Aaron Campbell

Headline Booster helps you instantly improve your blog post titles without leaving the block editor.
Using the OpenAI API, this plugin generates alternative headline suggestions based on your post’s current title and optional excerpt. Each suggestion is automatically scored (0–100) using a simple heuristic that evaluates clarity, structure, length, and keyword strength—making it easy to choose the strongest option.
<h3>✨ Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Generate 3–5 AI-powered alternative headlines for any post </li>
<li>Built-in scoring system highlights the most effective option </li>
<li>“Recommended” badge automatically marks the best title </li>
<li>Fully integrated into the block editor (Gutenberg) </li>
<li>Click Use this title to instantly replace your post’s headline </li>
<li>Settings page to enter your OpenAI API key </li>
<li>Supports multiple tone styles (Neutral, Casual, Formal, Excited, Professional, Humorous, Clickbait, Dramatic) </li>
<li>Clean, secure REST API implementation </li>
<li>No analytics, no tracking, no ads</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔐 Privacy & Data Use</h3>
This plugin sends only the post title and optional excerpt to the OpenAI API to generate suggestions. 
No other site or user data is transmitted or stored externally.
You must provide your own OpenAI API key in Settings → Headline Booster.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the OpenAI API to generate headline suggestions.
It also uses your own OpenAI API key to generate headline suggestions.
When you click the “Generate Variants” button in the post editor, the plugin sends: 
– The current post title 
– The post excerpt (if set) 
– The selected tone 
to the OpenAI API at https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions in order to request alternative headline suggestions.
You must provide your own OpenAI API key in the plugin settings. The key is stored in your WordPress database and is used only to make requests to the OpenAI API on your behalf.
For more information about OpenAI’s policies, please see: 
– Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use 
– Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy

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NealMcConachie

The Guardian News Headlines plugin allows you to add live headlines and thumbnails from the Guardian to a sidebar on your site. The text is indexable by search engines, and relevant to a category of your choice. Have a blog about education? Pick that news category to add relevant content to your blog.
Display options:
<ul>
<li>Selectable news category per widget</li>
<li>Number of headlines per widget</li>
<li>Choose between most recent and most viewed articles</li>
</ul>

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