Miro AI SEO Documentation

Complete guide to using Miro AI SEO plugin for WordPress

Getting Started

Welcome to Miro AI SEO! This comprehensive plugin brings AI-powered SEO optimization directly into your WordPress dashboard. Whether you're managing a single site or multiple WordPress installations, Miro AI SEO provides all the tools you need to improve your search rankings and automate your SEO workflow.

What is Miro AI SEO?

Miro AI SEO is an all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress that combines:

  • Google Search Console Integration - View all your GSC data without leaving WordPress
  • AI-Powered Content Optimization - Generate SEO titles, meta descriptions, and content suggestions
  • Rank Tracking - Monitor keyword positions over time
  • Index Monitoring - Track which pages are indexed and fix issues
  • 404 Error Management - Find and fix broken links automatically
  • Schema Markup - Add structured data for rich results
  • Performance Optimization - Improve Core Web Vitals and site speed

Installation

Step 1: Purchase & Download

Purchase Miro AI SEO from our store and download the plugin ZIP file to your computer.

Step 2: Install via WordPress Admin

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins → Add New
  3. Click Upload Plugin at the top
  4. Choose the downloaded ZIP file and click Install Now
  5. After installation, click Activate Plugin

Step 3: Initial Setup

After activation, you'll see a new menu item "Miro SEO" in your WordPress admin sidebar. Click on it to begin setup:

  1. Connect Google Search Console - Authorize the plugin to access your GSC data
  2. Configure AI Settings - Add your OpenAI or Google Gemini API key (optional, you can use our AI bridge)
  3. Set Up IndexNow - Configure IndexNow API for faster indexing
  4. Review Default Settings - Check and adjust default SEO settings
Note: You can start using the plugin immediately after installation. Some features like GSC analytics require Google Search Console connection.

GSC Analytics Dashboard

The Google Search Console Analytics Dashboard brings all your GSC data directly into WordPress, eliminating the need to switch between platforms.

Connecting Google Search Console

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → Google Search Console
  2. Click Connect Google Account
  3. Select the Google account associated with your Search Console
  4. Authorize Miro AI SEO to access your GSC data
  5. Select the property (website) you want to connect
  6. Click Save

Dashboard Features

  • Overview Metrics - See total clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position at a glance
  • Performance Trends - Visual charts showing your SEO performance over time
  • Top Performing Pages - Identify your best content
  • Quick-Win Keywords - Find keywords ranking on page 2-3 that you can easily improve
  • Losing Keywords - Track keywords that are dropping in rankings
  • Search Query Analysis - Analyze which search terms drive traffic

Data Refresh

GSC data is automatically synced daily. You can also manually refresh data by clicking the Refresh Data button in the dashboard.

AI SEO Suite

The AI SEO Suite uses artificial intelligence to help you create optimized content, generate meta descriptions, and improve your SEO scores.

Setting Up AI

You have two options for AI functionality:

Option 1: Use Your Own API Key

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → AI Configuration
  2. Choose your AI provider: OpenAI or Google Gemini
  3. Enter your API key
  4. Set your usage limits (optional)
  5. Click Save

Option 2: Use Miro AI Bridge

If you don't have an API key, you can use our AI bridge service. No additional setup required - it works automatically.

Using AI Features in Post Editor

When editing a post or page, you'll see the Miro AI SEO panel with these options:

  • Generate SEO Title - AI creates an optimized title based on your content
  • Generate Meta Description - Create compelling meta descriptions automatically
  • Generate FAQ Schema - AI generates FAQ questions and answers from your content
  • Content Optimization Suggestions - Get AI-powered recommendations to improve your content
  • Fix SEO Issues - AI identifies and suggests fixes for SEO problems

Best Practices

  • Review AI-generated content before publishing
  • Customize AI suggestions to match your brand voice
  • Use AI as a starting point, not a replacement for human editing
  • Test different AI-generated titles to see what performs best

Index Monitor & IndexNow

Track which pages are indexed by Google and Bing, identify indexing issues, and use IndexNow to speed up content discovery.

Index Monitoring

The Index Monitor shows you:

  • Indexed Pages - All pages currently indexed by search engines
  • Not Indexed Pages - Pages that should be indexed but aren't
  • Indexing Errors - Pages with indexing problems
  • Index Status History - Track changes in indexing status over time

Fixing Indexing Issues

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Index Monitor
  2. Review pages marked as "Not Indexed"
  3. Check the reason provided (e.g., "Duplicate content", "Crawled - currently not indexed")
  4. Fix the issue (remove duplicate content, improve quality, etc.)
  5. Use the Request Indexing button to notify Google

IndexNow Configuration

IndexNow is a protocol that allows you to instantly notify search engines when content is published or updated.

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → IndexNow
  2. Enable IndexNow
  3. Generate an API key (or use the auto-generated one)
  4. Add the key file to your site root (the plugin can do this automatically)
  5. Save settings

Once configured, IndexNow will automatically ping search engines when you:

  • Publish a new post or page
  • Update existing content
  • Manually request indexing for a URL

Rank Tracker & Keyword Lab

Monitor your keyword rankings over time and discover new opportunities with Keyword Lab.

Setting Up Rank Tracking

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Rank Tracker
  2. Click Add New Project
  3. Name your project (e.g., "Main Site Keywords")
  4. Add keywords you want to track
  5. Set tracking frequency (daily, weekly, or monthly)
  6. Save the project

Viewing Rank Data

The Rank Tracker dashboard shows:

  • Current Rankings - Where each keyword ranks today
  • Rank History - Charts showing ranking changes over time
  • Ranking Trends - See which keywords are improving or declining
  • Position Changes - Get alerts when rankings change significantly

Keyword Lab

Keyword Lab helps you find quick-win opportunities:

  • Low Competition Keywords - Find easy-to-rank terms
  • Long-Tail Opportunities - Discover specific search queries
  • Related Keywords - Expand your keyword strategy
  • Search Volume Data - See how many people search for each term

Using Keyword Lab

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Keyword Lab
  2. Enter a seed keyword
  3. Click Analyze
  4. Review suggested keywords
  5. Add promising keywords to your Rank Tracker projects

404 Monitor & Redirects

Track 404 errors, see which broken URLs real users are hitting, and create redirects to recover lost traffic.

404 Error Monitoring

The 404 Monitor automatically logs:

  • 404 Errors - All broken URLs detected on your site
  • Referrer Information - Where users came from before hitting the 404
  • User Agent Data - What devices/browsers encountered the error
  • Error Frequency - How often each 404 occurs
  • First Seen / Last Seen - When errors started and last occurred

Viewing 404 Reports

  1. Go to Miro SEO → 404 Monitor
  2. Review the list of 404 errors
  3. Sort by frequency to prioritize the most important errors
  4. Check referrer information to understand where traffic is coming from

Creating Redirects

When you find a 404 error that should redirect to another page:

  1. Click on the 404 error in the list
  2. Click Create Redirect
  3. Enter the destination URL (or search for the correct page)
  4. Choose redirect type:
    • 301 Permanent - Use for permanent moves (recommended)
    • 302 Temporary - Use for temporary redirects
  5. Click Save Redirect

Bulk Redirect Management

You can also manage redirects in bulk:

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Redirects
  2. View all active redirects
  3. Edit, delete, or disable redirects as needed
  4. Import/export redirects via CSV

Schema & Local SEO

Add structured data (Schema.org markup) to help search engines understand your content and display rich results.

Supported Schema Types

  • Article Schema - For blog posts and news articles
  • FAQ Schema - For FAQ pages (can be auto-generated with AI)
  • LocalBusiness Schema - For local businesses
  • Organization Schema - For company information
  • Breadcrumb Schema - For navigation breadcrumbs

Automatic Schema Generation

Miro AI SEO can automatically add schema to your content:

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → Schema
  2. Enable automatic schema generation
  3. Choose which schema types to auto-generate
  4. Configure default settings
  5. Save settings

Manual Schema Configuration

For more control, you can configure schema manually:

  1. Edit a post or page
  2. Scroll to the Miro SEO panel
  3. Click on Schema Settings
  4. Choose the schema type
  5. Fill in the required fields
  6. Save the post

Local SEO Setup

For local businesses:

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → Local SEO
  2. Enter your business name
  3. Add your business address
  4. Enter phone number and email
  5. Add business hours
  6. Upload your business logo
  7. Save settings

This information will be automatically added as LocalBusiness schema to your homepage and relevant pages.

Content Analysis & Optimization

Get real-time SEO scores and AI-powered suggestions to improve your content quality.

SEO Score

Every post and page gets an SEO score based on:

  • Title optimization
  • Meta description quality
  • Keyword usage and density
  • Content length
  • Image alt text
  • Internal linking
  • Readability
  • Schema markup

Viewing Content Analysis

When editing a post:

  1. Look for the Miro SEO panel in the post editor
  2. View your SEO score (0-100)
  3. Review optimization suggestions
  4. Click on each suggestion to see details
  5. Fix issues directly from the suggestions panel

Readability Analysis

The plugin analyzes:

  • Flesch Reading Ease - How easy your content is to read
  • Sentence Length - Average words per sentence
  • Paragraph Length - Average sentences per paragraph
  • Word Count - Total words in your content

Optimization Suggestions

The AI provides specific suggestions such as:

  • "Add your focus keyword to the title"
  • "Increase content length to at least 300 words"
  • "Add alt text to images"
  • "Improve meta description length"
  • "Add internal links to related content"

Automated Alerts & Reports

Stay informed about your SEO performance with automated email notifications and reports.

Setting Up Email Alerts

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → Alerts
  2. Enter your email address
  3. Choose which alerts you want to receive:
    • Ranking changes (significant drops or improvements)
    • Indexation issues (pages not being indexed)
    • 404 errors (new broken links detected)
    • GSC data updates
  4. Set alert frequency
  5. Save settings

Weekly Performance Reports

Receive a weekly email summary including:

  • Top performing pages
  • Keyword ranking changes
  • New 404 errors
  • Indexing status updates
  • GSC performance summary

Customizing Reports

You can customize what's included in reports:

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → Reports
  2. Choose report frequency (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)
  3. Select metrics to include
  4. Choose date range for comparisons
  5. Save preferences

Performance Optimizer

Improve your site speed and Core Web Vitals, which directly impact SEO rankings.

Image Optimization

The plugin can automatically optimize images:

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Settings → Performance
  2. Enable Auto Image Optimization
  3. Choose optimization level (lossless or lossy)
  4. Enable WebP conversion (recommended)
  5. Save settings

Code Minification

Minify CSS and JavaScript to reduce file sizes:

  1. Enable CSS Minification
  2. Enable JavaScript Minification
  3. Choose whether to combine files
  4. Test your site after enabling to ensure everything works

Core Web Vitals Monitoring

Track your Core Web Vitals scores:

  • Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) - Loading performance
  • First Input Delay (FID) - Interactivity
  • Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) - Visual stability

View your scores in Miro SEO → Performance → Core Web Vitals

Lazy Loading

Enable lazy loading for images and iframes:

  1. Go to Performance settings
  2. Enable Lazy Load Images
  3. Enable Lazy Load Iframes
  4. Save settings

Multi-Site Management

Manage SEO for multiple WordPress sites from a single dashboard.

Adding Sites

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Multi-Site
  2. Click Add New Site
  3. Enter site name and URL
  4. Add API credentials (if using remote API)
  5. Connect Google Search Console for that site
  6. Save

Unified Dashboard

View all your sites' performance in one place:

  • Compare SEO scores across sites
  • View combined keyword rankings
  • Monitor all 404 errors
  • Track indexing status for all sites

Bulk Actions

Perform actions across multiple sites:

  • Update settings for all sites
  • Run bulk SEO audits
  • Generate reports for multiple sites

Competitor Analysis

Analyze your competitors' SEO strategies and discover opportunities to outrank them.

Adding Competitors

  1. Go to Miro SEO → Competitor Analysis
  2. Click Add Competitor
  3. Enter competitor's website URL
  4. Add a name for easy identification
  5. Save

Competitor Metrics

Track and compare:

  • Keyword rankings
  • Backlink profiles
  • Content strategies
  • Schema usage
  • Site speed and performance

Finding Opportunities

The competitor analysis tool helps you:

  • Identify keywords competitors rank for that you don't
  • Find content gaps
  • Discover link-building opportunities
  • See what's working for competitors

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a Google Search Console account?

While not required, connecting Google Search Console unlocks powerful features like GSC analytics, index monitoring, and search performance data. We highly recommend connecting it.

Do I need an AI API key?

No, you can use our AI bridge service without an API key. However, using your own OpenAI or Gemini API key gives you more control and potentially better results.

Will this plugin slow down my site?

No, Miro AI SEO is built for performance. It uses efficient code, lazy loading, and caching to ensure minimal impact on site speed. The Performance Optimizer can actually improve your site speed.

Can I use this on multiple sites?

Yes! The Multi-Site Management feature allows you to manage SEO for unlimited WordPress sites from one dashboard.

What happens if I cancel my subscription?

You'll continue to have access to the plugin and all features until the end of your billing period. After that, you'll need to renew to continue using the plugin.

Is there a free trial?

Yes, we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. Try the plugin risk-free, and if you're not satisfied, get a full refund.

Do you offer support?

Yes, we provide dedicated support via email. Premium users get priority support with faster response times.

Is my data secure?

Absolutely. We use SSL encryption, follow GDPR guidelines, and never share your data with third parties. Your data stays private and secure.