How to Use Coretex SEO

Coretex SEO helps you automate SEO improvements while keeping full control over every change. The plugin scans your website, identifies opportunities, generates AI-powered recommendations, and places them in an approval queue for review.

Getting Started

1. Install and Activate

  1. Upload and activate the Coretex SEO plugin.

  2. Open Coretex SEO → Overview from your WordPress dashboard.

  3. Complete the onboarding steps.

2. Connect an AI Provider

  1. Go to Settings → AI Engine.

  2. Select your preferred AI provider.

  3. Enter your API key.

  4. Save your settings.

Supported providers include OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Groq, Perplexity, Mistral, Cohere, Together AI, DeepSeek, and Ollama.

3. Run Your First Site Scan

  1. Navigate to Optimize → Site Scans.

  2. Click Run Scan.

  3. Coretex SEO will analyze your content, metadata, internal links, headings, schema, FAQs, images, and AI search visibility.

4. Review Recommendations

After a scan completes, recommendations appear in the approval queue.

Each recommendation includes:

  • Current content

  • Suggested improvement

  • AI reasoning

  • Before-and-after preview

5. Approve Changes

Nothing is published automatically.

Review each recommendation and:

  • Approve changes you want to apply

  • Reject suggestions that don't fit your content

  • Re-scan pages after major updates

Key Features

SEO Optimization

Improve:

  • Title tags

  • Meta descriptions

  • Heading structure

  • Internal linking

  • Image alt text

  • Schema markup

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)

Optimize content for:

  • ChatGPT

  • Perplexity

  • Google AI Overviews

  • Other AI-powered search experiences

AI Visibility Tracking

Monitor how well your content is structured for AI-generated answers and identify opportunities to improve visibility.

Competitor Intelligence

Analyze competitors, identify content gaps, and discover new ranking opportunities.

Content Scoring

Receive page-level SEO and content quality scores with actionable recommendations.

Automated Reports

Generate branded reports for clients or stakeholders and schedule monthly email delivery.

Best Practices

  • Run a full site scan after publishing new content.

  • Review recommendations before approving.

  • Focus on high-priority pages first.

  • Keep your AI provider API key active and funded.

  • Re-scan your site regularly to identify new opportunities.

Human-Approved AI Workflow

Coretex SEO never changes your website automatically.

The workflow is simple:

  1. Scan content

  2. Generate recommendations

  3. Review suggestions

  4. Approve changes

  5. Publish improvements

You remain in complete control of every update.

Common Issues and Solutions

Scan Won't Start

Possible Causes

  • AI provider not configured
  • Missing API key
  • Invalid API key
  • Server timeout

Solution

  1. Go to Settings → AI Engine.
  2. Verify your API key.
  3. Confirm your AI provider account is active.
  4. Run the scan again.

AI Recommendations Are Not Appearing

Possible Causes

  • Scan still processing
  • API request failed
  • Hosting restrictions

Solution

  1. Refresh the dashboard.
  2. Check your API connection.
  3. Review WordPress error logs.
  4. Run a new scan.

API Connection Failed

Possible Causes

  • Incorrect API key
  • Insufficient account credits
  • Provider outage

Solution

  1. Verify your API key.
  2. Check your provider account balance.
  3. Test with another supported provider.

Queue Is Empty

Possible Causes

  • No scan has been run
  • All recommendations have been reviewed

Solution

  1. Start a new site scan.
  2. Wait for processing to complete.
  3. Check the Queue again.

Changes Not Applied After Approval

Possible Causes

  • WordPress permissions issue
  • Plugin conflict
  • Cache preventing updates from appearing

Solution

  1. Clear site cache.
  2. Clear server cache.
  3. Disable conflicting plugins temporarily.
  4. Re-approve the recommendation.

Dashboard Loading Slowly

Possible Causes

  • Large websites
  • Limited hosting resources
  • Ongoing scan processes

Solution

  1. Allow active scans to finish.
  2. Upgrade hosting resources if needed.
  3. Limit simultaneous scan activity.

GEO / AI Visibility Score Is Low

This is normal for websites that have not been optimized for AI search.

Improve Your Score By

  • Adding FAQ content
  • Improving heading structure
  • Implementing schema markup
  • Creating direct-answer content
  • Strengthening E-E-A-T signals
  • Expanding topical authority

White Screen or Plugin Errors

Solution

  1. Update WordPress to the latest version.
  2. Update Coretex SEO.
  3. Confirm PHP 7.4 or newer is installed.
  4. Temporarily disable other plugins to identify conflicts.

Need More Help?

If you continue experiencing issues, contact Coretex SEO support and provide:

  • WordPress version
  • Plugin version
  • PHP version
  • Error messages

This information helps our team diagnose and resolve issues faster.

Submit a problem