Show HN: FreshRank – AI Content Auditor for WordPress (Free, Open Source) (github.com)

FreshRank Lite is a free, open‑source WordPress plugin from Themeisle that uses AI to audit and optimize posts for both traditional search engines and AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity). It runs analyses (claimed to use a “GPT‑5 Flagship” model) across five impact areas—Factual Updates, User Experience, Growth Opportunities, Search Optimization, and AI Visibility—then ranks issues by priority (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW). The plugin offers an approval workflow, in‑browser demo at freshrank.ai, and keeps your content on your server (but you must supply an OpenAI API key and analysis data is sent to OpenAI). Significance: FreshRank bridges SEO and LLM visibility—helping publishers not only meet search engine technical and content requirements (meta tags, internal linking, alt text) but also optimize structure and context so generative models can find, cite, and surface your content. For the AI/ML community it highlights practical productization of LLMs for content ops and the growing need to evaluate content for both retrieval/SEO and LLM consumption. Technical/operational notes: requires WordPress 5.0+, PHP 7.4+, and an OpenAI key. The free Lite build provides full analysis but lacks Pro features like multi‑model selection, OpenRouter (450+ models), separate analysis/writing models, web search for fact‑checking, Search Console prioritization, bulk actions, and performance tracking—so factual validation and automated fixes are limited unless you upgrade.