Описание
AP Writer improves the SEO and reading experience of your WordPress posts. The core features work for free, with no account and no external connection.
Features available for free (no account required)
- Article design — Configure H2/H3 heading styles and colors, list and bold styles, font size and line height from the admin screen. Text colors are chosen automatically so every style stays readable on light and dark themes and with any accent color.
- Table of contents — Automatically detects H2/H3 headings and inserts an accordion-style table of contents at the top of each post.
- Related posts — Displays related posts from the same category as a thumbnail grid at the end of each post.
- Reading time & last-updated date — Shows post meta information near the top of the content.
- JSON-LD structured data — Outputs BlogPosting and FAQPage schema automatically for Google rich results.
- AI search (LLMO) tools — Organization schema with your official profile links (sameAs) on the front page, an llms.txt file for AI assistants, a robots.txt checker for AI crawlers with an optional explicit-allow policy, and optional IndexNow notifications to Bing (used by ChatGPT search and Copilot).
- AI traffic measurement — Counts visitors arriving from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini and Claude, and logs AI crawler visits. All data stays in your site’s database.
- XML sitemap — Generates and updates an XML sitemap.
- Per-post TOC toggle — Show or hide the table of contents per post from a meta box in the editor.
- CTA banner — Show an image banner, custom HTML, or a YouTube video above and below every post, with link, target and display-width settings. Replace it once and every post updates.
These features run entirely on your site and never contact any external server. The only exception is the IndexNow notification, which is off by default and, when you enable it, sends the URL of published posts to api.indexnow.org (see External Services).
Multilingual
- Admin interface in English and Japanese — the plugin follows your WordPress site language automatically, and you can override it (Auto / English / Japanese) in the settings.
- AI articles in 8 languages — generate articles, topic ideas and keyword lists in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese, independently of the admin language.
- Front-end output (table of contents, related posts, reading time) follows your site language.
Optional: AI article generation (requires an external account)
The AI features connect to an external service (api-position.com) that performs the generation on its own servers. They require an account, which you can get at api-position.com. A free trial is available.
- AI article generation in 8 languages via Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini (processing happens on the external service)
- Article refresh — rewrite an existing post with up-to-date information and an answer-first structure, keeping the title and URL. One click per article, or automatically once a week for the oldest stale post.
- Keyword and topic suggestions
- AI featured-image generation
- Scheduled auto-posting (choose weekday and time)
- Google Search Console integration (search queries, indexing, sitemap submission)
- Site learning for internal-link optimization
The AI features are provided as an interface to the external service. The service, the data it receives, and its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are documented below.
External Services
This plugin connects to api-position.com (operated by Art Position) only when you use the AI features (license verification and AI generation). The free features listed above never connect to any external server, with one opt-in exception: IndexNow notifications, described below.
IndexNow (optional, off by default): If you enable «IndexNow notification» in Settings AI search, the plugin sends the URL of a post when it is published or updated, together with your site’s IndexNow key, to api.indexnow.org — the shared endpoint of the IndexNow initiative (co-founded by Microsoft Bing) that notifies participating search engines about new and updated content. No other data is sent. See https://www.indexnow.org/ for the protocol and https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement for Microsoft’s privacy statement.
Service: https://api-position.com
What is sent, and when:
- Your license key and site domain — sent during license verification.
- Keywords and the site information you enter — sent only when you run AI generation.
What the service does: It performs the AI article/image generation on its own servers (this processing cannot be done locally in the plugin) and returns the result. AI generation requests are forwarded through api-position.com to Anthropic Claude, OpenAI (ChatGPT) or Google Gemini.
By using the AI features you agree to the service’s terms:
- Privacy Policy: https://api-position.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://api-position.com/terms
Скриншоты




Установка
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/ap-writerdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the «Plugins» screen in WordPress.
- Article design, table of contents, structured data and the sitemap are enabled automatically on activation — no configuration required.
- Go to «AP Writer» «Settings» in the admin menu to customize styles and display options.
- To use the optional AI features, enter your license key in «Settings» «License». You can get a key at api-position.com.
Часто задаваемые вопросы
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Which features work without an account?
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Article design, table of contents, related posts, reading time, last-updated date, JSON-LD structured data and the XML sitemap all work for free, with no account and no external connection.
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How do I try the AI generation?
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Sign up for the free trial at api-position.com, then paste the issued key into «Settings» «License». The AI features will be enabled.
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Which languages are supported?
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The admin interface is available in English and Japanese and follows your site language automatically (you can also pin it in the settings). AI articles can be generated in 8 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese — choose the output language in Settings Article settings.
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Which AI models are used?
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Anthropic Claude (Sonnet/Opus), OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-5.6) and Google Gemini / OpenAI GPT Image for featured images. You can choose the models in the settings. Generation runs on the external service (api-position.com), not on your site.
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Will the sitemap conflict with my existing sitemap?
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No. This plugin serves its sitemap at
/ap-sitemap.xml, so it does not conflict with the/sitemap.xmlproduced by Yoast SEO, All in One SEO, or similar plugins. -
Can I hide the table of contents on a specific post?
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Yes. Use the meta box in the post editor to show or hide the table of contents per post.
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What structured data is output?
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BlogPosting schema (title, author, published/updated dates, featured image), plus FAQPage schema generated from any FAQ section detected in the post.
Отзывы
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Журнал изменений
1.1.72
- Improved: the auto-generation schedule screen is reorganized in the order you use it, with clearer sections and save buttons.
- Added: the search breakdown on the dashboard now marks queries worth a new article or a better title.
1.1.71
- Fixed: on sites with their own heading styles, article decoration could spread across the article background.
1.1.70
- Fixed: on sites that publish to a custom post type, the CTA banner, related posts, references and article styling were not shown on generated articles.
1.1.69
- Added: choose the post type and taxonomies that generated articles are saved to (Settings Article Default publishing destination). Sites whose blog is a custom post type can now publish there.
- Improved: the bottom CTA banner is now placed above the references block.
- Fixed: the CTA banner now keeps the display width you chose, even when the theme styles article images.
1.1.68
- Improved: the CTA banner is now shown only on articles written with AP Writer.
1.1.67
- Improved: the auto-generation screen now makes it clearer when the schedule is switched on but not yet saved.
- Fixed: scheduled and test-run articles are now attributed to the intended author.
- Fixed: the plugin sitemap is now accepted by Google Search Console without warnings.
1.1.66
- Improved: the search breakdown now lists page titles instead of URLs, and shows the top 50 rows with a button to see them all.
- Improved: «Most read articles» now covers every article on the site, not only the ones written with the plugin.
- Improved: articles written with the free AP Writer plugin are now picked up, so they appear in the article list and can be refreshed.
1.1.65
- Improved: article generation now continues safely on the server even if the connection drops or the screen is closed — finished articles are picked up automatically.
- Improved: scheduled generation runs more reliably on sites with little traffic.
1.1.64
- Fixed: actions could fail with a network error after the admin screen had been left open for a long time.
1.1.63
- Improved: the weekly auto-refresh now picks the article most likely to gain clicks, and chooses the right fix — expanding the body with topics readers already search for, or improving just the title and description.
- Improved: articles that are already performing well, or were refreshed recently, are left alone — fewer points are spent on updates that would not help.
1.1.62
- Improved: weekday auto-generation now starts off, so nothing runs before you set it up.
- Improved: the settings screen makes clear that images inside the article are separate from the featured image.
- Improved: WordPress core and your active theme are kept up to date automatically.
1.1.61
- Fixed: switching the period on the Dashboard now updates the chart as well.
- Improved: each AI search service has its own color, so the breakdown is easier to read.
- Improved: cards stand out from the background, and the search performance table is easier to scan.
1.1.60
- Improved: the admin screens have a new look that is easier to read.
- New: a Site map screen that gathers your sitemap and llms.txt in one place.
- Improved: the auto-generation settings screen makes it clearer what each Save button covers.
- Improved: long notes are tucked behind a «?» so field names stay easy to scan.
1.1.59
- New: articles can end with a short paragraph about your company.
- Improved: the Dashboard now shows which searches, pages and countries bring readers.
- Improved: the auto-generation settings screen is easier to work with, and weekday settings no longer get lost.
- Improved: more of the admin screens are shown in your language.
1.1.58
- Improved: the Dashboard has a new look that is easier to read at a glance.
1.1.57
- New: a Dashboard screen in the AP Writer menu, showing whether your articles are working.
1.1.56
- Fixed: search data was not linked to articles with non-ASCII URLs, so their performance did not appear.
1.1.55
- New: the dashboard now shows whether your articles are working, with a period switch.
- New: see how far your articles reach AI search.
- New: sort the article list by search performance, and find articles that have not appeared in search.
- Fixed: on larger sites, some articles could be mistaken for ones that never appeared in search.
1.1.54
- New: choose who receives the weekly report.
- Changed: tidied up the admin screen wording and what is stored with each article.
1.1.53
- Changed: the article length shown in the settings now matches what is actually produced.
- Changed: the estimated points per article were recalibrated against actual usage.
1.1.52
- Changed: how internal links are placed in generated articles.
- Changed: the number of questions at the end of an article, and the balance of question-style headings.
1.1.51
- Changed: the settings screen has been reorganised. Your saved values are unchanged; only where you find them has moved.
1.1.50
- Fixed: how tables are displayed inside articles.
- Changed: what is shown at the end of an article.
1.1.49
- Changed: how sources are selected and presented.
- New: choose whether source attribution is shown at all.
1.1.48
- New: the colour of data tables can be set from the Design tab.
- Improved: saving settings, and what is shown while an article is being generated.
1.1.47
- Fixed: the article list display and the quality check result.
1.1.46
- New: diagrams and illustrations can be placed inside articles.
- Changed: the generation line-up and the setup wizard presets.
1.1.44
- Changed: how sources are selected.
- New: exclude chosen domains from sources.
1.1.43
- New: a quality check on every generated article.
- New: writing rules (things to always mention, words never to use, extra instructions).
1.1.42
- Improved: the setup wizard.
1.1.41
- New: search performance tracking and a weekly report email.
1.1.40
- New: author information on generated articles.
- Changed: how referenced information is handled, and how article refresh behaves.
1.1.39
- Changed: the article design colour scheme was reworked, including dark theme support.
1.1.38
- New: place a banner, custom HTML or a video above and below every post.
1.1.37
- Removed: some meta tag output.
1.1.36
- Changed: what information the plugin outputs.
1.1.35
- New: keyword suggestions from current trends on the schedule screen.
- Fixed: editing keywords.
1.1.34
- Improved: logging when an image cannot be saved.
1.1.33
- New: an optional credit line at the end of articles.
1.1.32
- Fixed: the update check display.
1.1.31
- WordPress 7.1 support.
1.1.30
- Changed: keyword generation now follows the article generation settings.
1.1.29
- Changed: the auto-generation schedule inherits its defaults from the article settings.
1.1.28
- Fixed: keyword input.
1.1.27
- Fixed: the table of contents and related posts not appearing with some themes.
1.1.26
- New: automatically remove articles with no traffic from search results.
1.1.25
- Improved: which article is refreshed first.
1.1.24
- New: an estimate of the points an article will use, shown on the generation screen.
1.1.23
- New: more generation models to choose from.
- Fixed: the model selected on the generation screen.
1.1.22
- Changed: the generation model line-up and the points they use.
1.1.21
- Fixed: featured image generation.
1.1.20
- New: update an existing article with AI.
- New: scheduled refresh.
1.1.19
- New: an «AI search» settings tab, with output and diagnostics for AI search engines.
1.1.18
- Changed: SEO information from generated articles is also saved to the standard fields.
- New: automatic hand-off to the major SEO plugins.
1.1.17
- New: English and Japanese admin interface, and a choice of article output language.
1.1.16
- Changed: output escaping and input handling follow the WordPress coding standards.
1.1.15
- Removed: the plan restriction on internal links.
1.1.14
- WordPress 7.0 support.
1.1.13
- New: show or hide the table of contents per post.
1.1.12
- Fixed: double submission while a schedule test run is in progress.
1.1.11
- New: choose the default article length.
1.1.10
- New: give keyword generation a theme to work from.
1.1.9
- Fixed: keyword and topic generation now reflects your site information.
1.1.8
- Changed: per-weekday keywords are no longer used up.
1.1.7
- Fixed: detecting an expired Search Console connection.
1.1.6
- Fixed: duplicate keywords in auto-generation.
1.1.5
- Improved: connection errors now explain the cause in the admin screen.
1.1.4
- Fixed: automatic updates now always run.
1.1.3
- New: copyright-safe mode for featured images.
1.1.2
- Fixed: site learning, topic suggestions and article generation.
1.1.1
- New: llms.txt support.
1.1.0
- New: Search Console integration, auto-generation schedule and expanded design settings.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
