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Google determines Discover eligibility and distribution.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Lightweight and Clean<\/h3>\n\n<p>Discover Readiness is intentionally lightweight.<\/p>\n\n<p>It does not create custom database tables, save plugin settings, add options, or store its own post metadata. Its checks are performed dynamically using information WordPress already maintains.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you no longer need the plugin, simply deactivate and delete it. There is no plugin-generated database data to clean up afterward.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>discover-readiness<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> or install the ZIP through WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Activate <strong>Discover Readiness<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Edit any public post, page, or custom post type and look for the <strong>Discover Readiness<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>No configuration is required.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20get%20my%20content%20into%20google%20discover%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin get my content into Google Discover?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. It checks several practical technical items and enables large-image preview permission. Google determines whether content appears in Discover.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20google%20require%20max-image-preview%3Alarge%20for%20discover%20eligibility%3F\"><h3>Does Google require max-image-preview:large for Discover eligibility?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Google says indexed content that complies with Discover policies is automatically eligible. The directive permits Google to use large image previews where appropriate.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20image%20size%20does%20the%20plugin%20check%3F\"><h3>What image size does the plugin check?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The plugin flags the featured image when it is less than 1,200 pixels wide and when it contains 300,000 total pixels or fewer.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20have%20to%20save%20a%20draft%20before%20the%20featured-image%20check%20updates%3F\"><h3>Do I have to save a draft before the featured-image check updates?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No when using the WordPress block editor. Version 1.2.0 watches the editor state and refreshes the featured-image check when an image is added, replaced, or removed. It also updates the publish-status indicator live.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20modify%20my%20database%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin modify my database?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin does not create database tables, store settings, add post meta, or write its own data to the WordPress database.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20this%20conflict%20with%20my%20seo%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Will this conflict with my SEO plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The plugin uses WordPress' native <code>wp_robots<\/code> filter so the large-image-preview directive is merged into the existing robots meta output instead of deliberately printing a second robots tag.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.2.5<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the WordPress.org contributor username to <code>searchennetworks<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>No functional changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Removed the Plugin URI header because it duplicated the Author URI.<\/li>\n<li>No functional changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the plugin text domain to <code>searchen-discover-readiness<\/code> to match the WordPress.org plugin slug\/name convention.<\/li>\n<li>Resolved Plugin Check text-domain mismatch errors introduced by the SEARCHEN branding update.<\/li>\n<li>No functional changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Renamed the public plugin title to SEARCHEN Discover Readiness for consistent publisher branding and a more distinctive WordPress.org directory name.<\/li>\n<li>No functional changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the WordPress.org <code>Tested up to<\/code> declaration to WordPress 7.1 after compatibility testing.<\/li>\n<li>No functional changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added live featured-image checking in the WordPress block editor.<\/li>\n<li>Featured-image status now updates when an image is added, replaced, or removed without requiring a save or page reload.<\/li>\n<li>Added live publish-status updates in the block editor.<\/li>\n<li>Refactored readiness checks to support targeted live updates.<\/li>\n<li>No database writes or new stored settings were introduced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Changed failed image-width checks from warning styling to error styling.<\/li>\n<li>Changed failed image pixel-count checks from warning styling to error styling.<\/li>\n<li>Added clearer red\/green\/yellow status presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Added no-database-changes information to the plugin readme.<\/li>\n<li>Clarified featured-image messaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release.<\/li>\n<li>Added max-image-preview:large through the WordPress robots API.<\/li>\n<li>Added editor-side Discover readiness checks.<\/li>\n<li>Added featured-image width and total-pixel checks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A lightweight Google Discover readiness helper for WordPress publishers.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/365841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365841"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/searchennetworks"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=365841"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=365841"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=365841"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=365841"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ve.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=365841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}