About this plugin
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
- Install and activate the plugin
- Enter a URL and click “Index Now”
- 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. 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. txt on your own domain for ownership verification — it is not a secret credential.