SAM Optirank is a WordPress plugin that improves your natural and local search engine optimization using artificial intelligence (Claude Haiku by Anthropic).
Free features
- Local SEO score from 0 to 100 (title, meta description, H1, word count, links, images)
- SEO title and meta description fields with character counter in the editor
- Live SERP preview
- Geographic zone for local SEO
- Compatible with classic WordPress, Gutenberg, Oxygen Builder, Elementor, Beaver Builder
Premium features (license required)
- Full AI analysis — score, strengths, detected issues and prioritized suggestions via Claude Haiku (Anthropic)
- “Analyze → Validate → Optimize” Wizard — Claude analyzes your page semantics, generates ~20 keywords to validate in one click, then automatically optimizes SEO title, meta description, Schema.org, Open Graph and canonical URL
- AI-generated HTML content — H1, H2s, paragraphs and conclusion ready to paste into the editor
- AI keyword research — primary, long-tail, local, PAA questions, LSI semantic clusters, CSV export
- Google position tracking — via Serper.dev (Google Search API)
- One-click auto-fix recommendations — apply all SEO fixes instantly
- Progress reports — dashboard, charts, AI-generated executive summaries
- Semantic Cluster (Cocon Sémantique) — automatically generate SEO-optimized satellite pages, interlinked and ready to index
- Royalty-free images — optionally illustrate each satellite page with a relevant Unsplash photo (imported into your media library)
- Drip auto-publish — optionally publish satellite drafts automatically, one page per day, for a natural indexing pace
Compatibility
Fully compatible with Oxygen Builder, Elementor, Beaver Builder, WPBakery and the classic WordPress/Gutenberg editor. All meta tags and SEO data are injected via native WordPress hooks — the builder is never modified.
External Services
This plugin connects to the following external services. These services are only called when you have configured the corresponding API keys in the plugin settings. No data is sent without your explicit action.
Anthropic Claude API (premium features)
Used for AI-based SEO analysis, keyword research, content generation and optimization recommendations.
- Data sent: page content (title, meta, headings, body text), target keyword, geographic area
- When: only when you trigger an AI analysis or content generation from the plugin interface
- Service provider: Anthropic, PBC — https://www.anthropic.com
- Terms of use: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup
- Privacy policy: https://www.anthropic.com/privacy
Serper.dev (optional — position tracking)
Used to retrieve Google search results and detect the position of your pages for tracked keywords.
- Data sent: tracked keywords, target country/language
- When: only during scheduled or manual position tracking updates
- Service provider: Serper.dev — https://serper.dev
- Terms of use: https://serper.dev/terms
- Privacy policy: https://serper.dev/privacy
Unsplash (optional — satellite page images)
Used to fetch a relevant royalty-free photo to illustrate each generated satellite page. The image is then downloaded into your WordPress media library.
- Data sent: the target keyword (search query) of the satellite page
- When: only when you generate a satellite page AND have entered an Unsplash API key with the image option enabled
- Service provider: Unsplash Inc. — https://unsplash.com
- Terms of use: https://unsplash.com/terms
- Privacy policy: https://unsplash.com/privacy
Google Search Console (optional — position tracking)
Optional OAuth 2.0 connection to import click and impression data from your GSC account.
- Data sent: OAuth token (stored locally), site URL
- When: only when you connect GSC and trigger a data import
- Service provider: Google LLC — https://search.google.com/search-console
- Terms: https://developers.google.com/terms
- Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics 4 (optional — visitor tracking)
If you enter a GA4 Measurement ID in the settings, the plugin loads Google’s official gtag.js tracking script on your public pages. Leave the field empty to load nothing.
- Data sent: standard Google Analytics traffic data (page views, visitor/device info collected by gtag.js)
- When: on every public page load, only when a GA4 Measurement ID is configured
- Service provider: Google LLC — https://www.google.com/analytics
- Terms: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
- Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Groupe Coste License Server (premium features)
Used to validate your premium license key when activating or using premium features.
- Data sent: license key, WordPress site URL
- When: on plugin activation and periodically to verify license validity
- Service provider: Groupe Coste — https://groupe-coste.fr
- Terms: https://groupe-coste.fr/mentions-legales
- Privacy policy: https://groupe-coste.fr/mentions-legales