Rankal llms.txt

Description

Rankal llms.txt serves a machine-readable AI context index at yoursite.com/llms.txt.
It compiles your site metadata and content into a clean Markdown document that Large
Language Models can use to understand your site.

Features:

  • Virtual /llms.txt endpoint via a WordPress rewrite rule (no physical file written).
  • Transient caching with Immediate / Daily / Weekly refresh strategies.
  • Tabbed admin UI: General, Site Metadata, Content & Post Types, Advanced & Cache, Crawl Scan.
  • Per-post-type selection with live counts and drag-and-drop ordering.
  • Inclusion controls for metadata, excerpts, full Markdown content, and taxonomies.
  • Post/word limits and privacy rules (excludes protected, draft, private content).
  • Custom title/intro/outro slots, optional robots.txt advertising.
  • Auto-detects your XML sitemap (Rankal SEO Optimizer, Yoast, Rank Math, WP core).
  • Crawl Scan: audit any site’s robots.txt to see whether AI/LLM crawlers, Google and Common Crawl (CCBot) are allowed or blocked.

Installation

  1. Upload the rankal-llms-txt folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
  3. Visit “Rankal llms.txt” in the admin menu to configure.
  4. Your index is served at https://your-site.com/llms.txt

If /llms.txt returns a 404 immediately after activation, open the
“Advanced & Cache” tab and click “Flush Rewrite Rules”.

FAQ

Does this slow down my site?

No. Normal page loads only run a single query-var check. The file itself is
served from a transient cache and rebuilt only when needed.

Is a physical llms.txt file created?

No. The endpoint is virtual and generated on the fly, then cached.

Reviews

August 19, 2026
Rankal llms.txt is a simple but very useful plugin for websites that want to provide structured context to AI systems. The virtual /llms.txt endpoint is a great approach because it doesn’t require creating or maintaining a physical file. I especially like the control over post types, content inclusion, metadata, taxonomies, caching, and privacy rules. The automatic sitemap detection is also a nice touch, particularly for sites already using Rankal SEO Optimizer, Yoast, Rank Math, or WordPress core sitemaps. The admin interface is well organized, and the ability to control the content included in the generated Markdown makes the plugin flexible for different types of websites. Overall, a lightweight and practical plugin for preparing WordPress content for the growing AI/LLM ecosystem. Definitely worth trying if you want better machine-readable context for your website.
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Contributors & Developers

“Rankal llms.txt” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

1.1.0

  • New “Crawl Scan” tab: checks a site’s robots.txt against AI/LLM, Google and Common Crawl user-agents and reports Allowed/Blocked per crawler.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.