Guide 66 · Notifications

Settings and automation: what actually controls notifications

SEO Rank Genius does not have a dedicated Email Alerts screen. Instead, workflow timing lives in General Settings, and optional Google Search Console toggles can ping Google when you publish or update content. This guide shows the real screens.

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Start here: no Email Alerts screen

If you are looking for recipient lists, digest schedules, or alert templates — those screens are not in the plugin today. What you do have is SEO Rank Genius → Settings → General, where you configure linking behavior, content processing, broken link timeouts, LLM JSON-LD options, and automated scan frequency.

Related optional setting Under Tools → Google Search Console, you can enable Notify on Publish and Notify on Update to ping Google when content changes. That is separate from General Settings but often grouped with “notification” workflows.

General Settings sections

The General tab stacks five card sections. Each card has a title, short description, and fields you can change before saving.

Settings › General
SEO Rank Genius › Settings › General

General Settings

Core linking behavior — max links per post, contextual linking, anchor rotation.

Content Processing

Scannable post types and excluded post/page IDs.

Broken Link Checker

External and internal link timeout seconds.

LLM Mode — JSON-LD

Skip duplicate FAQPage · Site-wide supplementary Article mode.

Automation

Opportunities Scan Frequency — Daily, Twice Daily, or Weekly.

Mockup 1: General Settings card stack — the real “control panel” for site-wide behavior.

Automation: Opportunities Scan Frequency

The Automation section controls how often the plugin runs its automated linking opportunities scan. Choose Daily, Twice Daily, or Weekly, then save.

Settings › Automation

Automation

Scheduled task frequency

Opportunities Scan FrequencyDaily ▾

Options: Daily · Twice Daily · Weekly

Mockup 2: Opportunities Scan Frequency dropdown inside the Automation card.

Optional: GSC publish and update pings

For Google indexing notifications, open Tools → Google Search Console. Toggle Notify on Publish and Notify on Update to ping Google when new content goes live or existing content changes.

Tools › Google Search Console
SEO Rank Genius › Tools › Google Search Console
Notify on Publish
Ping Google when new content is publishedON
Notify on Update
Ping Google when content is updatedON

Mockup 3: GSC tab toggles for publish/update indexing pings (optional related settings).

Save Settings

After changing any General Settings field, scroll to the bottom and click Save Settings. Scan frequency changes reschedule the background cron automatically.

Settings › Save
Save Settings

Applies General, Content Processing, Broken Link Checker, LLM Mode, and Automation changes together.

Mockup 4: Save Settings button at the bottom of the General tab.

Quick reference

Want email digests?Not available in-plugin today. Use your own monitoring or WordPress notification plugins if needed.
Scans run too oftenSwitch Opportunities Scan Frequency to Weekly in Automation settings.
Google not noticing updatesEnable Notify on Publish/Update under Tools → Google Search Console.
Settings did not stickClick Save Settings after edits — the form does not auto-save.
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Continue learning

Setup Wizard First StepsGet baseline settings right before tuning automation. Link Activity ReportsReview what automated linking changed after scans run. Indexing Overview HubPair GSC pings with broader indexing workflows. Troubleshooting FAQResolve common settings questions quickly.