LineSW Search Rank Monitor

by Linesw

Description

LineSW Search Rank Monitor helps site owners and SEO teams organize keyword ideas, crawl public URLs, create SEO tasks, import Google Search Console CSV exports and monitor ranking data directly inside WordPress.

All local features included in this WordPress.org package are available immediately after installation. The plugin can store tracked keywords, run Site Crawl, scan links, create reports, export data, keep a marketing diary and show local SEO insights from available data.

Automated live rank tracking requires a separate external API account because search results are retrieved by a third-party SERP provider. The plugin stores and displays those results inside WordPress when an administrator connects a provider.

Included local features

Keyword suggestions from public posts, pages, products and taxonomies.
Tracked keyword list with target URLs, groups, tags and priority.
Google Search Console CSV import.
Site Crawl and technical checks for public URLs.
Internal and external link checks.
SEO task suggestions and marketing diary.
HTML reports, CSV exports and shared report links.
Local dashboard, charts and insights from available data.
Optional local traffic insights with aggregated visits, landing pages and referrer sources.

External services

LineSW Search Rank Monitor can connect to external services only when the site administrator enters credentials or explicitly runs a feature that requires external data.

DataForSEO

Used for optional automated rank tracking on Google and optionally Seznam. The plugin sends the keyword, selected location code, language code, device, search depth and tracked domain to DataForSEO SERP API endpoints.

Service URL: https://dataforseo.com/
API documentation: https://docs.dataforseo.com/
Terms: https://dataforseo.com/terms-and-conditions
Privacy policy: https://dataforseo.com/privacy-policy

Google APIs

Optional Google Search Console API sync and PageSpeed Insights checks are available when the site administrator enters the required Google credentials or API key. CSV import does not require API access.

Google APIs terms: https://developers.google.com/terms
Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Managed rank API

Site administrators may configure their own compatible managed rank API endpoint. When configured, the plugin sends keyword, domain, search engine, device, location, language and requested depth to that endpoint. No managed endpoint is contacted unless the administrator enters its URL and key.

Site Crawl and link checks

When an administrator runs Site Crawl or link checks, the plugin sends HTTP requests from the WordPress site to public URLs on the same site and to links found in crawled content in order to read HTTP status codes, page titles, headings and basic SEO signals.

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/linesw-search-rank-monitor/ or install it through WordPress.
Activate LineSW Search Rank Monitor in the Plugins screen.
Open the plugin dashboard and add keywords or import a Search Console CSV export.
Optional: add DataForSEO or Google API credentials for external rank/PageSpeed/Search Console API data.

Screenshots

Modern dashboard overview with Search Console performance, traffic, rankings, Site Crawl status and next actions.
Optional Local Traffic Insights with aggregated traffic sources and landing pages.
Keyword suggestions combining site context, business terms, frequent words and manual keyword entry.
Site Crawl overview with technical findings and prioritized SEO tasks.
Search Console import screen with query metrics and opportunity ideas.
Report and marketing diary view for client or owner summaries.

Faq

Do I need a product key?

No. The included local WordPress features are available immediately after activation.

Why does rank tracking need an external API?

Reliable search result collection requires a SERP data provider. The plugin can store and display the results, but the SERP provider performs the external search-result processing.

Does CSV import need Google API access?

No. You can export data from Google Search Console and import the CSV file without API credentials.

Does Local Traffic Insights store personal data?

No. Local Traffic Insights is optional and disabled by default. When enabled by an administrator, it stores daily aggregate counts by landing path, referrer host and traffic source. It does not store IP addresses, cookies, user IDs or visitor profiles.

Reviews

Changelog

0.22.10

Added optional Local Traffic Insights with aggregated visits, landing pages and referrer sources.
Added dashboard traffic source cards and a source panel so users can see where visits came from.
Added a settings toggle for local analytics. It is disabled by default and does not store IP addresses, cookies or visitor identifiers.

0.22.9

Rebuilt the main dashboard into a modern first-screen overview with Search Console traffic, rank status, crawl status and next-best actions.
Added dashboard source cards so users can immediately see which data comes from WordPress, Search Console, Site Crawl and optional Rank API.
Added lightweight visual charts for Search Console performance and rank distribution.
Improved first-run empty states so the plugin explains what is missing and what to do next.

0.22.8

Reorganized the Suggestions screen into clear sections: site context, suggested keywords, frequent site words and manual keyword entry.
Added a frequent site words table with one-click add to tracked keywords.

0.22.7

Added the site keyword context form directly to the Suggestions screen.
Added a save-and-regenerate workflow so users can tune business topics before generating keyword ideas.

0.22.6

Added site-specific keyword context in settings.
Keyword suggestions can now combine automatic site profiling with manually entered business topics.
Improved first-run suggestions for sites where the owner knows priority terms better than page text frequency.

0.22.5

Improved keyword suggestions for WooCommerce and category-heavy websites.
Added stronger weighting for product categories, tags and commercial phrases.
Added business seed phrases for pools, spas, replacement parts, filtration, pumps and water treatment when those topics are present on the site.
Reduced navigation and checkout terms in keyword suggestions.

0.22.4

Made manual Site Crawl run as a short safe batch to avoid server timeout errors.
Reduced first-run crawl limit, sitemap depth, HTTP timeout and response size.
Added partial crawl messaging when the runtime budget is reached.

0.22.3

Added a safe Site Crawl runtime limit for large WooCommerce sites.
Reduced crawl HTTP timeout and response size to avoid fatal errors on heavy pages.
Avoided keeping all crawl rows in memory during one run.
Added per-URL error handling so one problematic URL does not stop the full crawl.
Trimmed long crawl fields before database insert.

0.22.2

Fixed a first-dashboard fatal error in the WordPress.org package by restoring the local API usage helper methods.

0.22.1

Removed old product-tier wording from the WordPress.org package.
Removed local feature helper calls that were no longer needed.
Removed direct style output from generated report HTML.
Kept rank tracking as an administrator-configured external API feature.

0.22.0

Renamed the WordPress.org package to LineSW Search Rank Monitor with slug linesw-search-rank-monitor.
Removed old commercial package code from the WordPress.org package.
- Removed direct search-result collection from the WordPress.org package.
- Adjusted downloadable report output.
Documented optional external services.