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Connector comparison

Decide whether the value belongs in WordPress or at the edge.

The WordPress connector stores supported values in the site's SEO metadata, where they can remain after disconnect. Cloudflare rewrites the delivered HTML from customer-owned KV without editing the origin. Both use Netrix approval and live checks, but they behave differently when disconnected.

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Collect evidence✓——
Review meaning—✓✓
Approve action—✓✓
Verify output✓✓—
Permissions depend on the person's account role, ownership of the site, the connected provider, and the change being requested.

What to look for

Get the answer without losing sight of where it came from.

01

Choose WordPress when

The CMS should remain the source of truth and the site can install the signed Netrix connector.

02

Choose Cloudflare when

You need a removable edge override and want to leave the origin content untouched.

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Before you decide

Compare account ownership, plugin access, caching, persistence, reversal behavior, and who will maintain the delivery layer.

How to compare them

Start with the work you need the product to do.

Look at how each option handles research, review, implementation, and follow-up. In many teams, the right answer may be more than one tool.

Questions to ask when comparing these options
QuestionWhat to checkBefore you decide
Choose WordPress whenThe CMS should remain the source of truth and the site can install the signed Netrix connector.Check the current product and test it against the way your team works.
Choose Cloudflare whenYou need a removable edge override and want to leave the origin content untouched.Check the current product and test it against the way your team works.
Before you decideCompare account ownership, plugin access, caching, persistence, reversal behavior, and who will maintain the delivery layer.Check the current product and test it against the way your team works.

From finding to follow-up

See where the work stands—and what still needs to happen.

  1. 01Found

    Netrix records the page and the issue it found.

  2. 02Reviewed

    Someone checks the finding in context.

  3. 03Approved

    The right person chooses what should change.

  4. 04Applied

    A supported connection accepts the change.

  5. 05Checked

    Netrix reads the public page again.

  6. 06Shared

    The report summarizes the audit and fixes currently marked applied.

A few things worth knowing

Netrix can prepare the work. Your team still makes the call.

  1. 01
    Nothing publishes itself

    AI drafts and supported SEO changes wait for an authorized person to act.

  2. 02
    A write is not proof

    Netrix records when a provider accepts a change, then checks the public page separately. If it cannot read the page, the result stays unknown.

  3. 03
    Limits belong in the open

    When a feature depends on another provider or stops short of a complete workflow, the page should say so.

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See how it fits your team

Bring the crawl, the review, and the follow-up together.

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