Mark McNeece of 365i

AI systems are answering questions about your business right now. When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity about your services, they either get it right or they guess. Most of the time, they guess wrong — confusing you with competitors, fabricating services you don’t offer, and recommending someone else entirely.
AI Discovery Files fix this. They are machine-readable files at the root of your website that tell AI systems exactly who you are, what you do, and how to refer to your brand. Think of them as <code>robots.txt</code> for AI — except instead of telling crawlers what to ignore, you tell AI systems what to get right.
This is the only WordPress plugin that generates all 10 AI Discovery Files defined in the <a href="https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/specifications/" rel="nofollow ugc">AI Discovery Files Specification</a>.
<h4>Why your website needs AI Discovery Files</h4>
Without AI Discovery Files, your website is invisible to AI — not ranking poorly, completely absent from AI responses. With AI Discovery Files, you give every major AI system a single, authoritative source of truth about your business. You get mentioned. You get cited. You get recommended.
This is not traditional SEO. This is AI visibility — also called generative engine optimisation (GEO) or answer engine optimisation (AEO). Whatever you call it, it starts with AI Discovery Files.
<h4>All 10 AI Discovery Files</h4>
The <a href="https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/specifications/" rel="nofollow ugc">AI Discovery Files Specification</a> defines 10 file types across three implementation tiers:
Essential (start here)
<ul>
<li><code>llms.txt</code> — AI-readable business identity (Markdown)</li>
<li><code>ai.txt</code> — AI usage permissions (plain text)</li>
</ul>
Recommended
<ul>
<li><code>identity.json</code> — Structured business identity (JSON)</li>
<li><code>ai.json</code> — Machine-parseable permissions (JSON)</li>
<li><code>brand.txt</code> — Brand naming and terminology rules</li>
<li><code>faq-ai.txt</code> — Pre-answered questions for AI systems</li>
</ul>
Complete
<ul>
<li><code>llm.txt</code> — Compatibility redirect to llms.txt</li>
<li><code>llms.html</code> — Human-readable reference version</li>
<li><code>developer-ai.txt</code> — Technical context for developers</li>
<li><code>robots-ai.txt</code> — AI crawler-specific directives</li>
</ul>
Most competing plugins only generate <code>llms.txt</code>. This plugin generates all 10 files, giving you complete coverage across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and every other major AI system.
<h4>How it works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Fill in your business details on the settings page</li>
<li>Choose which files to enable</li>
<li>The plugin serves the files at the correct root URLs (e.g., <code>yoursite.com/llms.txt</code>)</li>
</ol>
Files are generated dynamically from your settings — no files are written to disk, and everything updates automatically when you change your settings.
<h4>Key features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Auto-detection — pulls your site name, tagline, pages, theme, and WordPress version automatically</li>
<li>All 10 file types — the only plugin that generates every AI Discovery File, not just llms.txt</li>
<li>Three implementation tiers — start with Essential and expand when ready</li>
<li>Live preview — see exactly what each file contains before enabling it</li>
<li>Validation — checks files against the specification and flags issues</li>
<li>AI Crawler Analytics — see which AI bots read your AI Discovery Files, with visual dashboards and CSV export</li>
<li>Discovery File Access tracking — proof that AI bots are reading the files this plugin generates</li>
<li>robots.txt conflict detection — warns when your robots.txt contradicts your AI visibility settings</li>
<li>Conflict detection — warns if physical files already exist at the same URLs</li>
<li>Directory verification — verify domain ownership for the <a href="https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc">AI Visibility Directory</a> without FTP</li>
<li>No lock-in — disable the plugin and the files simply stop being served</li>
<li>Developer-friendly — filters for every generated file and collected data point</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who needs this?</h4>
Every WordPress site that wants to be found, mentioned, and correctly cited by AI systems. Local businesses, agencies, ecommerce stores, SaaS companies, professional services — if AI is answering questions about your industry, you need to control what it says about you.
Built by <a href="https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc">AI Visibility</a>, the publisher of the AI Discovery Files Specification and the team behind the <a href="https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/ai-visibility-checker/" rel="nofollow ugc">AI Visibility Checker</a>.

AI Discovery Files – llms.txt & AI Visibility

The only WordPress plugin that generates all 10 AI Discovery Files and shows which AI bots read them. Built by 365i.

andplus

AI Visibility logs which known AI crawlers request your public pages. Filter by period, compare bots and paths, and download a UTF-8 CSV—all stored in your database on this site.
You also get llms.txt and an AI sitemap so crawlers can understand your site: public <code>/llms.txt</code> and <code>/sitemap-ai.xml</code>, plus standard head tags. Many sites already output structured data (such as schema.org), but AI crawlers may still miss context—llms.txt and sitemap help close that gap.
ANDPLUS-LLMO helps you:
<ul>
<li>Monitor AI crawler activity inside WordPress (period filters, bot breakdown, top paths, recent visits, CSV export of the access log)</li>
<li>Provide a public <code>/llms.txt</code> endpoint for AI visibility</li>
<li>Add official <link rel=”llms”> and <link rel=”sitemap”> tags via <code>wp_head</code></li>
<li>Automatically generate <code>/sitemap-ai.xml</code> including your llms.txt</li>
</ul>
All of the above works in this plugin without payment. No physical llms files are created on disk, and visibility data stays in your database on this site. Apache: copy the mod_rewrite block from Setup → Redirect into your site root <code>.htaccess</code> (the plugin does not write to <code>.htaccess</code>). Nginx: configure as shown in Setup. WordPress <code>robots.txt</code> can include a comment for the llms.txt URL and a <code>Sitemap:</code> line for sitemap-ai.xml (disable or customize via filters <code>ap_llmo_robots_append_llms_comment</code>, <code>ap_llmo_robots_append_sitemap_ai</code>, <code>ap_llmo_robots_txt_append</code>). Home can show optional rule-based hints (no API).
Optional Pro add-on (separate download): Adds AI-assisted content workflows (BYOK with OpenAI), extended endpoints (<code>llms.full.txt</code>, <code>.ai-context</code>, <code>docs/ai</code>), weekly reports, and extended sitemap-ai.xml URLs. Licensing is handled only in the Pro add-on. In the free plugin, upgrade links use the filter <code>ap_llmo_pro_upgrade_url</code>; AI Visibility “recent visits” list length can be tuned with <code>ap_llmo_visibility_recent_limit</code> (default 100).
Filters: <code>ap_llmo_llms_public_url</code>, <code>ap_llmo_sitemap_ai_public_url</code> are available for custom environments without pretty URLs. AI Visibility retention and export can be tuned with <code>ap_llmo_access_log_retention_days</code> (default 90), <code>ap_llmo_access_log_max_rows</code>, <code>ap_llmo_access_log_export_max_rows</code>, and <code>ap_llmo_access_log_csv_filename</code> (default <code>andplus-llmo-access-log-{period}-{date}.csv</code>). Extensions can supply <code>ap_llmo_visibility_trends_url_for_path</code> (empty string, path) so the access log shows an extra link per path (ANDPLUS-LLMO Pro uses this for Visibility trends when licensed).
<h4>Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>Directory plugin: Community support and documentation; individual replies are not guaranteed.</li>
<li>Pro: Support as described when you purchase ANDPLUS-LLMO Pro (see vendor or product page linked from the add-on).</li>
</ul>
We do not support custom theme/plugin conflicts, server configuration, or general WordPress usage beyond this plugin.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<ul>
<li>AI Visibility: When a request is detected as a known AI crawler user-agent, the plugin may store a row with timestamp, request path, user agent, and derived bot name / service in a custom database table on this site. A separate daily summary table stores one row per calendar day (totals only, no per-request paths) for analytics; it follows the same retention policy unless changed via <code>ap_llmo_visibility_daily_retention_days</code>. Data stays on your server; it is not sent to the plugin author by this plugin. Timestamps follow your WordPress timezone (Settings → General). Rows are kept for a limited time (default 90 days, removed by WordPress’s scheduled tasks). The log also has a maximum row count (default 5000); when that limit is reached, the oldest rows are removed first, so on very busy sites you may see fewer days of history than the retention window. This cap applies to all users of this plugin—it is not a Pro-only restriction. Administrators can download a CSV of stored rows from the AI Visibility screen; the file stays local to your browser.</li>
<li>No telemetry: This plugin does not load a licensing SDK and does not call the plugin author’s servers for licensing or analytics.</li>
</ul>

ANDPLUS-LLMO

Monitor AI crawler visits (filters, CSV export), llms.txt, sitemap-ai.xml, and head links for AI discovery via wp_head.

AI Discovery Files – llms.txt & AI Visibility vs ANDPLUS-LLMO