Beskrywing
Simbe AI Article Generator helps you create high-quality, SEO-optimized articles for your WordPress site. Choose from 15 different writing styles and generate content that resonates with your audience.
Features
- 15 Article Styles: Guide, Opinion, News, Tutorial, Listicle, Review, Story, Explainer, Case Study, Comparison, Trend, Problem-Solution, Beginner, Advanced, and Quick Tips
- SEO Optimized: Generates title, meta description, and structured content
- GEO Targeting: Add location context to your articles
- AI Integration: Optional Groq API for enhanced AI-generated content (free tier available)
- Model Selection: Choose your Groq AI model in Settings
- Test Connection: Verify your Groq API key straight from the Settings screen
- Front-End SEO: Optional meta description, keywords, and Open Graph tags, disabled automatically when a dedicated SEO plugin is active
- Generation Tracking: See how many articles you’ve generated (with and without AI)
- Generation History: Review your 20 most recent generations and jump straight to saved drafts
- Live Word Count: Word count and reading time update as you edit
- Draft Publishing: Save as a new draft, or update the one you already saved
- Featured Images: Select cover images from Media Library
- Defaults: Preset your preferred style and length so the form starts where you left off
External Services
This plugin optionally connects to the Groq API to generate AI-powered articles when the user configures a Groq API key in the plugin settings.
What data is sent:
– Article topic/title
– Selected article style (e.g., Guide, Tutorial, Review)
– Preferred length (short, medium, long)
– Location for GEO targeting (if provided)
– User’s Groq API key (for authentication)
When is data sent:
– Each time the user clicks “Generate Article” with AI enabled
– Only when the Groq API key is configured in plugin settings
Service provided by: Groq, Inc.
Terms of Service: https://groq.com/terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://groq.com/privacy-policy
How It Works
- Enter your article topic or paste a reference URL
- Select an article style that fits your content needs
- Choose length (short, medium, or long)
- Optionally add location for GEO targeting
- Generate and preview your article
- Edit and save as draft to WordPress
AI Integration
The plugin works with or without AI. When a Groq API key is provided, it uses AI to generate more unique and contextually relevant content. Groq offers a free tier with 14,000 requests per month.
Donate
If you found this plugin useful, please consider making a donation to support further development.
Installation
- Upload the
simbe-ai-article-generatorfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the WordPress Plugins menu
- Navigate to AI Articles in your WordPress admin menu
- (Optional) Go to Settings and add your Groq API key
Kwel-vrae
-
Do I need an API key?
-
No, the plugin works with built-in templates. However, for AI-generated content, you’ll need a free Groq API key from console.groq.com.
-
What are the article styles?
-
The plugin offers 15 styles:
* Guide – How-to and tutorials
* Opinion – Debatable topics with persuasive tone
* News – Current events reporting
* Tutorial – Step-by-step instructions
* Listicle – Top X format articles
* Review – Product comparisons and reviews
* Story – Personal experiences
* Explainer – Complex topics simplified
* Case Study – Real-world examples
* Comparison – Side-by-side evaluations
* Trend – Industry analysis
* Problem-Solution – Pain point focused
* Beginner – Entry-level content
* Advanced – Expert-level content
* Quick Tips – Bite-sized advice -
Is there a daily limit?
-
No. The plugin does not impose a generation limit. If you rely on a metered AI API, keep an eye on your provider’s usage dashboard.
-
Does the Reference URL field rewrite the source page?
-
No. The plugin reads the page title to pre-fill your topic field, then writes the article from scratch using AI or the built-in templates. It does not copy or paraphrase the source page.
-
Is the content original?
-
Yes, the generated content is unique. When using AI, each generation produces different content. When using templates, the structure varies based on the style and inputs you provide.
-
Front-end SEO output is off by default so it never duplicates the tags from Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, or your theme. Enable it under AI Articles > Settings > Defaults & SEO Output.
Aanbevelings
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“Simbe AI Article Generator” is oopbron sagteware. Die volgende mense het bygedra tot die ontwikkeling van hierdie uitbreiding:
Contributors
Translate “Simbe AI Article Generator” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
4.3.0
- NEW: Generation history table listing your 20 most recent generations, with a link to saved drafts
- NEW: Live word count and reading time under the content editor
- NEW: “Update Draft” so saving twice no longer creates duplicate posts
- NEW: Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd + Enter) to generate
- NEW: Configurable default style and length in Settings
- NEW: Optional front-end SEO output, off by default and auto-disabled when a dedicated SEO plugin is active
- NEW: Proper plugin icon and banner, and screenshots renamed to WordPress.org’s required format
- SECURITY: URL fetching now uses wp_safe_remote_get(), which re-validates every redirect hop (the previous guard could be bypassed by a redirect to an internal address)
- SECURITY: Each AJAX action now has its own nonce instead of sharing one across all four
- SECURITY: Request values are normalised before sanitising, so array payloads can no longer trigger a PHP 8 fatal error
- SECURITY: Cover images are verified as image attachments before being attached
- FIX: The length selector is no longer ignored when the AI response omits the content section
- FIX: Template mode now varies meaningfully with the length setting instead of producing about 250 words every time. The 800/1500/2500 word targets are met by AI generation; template mode returns roughly 500/800/1150 words because the built-in section library is deliberately small. The length selector states this when no API key is configured.
- FIX: The AI prompt now receives the human-readable style name and format hint instead of the internal style key
- FIX: A failed database insert no longer writes orphaned post meta against post_id 0
- FIX: Database schema upgrades now actually run (dbDelta could not parse the previous CREATE TABLE statement)
- FIX: Inline error messages replace blocking alert() dialogs, and network failures no longer leave buttons stuck
- IMPROVE: Word count handles CJK scripts correctly
- IMPROVE: Cached table-existence check, plus indexes on the columns the stats query filters on
- COMPAT: Tested up to WordPress 7.1; requires WordPress 6.0 or later
- COMPAT: The Settings link is only shown to users who can actually reach the Settings page
4.2.0
- NEW: Fully redesigned, modern Settings page with gradient header and connection status
- NEW: “Test Connection” button to verify your Groq API key from Settings
- NEW: Front-end SEO output – meta description, keywords, and Open Graph tags on posts
- NEW: Choose your Groq AI model in Settings
- FIX: User edits to the generated article are now saved (editable content box)
- FIX: Meta keywords and source URL are now saved with the article
- FIX: Meta description is also stored as the post excerpt
- IMPROVE: Retry with backoff when Groq rate-limits or returns server errors
- IMPROVE: Generation tracking now records every article (with AI usage flag)
- IMPROVE: URL fetching blocks private/internal hosts (SSRF protection)
- TUNE: Dynamic year in Trend-style meta descriptions
- TUNE: Admin UI strings are translation-ready
- REMOVE: Dead code (leftover DigitalEdu script, empty stylesheet)
4.1.0
- Replaced Font Awesome with built-in Dashicons (faster, no external requests)
- Moved inline styles to CSS file for cleaner code
- Added Settings link on Plugins page
- Surface Groq API error messages in UI
- Removed Font Awesome CDN dependency
- Code cleanup and optimization
4.0.1
- Hotfix release for the 4.0.0 UI redesign
4.0.0
- Complete UI redesign
- Added 15 article styles
- GEO location targeting
- Reference URL field for quickly filling in a topic from a page title
- Media library integration for cover images
1.0.0
- Initial release