Kennedy Site Scout vs Trackbase Analytics

Kennedy Site Scout prepares your WordPress site to be read, indexed, and cited by AI systems — including ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and 20+ other crawlers. What it does Generates /llms.txt, /llms-full.txt, and /llms-sitemap.xml dynamically from your published content — no physical files written to disk Adds a configurable Site Authority section to your LLM files with publisher name, credentials, location, areas of expertise, and biography — giving AI systems the E-E-A-T context they need to cite your content accurately Includes rich E-E-A-T metadata per content item: author name, credentials (via Yoast SEO job title or user meta), and bio pulled from WordPress, Yoast SEO, and Rank Math Configurable Custom Instructions textarea — add guidance for AI systems directly into your llms.txt header Smart -aware content truncation so excerpt boundaries are respected Logs AI crawler visits across every page of your site, not just the LLM files Detects 25+ known AI bots including GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Anthropic-AI, PerplexityBot, Meta ExternalAgent, Cohere AI, ByteSpider, AmazonBot, and more Respects Yoast SEO and Rank Math noindex settings — excluded content stays excluded Dashboard widget with bot visit stats, summary pills, settings, and one-click regeneration Auto-regenerates on publish and on a configurable cron schedule One-time admin notice with suggested robots.txt AI-bot directives (dismissible) Free tier Up to 5 pages indexed 200 log entries stored 80-word content excerpts in llms-full.txt Site Authority section Custom llms.txt instructions All core features Pro tier Unlimited pages indexed 5,000 log entries CSV export of crawler logs 300-word content excerpts (respects ) Image tags in llms-sitemap.xml Tag data included in LLM files Rich E-E-A-T author metadata: bio + credentials per item Word count and reading time per item Featured Content — pin posts with _kss_featured meta to the top of LLM files and sitemap Top Crawled Pages — see which of your pages AI bots visit most Shortcode featured="only" attribute to display only featured items Why llms.txt? The emerging llms.txt standard gives AI systems a clean, structured entry point to your site’s content — similar to what robots.txt did for search engines. This plugin automates generating and maintaining that file, with the E-E-A-T signals that help AI systems understand and trust your content. GEO / AIO Optimization Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI Overview (AIO) visibility starts with structured, trustworthy content signals. Kennedy Site Scout v3 adds a Site Authority section and per-item E-E-A-T metadata so AI models can accurately attribute and cite your expertise. External Services This plugin connects to an external license verification service operated by Kennedy Media Group. This service is used solely to validate Pro license keys entered by users who have purchased a Pro upgrade. What data is sent and when: The license verification endpoint is only contacted when a site administrator manually enters a license key in the plugin’s dashboard widget and clicks “Activate”. At that point, the plugin sends: The license key entered by the administrator The home URL of the WordPress installation (e.g. https://example.com) No personal data, user data, post content, or any other site information is transmitted. The free version of the plugin never contacts this service. Service details: * Provider: Kennedy Media Group * Endpoint: https://kennedymedia.com/wp-json/kssr-license/v1/verify * Terms of Service: https://kennedymedia.com/terms/ * Privacy Policy: https://kennedymedia.com/privacy-2/ This plugin does not connect to any other external services. All LLM file generation and AI crawler logging happens entirely on your own server.

Trackbase Analytics is the official WordPress plugin for Trackbase. It gives you two things in one simple settings page: Analytics Tracking — enter your Trackbase project ID once and the Trackbase analytics script is automatically loaded in the of every page on your site. Crawler Analytics — detect bot and crawler visits server-side and send them to Trackbase. Works without Cloudflare, without JavaScript, and without any extra infrastructure. This plugin requires a (free or paid) Trackbase account and relies on the Trackbase third-party service to function. Both features are opt-in: nothing is sent to Trackbase until you enter a project ID and/or a crawler key in the plugin settings. See the “External services” section below for full details on what data is transmitted and when. External services This plugin connects to Trackbase, a third-party software-as-a-service platform operated by Trackbase, to provide its analytics and crawler-tracking functionality. The plugin is not functional on its own and requires a Trackbase account. The plugin only contacts the Trackbase service when you have entered a project ID and/or crawler key on the settings page. The service is provided by Trackbase. Its terms and policies are available here: Terms of Service: https://trackbase.ai/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://trackbase.ai/privacy-policy/ 1. Analytics Tracking script (https://app.trackbase.ai/js/tracker.js) When a Trackbase project ID is configured, a tag is added to the front end of your site that loads the Trackbase analytics script from app.trackbase.ai. This script runs in your visitors’ browsers and collects standard web analytics data such as page URL, referrer, browser type, screen size, and approximate location derived from IP address. What it is used for: collecting website analytics so you can view visitor data in your Trackbase dashboard. Data sent: standard web analytics events triggered in the visitor’s browser (page URL, referrer, browser type, screen size, approximate location derived from IP address). When it is sent: on every page view by a visitor on the front end of your site, only when a project ID is configured. Service provider: Trackbase Terms of Service: https://trackbase.ai/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://trackbase.ai/privacy-policy/ 2. Crawler Analytics ingest endpoint (https://app.trackbase.ai/api/ingest/wordpress-crawler) When a Crawler Analytics key is configured, the plugin detects bot/crawler visits on your server and sends a small JSON payload to Trackbase’s ingest endpoint for each detected crawler hit. What it is used for: monitoring how search engine and AI crawlers interact with your website so you can view crawler analytics in your Trackbase dashboard. Data sent for each crawler hit: timestamp, requesting client IP address, User-Agent string, requested host, requested path, HTTP method, referrer, HTTP response status, the source identifier “wordpress-plugin”, and the plugin version. When it is sent: only on front-end page requests where the User-Agent matches a known crawler/bot pattern, and only when a crawler key is configured. Service provider: Trackbase Terms of Service: https://trackbase.ai/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://trackbase.ai/privacy-policy/ By installing this plugin and entering your credentials, you authorize the plugin to transmit the data described above to Trackbase. To stop all transmission, clear the project ID and crawler key fields in the plugin settings. Privacy This plugin transmits data to a third-party service (Trackbase) as documented in the “External services” section above. The plugin itself does not store personal data in your WordPress database — only your Trackbase project ID and crawler key are stored as plugin options. The plugin automatically registers a suggested privacy policy text using wp_add_privacy_policy_content(). To include it in your site’s privacy policy, go to Tools → Privacy in your WordPress admin and review the suggested text for “Trackbase Analytics”. Site owners in jurisdictions with consent requirements (such as GDPR/ePrivacy in the EU/EEA, or similar laws elsewhere) are responsible for obtaining the appropriate visitor consent before enabling analytics tracking on the front end of their site. Support Questions? Visit www.trackbase.ai or use the Contact Support button inside the plugin settings.