Advanced Excerpt
This plugin adds several improvements to WordPress’ default way of creating excerpts. Keeps HTML markup in the excerpt (and you get to choose which tags are included) Trims the excerpt to a given length using either character count or word count Only the ‘real’ text is counted (HTML is ignored but kept) Customizes the excerpt length and the ellipsis character that are used Completes the last word or sentence in an excerpt (no weird cuts) Adds a read-more link to the text Ignores custom excerpts and use the generated one instead Theme developers can use the_advanced_excerpt() for even more control (see the FAQ) Most of the above features are optional and/or can be customized by the user or theme developer. Banner image credit – chillihead Original plugin author – basvd Useful Resources What is WordPress Fee Themes and plugins
rankd
rankd scores the post you are writing on a 0-100 quality scale, in the editor sidebar. Six axes — readability, structure, length, links, images, title — plus actionable suggestions on what to fix before you hit publish. The plugin connects to your rankd account. Each WordPress verdict uses the same rankd quota as the web product: free accounts get 2 verdicts per day; Pro gets 500 verdicts per month. What it does Editor sidebar verdict — opens as a meta box on every post and page edit screen Six axes scored 0-100 — readability, structure, length, links, images, title Actionable suggestions — short, specific, ranked by impact Quota-aware — runs only when you click, so typing does not burn verdicts Works in Gutenberg and Classic Editor — auto-detects which one you are using External Services This plugin connects to https://rankd.voiddo.com/api/wp/content-score when you click run rankd verdict. What data is sent and when: post title post content site URL The plugin sends that data only when you click run rankd verdict. It does not send content while you type. It does not write post meta, publish content, or alter your post. Why the service exists: generate a 0-100 content quality verdict return ranked suggestions before publish apply the same quota logic as the rankd web app A rankd account and WordPress API token are required. Free rankd accounts include 2 verdicts per day. rankd Pro includes 500 verdicts per month and is available at $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Pricing and quota may be changed on the rankd pricing page, and the active quota returned by rankd is shown after each verdict. Service pages: Pricing: https://rankd.voiddo.com/pricing Privacy: https://rankd.voiddo.com/privacy Terms: https://rankd.voiddo.com/terms Support: support@voiddo.com Why a sidebar scorer Existing SEO plugins focus on keyword targeting and serialize their advice across multiple panels. rankd answers a different question: “is this post structurally good before I worry about keywords?” — readability, sectioning, link density, image alt text, title length. The basics that lift any post regardless of niche. Six axes scored Readability — sentence length and word complexity (lower is easier) Structure — H2/H3 distribution and section count Length — sweet-spot around 800-2000 words; penalty at the extremes Links — outbound + internal density (1 per ~250 words is healthy) Images — at least one image with alt text on posts over ~200 words Title — 30-65 characters is the SEO sweet spot The composite is a weighted average; each axis is exposed individually so you can see what is dragging. How it differs from generic readability tools Lives where you write — the WordPress editor sidebar — not a separate site Uses the same rankd quota and upgrade path as the main product Runs on explicit click only — no quota burn while typing Keeps the verdict separate from publishing — you decide what to change About Built by vøiddo — a small studio shipping AI-flavoured products, free dev tools, Chrome extensions and weird browser games.
