The point is not to discourage the use of AI in general. In fact, AI was used in research and development, and creation of assets for this plugin. However, theme and plugin developers are injecting buttons and links into core interfaces of the WordPress admin area, as well as in the Gutenburg editor, and it is these areas that this plugin is meant to clean up.

Details

The areas in which AI buttons and links are hidden are limited to core interfaces such as the Media Gallery, Gutenburg, Posts, Pages, and other settings or configuration pages. Plugin setting pages, page editors, etc will be considered on a case-by-case basis but are likely something for the future.

How to use

Simply install and activate the plugin. That’s it! There are no settings or options. The plugin takes action only in the admin area, and will automatically hide content from known sources.

Plugins and Themes

The plugin hides AI options generated by the following:

All in One SEO
Elementor
Otter Blocks
PostX
Rank Math SEO
Spectra
Yoast

If you use a plugin or theme that is adding AI buttons to the interface, please submit a Support request to have it included in a later version:

Developers

If you’re interested in furthering the development of the Hide AI plugin, please find the project on GitHub:

https://github.com/andrewhoyer/wp-hide-ai/

License

Copyright (C) 2025 Andrew Hoyer

This program 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 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see .

Installation

No installation instructions available

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I help?

There are a few ways you can help make Hide AI better and support more development:

Install it on WordPress sites you manage or are developing
Tell your friends, write a blog post, mention it on social media, etc
Follow the project on GitHub
Add a Support request with additional AI options that can be hidden

Why am I still seeing certain AI buttons or links even after installing the plugin?

First, check the “Plugins and Themes” list to see if the one you are using is listed.

This plugin will be a constantly growing project. If you have a theme or plugin that is injecting an AI link or button that isn’t covered, please add a request to the support forum:

https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-ai/

Also, if the AI option you are seeing is part of that plugin’s interface, it may fall outside the scope of what Hide AI is trying to do. The objective is to clean up the core areas of the admin interface (media, posts, pages, etc).

Review feed

Bridget Willard

8/21/2025

This is why I love the Plugin Repo!

Andrew Hoyer gets it. If there's a problem, create a solution. AI being "all the rage" has made the WordPress UI ugly, confusing, and generally a bad experience. But you don't have to sit in silence. Your clients don't have to be confused by shiny new buttons. You won't have to worry about people breaking their sites by trying to help with AI. Andrew fixed the problem. Hide the AI buttons. Thank you.

Screenshots

Before installing Hide AI
After installing Hide AI, with AI-related options hidden

Changelog

0.3 – Sep 23, 2025

Plugin now hides AI options for Yoast and All in One SEO

0.2 – Jul 21, 2025

Plugin now hides AI options for Spectra and Otter Blocks

0.1 – Jul 14, 2025

First release

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