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.

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AI is changing how people find your website. Tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews are replacing traditional search for millions of users. If AI can’t find your content, you’re invisible to a growing audience.
citelayer® makes your WordPress site visible to AI — instantly. No coding, no configuration. Install, activate, done.
<h4>🤖 AI Bot Analytics — Know Who’s Crawling Your Site</h4>
NEW in 1.4.0: Track visitors arriving from AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. See which AI platforms send real users to your site — plus track every AI bot visit in real-time.
<ul>
<li>62 AI/LLM Bots Tracked — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, DeepSeekBot, xAI-Bot, Meta-ExternalAgent, and 55 more</li>
<li>Real-Time Dashboard — Stat cards (7d/30d/90d/all-time), 30-day SVG trend chart, top bots leaderboard</li>
<li>AI Blind Spots — Discover pages invisible to AI bots with AI Discovery Score (0-100). Find and fix content gaps</li>
<li>Crawler Logs — Full log with filtering by bot, URL path, and date range. Paginated for large datasets</li>
<li>CSV Export — Download your bot data for offline analysis</li>
<li>Cache Plugin Detection — Auto-detects WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache. Provides setup guides to exclude AI bots from caching</li>
<li>90-Day Auto-Cleanup — Keeps your database lean. No bloat, no maintenance</li>
<li>100% Local — All data stored in your WordPress database. No external accounts, no API calls</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔍 Get Found by AI Search Engines</h4>
Your site gets an llms.txt file — a new standard that tells AI crawlers what your site is about, what content you publish, and what products you sell. Think of it as robots.txt, but for AI.
<h4>📊 Speak AI’s Language with Schema.org</h4>
Automatically generates structured data (JSON-LD) that AI agents actually understand — your organization info, articles, products, and more. Better structured data = better AI recommendations.
<h4>📄 Serve Clean Content to AI Agents</h4>
When ChatGPT or Perplexity visit your page, citelayer® serves an optimized Markdown version instead of messy HTML. This uses 80% fewer tokens and gives AI a crystal-clear picture of your content.
<h4>🛡️ Stay in Control of Your Content</h4>
Configure how AI systems may use your content — allow or deny training, search indexing, and RAG/context usage. Your content, your rules.
<h4>🛒 Works with WooCommerce</h4>
If you run a shop, citelayer® makes your products visible to AI:
<ul>
<li>Product data automatically included in llms.txt</li>
<li>Product Schema.org markup generated</li>
<li>Product pages served as structured Markdown tables</li>
<li>AI agents can discover your shop via UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol)</li>
</ul>
<h4>📈 Why AI Visibility Matters Now</h4>
<ul>
<li>58% of online searches will involve AI by the end of 2026</li>
<li>Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) are the next evolution of SEO</li>
<li>Sites without AI-readable content are invisible to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and AI Overviews</li>
<li>citelayer® is the easiest way to make your WordPress site AI-ready</li>
</ul>
<h4>✅ Free vs. Premium</h4>
The free plugin covers everything you need to get started:
✅ llms.txt generation 
✅ Schema.org markup (Organization, WebSite, Article, Product) 
✅ Markdown for AI agents 
✅ Content-Signal headers 
✅ WooCommerce product discovery 
✅ AI Bot Analytics (62 bots, dashboard, AI Blind Spots, CSV export) 
✅ AI Referral Tracking (Visits from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Copilot) 
✅ AI Readiness Scanner 
✅ Cache plugin detection & setup guides
Premium adds:
🚀 Full UCP product browsing, cart & checkout for AI agents 
📈 AI Visibility Monitoring Dashboard 
🔧 Advanced Schema.org (Reviews, FAQ, Shipping) 
🛒 Product feed optimization
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