Update SureRank Post SEO is a WordPress ability from SureRank — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Update SureRank Post SEO
DestructiveUpdate a specific post's SureRank SEO metadata, such as title, description, or social fields.
Requires the SureRank plugin on WordPress 6.9+ for the Abilities API. Abilities are only registered when SureRank's admin 'enable_mcp' setting is turned on, and every ability requires the current user to have the 'manage_options' capability.
What it does
This ability writes to a single post's SureRank SEO meta. It confirms the post exists, filters the supplied metaData down to keys present in SureRank's known post-level defaults, sanitizes each value the same way the REST endpoint does, and saves it. This lets an AI assistant apply SEO fixes — like rewriting a meta description flagged by get-post-seo-checks — directly to a post. SureRank flags it as a destructive action since it overwrites existing metadata, so confirm changes with the user first.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Update post 42's SureRank meta description to 'A complete guide to houseplant care for beginners.'"
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_id | integer | Yes | The target post ID. |
| metaData | object | Yes | Key-value pairs of SureRank post SEO metadata to update. |
Returns
An object with success (boolean), message (string), and post_id (integer).
Permission
Requires the 'manage_options' capability; the ability is only registered when SureRank's admin 'enable_mcp' setting is turned on.
More SureRank abilities
Get SureRank Global Settings
Retrieve SureRank's global SEO settings, in full or filtered to specific keys.
Get SureRank Post SEO
Read a specific post's SureRank SEO metadata alongside the global defaults it falls back to.
Get SureRank Post SEO Checks
Run SureRank's SEO checks for one or more posts and return the pass/fail results.
Get SureRank Robots.txt
Read the custom robots.txt content currently managed by SureRank.
Get SureRank Sitemap Settings
Read SureRank's XML sitemap settings, including which post types and taxonomies are excluded.
Get SureRank Term SEO
Read a taxonomy term's SureRank SEO metadata alongside the global defaults it falls back to.