Clifford Williams

<p>HiveEO is an Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) toolkit for WordPress. It helps you get your business, products, and services cited and recommended by AI assistants including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, and Claude.</p>
<p>Add <code>[hiveeo]</code> to any WordPress page. The full tool renders immediately — no complex setup required.</p>
<p><strong>Free features (WP.org):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>AEO Checklist — Setup, Entity, and Presence categories</li>
<li>Organisation, Product, and FAQ schema builder — copy/paste ready</li>
<li>Schema auto-inject into site <code><head></code> — no copy/paste needed</li>
<li>Unlimited products with FAQs</li>
<li>AI comment generator — unlimited (Gemini BYOK)</li>
<li>AI thread creator — unlimited (Gemini BYOK)</li>
<li>AI Visibility Tracker — probe ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini (BYOK)</li>
<li>Infrastructure panel — llms.txt editor, AI bot allowlist, crawler log, entity strength score</li>
<li>Action Guide — Module 1 (4 lessons)</li>
<li>Settings — business entity, social profiles, Gemini / OpenAI / Perplexity API keys</li>
<li>Dashboard — progress metrics</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Additional features available at haiv3.com/hiveeo:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Brand Defence comment mode</li>
<li>Reverse Discovery — find who AI cites in your space</li>
<li>URL scraper and AI product description generator</li>
<li>Sitemap batch importer</li>
<li>Full AEO checklist — all 13 categories including per-engine strategies</li>
<li>Action Guide — all 18 lessons (Modules 2–4)</li>
<li>Agency white-label and multi-client dashboard</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bring Your Own API Key (BYOK)</strong></p>
<p>HiveEO uses your own API keys (Gemini, OpenAI, Perplexity). Keys are stored in your WordPress database. AI generation requests are routed through the haiv3.com relay service (see External Services below) which fetches the prompt template and returns it to your server — your API key is then used on your server to call the AI provider directly.</p>
<p>Get a free Gemini key at <a href="https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey" rel="nofollow ugc">aistudio.google.com</a> — no billing required.</p>
<p><strong>Privacy</strong></p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the following external services:</p>
<p><strong>1. Google Gemini API (generativelanguage.googleapis.com)</strong><br />
Used to generate community comments, seed threads, AI product descriptions, and visibility probe responses. Requests are made only when you click a generate button — never automatically. Your Gemini API key is sent directly from your WordPress server to Google. Data sent includes your prompt text (business context, product details, thread content). See Google’s <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a>.</p>
<p><strong>2. OpenAI API (api.openai.com)</strong><br />
Used optionally in the Visibility Tracker to probe ChatGPT responses. Only used if you add an OpenAI API key in Settings. See OpenAI’s <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a>.</p>
<p><strong>3. Perplexity API (api.perplexity.ai)</strong><br />
Used optionally in the Visibility Tracker to probe Perplexity responses. Only used if you add a Perplexity API key in Settings. See Perplexity’s <a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a>.</p>
<p><strong>4. Reddit API (reddit.com)</strong><br />
Used in the Threads tab to fetch live trending threads from relevant subreddits. Requests are made only when you click “Refresh live threads” — never automatically. No personal data is sent. Data received includes public post titles, scores, and URLs. See Reddit’s <a href="https://www.reddit.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/policies/user-agreement" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a>.</p>
<p><strong>5. Hacker News API (hacker-news.firebaseio.com)</strong><br />
Used in the Threads tab to fetch live trending Hacker News stories. Requests are made only when you click “Refresh live threads” — never automatically. No personal data is sent. Data received includes public story titles, scores, and URLs. See Y Combinator’s <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/legal#privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
<h3>Local Data Storage</h3>
<p><strong>AI Bot Visit Log</strong><br />
The plugin optionally logs visits from known AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) to your site. This data is stored entirely within your own WordPress database — no data is sent to any external service. Each log entry stores: the bot name, the URL visited, the timestamp, and a 12-character hash of the visitor IP address (derived using your site’s WordPress salt — the original IP is never stored). This log is used only to display AI crawler activity in the Infrastructure panel.</p>
<h3>Third-Party Libraries</h3>
<p>This plugin bundles the following open-source libraries locally (no CDN):</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Alpine.js</strong> v3.15.12 — MIT License. Source: https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine</li>
<li><strong>Tailwind CSS</strong> v3.4.19 — MIT License. Source: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss</li>
<li><strong>Tabler Icons</strong> v2.47.0 — MIT License. Source: https://github.com/tabler/tabler-icons</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>HiveEO is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>


HiveEO — AI Search Visibility Suite

Get your business cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. Schema auto-inject, AEO checklist, comment generator, and AI visibility tracking.

Spotlight

<p>This plugin connects your WordPress site to your Spotlight account and allows you to publish AI-optimized content directly into your blog.</p>
<p>If you don’t have a Spotlight account yet, you can learn more and sign up at <a href="https://get-spotlight.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://get-spotlight.com</a>.</p>
<p>The content is designed to improve how large language models (LLMs) understand, select, and cite your pages in AI-powered search experiences.</p>
<h3>Built for AI search, not just traditional SEO</h3>
<p>Unlike classic SEO plugins, this plugin focuses on AI search visibility, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>ChatGPT</li>
<li>Google AI Overviews</li>
<li>Google AI Mode</li>
<li>Gemini</li>
<li>Perplexity</li>
<li>Claude</li>
<li>Microsoft Copilot</li>
<li>Grok</li>
</ul>
<h3>How it works</h3>
<ul>
<li>Securely connects to your Spotlight account</li>
<li>Pushes content from Spotlight directly into WordPress</li>
<li>Automatically applies optimal schema markup to each page</li>
<li>Improves entity clarity, topical focus, and citation readiness</li>
</ul>
<p>No manual formatting or schema configuration required.</p>
<h3>Key features</h3>
<ul>
<li>One-click publishing from Spotlight to WordPress</li>
<li>Content optimized for AI search and LLMs</li>
<li>Automatic schema markup (Article, FAQ, HowTo, and others where relevant)</li>
<li>Works alongside existing SEO plugins</li>
<li>Designed for publishers, marketers, and content teams</li>
</ul>
<h3>Who this plugin is for</h3>
<ul>
<li>Publishers who want their content cited by AI assistants</li>
<li>SEO teams adapting to AI-powered search</li>
<li>WordPress sites investing in AEO and GEO strategies</li>
<li>Brands using Spotlight to improve AI visibility</li>
</ul>
<h3>Does this guarantee citations?</h3>
<p>No plugin can guarantee citations by AI systems.<br />
This plugin helps optimize content for AI search, increasing the likelihood that your pages are selected and referenced by LLMs.</p>


Spotlight AI Search Visibility

Publish AI-optimized content to WordPress that helps your site get cited by ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Copilot.

HiveEO — AI Search Visibility Suite vs Spotlight AI Search Visibility