Brainwerk SEO Suite

Brainwerk SEO Suite is an all-in-one, privacy-first SEO suite for WordPress. It combines server-side visitor analytics, a Schema.org/Open-Graph meta engine, an XML sitemap, a redirect manager, a 404 log and an on-page SEO analyzer — all without sending any data to third parties, all GDPR-friendly by default.

Core features (Free)

• Local visitor analytics — server-side pageview tracking, no cookies, no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel
• Source attribution — search engines, social, referrers, UTM parameters, direct
• Top pages, entry/exit pages, device + browser + OS breakdown
• Meta engine — <title>, meta description, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical, per-post overrides
• Schema.org JSON-LD — Article, Organization, BreadcrumbList, WebSite
• XML sitemap — /seoforge-sitemap.xml with chunked URL sets + custom robots.txt
• Redirect manager — 301 / 302 / 307 / 308 with exact and prefix matching
• 404 log with one-click “create redirect”
• On-page SEO analyzer — score 0–100 across 9 checks incl. focus-keyword, alt text, internal links, Flesch-DE readability
• AI suggestions (bring-your-own Anthropic key) — titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords, internal links
• Migration wizard — import existing metadata + redirects from Yoast SEO, RankMath, AIOSEO
• Multisite-aware — network activation, network-wide settings, per-site overrides

Privacy & GDPR

• IP anonymization on by default (IPv4 last octet, IPv6 /64)
• Daily-rotating SHA-1 visitor hash — no cross-day / cross-site identifier
• Respects DNT (Do-Not-Track) header
• No cookies, no third-party requests, no remote phone-home
• Configurable retention (visits, sessions, 404s)
• All tables can be dropped automatically on uninstall (opt-in)

Coexistence

Already using Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO, The SEO Framework or SEOPress? Brainwerk SEO Suite auto-detects them and stands down its meta/schema/sitemap modules, so you get analytics + 404 log + redirects + analyzer as an add-on without duplicate output. One toggle to force takeover whenever you want.

Pro

The Pro tier unlocks (via Freemius license):

• Google Search Console sync (clicks, impressions, queries, position)
• Bing Webmaster sync
• Country / Geo-Lookup (MaxMind GeoLite2)
• Slack / Discord / MS-Teams webhook notifications
• Anomaly detection on hourly traffic (Z-score baseline, 3σ alerts)
• Multisite-aggregate dashboard
• White-label branding
• Priority support

External services

This plugin connects to one external third-party service. It is opt-in and only used when you explicitly configure it.

Anthropic (Claude) API — https://api.anthropic.com

• What it is used for: Generating AI suggestions for SEO titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords and internal-link recommendations when you click the “✨ Suggest with AI” buttons in the on-page meta box or the AI tab.
• When data is sent: Only when an editor clicks one of the AI-suggestion buttons in the WordPress admin. No data is sent on the front-end, during normal page views, or in cron jobs.
• What data is sent: Your own Anthropic API key (you supply it; the plugin does not bundle one), the post title and the post body content of the post you are editing, plus a short instruction prompt. The plugin sends nothing else — no user identifiers, no site-wide content, no analytics.
• How to disable: Leave the Anthropic API key field empty in Brainwerk SEO Suite → AI settings, or toggle the AI feature off on the same page. With no key, the plugin never contacts Anthropic.
• Provider: Anthropic PBC — Terms of Service — Privacy Policy
• API documentation: https://docs.anthropic.com/

Licensing for the optional Pro tier is handled by Freemius (Merchant of Record). License-validation traffic — only performed when you activate a Pro license on the License tab — goes to https://api.freemius.com. See the Freemius Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With no Pro license entered, the plugin never contacts Freemius.