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It sends only operational data \u2014 your site URL, plugin\/WordPress\/PHP versions, and the list of categories, tags, and post types you've configured (only when those change). It does <strong>not<\/strong> send post content, user data, or analytics.<\/p>\n\n<p>By installing this plugin and connecting it to your BlogSEO account, you agree to BlogSEO's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogseo.io\/tos\">Terms of Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the BlogSEO API (<code>https:\/\/app.blogseo.io<\/code>) to authenticate the connection and receive article content generated in your BlogSEO account, so it can be published to your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin sends the following data to BlogSEO:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>During the initial pairing: a one-time pairing token and your site URL, to establish the connection.<\/li>\n<li>On every connection check (~once every 30 minutes): your site URL, WordPress version, PHP version, and the plugin version, to confirm the connection is alive.<\/li>\n<li>When you add or remove categories, tags, or post types on your WordPress site: the updated list, so the BlogSEO dashboard knows which targets are available.<\/li>\n<li>When BlogSEO can't reach your site directly (firewalled host): a pull request asking BlogSEO for any queued articles, followed by a short confirmation (<code>wp_post_id<\/code>, <code>wp_post_link<\/code>, or error message) once each one is published locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The plugin does not send post content, user data, comments, or analytics. There is no third-party tracking.<\/p>\n\n<p>This service is provided by BlogSEO, Inc.: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogseo.io\/tos\">Terms of Service<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogseo.io\/privacy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Recommended (one-click pairing)<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>In your BlogSEO dashboard, go to <strong>Integrations \u2192 WordPress<\/strong> and choose <strong>Connect via BlogSEO Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Download the plugin zip from the dashboard, then upload it via <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong> and activate it.<\/li>\n<li>The plugin's setup screen will appear under <strong>Settings \u2192 BlogSEO<\/strong>. Click <strong>Connect to BlogSEO<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You'll be redirected to the BlogSEO dashboard once to confirm the pairing, then back to your site. The connection is now active.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20a%20blogseo%20account%3F\"><h3>Do I need a BlogSEO account?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. This plugin is the WordPress connector for the BlogSEO platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogseo.io\">Sign up at blogseo.io<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20my%20api%20key%20secure%3F\"><h3>Is my API key secure?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The key is hashed (SHA-256) before storage and verified with timing-safe comparison. The plugin never logs it, never displays it back in the admin UI, and never sends it to a third party.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20review%20articles%20before%20publishing%3F\"><h3>Can I review articles before publishing?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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To remove all stored options, choose <strong>Delete<\/strong> from the plugin row \u2014 the uninstall hook clears every <code>blogseo_*<\/code> option the plugin sets.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>","raw_excerpt":"Publish AI-generated articles from BlogSEO to your WordPress site.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/311795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311795"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/baballevincent"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=311795"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=311795"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=311795"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=311795"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=311795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}