1. Download the plugin .zip file. Free version: the download button on this page. Pro: the link and your licence key are in your order email and My Account.
2. In WordPress open Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin.
3. Choose the .zip, click Install Now, then Activate. AI Blog Writer appears in the left menu.
4. Pro only: open AI Blog Writer → Settings & Guidelines, click Activate license, paste your key and save.

Updating: upload the new .zip the same way and click Replace current with uploaded. Settings, topics, licence and Sheet connection are kept.

The plugin writes differently for different kinds of websites. Set this first.

1. Go to Settings & Guidelines → Website type.
2. Pick General blog, Beauty & personal care or Health & medical.
3. Tick Replace my Master Guidelines and Update rules with the recommended ones and click Save Settings.
4. Open Master Guidelines and adjust language, tone, length and what to include or avoid.

The plugin uses Claude by Anthropic to research and write. You use your own API key, so AI usage is billed by Anthropic directly to you, with no markup from us.

1. Go to console.anthropic.com and sign up or log in.
2. Open Billing and add some credit. The API does not work without credit.
3. Open API Keys → Create Key, give it a name and create it.
4. Copy the key straight away. It starts with sk-ant- and is shown only once.
5. In WordPress open Settings & Guidelines → Claude API, paste it in Claude API Key and click Save Settings.
6. Click Test Claude API. You should see a success message.

Keep your API key private, like a password. If it is ever shared by mistake, delete it in the Anthropic console and create a new one.

1. Open the Publishing section.
2. Turn on Daily automation and set the Daily run time and Articles per day.
3. Choose Post status. We recommend Draft, so you can review each article first.
4. Pick the default category and author, the number of image placeholders, and turn on Internal links.
5. Optional: in Claude API turn on Web research and set your Search country.
6. Optional: in Updating Old Posts set how many old posts to refresh per day.

Plan all your blog topics in one sheet. The plugin pulls new topics and writes the status and post link back. Optional (Pro). You do it once, and the same JSON key works on all your websites.

A. Create a Google Cloud project and turn on the Sheets API

1. Go to console.cloud.google.com and log in.
2. Click the project menu, then New Project. Name it (for example my-blog) and click Create.
3. Open APIs & Services → Library, search Google Sheets API, open it and click Enable.

B. Create a service account and download the JSON key

1. Open IAM & Admin → Service Accounts → Create service account.
2. Name it (for example blog-bot), click Create and continue, then Done. No roles are needed.
3. Open the account, go to Keys → Add key → Create new key → JSON → Create. A .json file downloads.
4. Copy the service account email, like blog-bot@my-blog.iam.gserviceaccount.com.

C. Prepare your Google Sheet

1. Create a new sheet and rename the tab, for example Topics. Use one tab per website.
2. Put these headings in row 1, with no title row above them:

The plugin adds the ID, Status, Post Link, Updated On and Notes columns by itself on the first sync.

3. Click Share, paste the service account email, choose Editor and click Send.

D. Connect the sheet in WordPress

1. Open Settings & Guidelines → Google Sheet.
2. Paste the full sheet link in Google Sheet URL.
3. Write the exact tab name (same spelling, spaces and capital letters).
4. Open the .json file in Notepad or TextEdit, copy everything from the first { to the last } and paste it in Service Account JSON.
5. Click Save Settings, then Test Google Sheet. The status changes to Connected.

Topics sync every 15 minutes. Click Sync sheet on Topics & Tracking to sync right away. Write Done in the Status cell of a topic you already published and it will be skipped.

For health and medical websites Google looks closely at expertise and trust (E-E-A-T). If your theme has fields for a medical reviewer and a TL;DR summary, the plugin can fill them on every new draft.

1. Set Website type to Health & medical.
2. In Doctors by category add one doctor per line: Category | Doctor Name | Credentials.
3. Add a line starting with Default for posts whose category is not in the list.
4. If your theme uses different field names, change them under Theme field names.

Only add doctors who really review your articles. The review date is left empty: fill it in after the doctor has checked the article, then publish.

1. Add topics in any of three ways: Add Topics, a CSV file or your Google Sheet.
2. To test right away, open Topics & Tracking and click Write an article now.
3. The article is usually ready in 15 to 60 minutes. It appears in Posts as a draft (or published), with the focus keyword and meta description filled.
4. Yellow boxes show where to add images, with ideas and alt text.
5. Review the draft, add images and publish. After that the plugin keeps writing on your schedule.

1. Open Settings & Guidelines and scroll to Use these settings on another website.
2. Click Export to download a settings file.
3. On the other website, open the same section and import the file.

The API key and Google Sheet connection are never exported. Add them again on the new website.

• Google Sheet shows Not connected: paste the full JSON again (from { to }) and save. Check the Google Sheets API is enabled.
• The Title column was not found in the first row: headings must be in row 1. Delete any merged title row above them.
• Sheet error about permission or 403: share the sheet with the service account email as Editor.
• Nothing is imported from the sheet: the tab name must match exactly, including spaces and capital letters.
• Claude API error 401: the API key is wrong or deleted. Create a new key and paste it again.
• Claude API error about credit balance: add credit in the Anthropic console under Billing.
• Article cut off in the middle: increase Max Tokens in Settings (12000 or more for Hindi and other non-Latin languages).
• Nothing runs at the daily time: WordPress runs scheduled tasks when someone visits the site. On low-traffic sites, ask your host to set up a real cron job for wp-cron.php.
• Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error: another copy of the plugin is active (for example Free and Pro together). Keep only one active. From version 1.0.2 the free version stays idle instead of showing this error.

Still stuck? Use Settings & Guidelines → Feedback & support inside the plugin, or email hello@seolands.com.