AI SEO Analysis

Public Roadmap — What’s Coming Next to Rank Forge

We publish our roadmap because we think you should know what you’re buying into. Below is what we’re actively working on, what’s queued next, what we’re considering, and what we’ve recently shipped.

In progress

AEO improvements

AEO checks for more content typesspecific check rules for product pages, category pages, and comparison articles
Per-engine AEO scoringseparate scores for Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Bing Copilot instead of one combined score
AEO change trackingshow how AEO scores improved over time as you optimize content
Preview of how your content would appear in ChatGPT and Perplexity responses

AI features

Batch AI Content Optimizerbulk-run optimization across multiple posts
AI Internal Linking v2semantic similarity scoring with entity recognition
AI Schema Detection refinementbetter handling of edge cases for AI schema type detection
Voice-friendly content scoringchecks for content structure that works for voice search queries

Rank tracking

Bing Webmaster Tools integrationbring Bing rank data alongside Google Search Console
Competitor rank comparisontrack competitor rankings on your target keywords
SERP feature detectionknow when your content won a featured snippet, rich result, or knowledge panel

Migrations

SEO Press PRO migrator improvements — handle more edge cases
Yoast Woo SEO add-on specific migration paths

Queued

Content strategy tools

Content gap analysisautomatically identify topics your site hasn’t covered but competitors rank for
Topic cluster suggestionsAI suggests which topic clusters to build based on existing content
Cannibalization detectionfind cases where multiple posts compete for the same keyword
Internal linking graph visualizationvisual map of your site’s internal linking structure

Reporting and client deliverables

Custom audit PDF brandingadd agency logo, colors, and custom sections to PDF exports
Client dashboardsrestricted view of SEO health for sharing with clients
Monthly SEO report emailsautomated monthly summaries sent to stakeholders
White-label mode (Agency plan) — remove Rank Forge branding from client-facing outputs

Integrations

Google Business Profile integrationsync local SEO data with GBP
Ahrefs backlink data importfor users with Ahrefs subscriptions
SEMrush keyword data importfor users with SEMrush subscriptions
Zapier / Maketrigger automations on SEO events (decay alerts, new rankings, broken links)

Advanced features

JavaScript SEO rendering supportanalyze JS-rendered content from headless or SPA WordPress setups
Core Web Vitals monitoringtrack LCP, INP, CLS per page over time
Bulk schema editingedit schema across multiple posts in one interface

Migrations

The SEO Framework migrator: planned. The migration tool imports from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO and SEOPress today.

Under consideration

Features we’re thinking about but haven’t committed to. User interest affects prioritization — tell us what matters.

AI expansions

AI-driven topic researchkeyword + competitor analysis that generates content topics automatically
AI writer modefull AI-drafted posts from a brief (controversial, not sure we want to ship this)
Multilingual AEOAEO scoring for non-English content (depends on AI model coverage)
AI image alt textvision-based alt text generation for existing media library images

Content optimization

Readability scoring v2beyond Flesch-Kincaid, using AI for semantic readability
Tone analysismatch your site’s brand voice across posts
Plagiarism detectionfor content teams worried about thin or duplicate content

Technical features

Edge SEO via Cloudflare Workersoffload schema and meta injection to edge for better performance
JSON-LD schema validatorbuilt-in validation instead of linking out
Log file analysisupload server logs for crawl budget analysis

Enterprise

SAML/SSO authentication for multi-user teams
Audit logwho changed what, when
Role-based permissionsgranular access control
Multisite network dashboardunified view across a WordPress network

Recently shipped

Rank Forge 1.2.9 (free plugin)

Fixed: when the Rank Forge Pro add-on is active but its licence does not cover Search Console, Performance and Content Decay told you to connect Google Search Console, which could not load any data. They now say that the licence is missing and link to the add-on’s licence page, whether or not Google is connected. This needs Rank Forge Pro 1.2.13 or newer.
Content Decay: when no Search Console data has been loaded yet and none is waiting to load, the screen now says so and offers a “Load Search Console data now” button, instead of sending you to Performance. This needs Rank Forge Pro 1.2.13 or newer; with an older add-on the previous text stays.

Rank Forge 1.2.8 (free plugin)

Content Decay and Performance: when the Pro add-on does not load Search Console data on the site, the screen says so, gives the reason and links to the add-on’s licence page, instead of telling you to click a Refresh button that starts nothing. Performance hides its Refresh button then. The message needs Rank Forge Pro 1.2.13.
Fixed: in the edition distributed through avakode.com, with debug logging on, wp-admin no longer writes “_load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly” notices for this plugin on every request.
Fixed: on PHP 8.1 and later the plugin no longer writes “trim(): Passing null to parameter” deprecations to debug.log on every front-end request of a site installed at the root, or on a request for an address with no path (such as //).
Fixed: deleting the plugin now also removes the end date and the saved Search Console comparison that A/B tests keep on posts (not when you chose to keep the data).

Rank Forge Pro 1.2.14 (add-on)

Fixed: the A/B test progress line said “Enough weeks have passed” after four calendar weeks, even when the comparison below had not yet counted the weeks it needs. It now says so only when the comparison has at least 2 full weeks of each variant (a week counts once 3 days have passed after it ends), the same rule the comparison uses.
A/B test: before you first turn the test on, the explanation no longer asks you to connect Google Search Console when it is already connected. It also says that the impressions it asks for are Google’s impressions, not the page views counted on your site, and the page-view line of a running test says “on your site” too.
Search Console: with Rank Forge 1.2.9, a site that has this add-on but no licence for Search Console sees the reason and a link to the licence page on Performance and Content Decay, instead of “Connect Google Search Console”. The add-on already reports it since 1.2.13.

See the changelog →

How we prioritize

Our roadmap is driven by three inputs:

What customers ask for most — we track feature requests from support tickets and the contact form
What fits Rank Forge: features that build on what the plugin already does, such as the AEO score
What the team can ship well — we’d rather ship a good feature late than a rushed feature on time

If something is important to you and it’s not on this roadmap, tell us. Ideas that align with our direction often move up the queue quickly.

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