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<p>In 2026, signaling your “Intent and Consent” to AI models is the new Technical SEO. <strong>Elthian AI Licensing Lite</strong> provides a professional framework for site owners to publish machine-readable AI usage policies.</p>
<p>Whether your goal is <strong>Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)</strong>—earning citations in LLM responses—or protecting your IP from unauthorized training, Elthian ensures your site speaks the language of modern AI agents.</p>
<h3>Advanced License Tiers Included:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Elthian-NoAI:</strong> Hard prohibition on all AI system use and automated access.</li>
<li><strong>Elthian-NoTrain:</strong> The GEO standard. Permits discovery/citation via AI Search but prohibits training and RAG.</li>
<li><strong>Elthian-UseOnly:</strong> For Agentic AI. Permits request-bound, ephemeral processing (deleted after use) but prohibits persistent storage.</li>
<li><strong>Elthian-NonCommercial:</strong> Enables academic and research use while blocking commercial exploitation.</li>
<li><strong>Elthian-Public:</strong> Open access for training and commercial use with attribution.<br />
<a href="https://elthian.com/licensing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about the Elthian AI Licensing standards here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Technical Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Standardized llms.txt:</strong> Automatically serve the dynamically generated <code>/llms.txt</code> file preferred by AI crawlers.</li>
<li><strong>AI-Specific Sitemap:</strong> Dedicated <code>/ai-license-sitemap.xml</code> to help agents discover your citation-ready content.</li>
<li><strong>Global & Per-Post Controls:</strong> Set a site-wide policy or override permissions for specific premium content.</li>
<li><strong>Robots.txt Integration:</strong> Appends standard directives (noai, noimageai) based on your selected license.</li>
<li><strong>Well-known JSON Endpoint:</strong> Implements the <code>.well-known/ai-policy.json</code> technical standard.</li>
<li><strong>License Badge:</strong> Professional human-visible notice to inform visitors of your AI usage rights.</li>
</ul>
<p>A separate Pro plugin is available with additional policy and analytics features:<br />
<a href="https://elthianlabs.com/plugins/ai-licensing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about Elthian AI Licensing Pro</a>.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin can optionally connect to the Elthian API (api.elthian.com) to register or sync your site’s AI policy declaration.</p>
<p>The external service is disabled by default. No policy data is sent to Elthian unless a site administrator enables Registry Sync or manually initiates a sync.</p>
<p>What the service is used for:</p>
<ul>
<li>To sync the site’s machine-readable AI policy declaration with Elthian’s external registry.</li>
<li>To make the site’s declared AI usage policy discoverable outside the local WordPress installation.</li>
</ul>
<p>What data is sent and when:<br />
* Data is sent only when Registry Sync is enabled by an administrator, or when an administrator manually initiates a sync.<br />
* The data sent may include the site ID, site URL, selected policy, policy scopes, URL overrides, timestamp, policy hash or policy identifier, plugin version, WordPress version, PHP version, timezone, and published content count.<br />
* Post content, page content, comments, user accounts, and customer data are not sent as part of the policy sync.</p>
<p>Service provider:</p>
<ul>
<li>Elthian</li>
</ul>
<p>Terms of service:</p>
<ul>
<li>https://elthianlabs.com/legal/terms/</li>
</ul>
<p>Privacy policy:</p>
<ul>
<li>https://elthianlabs.com/legal/privacy/</li>
</ul>


Elthian AI Licensing Lite

Manage how AI models interact with your content. Implements llms.txt, robots.txt, AI Sitemaps, and machine-readable JSON policies.

ProAI

<p>ProAI TXT Manager for LLMS and Robots is a powerful WordPress plugin that automatically generates and maintains essential txt files for your website:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>llms.txt</strong> – Provides structured information for AI language models about your site’s content, navigation, and structure</li>
<li><strong>robots.txt</strong> – Controls search engine crawler access and includes sitemap references</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automatic Generation</strong>: Creates both llms.txt and robots.txt files automatically</li>
<li><strong>AI-Optimized Content</strong>: Structures llms.txt content specifically for AI language models</li>
<li><strong>Auto-Regeneration</strong>: Updates files automatically when your content changes</li>
<li><strong>Custom Content</strong>: Add your own custom information to both files</li>
<li><strong>SEO Integration</strong>: Automatically detects and includes sitemaps from popular SEO plugins</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Standards</strong>: Follows WordPress security and coding standards</li>
<li><strong>Easy Management</strong>: Simple admin interface for all settings</li>
</ul>
<h4>What is llms.txt?</h4>
<p>The llms.txt file is a structured text file that provides AI language models with essential information about your website, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Site information and description</li>
<li>Navigation structure</li>
<li>Recent content and categories</li>
<li>Contact information</li>
<li>Custom information you want AI models to know</li>
</ul>
<h4>What’s Included in Robots.txt</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress security best practices</li>
<li>Automatic sitemap detection (Yoast, RankMath, WordPress core)</li>
<li>Common WordPress disallow rules</li>
<li>Custom rules you specify</li>
<li>Crawl delay settings</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Website owners who want to be AI-friendly</li>
<li>SEO professionals managing multiple sites</li>
<li>Developers building modern WordPress sites</li>
<li>Anyone wanting automated TXT file management</li>
</ul>
<h3>Technical Details</h3>
<h4>File Serving</h4>
<p>The plugin serves files virtually, meaning they don’t actually exist as physical files in your root directory unless you specifically choose to generate them. This prevents clutter and ensures the files are always up-to-date.</p>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<p>The plugin is designed to be lightweight and efficient. File generation only occurs when content changes, and the files are cached for optimal performance.</p>
<h4>Security</h4>
<p>The robots.txt generation follows WordPress security best practices, including:<br />
* Disallowing access to wp-admin (except admin-ajax.php)<br />
* Disallowing access to wp-includes<br />
* Disallowing access to plugin and theme directories<br />
* Preventing access to WordPress system files</p>
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>Works with all major SEO plugins</li>
<li>Compatible with multisite installations</li>
<li>Supports custom post types and taxonomies</li>
<li>Works with custom menu structures</li>
</ul>


ProAI TXT Manager for LLMS and Robots

Automatically generates and manages llms.txt and robots.txt files for your WordPress site with AI-optimized content.

Elthian AI Licensing Lite vs ProAI TXT Manager for LLMS and Robots