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AI-powered SEO automation<\/li>\n<li>Developers building custom SEO workflows via the WordPress REST API<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate this plugin<\/li>\n<li>Generate an Application Password in your WordPress user profile<\/li>\n<li>Connect your site from your Raechal dashboard using your site URL and Application Password<\/li>\n<li>The Raechal platform reads your content, analyzes SEO, and pushes optimized meta data back through the REST API<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>REST API Endpoints<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>GET \/wp-json\/raechal-seo\/v1\/health<\/code> \u2014 Verify plugin installation and connection<\/li>\n<li><code>GET \/wp-json\/raechal-seo\/v1\/site-info<\/code> \u2014 Retrieve site metadata for onboarding<\/li>\n<li><code>GET \/wp-json\/raechal-seo\/v1\/audit<\/code> \u2014 Fast SEO audit with all meta fields attached<\/li>\n<li><code>POST \/wp-json\/raechal-seo\/v1\/bulk-update<\/code> \u2014 Batch update SEO data for multiple posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>SEO Meta Fields<\/h4>\n\n<p>All fields are readable and writable via the standard WordPress REST API (<code>\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/{id}<\/code> and <code>\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/{id}<\/code>) through the <code>meta<\/code> object:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_title<\/code> \u2014 SEO meta title (overrides <code>&lt;title&gt;<\/code> tag)<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_description<\/code> \u2014 Meta description<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_focus_keyword<\/code> \u2014 Primary focus keyword<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_canonical_url<\/code> \u2014 Canonical URL override<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_og_title<\/code> \u2014 Open Graph title<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_og_description<\/code> \u2014 Open Graph description<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_og_image<\/code> \u2014 Open Graph image URL<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_robots<\/code> \u2014 Robots directive (e.g. noindex,nofollow)<\/li>\n<li><code>_raechal_seo_schema_type<\/code> \u2014 Schema.org type (e.g. Article, Product)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>External Service<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin is designed to work with the Raechal SEO platform (<a href=\"https:\/\/raechal.ai\">https:\/\/raechal.ai<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Service purpose<\/strong>: Automated SEO analysis and optimization for WordPress sites<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data flow<\/strong>: The Raechal platform connects TO your site via authenticated REST API requests using your Application Password. This plugin does not send any data to external servers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terms of Service<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/raechal.ai\/terms\">https:\/\/raechal.ai\/terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy Policy<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/raechal.ai\/privacy\">https:\/\/raechal.ai\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The plugin functions fully without the Raechal platform \u2014 you can use the REST API endpoints and meta fields with any tool, script, or automation platform.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>raechal-seo-connector<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install directly from the WordPress Plugin Directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>To connect with the Raechal platform, generate an Application Password: go to Users \u2192 Your Profile \u2192 Application Passwords \u2192 enter a name \u2192 click Add New<\/li>\n<li>Copy the generated password into your Raechal dashboard along with your site URL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 5.6 or later<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20yoast%2C%20rankmath%2C%20or%20another%20seo%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Do I need Yoast, RankMath, or another SEO plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. This plugin handles all SEO meta tags independently. 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