SEO Bulk Admin – Comprehensive Features Documentation

Version: 1.3.0 | Author: AMP Publisher | License: GPLv3

SEO Bulk Admin is your ultimate solution for effortlessly managing WordPress posts, pages, and WooCommerce products. This powerful plugin simplifies your workflow by allowing you to bulk assign categories and tags, move posts from one category to another, bulk delete posts, and efficiently redirect pages and posts to categories or specific URLs with various redirect directives. Version 1.3.0 introduces comprehensive AI platform referral tracking and a completely rebuilt analytics system.

Core Features

AI & Search Bot Crawl Monitoring

Track search engine crawlers and AI bot visits to your site, providing insights into which pages are most frequently crawled and considered important. Enhanced in version 1.3.0 with improved analytics and cleaner reporting.

• Monitor Googlebot, Bingbot, and other search engine crawlers
• Track AI bot activity from ChatGPT, Claude, GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI services
• View detailed crawl statistics and patterns in cleaner table format
• Identify which pages are most important to search engines
• Distinguish between bot crawls (indexing) and human referrals (actual visits)
• Export crawl data for analysis

Referral Traffic Tracking

✨ New in 1.3.0

Track when real human visitors find your website through AI platforms and search assistants. This revolutionary feature helps you understand the impact of AI-powered search on your traffic.

• AI Platforms Tracked:
  • Perplexity – AI search engine referrals
  • ChatGPT – Link shares from conversations
  • Claude – External link clicks from AI assistant
  • Gemini – Google’s AI assistant referrals
  • Bing Chat – Microsoft’s AI chat referrals
  • You.com – AI search engine traffic
  • Phind – Developer-focused AI search
• Referral Reports:
  • Referral Traffic Dashboard – Overview with total visits and unique sources
  • Referral Source Details – See which URLs each AI platform sends visitors to
  • Referral URL Details – See which AI platforms send traffic to specific pages
• Data Captured: Source name, source type, parent company, visited URL, full referrer URL, timestamp, IP address
• Time Filters: View data by 7 days, 30 days, or all time
• Analytics: Track first visit, last visit, total visits per source

Why This Matters: AI search is the future of SEO. Understand which AI platforms are recommending your content, which articles resonate with AI assistants, and how to optimize for this growing traffic source.

Page View Tracking

Record visitor page views, including user IP addresses, bot activity, and referral sources, to better understand your traffic and optimize for growth. Enhanced in 1.3.0 with more filters and better data organization.

• Track views on posts, pages, categories, and WooCommerce products
• Monitor visitor IP addresses and geographic locations
• Identify referral sources and traffic patterns
• View detailed analytics with enhanced filtering options
• Streamlined interface without sidebar clutter
• Better granular data breakdown by time period
• Export view data for external analysis

Bulk Editor

Effortlessly edit categories and tags across multiple posts with powerful search and replace functionality.

• Bulk assign categories to multiple posts
• Bulk assign tags to multiple posts
• Find and replace content across all posts and pages
• Find and replace URLs across your website
• Preview changes before applying them with highlighted matches
• Reverse changes if needed with “Big Fat Rewind” feature

Bulk Operations

Bulk Deleting

Flexible deletion options for posts, pages, and products using various filter combinations.

• Delete posts by category, tag, URL, title, or content
• Delete pages with specific criteria
• Delete WooCommerce products in bulk
• Force delete (bypass trash) or soft delete options
• Preview what will be deleted before confirmation

Bulk Move

Move posts from one category to another or disassociate posts from specific categories and tags.

• Move posts between categories
• Transfer posts between tags
• Disassociate posts from specific categories
• Disassociate posts from specific tags
• Append or replace existing categories/tags

Pro Features

Note: The following features are available in SEO Bulk Admin Pro

📅 Content Calendar

✨ New in Pro 1.0.0

Visual content planning system that helps you organize and schedule content updates across a monthly calendar. Perfect for managing content refresh projects, SEO optimization sprints, and editorial workflows.

• Flag Posts for Work: Mark posts as Update, Optimize, or Review
• Visual Monthly Calendar: See all flagged posts on a color-coded calendar
• Drag & Drop Scheduling: Schedule when you’ll work on each post by dragging cards to dates
• Color-Coded Cards:
  • Blue cards = Update posts (content needs refreshing)
  • Orange cards = Optimize posts (SEO improvements needed)
  • Green cards = Review posts (editorial review required)
• Filter by Flag Type: Show only Update posts, Optimize posts, Review posts, or all at once
• Month Navigation: Jump to current month, navigate previous/next months
• Mobile-Friendly: Date picker for touch devices, drag-and-drop for desktop
• Progress Tracking: Remove flags as you complete work and watch your calendar clear
• Edit Mode Integration: Flag posts directly from the main SEO Bulk Admin interface

Use Case: You have 80 blog posts from 2021 that need updating. Flag all 80 as “Update,” then drag them across 8 weeks on the calendar (10 posts per week). Schedule 2-3 posts for Monday and Wednesday each week. As you finish each post, remove the flag. In 2 months, all 80 posts are refreshed without feeling overwhelmed!

Tag Optimization

Optimize your SEO and social tags across posts via the SEO Bulk Admin panel. View by keyword, popularity, or publish date to easily see how many posts you have on a topic.

• Manage title tags across multiple posts
• Optimize meta descriptions in bulk
• Update Open Graph tags for social media (Facebook, LinkedIn)
• Manage Twitter Card tags for optimal Twitter sharing
• Optimize slug structure
• Preview changes before publishing
• Character count validation (ensure titles fit in search results)

Redirect Manager

Create and manage redirects without requiring Apache or Nginx knowledge. If your WordPress site supports permalinks, you can use this feature to redirect any URL.

• Multiple Redirect Types: Create 301 (permanent), 302 (temporary), 307 (temporary), or 308 (permanent) redirects
• Bulk Operations: Create multiple redirects at once
• Flexible Targets: Redirect to specific URLs or categories
• Import/Export: Import redirects from CSV files
• Performance Tracking: Track redirect hit counts
• Safety Features: Detect and prevent redirect chains and loops
• Easy Management: Edit, delete, or update redirects anytime

Admin Interface Features

Dashboard Tabs

• Home Tab: Overview with redesigned reports, cleaner layout, and quick links
• AI/Bots Tab: Crawler and bot activity monitoring with cleaner table view
• Views Tab: Detailed page view analytics with enhanced filtering and no sidebar
• Referral Traffic Tab: Track human visitors from AI platforms (new in 1.3.0)
• Blacklist Tab: Manage IP and location blacklists with CSV export
• Find/Replace Tab: Search and replace content across site with highlighting
• Site Manager Tab: Bulk operations on posts and pages (formerly Batch Processing)
• Settings Tab: Configure view tracking and other options
• Feedback Tab: Send feedback and report issues directly to developers
• Calendar Tab (Pro): Visual content planning and scheduling

Advanced Filtering

• Filter by post type (posts, pages, products)
• Filter by category or tag
• Filter by date range
• Filter by view count
• Filter referral traffic by AI platform
• Filter by time period (7 days, 30 days, all time)
• Search by title, content, or URL
• Sort by various criteria

Security & Performance Features

IP Blocking & Blacklisting

Protect your site from malicious traffic and unwanted visitors.

• Discover bad actor IP addresses by location
• Export blacklisted IPs to CSV for backup or analysis
• Manage block lists with detailed reporting
• Block by IP, City, Region, or Country
• Remove blacklist entries with single click

View Tracking Controls

• Disable view tracking if needed
• Set hit delay to prevent page refresh spam
• Filter out admin and logged-in user visits
• Exclude specific referrers and domains
• Automatic detection of bot vs. human traffic

WooCommerce Integration

Full support for WooCommerce products and product categories.

• Track views on product pages
• Track AI referrals to product pages
• Bulk assign product categories
• Bulk delete products
• Manage product tags in bulk
• Redirect product URLs (Pro)

Data Export & Reporting

• Export blacklisted IPs to CSV
• Generate detailed analytics reports
• View data by customizable time periods
• Track first visit and last visit timestamps
• Referral traffic reports with full referrer URLs

Understanding the Difference: Bot Crawls vs. Referral Traffic

Version 1.3.0 introduces an important distinction between two types of AI activity:

Bot Crawls (AI/Bots Tab)

When AI systems and search engines scan your site to learn about your content. Think of it as robots taking notes about your website.

• Examples: ClaudeBot, GPTBot, GoogleBot indexing your pages
• Purpose: Learning what content exists on your site
• Frequency: Regular automated visits

Referral Traffic (Referral Traffic Tab)

When real human visitors click through from AI platforms to read your content. Think of it as someone reading a recommendation and visiting your site.

• Examples: Person searches on Perplexity and clicks your link; ChatGPT recommends your article and user visits
• Purpose: Real humans consuming your content
• Value: Actual traffic and potential conversions

Why Track Both? Bot crawls tell you what AI systems know about your site. Referral traffic tells you when they’re actually recommending your content to real people. Both metrics are essential for understanding and improving your AI visibility.

Compatibility & Requirements

• WordPress: 6.2 or higher
• PHP: 7.0 or higher
• Tested up to: WordPress 6.9
• Compatible with Yoast SEO and Rank Math
• Works with most WordPress themes
• Requires permalinks enabled for redirect features (Pro)
• Full WooCommerce integration when plugin is active

Installation & Setup

1. In your admin panel, go to Plugins and click the ‘Add New’ button
2. Click Upload Plugin then Browse for the .zip file on your computer
3. Click Install Now
4. Click on the ‘Activate’ button
5. Navigate to the SEO Bulk Admin menu in your WordPress admin
6. Configure your settings in the Settings tab
7. The plugin will automatically create necessary database tables for tracking

Support & Resources

Plugin Link: https://ampwptools.com/seo-bulk-admin/

Pro Upgrade: Upgrade to PRO to unlock Content Calendar, redirects, tag optimization, and advanced features.

Terms/Privacy: Terms of use and privacy policy for our software and upgrades.

Feedback: Use the Feedback tab in the plugin to send direct feedback, report issues, or make requests.

Recent Updates

Version 1.3.0 (2026-01-26)

• Revision: Complete rebuild for tracking hits/views allowing for better analysis of AI/Bot traffic, as well as future compatibility with new technologies as they roll out
• New Feature: Referral Traffic tracking from AI platforms (Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Bing Chat, You.com, Phind)
• Revision: Redacted optional settings for view tracking
• Revision: Home tab got a complete facelift with new reports and a cleaner, simpler layout
• Revision: AI/Bots tab also got a complete overhaul to list bot view data in a cleaner table view
• Updated: Views tab gained more filters, better granular data, and lost the sidebar
• Revision: Changed the Batch Processing tab to Site Manager

Version 1.2.3 (2025-11-05)

• Fix – Adjusted how we gather the current admin page URL, it was affecting fringe cases where 2 word search phrases were being changed after navigating pagination
• Fix – Sorting by views was returning results in the opposite direction

Version 1.2.2 (2025-11-05)

• Revision – Renamed Block List to Blacklist to indicate that it is not blocking anything
• Revision – Added CSV export for blacklisted IP addresses
• Fix – Implemented javascript to detect and hide empty charts and sidebar
• Minor fix in how it reports last view date in aria labels

Version 1.2.1 (2025-08-19)

• New Feature – AI/Bots tab with charts and details on activity from AI bots and crawlers
• New Feature – Views Tab with charts and details on page, post, etc. views across your website
• New Feature – Block List tab with reports by IP and location that allow you to ignore views from any source
• New Feature – Feedback tab allowing you to give direct feedback, report issues, or make requests