Control basic publishing options for your generated content.

Post Status

WP Automator supports two post statuses:

✅ Publish

Content goes live immediately on your site

📝 Draft

Save content for review before publishing

Setting Post Status

You can configure the default post status at three levels:

Global Settings - Default for all sites
Group Settings - Applied to all sites in a group
Site Settings - Specific to individual sites

The most specific setting takes precedence (Site > Group > Global).

Tip: Use Draft status when you want to review AI-generated content before it goes live. This gives you a chance to make edits and ensure quality.

Basic Options

Auto-Publish Setting

Toggle whether articles should be automatically published or saved as drafts:

{
  "auto_publish": true,  // Publish immediately
  "auto_publish": false  // Save as draft
}

Language Setting

Set the language for generated content:

Default: English (en)
Can be configured per site or group
Affects the AI generation language

Word Count

Configure target word count for articles:

Default: 800 words
Range: 300-3000 words
Can be overridden at site or group level

How Settings Work

Settings Hierarchy

Settings cascade from general to specific:

Global Settings (defaults for all sites)
    ↓
Group Settings (overrides global for sites in group)
    ↓
Site Settings (overrides group for specific site)

Example Configuration

Global Settings:

Auto-publish: Yes
Word count: 800
Language: English

Group "Tech Blogs":

Word count: 1200 (overrides global)
Other settings inherited

Site "MyTechBlog.com":

Auto-publish: No (overrides global)
Word count: 1200 (inherited from group)
Language: English (inherited from global)

Publishing Workflow

Simple Publishing Flow

Generate Content - AI creates the article
Apply Settings - Status determined by your configuration
Send to WordPress - Content posted with chosen status
Confirmation - Success/error notification

Bulk Publishing

When generating multiple articles:

All articles use the same status settings
Progress tracked in real-time
Failed publishes can be retried
Successfully published URLs provided

Common Use Cases

Review Before Publishing

Set auto_publish: false to:

Review AI-generated content
Make manual edits
Add custom images
Optimize SEO elements

Immediate Publishing

Set auto_publish: true when:

You trust the AI output
Time-sensitive content
High-volume publishing
Testing content strategies

Limitations

Current Limitations:

No scheduled publishing (posts go live immediately or saved as draft)
No custom post types (only standard posts)
No author selection (uses authenticated user)
Featured images not currently supported

Best Practices

Start with Drafts - Review your first batch before auto-publishing
Test Settings - Generate a single article to verify settings work
Monitor Results - Check published content regularly
Adjust as Needed - Refine settings based on results

Next Steps

Need help? Check our troubleshooting guide or contact support.

Publication Settings