Question 1

Do I need an account?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You create an account with your email or Google, then choose a plan to unlock the tools. Your plan and your monthly audit usage are saved to your account, so you can sign in from any device and pick up exactly where you left off.

Question 2

Which store platforms are supported?

Accepted Answer

All of them. Rankodin works with any website - it automatically detects Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace and BigCommerce, and works equally well on custom-built stores.

Question 3

How long does a scan take?

Accepted Answer

The main SEO audit finishes in about 30 seconds. The per-page scan (which checks every category and product page individually) runs in parallel and takes 1–3 minutes depending on the size of your store.

Question 4

Why did my scan fail?

Accepted Answer

A small number of stores use strict firewalls or bot-protection services (like Cloudflare in challenge mode) that block automated requests. If this happens, try again - transient failures are common. If it keeps failing, the site may be blocking all external scanners.

Question 5

What does the SEO Audit check?

Accepted Answer

Over 50 checks across every major SEO category: page titles, meta descriptions, H1 headings, canonical tags, image alt text and filenames, structured data (Product schema, Organization, BreadcrumbList), mobile usability, Core Web Vitals, internal linking, duplicate content, thin content, Open Graph tags, robots.txt and more. After the main audit it also scans every category and product page individually.

Question 6

How accurate is the SEO score?

Accepted Answer

The score is a practical summary based on the number and severity of issues found. It is a clear way to prioritise your work - not an official Google metric. No tool has access to Google's internal ranking signals, and anyone claiming otherwise is misleading you.

Question 7

What are the 8 Marketing Check channels?

Accepted Answer

The Marketing Check analyses your store across: SEO, Local (Google Maps / local visibility), Content (blog, product descriptions), Social (Open Graph, sharing), Advertising (tracking pixels, consent), AI Visibility (whether bots like ChatGPT and Perplexity can read your store), Traffic (analytics setup), and PR & Links (backlink signals). Each channel gets a score and a list of specific fixes.

Question 8

How does the rival comparison work?

Accepted Answer

Enter your store URL and a competitor's URL. Rankodin runs a full SEO audit on both in parallel and produces a side-by-side breakdown - showing where you win, where they outrank you, and the exact issues to fix to close the gap.

Question 9

What does Fix a Page do?

Accepted Answer

Paste any page URL and Fix a Page fetches the HTML, rewrites the title, meta description and image alt texts for SEO, then applies every remaining fix automatically - canonical tag, Open Graph, lazy loading, image dimensions, robots meta, JSON-LD schema, and more. You download a ZIP with the corrected HTML file plus a CHANGES.txt explaining every edit.

Question 10

What can Content Studio generate?

Accepted Answer

Two things: first, it generates article ideas tailored to your store's niche and the keywords your customers search for. Second, it reviews content you paste in - giving you a word count, structure analysis, and specific tips to improve readability and search ranking.

Question 11

What does the Search Console integration show?

Accepted Answer

After connecting your Google account (read-only), you can enter any store URL to see the top 25 keywords driving traffic to it, your average position for each, click-through rate, impressions, and the top 15 pages by organic clicks - all pulled directly from your own Google Search Console data.

Question 12

What does the Product Importer do?

Accepted Answer

Upload a WooCommerce or Shopify CSV export and push products straight to your live store via the REST API. You choose between two modes: "Upload as-is" (products pushed exactly as exported) or "SEO Upload" (titles and descriptions are reviewed first - only those that actually need SEO improvement are changed before pushing).

Question 13

Will Rankodin change anything on my site?

Accepted Answer

Never. The audit, marketing check, and comparison tools only read your public pages - exactly the same way Google does. They never log in to your store, never write anything, and never touch your data. The Fix a Page tool gives you a corrected HTML file to apply yourself.

Question 14

Is my store data stored anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No audit results, page content, or product data is stored on our servers. Each scan runs in memory and the result is returned directly to your browser. Your Google Search Console token is stored in a short-lived httpOnly cookie in your own browser and never on our servers.

Question 15

The Product Importer asks for API keys - is that safe?

Accepted Answer

Your WooCommerce Consumer Key/Secret and Shopify Access Token are sent directly from your browser to your store's API. They pass through our server only to make the push request - we do not log, store, or retain them.

Question 16

Does Rankodin use black-hat SEO techniques?

Accepted Answer

No. Every recommendation follows Google's Webmaster Guidelines. Black-hat techniques (keyword stuffing, hidden text, link schemes) risk penalising your store or getting it removed from Google entirely. We flag these as issues - we never recommend them.

Question 17

How much does Rankodin cost?

Accepted Answer

There are two simple monthly plans. Standard is $9.99 a month and Pro is $29.99 a month. Both unlock all 7 tools and every feature. The only difference is how many full store SEO audits you can run each month: 5 audits on Standard and 20 audits on Pro.

Question 18

What is the difference between Standard and Pro?

Accepted Answer

Only the number of full store SEO audits per month. Standard gives you 5 audits a month and Pro gives you 20. Everything else is identical: AI rewrites for your titles, meta descriptions and image alt text, one click apply to Shopify and WooCommerce, and full access to all 7 tools.

Question 19

What counts as one audit?

Accepted Answer

One audit is one full store SEO scan, counted each time you press Scan now on a store. Scanning the same store again later counts as another audit. The other 6 tools (Marketing Check, Compare Rivals, Fix a Page, Content Studio, Search Console and Product Import) do not use up your audit allowance, so you can use them as much as you like on any active plan.

Question 20

What happens when I run out of audits?

Accepted Answer

Before every scan you can see how many audits you have left for the period. When you reach your monthly limit you can either upgrade to Pro for more audits, or wait until your allowance resets at the start of your next billing period. Your access to the other 6 tools is never interrupted.

Question 21

Can I change or cancel my plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. If you cancel you keep access until the end of the period you have already paid for. Billing is monthly and handled securely by Polar, our payment provider, so we never see or store your card details.

Question 22

Why is this cheaper than Ahrefs or Semrush?

Accepted Answer

Ahrefs and Semrush are keyword research and backlink platforms aimed at SEO agencies. Rankodin is built specifically for store owners who need actionable on-site fixes, not an agency dashboard full of data you will never use. The scope is narrower and the price reflects that.

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