Auto Generate Blog by ideaBoss self-updates

Automate WordPress blog post creation using Claude AI — generate from a prompt or import and format articles from any URL.

Description

Auto Generate Blog by ideaBoss adds a "Generate New Post" panel directly inside the WordPress Classic Editor. With two modes — AI Generate and URL Import — you can go from idea to formatted draft in seconds.

AI Generate Mode Type a prompt describing what you want to write. Claude writes a complete, well-formatted blog post including headings, paragraphs, and lists — and auto-fills the title, Yoast SEO keyphrase, and meta description.

URL Import Mode Paste an article URL. The plugin fetches the article, and Claude:

• Writes a fresh 4–5 sentence italic intro/summary in its own words (no plagiarism)
• Formats the full article body with proper HTML
• Auto-truncates if the article is too long and adds a "Click here to continue reading" link
• Appends an attribution footer: Original article published on [source domain]
• Auto-fills the title, Yoast SEO keyphrase, and meta description

Other features

• Auto-checks your theme's "hide featured image" option on generated posts
• Saves posts as drafts by default (configurable)
• Works with Yoast SEO (focus keyphrase + meta description)
• Supports Claude Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.6, and Haiku 4.5

Installation

1. Upload the auto-generate-blog-ideaboss folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Go to Settings → Auto Generate Blog and enter your Claude API key (Get one at https://console.anthropic.com)
4. Open or create a new post — the Generate New Post panel will appear below the editor

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I get a Claude API key?

Sign up at https://console.anthropic.com and create an API key under your account settings.

The "hide featured image" checkbox isn't being checked automatically

Different themes use different meta keys for this feature. Go to Settings → Auto Generate Blog and update the "Hide Featured Image Meta Key" field to match your theme's key. Common alternatives include _hidden_featured_image or _genesis_hide_image.

Some news sites aren't loading

Sites that require login, use heavy JavaScript rendering (SPAs), or actively block automated access cannot be fetched by the plugin. In those cases, copy and paste the article text into a Google Doc, then copy from there, or use the AI Generate mode with a manual prompt.

Is the imported article content plagiarized?

No. The plugin always instructs Claude to write an original intro/summary in its own words. The article body is reformatted and properly attributed to the source.

Changelog

1.0.5

• Fixed: cURL error 61 — removed the Accept-Encoding: br header that caused Brotli-compressed responses to fail (libcurl only supports gzip/deflate without extra PHP extensions)

1.0.4

• Fixed: URL import now uses a tag-delimited response format () that completely prevents JSON parsing failures caused by HTML attribute quotes inside article content
• Fixed: Article fetcher evaluates ALL content selectors to pick the highest word-count node (removes early exit that could grab the wrong element)
• Fixed: More realistic browser headers on URL fetch requests (Accept, Accept-Encoding, Referer, Cache-Control) to reduce bot-detection rejections
• Fixed: Added aside tag to noise removal list; added 12 additional CSS-class selectors for better coverage across themes and CMSs
• Fixed: Better HTTP error messages for 403 / 429 responses
• Added: GitHub-based auto-updater — sites running the plugin receive update notifications directly in WP Admin → Plugins
• Added: Settings → Default Website Name (pre-fills the Website field in AI Generate)
• Added: Settings → Default Post Author (assign all generated posts to a specific author)
• Added: Settings → Default Category (pre-selects a category in the Generate panel)
• Added: Settings → Auto-Tag Generated Posts (add a custom tag automatically)
• Added: Settings → Max Tokens (separate controls for AI Generate and URL Import)
• Added: Settings → Max Words Sent to Claude (control how much of a fetched article goes to the API)
• Added: Settings → Attribution Footer Template (customisable with {article_url}, {domain_url}, {domain} placeholders)
• Added: Settings → Fetch Timeout (configurable per site)
• Added: Settings → Fetch User Agent (override the browser string used for URL fetching)
• Added: Settings → SEO Plugin selector (Yoast / Rank Math / AIOSEO / Auto / None)
• Added: Settings → Auto-Hide Featured Image toggle
• Added: Settings → Debug Mode (log API responses to debug.log)
• Added: Settings page organised into labelled sections for easier navigation

1.0.2

• Added: AI Generate mode now uses structured Website / Topic / Overview fields with a fixed professional prompt template

1.0.1

• Fixed: URL import now extracts content from far more sites (less aggressive noise removal, JSON-LD support)
• Fixed: Yoast SEO keyphrase and meta description now saved reliably via PHP on post save (bypasses JS/React UI)
• Fixed: Hide featured image now saves multiple common meta keys to work across themes
• Added: Category dropdown in the Generate panel — select your category before generating
• Improved: More descriptive error messages on URL fetch failures

1.0.0

• Initial release
• AI Generate mode: write posts from a prompt using Claude API
• URL Import mode: fetch, format, and attribute articles from any URL
• Yoast SEO integration: auto-fill focus keyphrase and meta description
• Auto hide featured image on generated posts
• Settings page: API key, model selection, draft/publish toggle, word limit

Upgrade Notice

1.0.0

Initial release.