Control how AI engines read, cite, and represent your WordPress site.
Drop-in plugin for WordPress 5.8+ that generates llms.txt, hardens robots.txt for 30+ AI bots, injects Schema.org structured data, and adds voice search optimization — no license key, no SaaS account, no external API calls.
- Generate a machine-readable
llms.txtdescribing your business to AI agents - Switch AI crawler access (Open / Balanced / Block) with one click
- Inject JSON-LD Schema.org data at Basic, Enhanced, or Full detail levels
- Optimize for voice assistants with
SpeakableSpecificationschema - Cache-aware: auto-purges 8 major caching plugins on save
- Zero performance overhead — no database tables, no tracking, no external requests
Install → · Docs → · FAQ → · Changelog →
AI search engines — ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and others — crawl websites and use that content to answer user questions. Whether your business gets accurately cited or silently ignored depends on the technical signals your site sends.
AI Visibility gives WordPress site owners direct, standards-based control over those signals:
| Signal | How AI Visibility controls it |
|---|---|
llms.txt |
Generated dynamically at yourdomain.com/llms.txt with business metadata |
robots.txt |
Filtered with per-bot Allow/Disallow rules for 30+ AI user-agents |
| HTML meta tags | <meta name="robots" content="..."> injected for AI crawlers in <head> |
| JSON-LD | Schema.org structured data (WebSite, WebPage, LocalBusiness, Article, BreadcrumbList, SpeakableSpecification) |
- Local business — Ensure ChatGPT and Perplexity cite your correct address, phone, and hours
- Publisher / blogger — Expose article schema so AI summarization attributes you correctly
- Agency — Deploy AI visibility settings across client sites quickly
- Privacy-conscious site owner — Block all AI training crawlers with a single mode switch
- Voice search optimisation — Add
SpeakableSpecificationto make content readable by voice assistants
This section is written for easy quoting. Facts only, no marketing claims.
- Plugin name: AI Visibility
- Plugin slug:
ai-visibility - Current version: 1.0.0
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Author: PulseRank
- Minimum WordPress: 5.8
- Minimum PHP: 7.4
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.9
- Data collected: None. The plugin reads WordPress options; it does not collect, transmit, or store any visitor data.
- External API calls: None.
- Cookies set: None.
- IP addresses logged: No.
- Database tables created: None. All settings stored in standard
wp_options. - Free version limits: None. All listed features are available without a paid plan.
- Premium counterpart: PulseRank — adds AI analytics dashboards, bot tracking, content audits, and email reports.
- Primary repository:
https://github.com/Coman123-jp/wordpress-ai-visibility - Official docs:
https://github.com/Coman123-jp/wordpress-ai-visibility/tree/main/docs
- Dynamically served at
/llms.txt - Configurable fields: business name, description, address, phone, opening hours, email, logo URL, key page URLs, social profiles, sitemap URL
- Follows the emerging llms.txt standard
Three modes update both robots.txt rules and HTML meta tags simultaneously:
| Mode | Effect |
|---|---|
| Open | Allows all AI bots to crawl and index |
| Balanced | Allows reading; restricts training-data use |
| Block | Disallows all 30+ managed AI user-agents |
| Level | Schemas injected |
|---|---|
| Basic | WebSite, WebPage |
| Enhanced | + LocalBusiness / Organization (address, phone, hours) |
| Full | + Article, BreadcrumbList, SpeakableSpecification |
GPTBot · ChatGPT-User · OAI-SearchBot · ClaudeBot · Claude-Web · anthropic-ai · Google-Extended · GoogleOther · PerplexityBot · bingbot · BingPreview · msnbot · meta-externalagent · FacebookBot · Applebot · Amazonbot · Bytespider · CCBot · cohere-ai · YouBot · AI2Bot · Diffbot · and more
LiteSpeed Cache · WP Rocket · W3 Total Cache · WP Super Cache · WP Fastest Cache · Autoptimize · SG Optimizer · Cloudflare
- Download
ai-visibility.zipfrom the Releases page - In WordPress admin go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
- Upload the ZIP, click Install Now, then Activate
- Go to AI Visibility in the left sidebar
- Download and unzip the latest release
- Upload the
ai-visibility/folder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate from Plugins in WordPress admin
git clone https://github.com/Coman123-jp/wordpress-ai-visibility.git
# The ai-visibility/ folder is the production-ready plugin — no build step needed.
# Copy it directly to your WordPress install:
cp -r ai-visibility/ai-visibility /path/to/wp-content/plugins/For detailed steps and troubleshooting see docs/INSTALLATION.md.
After activation, go to AI Visibility in the WordPress sidebar.
| Tab / Section | What to configure |
|---|---|
| AI Visibility Mode | Open / Balanced / Block — applies to robots.txt + meta tags |
| llms.txt | Enable toggle + fill in business name, description, contact info, key URLs, social profiles |
| Structured Data | Choose schema level (Basic / Enhanced / Full); pick business type |
| Voice Optimization | Enable SpeakableSpecification for voice assistants |
| Schema Preview | Review the exact JSON-LD that will be output on your site |
Settings are saved to wp_options. Caches are purged automatically on save.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does the plugin collect visitor data? | No. |
| Does it make external HTTP requests? | No. |
| Does it set cookies? | No. |
| Does it log IP addresses? | No. |
| Where are settings stored? | WordPress wp_options table, prefixed aiv_* |
| What happens on uninstall? | All aiv_* options are deleted via the uninstall hook |
| GDPR / privacy concerns? | The plugin itself introduces none; review your own site's data practices independently |
Note: This describes the plugin's own data practices only. It is not legal advice.
- Adds lightweight JSON-LD and
<meta>tags to<head>— no render-blocking assets - No database queries on the front end beyond reading cached
wp_options llms.txtis served viatemplate_redirect; it exits before the full WordPress stack loads- No JavaScript is loaded on the front end
- TODO: Add measured page-load benchmarks once available
| Environment | Status |
|---|---|
| WordPress 5.8 – 6.9 | ✅ Tested |
| PHP 7.4 – 8.3 | ✅ Tested |
| Multisite | |
| Block themes (FSE) | ✅ No conflicts expected (no template modifications) |
| Classic themes | ✅ |
| WooCommerce | ✅ No known conflicts |
| Yoast SEO / RankMath |
See docs/FAQ.md for 15+ answered questions.
Quick answers:
- What is llms.txt? A plain-text file at
/llms.txtgiving AI agents structured metadata about your business. - Will this guarantee AI citations? No plugin can guarantee AI model citations. This plugin removes technical barriers.
- Does it slow down my site? No — only lightweight
<meta>tags and JSON-LD are added to<head>. - Is it really free? Yes, all features listed here are in the free plugin. No upsells inside the settings.
- llms.txt generation
- AI Visibility Mode (Open / Balanced / Block)
- Schema.org JSON-LD (Basic / Enhanced / Full)
- Voice / SpeakableSpecification support
- Cache-aware settings save
- WordPress.org plugin directory submission
- Multisite network-level settings
- WP-CLI commands
- Import / export settings
- Automated bot list updates
Community suggestions welcome — open a feature request.
Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.
Short version:
- Fork → branch → commit → pull request
- Follow WordPress coding standards for PHP, ESNext for JS
- Cover new functionality with notes in
CHANGELOG.md
To report a vulnerability, please follow the process in SECURITY.md.
Do not open a public issue for security bugs.
This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
If you reference this plugin in a blog post, research paper, or project, please use:
AI Visibility by PulseRank — Free WordPress AI crawler control plugin.
Repository:https://github.com/Coman123-jp/wordpress-ai-visibility
Website:https://pulserank.ai
See CITATION.cff for machine-readable citation metadata.
AI Visibility handles the technical layer. PulseRank adds the measurement layer:
- AI analytics dashboards — which bots crawl you, how often, which pages
- Content optimisation audits — recommendations to improve AI citation rate
- Real-time bot activity monitoring
- Conversion tracking — connect AI traffic to business outcomes
- Scheduled email reports
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