📅 WP AI Editorial Calendar & Content Gap Finder

Visual editorial calendar with AI-powered content gap analysis. See all posts on a calendar, drag-to-reschedule, discover missing topics, get AI topic suggestions & create drafts in one click.

❌ The Problem

• Content creators don't know what to write next
• No visual overview of publishing schedule in WordPress
• Content gaps go unnoticed — topics your audience needs but you haven't covered
• Category imbalance — some topics over-covered, others neglected
• No easy way to see publishing frequency trends

✅ The Solution

A beautiful drag-and-drop editorial calendar plus AI-powered content strategy tools — all inside WordPress. AI analyzes your entire content library and tells you exactly what's missing.

✨ Features

• 📅 Visual Calendar — See all posts (published, scheduled, drafts) on a monthly/weekly/list calendar
• 🖱️ Drag & Drop — Reschedule posts by dragging them to a new date
• 📊 Publishing Stats — Posts/week, days since last post, drafts, scheduled counts
• 📈 Weekly Frequency Chart — Visual chart of publishing frequency over 12 weeks
• 📁 Category Distribution — See which categories are over/under-served
• 🔍 AI Content Gap Analysis — AI finds topics your site is missing
• 🤖 AI Topic Suggestions — Generate blog post ideas with outlines & keywords
• 📝 One-Click Draft Creation — Create draft posts with AI-generated outlines pre-filled as headings
• 🎯 Content Strategy Context — Tell AI your niche, audience & goals for better suggestions
• 🔌 5 AI Providers — OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, OpenRouter, Ollama
• 🆓 Free Options — Gemini free tier, OpenRouter free models, Ollama

🔌 Supported AI Providers

🚀 Installation

cd /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/
git clone https://github.com/sharanvijaydev/wp-ai-editorial-calendar.git

1. Activate in WordPress → Plugins
2. Go to AI Editorial → Settings
3. Add your site niche, audience & content goals
4. Choose AI provider and add API key
5. Go to AI Editorial → Calendar — your content appears on the calendar

📖 Usage

Calendar

• Navigate months with prev/next arrows
• Switch views: Month / Week / List
• Click any post → see details (status, author, category, word count)
• Drag a post to a new date → instantly rescheduled
• Click an empty date → create a new draft

Topic Suggestions

• On the Calendar page, scroll to "Quick Topic Suggestions"
• Optionally enter a focus area (e.g., "SEO", "beginners")
• Click Generate Ideas → AI analyzes your content and suggests topics
• Each suggestion includes: title, category, keyword, outline, reasoning
• Click Create Draft → draft post created with outline as H2 headings

Content Gap Analysis

• Go to AI Editorial → Content Gaps
• Review publishing stats and category distribution
• Click Run AI Gap Analysis
• AI identifies 4-6 content gaps with:
  • Gap topic and why it matters
  • Priority level (high/medium/low)
  • 2-3 specific post suggestions per gap
  • Ready-to-use outlines
• Click Create Draft on any suggestion

📋 Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release
• FullCalendar.js visual calendar (month/week/list)
• Drag-and-drop rescheduling
• Publishing stats dashboard
• Weekly frequency chart
• Category distribution visualization
• AI content gap analysis
• AI topic suggestions with outlines
• One-click draft creation with outline headings
• Multi-provider AI support (5 providers)

🗺️ Roadmap

• [ ] Content cluster visualization (mind map)
• [ ] Seasonal content suggestions
• [ ] Competitor content gap comparison
• [ ] Team collaboration (assign posts to authors)
• [ ] Social media scheduling integration
• [ ] Content performance tracking (GA integration)

📄 License

GPL v2 or later

👨‍💻 Author

Sharanvijay

• Website: thozhilnutpamtech.com
• GitHub: @sharanvijaydev