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This is entirely optional; every feature above works without connecting.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin can optionally connect to the SecretRanker platform (https:\/\/secretranker.com), a managed AI-SEO service. This connection only happens if you choose to connect by entering a connection key on the plugin's settings page.<\/p>\n\n<p>When you connect, the plugin sends your site URL, site name, and a randomly generated access token to https:\/\/secretranker.com\/api\/plugin\/register so the site can be linked to your SecretRanker account. After connecting, SecretRanker may read this site's AI-SEO status (feature toggles, page\/post counts, and AI-crawler visit counts) and, at your request from the dashboard, run actions such as rebuilding the llms.txt or changing the feature toggles. 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