Smart Meta Desc

Description

Smart Meta Desc helps you improve your site’s SEO by identifying posts that are missing a meta description. Using the power of AI through Groq, you can generate high-quality, relevant meta descriptions in seconds.

The plugin is now 100% free and open-source, with no “Premium” versions or license management.

Features

  • Identify Gaps: Quickly see which published posts lack a meta description directly in your posts list.
  • AI-Powered Generation: Use Groq API to generate professional meta descriptions based on your post content.
  • Bulk Edit Ready: Save time by editing and saving descriptions without leaving the posts list.
  • Yoast SEO Compatible: Automatically detects if Yoast SEO is active and saves the metadata in the correct fields.
  • Lightweight: Completely refactored, no external bloat or license management required.
  • Frontend Display: Automatically outputs the meta description in your site’s header if no other SEO plugin is active.

Configuration

  1. API Key: Obtain a free API Key from Groq Console.
  2. AI Model: Select your preferred model (e.g., Llama 3) from the settings page.

External services

Groq API

This plugin connects to the Groq API (groq.com) to provide AI-generated meta descriptions.

  • Data sent: The plugin sends the text content of your posts to Groq’s servers only when you click the “Generate” button.
  • Endpoints: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions and https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/models.
  • Privacy: Please review Groq’s Privacy Policy for more information.

Screenshots

  • Meta description generation in the posts list.
  • Plugin settings page with API configuration.

Installation

  1. Upload the smartmetadesc folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to Settings > Smart Meta Desc to enter your Groq API Key.

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Contributors & Developers

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Changelog

2.0.1

  • Fixed sanitization and escaping issues (Security hardening).
  • Removed discouraged load_plugin_textdomain() call.
  • Improved REST API and AJAX nonce verification.

2.0.0

  • Major Release: Complete code refactor.
  • Removed Freemius SDK and all license-related code.
  • The plugin is now 100% free and open source.
  • Improved security (sanitization and escaping).
  • Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.9.
  • Added automatic frontend meta output.

1.8.2

  • Adding Smart Meta Desc form to posts list.
  • Removed “Tools” submenu and tools page.