SummitCite is a WordPress AEO (AI Engine Optimization) plugin that makes your content discoverable by AI search engines like Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. It uses the native WordPress 7.0 AI Client API.

It covers the full AEO lifecycle: AI crawler detection, JSON-LD schema generation, llms.txt creation, robots.txt AI rules, answer density scoring, and conflict detection with 6 SEO plugins.

No. SummitCite uses the WordPress 7.0 AI Client API, which routes through your site’s own AI configuration. No external API keys, no credit packs, no monthly prompt limits.

This is our key differentiator: competitors like AEO God Mode require multiple API keys and use a credit-based system. SummitCite uses subscription-based pricing with unlimited usage.

Yes. SummitCite is designed to coexist with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and 4 more SEO plugins. The Conflict Detector module identifies and reports any overlaps so you can resolve them.

We believe in coexistence, not competition. SummitCite complements your existing SEO stack by adding AI visibility features that traditional SEO plugins don’t provide.

The MVP (9 modules) is available as a free download from WordPress.org. A subscription tier with advanced features is coming in Phase 2.

Even the subscription tier has no credits or limits — just a flat monthly or annual subscription. Phase 2 features include Citation Tracker, Prompt Intelligence, Share of Voice, and AI Content Audit.

WordPress 6.5+ minimum, with progressive enhancement for WordPress 7.0+ (which provides the AI Client API). PHP 8.3+ recommended.

On WordPress 6.5, SummitCite runs all modules except AI-powered features. On 7.0+, all features are available including AI-driven content audits and answer generation.

AEO is the practice of optimizing content so that AI search engines (Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude) can discover, understand, and cite it. It’s the AI-era evolution of SEO.

AEO focuses on three pillars: machine-readable discovery (llms.txt, schema, robots.txt), content extractability (answer density), and AI crawler visibility (detection and logging).

Traditional SEO plugins optimize for Google’s search index. SummitCite optimizes for AI search engines — making content discoverable by GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot, and extractable as AI-generated answers.

SummitCite is designed to complement, not replace, your SEO plugin. It adds the AI visibility layer that traditional SEO tools don’t provide.

llms.txt is a Markdown file served at /llms.txt that gives AI engines a structured overview of your site. JSON-LD is structured data (schema.org) that helps AI engines understand your content’s type and properties.

SummitCite generates both automatically: llms.txt with 7 cache invalidation hooks, and JSON-LD for Article, FAQPage, and HowTo content types using DOMDocument parsing.