=== Helio SEO ===
Contributors: helioseo
Tags: seo, blog, content, ai, automation
Requires at least: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.7
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Publish the SEO articles Helio SEO writes for you straight to WordPress as native posts, matched to your brand, with the share card as the featured image.

== Description ==

Helio SEO plans, writes and publishes SEO articles for your website. This plugin is the WordPress connector: paste one connection key from your Helio SEO dashboard and every article you approve arrives here automatically as a native WordPress post.

* **One key, no fiddling.** No application passwords, no REST configuration. Paste your connection key and press Save.
* **Native posts.** Articles become normal WordPress posts on your own theme, so they inherit your design and work with your existing SEO plugin (Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO).
* **Share card as featured image.** The branded card Helio SEO generates for each article is set as the post's featured image.
* **Your choice of publish or draft.** Go live immediately, or land as drafts for you to review first.
* **Instant indexing.** When a post is published, its URL is submitted to IndexNow so Bing, Yandex and other engines crawl it in hours, not weeks.
* **Never duplicates.** Each article is tracked, so syncing again only ever adds what is new.

= External services =

This plugin connects to the Helio SEO service at https://helioseo.io to fetch the articles written for your account. When it syncs, it sends your connection key to `https://helioseo.io/plugin/<key>/articles.json` and receives your published articles (title, content, description, publish date and share-card image URL), and it tells Helio SEO your site address (so it can publish approved articles immediately). No visitor or personal data is sent. A Helio SEO account is required. Terms: https://helioseo.io/terms — Privacy: https://helioseo.io/privacy

When a post is published, the plugin also submits that post's URL to IndexNow (https://api.indexnow.org) so participating search engines discover it quickly. It serves a small key-verification file at `/helio-seo-indexnow.txt`. IndexNow: https://www.indexnow.org/

== Installation ==

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. In your Helio SEO dashboard, open Settings and copy your WordPress connection key.
3. In WordPress go to Settings > Helio SEO, paste the key, choose Published or Draft, and Save.
4. Press "Sync now". Your approved articles appear as posts. After that they arrive automatically.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Do I need a Helio SEO account? =
Yes. The plugin publishes the articles written for your Helio SEO account. See https://helioseo.io.

= Will it match my site's design? =
Yes. Articles are native WordPress posts, so they use your theme's layout, fonts and colours.

= Does it work with Yoast / Rank Math? =
Yes. Because each article is a normal post, your SEO plugin treats it like any other post.

= How often does it sync? =
Hourly by default, and immediately when you press "Sync now". Helio SEO can also notify your site to publish a newly approved article straight away.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release: connect with one key, native posts, share card as featured image, publish or draft, hourly and on-demand sync.
