Rank Forge comes in two versions. The free version covers all the essential SEO fundamentals that every WordPress site needs — scoring, meta tags, schema, sitemaps, and social sharing tags. The PRO version adds AI-powered tools, advanced features, and integrations that save significant time and unlock deeper optimization capabilities. The free version is fully functional and not a limited trial.
Free Features — What You Get Without Paying
| Feature | What It Does | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| SEO score with 24 checks | Every page gets a detailed score and issue breakdown | Tells you exactly what to fix on every page |
| SEO box on every post | Title, description, keyword, SERP preview, and issues list | Your command center for per-page optimization |
| SERP preview | Live preview of how your page looks in Google | Catch truncated titles and incomplete descriptions before publishing |
| Title and description templates | Auto-generate meta tags for all post types using variables | Safety net for pages without custom titles |
| Social sharing tags (OG + Twitter) | Your pages look professional when shared on social media | Better share previews = more clicks from social |
| Noindex/nofollow controls | Hide specific pages, categories, or archive types from Google | Keep low-value pages out of search results |
| Robots.txt editor | Edit crawler rules from the dashboard | Control what search engines access |
| XML sitemap | Auto-generated sitemap index, split by post type | Helps Google discover all your pages |
| Basic schema auto-detection | Article, Product, FAQ, Breadcrumb, Organization | Enables rich results without any configuration |
| Redirect manager + auto-redirects | Create redirects (301/302/307, exact paths); auto-301 on slug change | Prevents traffic loss when URLs change |
| 404 monitor | Log the missing URLs that visitors hit, with their hit counts, and add a redirect for any of them with the form on the same screen | Recover lost visitors |
| Image SEO (auto alt text) | Descriptive alt text generated from filenames, plus a no-alt reminder in the media library | 1 minute per image |
| Local SEO (LocalBusiness schema) | Appear in Google Maps and local search; NAP, hours, 30 business types | Essential for local businesses |
| Video SEO (VideoObject schema) | Video rich results and a dedicated video sitemap | More clicks from search |
| Broken links scanner | Scan your 200 most recent published posts and pages for links that return an error | Find dead links without a separate tool |
| Schema Builder (manual) | Pick a schema type for a post and fill in its fields by hand, with a JSON preview | Structured data for pages that auto-detection misses |
PRO Features — What You Unlock
| Feature | What It Does |
|---|---|
| AI meta generation | AI writes optimized titles and descriptions |
| AI fix issues | AI fix for the issues AI can resolve |
| AI content optimizer | Strategic improvement suggestions for existing content |
| AI content brief | Complete writing blueprint for new content |
| AI site audit | Health check of your 200 most recent posts and pages with a prioritized action plan |
| AI Schema Detection | The Detect with AI button proposes the schema types and fills fields |
| Internal link suggestions | Relevant linking recommendations when editing posts |
| Auto internal links | Two-way linking on publish, once you switch it on in Settings |
| AI Auto-Fill for Local SEO | AI suggests the business type, phone, email, address, price range, opening hours and social profile URLs from a business name and a city, for you to check before you save |
| Google Search Console integration | Rankings, clicks, and impressions inside WordPress |
| Content decay detection | Identify pages losing traffic before they fall off |
| SEO A/B testing | Test titles and descriptions with data |
Which Version Is Right for You
| Choose Free If… | Choose PRO If… |
|---|---|
| You are getting started with SEO | You manage content professionally |
| You have a personal blog or small site | You need to optimize many pages efficiently |
| You want solid fundamentals at zero cost | You want AI to handle repetitive SEO tasks |
| You have time to optimize manually | You want Google Search Console data in WordPress |
| Redirects, 404 monitoring, broken link scanning, local, image, and video SEO are all yours for free | You want AI Auto-Fill, content decay, and rank tracking |
> Good to know: You can start with Free and upgrade to PRO at any time. All your existing data (scores, titles, descriptions, keywords) is copied by the Migration screen; the original data is not changed or deleted.
> Tip: If you manage more than 20 pages of content, PRO typically pays for itself within the first month through time savings alone. The AI features handle tasks that would otherwise take hours of manual work.
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