Phase 5 · Guide #59

SEO Check tab: score your post before you publish

The SEO Check tab runs a five-pillar analysis on the post you are editing. You get one overall score, a grade badge, and individual check rows marked pass, warn, or fail — so you know what to fix without guessing.

7 min readPost editor metaboxPre-publish checklist

Open the SEO Check tab

While editing any post or page, scroll to the SEO Rank Genius metabox in the sidebar (or below the editor on smaller screens).

Post editor → SEO Rank Genius metabox → SEO Check

The tab loads the SEO Command Center. Analysis runs automatically when you open the tab; use Re-analyze after you change title, description, keywords, or body content.

Start with the scoreGlance at the overall number and grade first, then expand the pillar sections that show warnings or failures.

Post editor · SEO Rank Genius metabox

SEO Rank Genius

KeywordsAI AuthorityPillar SystemSEO CheckSchema

SEO Command CenterRe-analyze

SEO Check is one tab inside the post editor metabox — not a separate admin screen.

Score ring and grade badge

On the right side of the Command Center you will see a circular score out of 100 and a colored grade badge (for example B+ or Good). The label under the badge summarizes overall health in plain language.

Five pillar sections sit below the ring — Content, On-Page, Technical, Links, and AI Readiness — each with its own sub-score. Click a pillar row to expand the individual checks inside it.

/100

B+

Good — minor improvements possible

📝 Content Quality85/100

🎯 On-Page SEO72/100

⚙️ Technical90/100

Overall score with grade badge and collapsible pillar sub-scores.

Pass, warn, and fail check rows

Inside each expanded pillar you will see individual checks. Each row uses a status icon: green for pass, yellow for warn, red for fail. Many rows also show a fractional score (for example 8/10).

Read the message on warn and fail rows — they tell you what is wrong and often suggest a fix. Work from the top of the list downward; re-run Re-analyze after meaningful edits.

On-Page SEO · expanded checks

✅ Focus keyword in title10/10

⚠️ Keyword in first paragraph5/10

❌ Meta description length2/10

✅ Heading structure9/10

Individual check rows with pass, warn, and fail states.

Suggested pre-publish workflow

Set keywords first

Add your focus keyword on the Keywords tab so On-Page checks can evaluate it.

Open SEO Check

Wait for the initial analysis to finish, then note the overall score and grade.

Fix fail rows first

Address red checks, then yellow ones. Use the left-column snippet editor for title and description fixes.

Re-analyze and publish

When no critical failures remain and the score reflects your intent, publish with confidence.

Troubleshooting

Score stuck on loadingSave the post draft and reload the editor. Confirm JavaScript is not blocked by another plugin.

Score dropped after a small editRe-analyze once. Short wording changes can shift keyword-density checks.

Checks seem outdatedClick Re-analyze — the tab saves meta fields first, then re-runs the server-side checker.

Builder-backed contentA builder badge may appear in the header. Some checks read stored builder content rather than the classic editor field.