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title: "First-Time Setup"
description: "##### Access the Dashboard After activation, you'll see a new **PulseRank** menu item in your WordPress admin sidebar. Click on it to open the PulseRank dashboard. ##### Review Settings Navigate to **PulseRank → Settings** to customize: **General settings:** - **Data Retention:** How long to keep…"
url: "https://pulserank.ai/docs/first-time-setup/"
updated: "2026-01-09"
category: Getting Started
---

# First-Time Setup

##### Access the Dashboard

After activation, you'll see a new **PulseRank** menu item in your WordPress admin sidebar. Click on it to open the PulseRank dashboard.

##### Review Settings

Navigate to **PulseRank → Settings** to customize:

**General settings:**

- **Data Retention:** How long to keep visitor data (default: 90 days, range: 30-730 days)
- **Exclude Logged-In Users:** Skip tracking for editors/admins (recommended: enabled)
- **Rate Limiting:** Set request limits for visitor tracking (default: 60 per minute)

**Email Reports**

- **Enable Email Reports:** Receive scheduled analytics summaries
- **Frequency:** Daily, weekly, or monthly
- **Schedule:** Choose day and time for delivery
- **Recipient:** Reports sent to WordPress admin email

**Privacy & Compliance**

- **IP Hashing:** Always enabled for GDPR compliance
- **Data Export/Delete:** Automatic support for WordPress privacy tools
- **Consent Integration:** Use filter hooks for CMP compatibility

##### Configure Visibility Controls (Optional)

Navigate to **PulseRank → Visibility** to manage AI access:

**Visibility Mode**

- **Open:** Allow all AI bots to crawl freely (default)
- **Balanced:** Permit major AI bots, block aggressive scrapers
- **Block:** Restrict AI crawling via robots.txt rules

**LLMS.txt Generation**

1. Toggle **Enable llms.txt file generation**
2. Fill in business details (name, description, contact info)
3. Add key URLs you want AI to prioritize
4. Save settings
5. View your llms.txt at: `https://yoursite.com/llms.txt`

**Schema.org Structured Data**

- **Full:** + LocalBusiness, Speakable, Breadcrumb, and more
- **Basic:** Logo, site metadata, article schema
- **Enhanced:** + FAQ, How-To, Product schemas