Local SEO By Ankit Rawat

Descripción

Local SEO By Ankit Rawat adds JSON-LD structured data for a single business location. You enter name, address, phone, geo coordinates, logo, images, social profile URLs, and price range. When schema is enabled, those values are printed in the site head as application/ld+json.

For more information, visit the official Local SEO By Ankit Rawat website.

This plugin does not connect to Google Business Profile, import reviews, manage opening hours, or change canonical URLs or robots directives.

What it does

• Settings screen (capability: manage_options) for one business profile.
• Optional sitewide LocalBusiness-family JSON-LD for: LocalBusiness, Restaurant, Hotel, ProfessionalService, Store.
• Optional WooCommerce Product JSON-LD on product pages (any business type, when WooCommerce is active and the setting is on).
• When the type is Store and product schema is enabled, up to five published products are listed in a Schema.org OfferCatalog (hasOfferCatalog with ListItem entries) on the front page, the posts index (home), and the WooCommerce shop. The catalog is not added on every URL.

Developers can change catalog placement with the local_seo_by_ankit_rawat_embed_store_catalog filter. Version 3.3 attached an invalid product property on essentially every URL; 4.0.0 does not restore that structure.

What it does not do

• Google Business Profile / Google My Business API synchronization.
• Review collection, aggregation, or review schema from manually entered ratings.
• Opening hours, menus, reservations, or hotel amenity schema.
• Multiple locations.
• Frontend widgets, shortcodes, or extra CSS/JS on the public site.

Developer filters

See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for hook names. You can disable output if another SEO plugin already emits equivalent JSON-LD. Catalog placement is controlled with local_seo_by_ankit_rawat_embed_store_catalog (default: front page, home, and shop).

Upgrade From 3.3

1. Back up the database.
2. Install 4.0.0 over 3.3 (same plugin folder).
3. Activate or open wp-admin so migration can run.
4. Confirm settings on the Local SEO screen.
5. Do not expect Google Business Profile sync; it was never implemented.

Troubleshooting

• Schema missing: confirm “Enable schema” is checked and you are viewing the public site, not wp-admin.
• Product schema missing: WooCommerce must be active, product schema enabled, and you must be on a product page. The setting is shown whenever WooCommerce is active, for any business type.
• Store catalog missing: business type must be Store, product schema enabled, published products must exist, and you must be on the front page, home, or shop (unless a filter changes placement).
• Stale 3.3 schema: the old local_seo_json_ld_schema transient is deleted during migration.

External Services

This plugin includes an optional «support the developer» link on its admin settings page. When clicked, it opens an external payment page hosted by Razorpay.

• The link (https://razorpay.me/@hridyaa) appears only on the plugin’s own settings page, not on the public site.
• No external scripts are loaded. The link is a standard HTML anchor; no JavaScript from Razorpay runs on your site.
• Payment processing is handled entirely by Razorpay. The plugin does not process, store, or transmit payment information.
• Supporting development is completely voluntary and does not affect plugin functionality.
• Razorpay’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy apply to any payment made through the link.