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All guides →WordPress Broken Link Checker Guide (2026): The Free Options Compared, and How to Fix Links Without False Positives
Every WordPress site collects dead links, and the usual broken link checker answer comes with a catch: a cloud account, a monthly link cap, or a report full of links that work fine when you click them. Here's an honest comparison of the free options in 2026, why checkers report working links as broken, and how to find and fix broken internal links in WordPress without deleting good ones.
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AuditAE – MCP Server & AI SEO for WordPressOne free plugin that makes WordPress readable and citable by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews: AI Readiness Score, AI crawler tracker, robots.txt audit, llms.txt, schema, and an orphaned-content report with internal-link suggestions.WordPress Broken Link Checker Guide (2026): The Free Options Compared, and How to Fix Links Without False Positives8 minHow to Optimize Images for the Web and WordPress15 minHow to Connect Claude to WordPress: Claude.ai, Claude Desktop and Claude Code9 minWordPress Redirect Plugin Guide 2026: Best Free Options, 301s Done Right, and the 404s AI Bots See7 minAll 14 guides →Generative Engine Optimization
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? A 2026 guideGenerative engine optimization (GEO) is the practice of getting your brand named inside AI answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. Here's what GEO is, how it differs from SEO and AEO, and how to measure it.SEO, GEO, and AEO in 2026: What 20+ Studies Actually Show About AI Citations18 minAll 2 guides →Answer Engine Optimization
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)? A 2026 guideAnswer engine optimization (AEO) is the practice of getting your brand cited inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews, the surfaces replacing the blue-link click. Here's how AEO works, how it differs from SEO, and how to measure it.FAQ Schema in 2026: Google Retired the Rich Result. Here's Why You Should Still Ship It9 minAI visibility vs. SEO: what changes in 20262 minWhat counts as a citation in AI search2 minWriting a monthly client report in ten minutes with AEBOT4 minAll 5 guides →AI search optimization
AI search optimization: the 2026 playbookA complete guide to AI search optimization: how AI engines pick what to cite, the five layers that drive citation, what differs between ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews, and how to measure it.What Is llms.txt? Format, Examples and a Free Generator5 minHow to Improve Brand Visibility in AI Search Engines: 8 Fixes You Can Ship This Month10 minThe 10 Best Tools to Track Mentions in ChatGPT (2026): Free and Paid15 minDo llms.txt Files Help AI Search? What They Do, What They Don't, and How to Use One12 minAll 15 guides →AI brand monitoring
How to Track Brand Mentions in AI Search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini & AI Overviews)Step-by-step guide to tracking your brand mentions in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. The methodology, the five metrics that matter, the best tools in 2026, and a 30-day setup plan.The Cheapest AI Visibility Tracker in 2026: Real Costs for Startups6 minSearch Console Now Connects Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube: What Platform Properties Actually Show You6 minAI brand visibility tools: the four categories that actually matter8 minAll 4 guides →All guides
How to Connect Claude to WordPress: Claude.ai, Claude Desktop and Claude Code
A step-by-step guide to connecting Claude to a self-hosted WordPress site over MCP: install a free plugin, pair the site, pick what Claude may change, then connect Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor. Includes first prompts to try, what it costs and how to fix the common errors.
The Best SEO Tools for Agencies in 2026 (and What Each Costs per Client)
The SEO tool stack most agencies actually run in 2026: one suite, one crawler, one reporting layer, free Google data, and a way to see whether AI answers cite your clients. Real prices, what each is best at, and where each falls short.
The Best SEO MCP Servers in 2026, by Job and by Cost to Start
The best SEO MCP server depends on the job. Here are the nine worth connecting to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in 2026, with what each does, how it's hosted and the cheapest way to start.
The Best SERP Trackers in 2026, Compared by Cost per Keyword
Nine SERP trackers compared on what matters once the demo is over: what a keyword costs per month, how often it updates, and what the entry plan leaves out. Prices checked in September 2026.
The Cheapest AI Visibility Tracker in 2026: Real Costs for Startups
What it actually costs to track whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews cite your startup: entry prices for Otterly, Semrush, Peec AI and Profound, the monthly math for pay-per-check, and when a subscription is the cheaper pick.
What Is llms.txt? Format, Examples and a Free Generator
llms.txt is a Markdown file at your site root that gives AI tools a curated map of your most important pages. The format, copy-ready examples, how it differs from robots.txt and sitemap.xml, and a free generator to build yours.
AI Citation Snapshot: We Asked 4 AI Engines About 5 Famous Brands. Notion Got Linked 0 Times.
One buyer prompt each for HubSpot, Shopify, Canva, Mailchimp and Notion, run live across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. The brands were named in 17 of 20 answers but linked in only 6, and Google's two engines linked none of them.
How to Improve Brand Visibility in AI Search Engines: 8 Fixes You Can Ship This Month
AI engines already have an opinion about your brand. Here is how to check what it is, and the eight fixes, in order, that change it, with the WordPress path where there is one.
SEO, GEO, and AEO in 2026: What 20+ Studies Actually Show About AI Citations
Zero-click searches hit 68%. Brand mentions predict AI visibility 3× better than backlinks. Two-thirds of AI Overview citations now come from pages that never reached page one. A research report built from 20+ primary studies, with the disagreements reported, not averaged.
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