AutoPilot WP user manual

The central overview for the plugin. It summarizes connected accounts, current publishing activity, AI cost, campaign success, recent social logs, and queue health.

• Use it first after login to understand the current state of the plugin.
• Recent Social Activity reflects manual publisher sends, auto-posts, category mapping sends, and re-share schedules.
• Background Queue Health shows whether automation jobs are waiting, processing, failed, or paused.

The workspace dashboard is not where you configure everything; it is where you review the overall system before and after daily automation work.

• Review the dashboard before running large imports, queue batches, or social schedules.
• Return to Dashboard after major automation work to review cards, logs, and queue state.
• Any unexpected failure should be traced from the relevant Logs screen, not guessed from the dashboard alone.

Creates one-off article packages, social caption sets, and featured image outputs from a topic or brief.

• Article Package should return title, summary, outline, FAQs, meta description, article body, and featured image prompt.
• Use Draft status while reviewing generated content before allowing posts to publish.
• SEO mode should be used for keyword-focused blog posts and buying guides.

Stores reusable article, caption, image, and custom prompts so every run can follow the same content style.

• Start from the built-in templates, then create custom prompts when a site needs a specific voice or structure.
• Use placeholders like keyword, tone, language, word count, text, and networks to make templates reusable.
• After saving a template, return to AI Writer and select it from the template dropdown.

Stores provider keys, default models, language, tone, post defaults, SEO defaults, and featured image defaults.

• You only need one valid provider key to begin using the AI Suite.
• Use the provider connection check before using a provider in AI Writer or queue jobs.
• Saved defaults are used when another screen says Use saved default.

Runs multiple article jobs in the background and supports recurring topic schedules for auto-blog workflows.

• Queue two or three keywords first, not a large batch.
• Watch statuses move from pending to processing to completed.
• Recurring schedules are safest when they start with Draft output before being switched to published output.

Creates cron-driven campaigns that import from RSS, Google News, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook Pages, generic websites, and other connectors.

• Use draft post status and a low max post count when adding a new source.
• Keep duplicate title detection enabled for aggregation sources.
• Run the campaign manually once before relying on cron automation.
• Enable AI rewrite only after raw importing works.

Explains supported source types, required fields, and which sources support full-text extraction or scraper selectors.

• Use this page as the reference before creating campaign fields.
• RSS is the easiest first source because it usually requires only a feed URL.
• API-based sources require real API keys or tokens.

Reviews extraction selectors, duplicate protection, metadata capture, and cleanup rules behind campaigns.

• Selectors are needed when the source does not provide clean feed content.
• Use stable selectors such as article, .entry-content, time, .author-name, and tag/category links.
• If imported content is partial, revisit full-text settings and selectors.

Shows imported, skipped, failed, and rewritten records so users can understand campaign history.

• Imported records should include a post link.
• Skipped duplicate records mean the plugin found an existing WordPress title and avoided importing it again.
• Source fetch errors should be visible when credentials or APIs fail.

Sends immediate or queued social posts to selected accounts or account groups.

• Text posts are safe for Discord, but Instagram requires an image, video, or story asset.
• Start with one account first, then expand to multiple accounts or groups.
• Check Logs after every send, even when the destination appears successful.

Connects, checks, removes, labels, organizes, and restricts social accounts.

• Use the account health action for each account after saving credentials.
• Use Organize to assign labels, visibility, roles, notes, and groups.
• Inactive accounts should not be available for posting.

Bundles accounts by client, brand, website, or campaign so one selection can target many destinations.

• Add Discord, Facebook, and Instagram to one group only after each account is configured individually.
• Publisher group sends should create separate log records for each account.
• Deleting a group should persist after refresh and should not delete the accounts themselves.

Routes WordPress categories to default social accounts or groups for auto-share behavior.

• Map one category to one safe account first.
• When a post in that category is published, AutoPilot WP uses the mapping to select the destination.
• Use groups when one category should publish to several social channels.

Creates evergreen re-share schedules and records every delivery attempt.

• Create low-frequency schedules first so older posts are re-shared at a controlled pace.
• Use Refresh to reload logs, Delete Selected for checked rows, Clear Old Logs for aged records, and Clear Matching only after filters are correct.
• Log cleanup should never remove records outside the selected or filtered scope.

Introduces Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, and ClickBank connectors and explains which support images, prices, WooCommerce sync, and product filters.

• This is a reference page, not the place where products are imported.
• Real imports require valid source credentials from the relevant affiliate network.
• Use it to understand required setup before creating Product Campaigns.

Creates product import campaigns with source-specific filters such as keyword, price, marketplace, condition, category, commission, manufacturer, and sales rank.

• Without real credentials, product sources cannot import real marketplace data.
• Keep max posts low when adding a new product campaign.
• Product Logs should show imported, skipped, or source fetch failed results.

Turns active affiliate links into WooCommerce external or affiliate products when WooCommerce is installed and product data exists.

• WooCommerce must be active for product sync.
• Synced products should include title, price, image, description, brand/source data, and outbound affiliate URL.
• The Links tab can still provide cloaked URLs and shortcodes even before WooCommerce sync.

Records product campaign runs, successful imports, duplicate skips, and failed source requests.

• An empty log is normal before a product campaign has run.
• Credential problems should appear as readable source errors.
• Use logs to prove the product importer fails safely when APIs are unavailable.

Displays overview, traffic, social, campaign, AI usage, and affiliate ROI reports over 7, 30, and 90 day windows.

• Zero values are normal until real activity exists.
• AI Usage should update after AI Writer, queue, rewrite, caption, or image actions.
• CSV/PDF export is for client-ready reporting where supported by the environment.

Captures local subscribers and can sync to external providers when credentials are configured.

• Local list works without a third-party provider.
• Save Settings should return success and persist form title, description, button, tags, and double opt-in state.
• Use [apwp_newsletter_form] to show the form on a frontend page.

Reviews readability, keyword density, metadata, duplicate risk, keyword suggestions, internal links, AI rewrite, spin, and translation readiness.

• Optimize tab does not require an AI key for basic scoring.
• Rewrite requires a configured AI provider.
• Translation requires Google, DeepL, or Microsoft translation credentials; otherwise it may return unchanged text.

Controls general publishing behavior, AI provider defaults, translation keys, social automation, importer credentials, and affiliate credentials.

• General settings include Share on Publish, Keep Logs, post interval, and cron secret.
• Social settings control pause state, auto post, background posting, unique URLs, and default accounts.
• Importer and Affiliate settings store source credentials used by campaigns.

Supports agencies, multisite installs, teams, clients, white-label branding, queue tuning, permissions, and scoped API keys.

• White-label app name, menu label, tagline, and support details should persist after save and refresh.
• Queue defaults control worker behavior, stale job recovery, cleanup windows, and retry timing.
• Permissions and API keys should be scoped carefully instead of granting broad access.