CiteWP AI Search Optimizer is a free WordPress plugin built to help site content appear as a cited source in AI search results. It is aimed at bloggers, content marketers, and site owners who publish regularly and want their pages cited by AI search engines, not only ranked in Google. The plugin is built by a WordPress developer with 15 years in SEO.
It scores each post and page from 0 to 100 for AI citation readiness, a measure called Cite Score. It also detects visits from AI crawlers such as GPTBot and ClaudeBot, generates an llms.txt file for AI systems to parse site structure, and tracks which pages appear as cited sources in AI responses. The site also says it provides recommendations to improve citation readiness, and that the Pro version adds citation tracking depth for sites that need it.
AI Search Optimizer installs from WordPress.org and works alongside Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO. The plugin is described as having no account requirement and no API keys required, and it processes everything on the user’s own server. The free version includes AI crawler detection and logs, automatic llms.txt generation, Cite Score for top pages, and a recommendations engine. Pro is presented as an upgrade option, while the free plugin is listed as free forever.
CiteWP AI Search Optimizer sits in PulseGate's Structured data & machine readability category. It focuses on helping websites get cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity by optimizing AI-specific signals. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and SEO specialists. CiteWP AI Search Optimizer is free to use. It ships for the web.
Brad Patshkowski builds and maintains CiteWP AI Search Optimizer, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include AI citation score, AI crawler tracking, and llms.txt generation. The interface is available in Catalan and English.
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