VelocityIndex Lite

VelocityIndex Lite submits your URLs directly to the IndexNow API, which notifies Bing, Yandex, Naver, and Seznam that your page changed — so they can crawl it sooner instead of waiting for organic discovery.

Important: IndexNow confirms your URL was received. Each search engine independently decides if, when, and how it indexes your page — this plugin submits, it does not guarantee indexing or ranking.

No API keys, no account, no quota — the IndexNow verification key is generated automatically and hosted on your own domain.

Features

• IndexNow Protocol — One submission notifies Bing, Yandex, Naver & Seznam simultaneously
• Zero Configuration — IndexNow key is auto-generated and served on your domain (physical file or WordPress route, whichever your setup needs)
• Sitemap Import — Discover and queue URLs from your XML sitemap or sitemap index, with built-in safety limits
• Background Queue — Automatic processing via WP Cron with retry on temporary errors
• Submission Logs — Track every submission with status and response codes
• Modern Dashboard — Clean admin interface with real-time stats
• Free & Unlimited — No submission limits, no account required
• Privacy-respecting — Usage stats and AI tips are off by default and opt-in via Settings

How It Works

1. Install and activate the plugin
2. Enter a URL and click “Index Now”
3. Your URL is submitted to the IndexNow API — Bing, Yandex, Naver & Seznam are notified

That’s it. No account, no API keys — the plugin generates and hosts your IndexNow verification key automatically.

VelocityIndex Pro

Pro is a separate plugin with its own plans. It adds, among other things:

• Google Indexing API — only for the page types Google officially supports (job postings and livestream BroadcastEvent video pages)
• AI models for SEO content analysis
• Keyword Rank Tracker
• Google Search Console + GA4 Analytics integration
• Competitor Intelligence and Velocity Score (10-category SEO audit)
• Baidu submission and agency features (white-label, sub-accounts)

Current plans, pricing, and feature details always live on the official pricing page. Purchasing happens on velocityindex.ai — never inside this free plugin.

External Services

This plugin connects to external services. Below is a full disclosure of what is sent, when, and why. Only the IndexNow submission is part of the plugin’s core function; everything else is optional and off by default.

IndexNow API (required for the core function)

• Service: IndexNow
• URL: https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow
• When: Each time you submit a URL (directly or via the queue)
• Purpose: Notify Bing, Yandex, Naver, and Seznam that your URL changed — each engine decides whether to index it
• Data sent: URL to be indexed, your site’s hostname, your auto-generated IndexNow key, and the key-file location on your domain
• Privacy Policy / docs: indexnow.org/faq (IndexNow is an open protocol; the endpoint is operated by Microsoft)

VelocityIndex AI SEO Tip (optional, off by default)

• Service: VelocityIndex (processed by Mistral AI)
• URL: https://velocityindex.ai/wp-json/velocity/v1/lite/seo-tip
• When: Only when you enable “AI SEO tips” in Settings and a submission succeeds — never otherwise
• Purpose: Generate an SEO improvement tip for the submitted URL
• Data sent: The submitted URL and your site URL — URLs may contain personal data in their path or query string
• AI model: Mistral ministral-8b (processed on VelocityIndex servers); tips are cached locally for 24 hours
• Privacy Policy: velocityindex.ai/privacy-policy
• Mistral AI terms: mistral.ai/terms

VelocityIndex Usage Stats (optional, off by default)

• Service: VelocityIndex
• URL: https://velocityindex.ai/wp-json/velocity/v1/lite/ping
• When: After a successful URL submission — only if you explicitly opt in via the dashboard banner or Settings (non-blocking request)
• Purpose: Usage statistics for product improvement
• Data sent: Site URL, submitted URL, engine result (success/fail), plugin version, WordPress version, PHP version. URLs may contain personal data in their path or query string.
• Data NOT sent: email addresses or names
• Privacy Policy: velocityindex.ai/privacy-policy
• Terms: velocityindex.ai/terms-of-service

The IndexNow key is auto-generated locally and stored in your WordPress database. It is only shared with IndexNow as required by the protocol, and served publicly at /{key}.txt on your own domain for ownership verification — it is not a secret credential.