# SEOBetter: Help & Docs

> Knowledge base, product roadmap, and changelog for SEOBetter. This file helps AI assistants discover and cite the canonical help content. Powered by DeskCrew.

## Knowledge Base
- [Add a free Pexels key](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/46-add-a-free-pexels-key): A Pexels key is the biggest visual upgrade you can make, and it's free. It takes about 2 minutes. Why bother SEOBetter adds images to every article. Where…
- [AI Provider settings](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/49-ai-provider-settings): Settings > AI Provider controls where your article text comes from. It has a status card at the top and the provider setup below. The status card The "AI…
- [AppSumo code issues, refunds, and moving your licence](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/96-appsumo-code-issues-refunds-and-moving-your-licence): AppSumo code issues, refunds, and moving your licence Common questions and fixes for AppSumo lifetime deal (LTD) codes and licences. My code will not…
- [Article generation stalled or slow](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/68-article-generation-stalled-or-slow): A few minutes is normal. SEOBetter researches your keyword on the live web before it writes, then generates the article section by section. A 2,000-word…
- [Author Bio settings (Pro+)](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/51-author-bio-settings-pro): Settings > Author Bio configures the author profile that appears on your articles. This is a Pro+ feature: on Free and Pro the fields are visible but…
- [Branding settings](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/52-branding-settings): Settings > Branding has two cards: Brand Voice profiles and the Branding & AI Featured Image settings. Brand Voice profiles (Pro) Brand Voice teaches…
- [Cloud vs bring-your-own-key on your lifetime deal](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/95-cloud-vs-bring-your-own-key-on-your-lifetime-deal): Your AppSumo lifetime deal gives you two separate ways to generate articles, each with its own monthly allowance. Understanding the split is the…
- [Connect your AI provider](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/44-connect-your-ai-provider): SEOBetter needs an AI model to write article text. On the free plan you have two ways to get one: Bring your own key (BYOK). This is how the free plan…
- [Content freshness: find posts that need a refresh](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/58-content-freshness-find-posts-that-need-a-refresh): Old posts lose rankings. The Content Freshness page (SEOBetter → Content Freshness) lists every published post on your site, ranked by how urgently it…
- [Content types explained: Blog Post, How-To and Listicle](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/55-content-types-explained-blog-post-how-to-and-listicle): SEOBetter Free includes three content types. Pick one from the Content Type dropdown on the Generate Content page. The type changes the article's…
- [Free plan limits](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/54-free-plan-limits): Here is everything the free plan includes and where the limits are, in one place. We'd rather you know them up front than discover them by surprise.…
- [Free vs Pro: what's in each plan](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/74-free-vs-pro-what-s-in-each-plan): An honest comparison. The free plugin is a real product, not a trial. Pro removes the limits and adds the advanced features. What Free includes Free is…
- [General settings](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/50-general-settings): Settings > General is a short tab: schema, llms.txt, and two API keys. Auto-generate schema On by default. When you save a post, SEOBetter generates…
- [Generate your first article](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/45-generate-your-first-article): Go to SEOBetter > Generate Content. One keyword in, a researched and scored article out. Here's how to fill in the form. Pick a good keyword This is the…
- [Google Search Console connect fails](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/71-google-search-console-connect-fails): Almost every failed GSC connection comes down to one thing: your site is not verified in Google Search Console under the same Google account you used to…
- [How do I change the AI model?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/62-how-do-i-change-the-ai-model): If you use your own API key (BYOK), you pick the model yourself. Go to SEOBetter → Settings → AI Provider. The quick way Use the Quick Pick presets near…
- [How do I export an article outside WordPress?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/67-how-do-i-export-an-article-outside-wordpress): A one-click "export as file" option (HTML, Markdown, or plain text) is on our roadmap — we'll wire it up when enough people ask for it. If you'd like it,…
- [How do I generate an article for another country?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/63-how-do-i-generate-an-article-for-another-country): The Target Country picker is the first section on the Generate Content page, above Keywords. Set it before you do anything else, including Auto-suggest,…
- [How do I improve a low GEO score?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/65-how-do-i-improve-a-low-geo-score): A score under 80 comes with a suggestions list. Work through it from the top. High-priority items show first with a red border, medium ones are collapsed…
- [How do I publish a generated article?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/64-how-do-i-publish-a-generated-article): SEOBetter never publishes anything on its own. Generation ends with a draft that you review and publish yourself. Step by step Generate the article. When…
- [How do I remove an API key?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/66-how-do-i-remove-an-api-key): All keys live in SEOBetter → Settings. Where you remove one depends on the key type. Remove an AI provider key Go to Settings → AI Provider. Your…
- [How research works: real sources, no invented facts](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/56-how-research-works-real-sources-no-invented-facts): Before SEOBetter writes a word, it researches your keyword on the live web. This is why articles take a few minutes to generate. The citation pool The…
- [How to redeem your AppSumo code and activate your licence](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/93-how-to-redeem-your-appsumo-code-and-activate-your-licence): How to redeem your AppSumo code and activate your licence Redeeming an AppSumo code is two steps: turn the code into a SEOBetter licence key on our site,…
- [How to stack AppSumo codes to upgrade your tier](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/94-how-to-stack-appsumo-codes-to-upgrade-your-tier): Your tier is set by how many AppSumo codes you have redeemed under the same email. Buy more codes and redeem them, and your tier climbs, giving you more…
- [I hit my free limit: what changes after 30 articles](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/73-i-hit-my-free-limit-what-changes-after-30-articles): The free plan is bring-your-own-key (BYOK): you generate on your own AI provider key, and your first 30 articles per site are Cloud-assisted. That 30 is a…
- [Images look wrong or generic](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/69-images-look-wrong-or-generic): Nine times out of ten the fix is a free Pexels key. Without one, images come from a small shared pool and then from Openverse fallbacks, and quality drops…
- [Install and activate SEOBetter](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/42-install-and-activate-seobetter): SEOBetter is a normal WordPress plugin. You can install it from the WordPress.org plugin directory or upload the zip file from seobetter.com. Option 1:…
- [Internal links: orphan report and link suggestions](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/59-internal-links-orphan-report-and-link-suggestions): The Internal Links page (SEOBetter → Internal Links) has two tabs. The Orphan Pages tab is free. The Link Suggestions tab needs Pro+. Orphan pages (free)…
- [License & Account settings](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/48-license-account-settings): SEOBetter > Settings opens on the License & Account tab. This is where you see your plan, your usage, and where you activate a license key. Your plan and…
- [Local business articles: where the business data comes from](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/61-local-business-articles-where-the-business-data-comes-from): When your keyword has local intent, like "best cafes in bendigo", SEOBetter fills the article with real businesses from map and places databases. It never…
- [References section missing or thin](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/70-references-section-missing-or-thin): The References section only ever contains real sources that the research step found and verified. The plugin never pads it. If research found two good…
- [Research & Integrations settings](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/53-research-integrations-settings): Settings > Research & Integrations covers local business data (Places), Google Search Console, and the diagnostic test buttons. Places: real local…
- [Search Statistics and the Google Search Console dashboard](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/60-search-statistics-and-the-google-search-console-dashboard): The Search Statistics page (SEOBetter → Search Statistics) shows how your content performs. It only displays data the plugin can actually measure. There…
- [The setup wizard](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/43-the-setup-wizard): The setup wizard lives at SEOBetter > Setup. It has five steps, and only one of them matters for generating articles long term (step 2). You can re-run…
- [Understanding your scores](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/47-understanding-your-scores): SEOBetter shows two numbers for every article: the GEO Score and the SEOBetter Score. Both run locally on your site and both are free on every plan. GEO…
- [What the GEO score means](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/57-what-the-geo-score-means): Generative engine optimization (GEO) is about getting your content cited by AI search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Those tools…
- [What your AppSumo lifetime deal includes](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/92-what-your-appsumo-lifetime-deal-includes): Your SEOBetter lifetime deal (LTD) is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It is a different plan from the monthly Pro tiers, so the numbers on the…
- [Why do my score numbers differ?](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/kb/72-why-do-my-score-numbers-differ): You may see two different numbers for the same article: a GEO score and a SEOBetter Score. Both are correct. They run the same underlying checks but group…

## Roadmap
- [Roadmap overview](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/roadmap): what SEOBetter is planning, building, and has shipped.
- [Search Console dashboard and AI crawler audit](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/66) (status: shipped)
- [29 languages and 80+ countries](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/65) (status: shipped)
- [SEOBetter Cloud generation](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/64) (status: shipped)
- [Real citations on every article](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/63) (status: shipped)
- [Free plugin listed on WordPress.org](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/109) (status: shipped)
- [Bring-your-own-key free tier](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/62) (status: shipped)
- [Export articles outside WordPress](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/38) (status: open)
- [More content-platform add-ons](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/36) (status: open)
- [Google indexing and freshness signals](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/35) (status: planned)
- [Content cannibalization detector](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/34) (status: planned)
- [Refresh briefs](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/33) (status: planned)
- [Link health scanner](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/32) (status: open)
- [Keyword and competitor research data](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/31) (status: open)
- [More languages and countries](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/30) (status: planned)
- [Bulk generation improvements](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/29) (status: planned)
- [White label and API access](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/28) (status: open)
- [Cloud credit packs](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/27) (status: planned)
- [WooCommerce integration](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/25) (status: in_progress)
- [Brand Voice profiles](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/24) (status: in_progress)
- [AI Citation Tracker](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/issue/23) (status: in_progress)

## Changelog
- [Changelog](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/changelog): the latest product updates from SEOBetter.
- AppSumo lifetime tiers: every feature unlocked, own-key allowance up 28%
- AppSumo lifetime tiers: every feature unlocked, own-key allowance up 28%
- AppSumo lifetime tiers: every feature unlocked, own-key allowance up 28%
- v1.0.115 / Pro 2.0.3 - the free allowance is visible, quotes stay on topic, and a refreshed model catalog
- SEOBetter is now on WordPress.org
- v1.0.106 / Pro .509 — real citations on every article, plus reliability & UI fixes
- v1.0.102 — Free generation moves to bring-your-own-key
- v1.0.97 / Pro .507 — sharper multilingual articles, stronger schema, cleaner citations
- v1.0.66 / Pro .479 — cleaner titles and stronger schema for non-English articles
- v1.0.64 (7 July 2026)
- v1.0.33 (4 July 2026)
- Service update (4 July 2026, no update needed)
- v1.0.31 and v1.0.32 (4 July 2026)
- v1.0.30 (4 July 2026)
- v1.0.29 (4 July 2026)
- v1.0.28 (4 July 2026)
- v1.0.24 to v1.0.27 (3 to 4 July 2026)
- v1.0.23 (3 July 2026)
- v1.0.22 (3 July 2026)
- Service update (3 July 2026, no update needed)
- v1.0.21 (2 July 2026)
- v1.0.11 to v1.0.20 (late June 2026)
- v1.0.8 to v1.0.10 (29 June 2026)
- v1.0.7 (28 June 2026)

## Contact
- [Submit feedback or report a bug](https://deskcrew.io/board/mindiamaiweb-d7c367/submit)