML sitemap, and JavaScript-rendered route to flag broken links, redirect chains, missing meta tags, crawl budget waste, and pages blocked by robots.txt.
Keyword Validation & Content Analysis
Ahrefs and Semrush charge $100+/mo for keyword analysis. RankForge's AI agents validate whether your pages are optimized for target keywords — checking title tag and H1 placement, keyword density, semantic coverage, content gaps, and keyword cannibalization — at no cost.
Meta Tag Analysis & AI-Generated Fix Recommendations
Most free scanners show you problems. RankForge shows you solutions. AI agents analyze every meta description, title tag, and canonical tag — then generate the exact fix for each issue. Prioritized recommendations you can implement yourself, no SEO expertise required.
Competitor Analyzer Coming Soon
See what top-ranking competitors do differently — keyword gaps, content structure, backlink overlap, and ranking opportunities. AI agents compare your site against competitors so you know exactly where to focus next.
GSC Analyzer Coming Soon
Connect your Google Search Console data and let AI agents turn impressions, clicks, and index coverage into prioritized fixes. Identify underperforming pages, CTR opportunities, and crawl issues based on your real search performance.
See How RankForge Works
Your First Free SEO Audit in 4 Steps
Enter Your URL — Free
Paste your WordPress site URL and RankForge's AI agents start crawling immediately. No credit card. The full scan runs in under 60 seconds — the same comprehensive crawl that tools like Screaming Frog charge for.
Review Your AI-Prioritized Fix List
AI agents rank every issue by impact on your rankings. Instead of a generic list of 200 warnings, you get a prioritized action plan: fix indexation blockers first, then broken links, then meta tag issues. The highest-impact fixes for your blog, sorted automatically.
Implement Fixes Yourself — No SEO Expertise Needed
Each issue includes a plain-language explanation and the exact fix. Copy-paste code snippets, follow step-by-step instructions, or hand the report to a developer. No need to understand SEO jargon or pay a consultant.
WordPress SEO Scanner FAQ
Is RankForge really free? What's the catch?
RankForge is genuinely free — no credit card. We believe first-layer SEO fixes should be accessible to every blogger, not locked behind $100+/mo paywalls. RankForge is funded through optional premium features and affiliate recommendations for tools you'd need at scale. You'll never be forced to pay for the core scanner.
How is RankForge different from paid tools like Ahrefs or Semrush?
Ahrefs, Semrush, and Moz are powerful tools designed for SEO professionals managing large portfolios. They cost $100–300/mo because they include backlink databases, rank tracking, and competitive analysis at scale. RankForge focuses on first-layer fixes — the technical SEO issues, meta tag problems, broken links, and Core Web Vitals failures that every WordPress blog needs to fix before advanced analysis matters. Fix the foundation for free, then upgrade when your blog's traffic justifies the investment.
What are AI agents and how do they improve SEO scanning?
Traditional scanners run static rules against your site. RankForge deploys agentic AI — specialized AI agents that crawl your site, analyze each issue in context, and generate specific fix recommendations tailored to your WordPress setup. Instead of a generic warning like "title tag too long," you get the exact rewritten title tag. Instead of "page speed needs improvement," you get the specific plugin or image causing the slowdown.
What SEO issues should new bloggers fix first?
Focus on three categories in order: first, fix technical blockers — pages that Google literally cannot index (broken links, noindex tags, crawl errors). Second, fix on-page basics — missing or duplicate title tags, meta descriptions, and heading hierarchy. Third, address page speed — compress images, remove unused plugins, enable caching. These first-layer fixes often produce a 20-40% traffic improvement before you ever need a paid tool.
When should I upgrade to a paid SEO tool?
Upgrade when you've exhausted first-layer fixes and need capabilities RankForge doesn't cover: historical rank tracking over months, deep backlink analysis, competitive keyword research at scale, or managing SEO across multiple large sites. For most new bloggers, that point comes after 10,000+ monthly visitors. Until then, RankForge's free scanner covers the fixes that actually move the needle.
How often should I scan my WordPress blog?
Scan after every major change — WordPress updates, new plugin installations, theme switches, or large content publishes. For routine monitoring, monthly scans are enough for most blogs. WordPress updates and plugin changes can silently reintroduce SEO issues, so regular scanning catches regressions before they impact your rankings.
Stop Paying for SEO Tools Your Blog Doesn't Need Yet
Most bloggers sign up for Ahrefs, Semrush, or Moz before they've fixed the basics. That's $100–300/mo wasted. RankForge's AI agents handle the first layer of SEO fixes — broken links, meta tags, keyword validation, Core Web Vitals — completely free. Fix what matters now. Upgrade when you're ready.
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