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N.C. Decay Suite documentation.

Use Scanner for Search Console discovery and Fixer for AI briefs, scheduled monitoring, safe drafts, diffs, licensing, and supported refresh workflows.

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Manual

N.C. Decay Scanner user guide.

N.C. Decay Scanner is the free WordPress plugin for finding content decay, prioritizing refresh opportunities, and exporting a clean action queue. It does not require a license key and does not include AI briefs or draft generation.

Quick start

Install Scanner and run the first useful scan.

  1. Install N.C. Decay Scanner from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
  2. In WordPress, go to Plugins > Add New and search for N.C. Decay Scanner.
  3. Install, activate it, then open N.C. Decay Scanner > Setup.
  4. Connect Google Search Console and choose the matching property.
  5. Run a live scan, then open Opportunities to review the highest-priority pages.

Workflow

Use Scanner for discovery and triage.

  • Find declining URLs from Search Console data.
  • Sort opportunities by priority score, click loss, visibility changes, content type, owner, and status.
  • Add notes, assign owners, update workflow states, and export CSVs for handoff.
  • Scanner does not create AI briefs, rewrite content, or generate refresh drafts.

Upgrade path

Use Fixer when discovery turns into production.

Upgrade to N.C. Decay Fixer when the team needs AI refresh briefs, safe WordPress drafts, source-vs-draft diffs, scheduled monitoring, alerts, multi-site licensing, or premium support.

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Manual

N.C. Decay Fixer user guide.

N.C. Decay Fixer is the separate premium plugin for turning Scanner findings into AI briefs, safe drafts, scheduled monitoring, alerts, licensing, and support.

Quick start

Install N.C. Decay Fixer after Scanner identifies work worth producing.

  1. Buy Solo, Studio, or Agency from the N.C. Decay Fixer pricing page.
  2. Download the premium N.C. Decay Fixer ZIP after checkout.
  3. In WordPress, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
  4. Upload the premium ZIP, activate it, then open N.C. Decay Fixer > Settings > License.
  5. Paste the license key from the Neon.Computer Support Hub email.
  6. Confirm Search Console is connected and open Opportunities to start premium refresh work.
Best first test: load demo data after installation, then run a live scan after Search Console is connected. Demo data lets you understand the queue before waiting on Google data.

Products

Free Scanner, separate premium Fixer.

N.C. Decay Scanner is the free plugin for Search Console connection, live scans, decay scoring, the opportunity queue, workflow notes, owners, statuses, and manual CSV export. It does not require a license key and does not include AI briefs or draft generation.

N.C. Decay Fixer is the paid plugin. It is installed separately when you buy Solo, Studio, or Agency, and it adds AI refresh briefs, scheduled monitoring, email or webhook alerts, safe refresh drafts, premium support, and additional site activations depending on plan.

  1. Use N.C. Decay Scanner first if you only need scanning and prioritization.
  2. Choose Solo, Studio, or Agency from the N.C. Decay Fixer pricing page when you want premium fixing tools.
  3. Complete Stripe Checkout.
  4. The Neon.Computer Support Hub creates your license key and emails it to you.
  5. Install the premium N.C. Decay Fixer ZIP provided after purchase.
  6. In WordPress, open N.C. Decay Fixer > Settings > License.
  7. Paste the license key and click Connect License.
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Google Search Console

Connect Search Console without making your own Google app.

The recommended connection method is the Neon.Computer Google connection flow. It opens Google sign-in, asks for read-only Search Console access, then returns your available properties to WordPress so you can choose the right one.

Recommended connection

  1. Open N.C. Decay Scanner or N.C. Decay Fixer > Setup or Settings.
  2. Select One-click Google connection.
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Approve the Google account that has access to your Search Console property.
  5. Choose the exact property for the WordPress site, then save.

Property tips

  • Use the property that matches the canonical version of the site.
  • Domain properties look like `sc-domain:example.com`.
  • URL-prefix properties look like `https://example.com/`.
  • If the dropdown is empty, reconnect and confirm the Google account has Search Console access.

Advanced self-hosted OAuth

Advanced OAuth is available for teams that want to use their own Google Cloud app. Most users should avoid this path unless their organization requires self-managed OAuth credentials.

Scans

Run a scan and understand the result.

A live scan compares current Search Console performance against a previous period, then matches Search Console URLs to published WordPress content.

  1. Open N.C. Decay Scanner or N.C. Decay Fixer > Dashboard.
  2. Click Run Live Scan.
  3. Wait for the scan to finish and review the dashboard summary.
  4. Open Opportunities to inspect flagged pages.

If a scan returns zero rows

  • Search Console may not have data for the selected time window yet.
  • The property may not match the WordPress site URLs.
  • The minimum previous-click threshold may be filtering out low-volume pages.
  • Only selected post types are scanned.
  • Ignored URL rules may be excluding URLs.

Dashboard

Use the dashboard as your command center.

The dashboard tells you whether setup is complete, when data was last updated, and how much content needs attention.

Setup progressShows whether Search Console, property selection, scan rules, and first scan are ready.
Clicks at riskEstimated click loss from pages flagged by the latest scan.
High priorityPages with the strongest refresh signal based on score.
Data freshnessWhether scan results are current enough to trust.
Scan historyTrend view of flagged pages, high-priority pages, and clicks at risk.
Setup checklistNext actions for connecting, scanning, and enabling premium Fixer tools when applicable.

Opportunities

Prioritize the pages most worth refreshing.

The opportunity queue is where scan results become editorial work. Use saved views for quick triage, filters for deeper review, and workflow states to track progress.

Common saved views

  • High Priority: pages with the strongest refresh score.
  • Losing Clicks: pages with meaningful click decline.
  • Losing Impressions: pages losing visibility before clicks fall further.
  • Needs Review: pages ready for editorial decision-making.
  • Drafts Created: pages already moved into refresh draft workflow.

Queue columns

Scan StatusSEO signal from the latest scan, such as high priority, review, growing, or recovered.
WorkflowYour team's editorial state, such as New, In Review, Draft Created, Updated, Ignored, or Recovered.
SignalWhether the page is newly decaying, worsening, improving, recovered, or unchanged.
ScorePriority score based on traffic loss, ranking movement, demand, and configured thresholds.

Workflow

Move from SEO insight to editorial action.

Each opportunity can be assigned, noted, exported, ignored, or moved through workflow states. This makes Scanner useful for solo site owners and teams, with Fixer available when a page is ready for deeper refresh production.

  1. Open an opportunity from the queue.
  2. Review the score reasons and performance changes.
  3. Assign an owner if a team member should handle the refresh.
  4. Add notes with decisions, context, or client instructions.
  5. Move the workflow state as work progresses.
  6. Use N.C. Decay Fixer to create a refresh draft when you are ready to write.
Safe draft behavior: N.C. Decay Fixer creates separate refresh drafts. It does not overwrite the live post.

AI

Generate optional premium AI refresh briefs.

AI refresh briefs are part of N.C. Decay Fixer. They require an active Solo, Studio, or Agency license plus your own OpenAI API key. OpenAI may bill your OpenAI account for usage. N.C. Decay Scanner does not include AI briefs.

AI brief sections

  • Priority explanation in plain English.
  • Suggested title and intro improvements.
  • Outline additions and missing sections.
  • Freshness audit for outdated claims, dates, tools, prices, or screenshots.
  • FAQ suggestions.
  • Meta title and meta description ideas.
  • Internal link suggestions from existing site content.

How to enable AI

  1. Activate a Solo, Studio, or Agency license.
  2. Open N.C. Decay Fixer > Settings > AI Refresh Briefs.
  3. Add your OpenAI API key.
  4. Confirm the model name.
  5. Enable AI suggestions and save settings.

Settings

Settings reference.

Scan windowNumber of days in each comparison period. A 28-day window compares the latest 28 days against the prior 28 days.
Comparison modeRolling windows are easiest. Custom ranges are useful for campaigns, launches, seasonal content, or client reporting.
Minimum previous clicksFilters low-volume pages so the queue focuses on content with enough search demand to matter.
Tracked post typesChoose whether posts, pages, media, or custom post types should be included in scans.
Scheduled scansFixer feature. Runs automatic live scans through WP-Cron after Search Console is connected.
Email digestsFixer feature. Sends scan summaries to the configured recipient.
Webhook alertsFixer feature. Sends JSON alerts to Slack, Zapier, Make, or any HTTPS endpoint that accepts POST requests.
URL ignore rulesExclude URLs from future scans when they are irrelevant, obsolete, or intentionally outside the workflow.
Import/export settingsMove scan rules and preferences between sites. Secret values are excluded by default.
Debug loggingUse when troubleshooting API failures. Turn off after support no longer needs diagnostic detail.

Advanced

Advanced options for power users and agencies.

Custom date ranges

Use custom ranges when comparing a specific campaign window, seasonal period, or before/after content refresh. Current and previous ranges should be the same length and should not overlap.

Single URL scan

Use a single URL scan when a stakeholder asks about one page or when you want to verify whether Google has data for a specific post.

CSV exports

Use exports for client reporting, editorial handoff, or archiving a refresh plan. Filter the queue first if you only want a focused export.

Production constants

Developers can define sensitive values in `wp-config.php` for production environments, including Search Console property, advanced OAuth credentials, and, for Fixer, OpenAI API key and webhook URL.

Troubleshooting

Common issues and what to check first.

Search Console connects, but no properties appear.

Refresh the settings page, reconnect, and make sure the Google account has access to the Search Console property. If the property still does not load, paste the exact property and open a support request.

A scan says zero tracked URLs were scanned.

Confirm the site has published posts or pages, tracked post types are enabled, and the selected Search Console property matches the WordPress site URLs.

A scan ran, but Search Console returned no matching rows.

Google may not have data for the chosen window, URLs may not match the property, or the minimum-click threshold may be too high. Load demo data if you want to preview the workflow immediately.

AI suggestions are disabled.

AI refresh briefs require N.C. Decay Fixer, an active Solo, Studio, or Agency license, an OpenAI API key, a model name, and the AI suggestions toggle enabled. If requests fail, confirm the license is connected and the OpenAI key has API access and billing available.

Paid features remain locked after purchase.

Install N.C. Decay Fixer and connect the license key in N.C. Decay Fixer > Settings > License. If the key was lost, use license recovery from this support hub.

Billing portal will not open.

Use the same email and license key from checkout. Test-mode purchases cannot open the live Stripe billing portal.

Performance

How the Decay plugins handle Search Console data.

N.C. Decay Scanner and N.C. Decay Fixer are designed so normal dashboard views do not call Google Search Console. Google is queried when a user runs a live scan, scans a single URL, refreshes the property list, or when a Fixer scheduled scan runs.

Dashboard views use saved scan results.

After a scan completes, the plugin stores processed opportunity rows, last-scan metadata, and scan history summaries in the customer site's WordPress database. Dashboard cards, filters, saved views, workflow states, owners, notes, and exports read from that saved data.

Search Console responses are short-lived cache.

Search Analytics responses are cached briefly for duplicate requests, and property lists are cached briefly while setup is active. This reduces repeated API calls without turning the plugin into a permanent raw Search Console warehouse.

Stored history is intentionally bounded.

The plugin keeps the latest saved opportunity set and up to 10 scan history summaries. The current release is tuned for focused WordPress content audits, with scan volume intentionally capped for shared-hosting reliability.

Admins have cleanup controls.

Settings include controls to clear temporary Search Console cache and clear saved scan results/history. Uninstall removes the active Decay plugin options and scheduled hooks from the WordPress site.

Agency answer: The Decay plugins do not hit Google on every dashboard load. They run scans on demand or schedule, cache duplicate API responses briefly, then serve the working dashboard from saved scan data in WordPress.

Data and privacy

What connects to outside services.

The Decay plugins connect to outside services only when the related feature is used.

  • Google Search Console provides OAuth, property lists, and Search Analytics query data.
  • The Neon.Computer Google connection flow helps users complete sign-in without making their own Google Cloud app.
  • The Neon.Computer Support Hub handles Fixer licenses, support requests, billing links, and license recovery.
  • OpenAI is used only in N.C. Decay Fixer if a site admin adds an API key and enables AI suggestions.
  • Stripe handles checkout and billing. Neon.Computer does not store full card numbers.
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