Site Settings

Configure individual site settings to control how content is generated and published to each WordPress site.

Settings Overview

Each WordPress site can have its own configuration that overrides global and group settings:

Settings Hierarchy

graph TD
    A[Global Settings] -->|Inherited by| B[Group Settings]
    B -->|Inherited by| C[Site Settings]
    C -->|Applied to| D[Generated Content]

Connection Settings

WordPress Credentials

{
  "endpoint": "https://yoursite.com/wp-json/wp/v2",
  "auth": "Basic base64(username:app_password)",
  "timeout": 30000,
  "retries": 3
}

API Configuration

Advanced Settings:

• Rate Limiting: Requests per minute
• Batch Size: Articles per request
• Timeout: Maximum wait time
• Retry Policy: Failed request handling

Content Settings

Article Generation

Content Templates

Save and reuse content settings:

1. Create Template: Save current settings
2. Apply Template: Load saved configuration
3. Share Templates: Export/import between sites
4. Version Control: Track template changes

Category Management

Default Categories

Category Assignment:

{
  "default_category": "uncategorized",
  "auto_create": true,
  "hierarchy": {
    "parent": "main-category",
    "child": "sub-category"
  },
  "mapping": {
    "tech": ["WordPress", "Web Development"],
    "business": ["Marketing", "SEO"]
  }
}

Category Rules

Publishing Settings

Post Status

Publishing Options:

Scheduling

Author Assignment

Author Management:

• Default author for all posts
• Rotate between multiple authors
• Match author to category
• Guest author support

SEO Settings

Meta Configuration

SEO Fields:

{
  "title_template": "{title} | {site_name}",
  "description_length": 160,
  "focus_keyword": "auto-detect",
  "canonical_url": "self",
  "robots": "index, follow",
  "schema_type": "Article"
}

Plugin Integration

Auto-Detection: WP Automator automatically detects installed SEO plugins and adapts output accordingly.

Media Settings

Image Support

Current Status:

• Articles publish without featured images
• You can add images manually in WordPress
• Theme defaults apply for posts without images

Workarounds:

1. Add images manually after publication
2. Use WordPress plugins for automatic image insertion
3. Configure theme to show default images

Advanced Settings

Performance

Optimization Settings:

{
  "cache": {
    "enabled": true,
    "duration": 3600,
    "invalidate_on_update": true
  },
  "compression": {
    "gzip": true,
    "level": 6
  },
  "parallel_requests": 3
}

Error Handling

Error Recovery:

• Automatic retry with exponential backoff
• Fallback to draft on publish failure
• Error logging and notifications
• Partial success handling

Debugging

Debug Options:

• API request/response logging
• Generation process tracking
• Performance metrics
• Error stack traces

Custom Fields

WordPress Custom Fields

Supported Field Types:

• Text fields
• Textareas
• Select dropdowns
• Checkboxes
• Radio buttons
• Date pickers

Field Mapping:

{
  "custom_fields": {
    "field_name": "value",
    "_thumbnail_id": "auto",
    "custom_meta": "{generated_value}"
  }
}

ACF Integration

Advanced Custom Fields Support:

• Field group detection
• Repeater fields
• Flexible content
• Relationship fields
• Gallery fields

Webhook Configuration

Event Triggers

Available Webhooks:

• Article generated
• Article published
• Generation failed
• Quota exceeded
• Site disconnected

Webhook Payload:

{
  "event": "article_published",
  "site_id": "site_123",
  "article": {
    "id": 456,
    "title": "Article Title",
    "url": "https://site.com/article",
    "status": "published"
  },
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Backup & Export

Settings Backup

Export Options:

• JSON configuration file
• WordPress import format
• CSV for spreadsheet
• API endpoint backup

Migration

Transfer Settings:

1. Export from source site
2. Review and modify
3. Import to target site
4. Verify configuration
5. Test with single article

Best Practices

Recommended Settings

Common Configurations

Blog Site:

{
  "words": 1500,
  "status": "draft",
  "seo": true,
  "categories": ["blog", "tutorials"],
  "tone": "conversational"
}

News Site:

{
  "words": 800,
  "status": "publish",
  "seo": true,
  "categories": ["news", "updates"],
  "tone": "professional"
}

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Settings Validation

Validation Checks:

• URL format correctness
• Credential validity
• Category existence
• Word count limits
• Required fields

Next Steps

• Site Groups - Manage multiple sites
• Publication Settings - Publishing workflow
• AI Prompts - Customize AI behavior

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