WordPress SEO software

SEO software that's built, not assembled.
Made by developers who use it.

ClearDesk SEO audits your WordPress sites against Google's actual Quality Rater Guidelines — not vanity metrics. Find the issues that matter, fix them inline, ship faster. No plugin to install. Engineered end-to-end by the same team that supports you.

Works with Yoast, RankMath, SEOPress, AIOSEO
No plugin to install
Zero performance impact
Dashboard
"First audit flagged 47 pages I had no idea were thin. The inline editor is a cheat code." — verified trial user
EST. 2023
1,200+Sites audited since 2023
64Quality signals analyzed
4.9/5Customer rating (287 reviews)
6 hrsMedian support response
Experience · Expertise · Authoritativeness · Trust

The people actually writing the code.

The audit engine, the scoring model, and the inline editor are all built in-house by the three developers below — who've spent a combined 30+ years engineering for high-stakes industries like health, legal, and financial publishing.

@syntax_10x
Lead Engineer · Audit Engine

Writes the core audit engine and scoring pipeline. Spent 8 years as a senior backend engineer at two YMYL publishers before ClearDesk SEO. Owns the 64-signal model end-to-end — from crawler to score surface.

@cascade
Research · Scoring Model

Translates every Quality Rater Guidelines update into scoring rules we can actually ship. Previously led content-QA tooling at a medical-review site that survived the 2019 Medic update. Owns the YMYL classifier and the E-E-A-T weighting model.

@petunia
Happiness Engineer · Sales & Product Growth

Petunia is our Chief Happiness Officer. Primary duties: sleeping under the desk, making sure Syntax takes breaks, and barking exactly once whenever a case study ships. Three years on the team.

@dnd_warlord
Customer Success Manager · Sales & Product Growth

Our Customer Success Manager. Bringing 8 years of experience in customer relations, Redis makes sure your site get onboarded smoothly.

Proof, not promises

Real audits. Real sites. Real differences.

We ran 616 pages across three established CBD brands through ClearDesk's 64-signal audit. Same method we use on your site. Here's what Google sees.

Case Study · Published April 2026

We audited 616 pages across three CBD brands.

A real-world comparison of Charlotte's Web, Cornbread Hemp, and CBDfx UK — scored with the same 64-signal audit we run on every client site. See how E-E-A-T, YMYL risk, spam signals, and content quality compare across three established players in one of Google's most scrutinized industries.

Charlotte's Web
charlottesweb.com
76
Avg Quality Score
Cornbread Hemp
cornbreadhemp.com
69
Avg Quality Score
CBDfx UK
cbdfx.co.uk
52
Avg Quality Score
Key findings: 30 spam-flagged pages on CBDfx · Charlotte's Web leads E-E-A-T at 82 · Cornbread's lean 102-page site had the highest rank-ready ratio at 83%.
Read the full case study →
Content Scoring

Every signal tied to documented Google guidance.

We don't make up metrics. Every check in your report maps back to Google's published guidelines, developer docs, or observable ranking patterns from 1,200+ audits.

  • 01
    Experience signals
    First-hand use, proof of purchase, original photography — Google rewards it, we measure it.
  • 02
    Expertise & authoritativeness
    Author bios, credentials, citations, and off-site validation signals.
  • 03
    YMYL classification
    Health, finance, legal — pages held to stricter standards get flagged automatically.
  • 04
    Spam & thin-content detection
    Doorways, affiliate-thin pages, scaled content abuse — the stuff that triggers manual actions.
76
Quality score · https://yourwebsite.com
Experience
72
Expertise
85
Authority
68
Trust
81
YMYL risk
Low
Spam signals
None
What you get

Everything in one dashboard.

No plugins. No scripts. No performance hit. Just SEO power that works with the setup you already have.

Fix issues inline

Missing meta description? Fix it right there in the dashboard. Broken link? Update it instantly. No switching to WordPress admin. Click, edit, done.

— saves ~20 minutes per page

Deep site crawling

Page speed, duplicate H1s, missing meta tags, heading hierarchy, broken links, HTTP errors — across unlimited sites. Real-time, actionable, prioritized by severity.

Plugs into your SEO stack

Works seamlessly with Yoast, RankMath, SEOPress, and All in One SEO. Just connect your site — nothing else to install. Your existing config stays exactly as you set it.

Historical tracking

See exactly what you fixed and when. Track SEO improvements over time with comprehensive analytics and audit history. Show clients the progress you're making.

How it works

From sign-up to first fix in minutes.

No complex setup. No developer required. No "we'll get back to you within 48 hours." Start fixing SEO issues the same afternoon.

01

Connect

Open your dashboard, enter site credentials, and you're ready to audit. Under 2 minutes.

02

Crawl

Hit crawl. We analyze your entire site in minutes, prioritized by severity — biggest wins first.

03

Fix inline

Click any issue and edit directly. Changes sync instantly to your WordPress site.

04

Scale up

Track improvements over time and expand to more sites effortlessly. One dashboard, many sites.

Honest pricing

Pick a plan. Cancel anytime.

All plans include unlimited site crawling and issue detection. Start with a free 7-day trial.

Standard
For small sites just starting out
$129 /mo
  • 2,000/mo SEO actions
  • 10 scheduled articles/mo
  • Email support
  • Unlimited site crawling
Start free trial
Premium Plus
Large blogs & news sites
$480 /mo
  • 3,000/mo SEO actions
  • Google Content Scoring
  • 10 scheduled articles/mo
  • Dedicated support manager
Start free trial
Max
Fast-growing multi-site operators
$629 /mo
  • 3,500/mo SEO actions
  • Google Content Scoring
  • 10 scheduled articles/mo
  • Dedicated manager + quarterly calls
Start free trial

Every plan includes, no asterisks:

  • Unlimited site crawling & issue detection
  • Real-time analytics
  • Multi-site management
  • Bulk editing capabilities
  • Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO & SEOPress support
  • White-label reports
Frequently asked

Straight answers.

Don't see your question? Email support@cleardeskseo.com — a real person will write back, usually same day.

Is there really no plugin to install?
Correct. ClearDesk SEO connects to WordPress via the REST API using your existing credentials. Nothing gets installed on your site — which means zero performance impact, no plugin conflicts, and no extra attack surface. If you can log in to WordPress, you can use ClearDesk.
How is this different from Ahrefs or Semrush?
Those are competitor-research and keyword tools. ClearDesk SEO is a technical + content quality tool built specifically for WordPress site owners who want to fix what's broken on their own site. We're not trying to replace them — we play well alongside.
What does "Google Content Scoring" actually measure?
Every page on your site gets scored against criteria from Google's Search Quality Rater Guidelines — the same document Google's human raters use. We measure Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust, YMYL risk, spam signals, and 58 other quality markers. No vanity metrics.
Do you work with my existing SEO plugin?
Yes — Yoast, RankMath, SEOPress, and All in One SEO are all supported out of the box. Your existing settings stay exactly as you configured them. ClearDesk SEO reads and writes to the same meta fields your plugin uses.
Can I cancel anytime? Any fine print?
Cancel in-dashboard with one click. No fine print, no retention calls, no "sorry to see you go" email chains. If you cancel mid-month, you keep access through the end of your billing period.
Is my data safe?
We only store what we need to run audits: URLs, scores, and issue history. We never sell or share data with third parties. All connections use HTTPS, and we encrypt credentials at rest. Our privacy policy is written in plain English, not lawyer-speak.
About ClearDesk

We built this because we were tired of paying for tools that didn't actually tell us why.

ClearDesk started in 2023 as an internal tool. The three of us were WordPress engineers juggling 12 third-party SaaS products across 14 sites — and losing our minds over scoring methodologies nobody could explain.

So we built the product we wished existed: one platform, real quality scoring, inline fixing, no plugin dependencies, no vanity metrics — and every signal tied back to documented Google guidance.

Try it free for 7 days.

Fix your first SEO issues this afternoon. If it's not for you, we'll be genuinely fine — and we'll still answer your email.

Start my free trial → Or read the case study first
Questions? The dev team answers directly. — the ClearDesk team
support@cleardeskseo.com