The verdict in one page

What it is. Rewrite Publisher reads the websites you trust, finds recent articles that match your topics, and asks an AI model to write one new article per topic that synthesizes what those sources say — in its own structure and words. It then adds a title, category, tags, links and (optionally) images, and saves the post as a draft or publishes it on a daily schedule.

Best for: site owners who already know which sources they trust and want a daily first draft on topics those sources cover. Not for: anyone hoping to publish hundreds of unedited AI posts — that is against Google's spam policies and this guide explains how to avoid it (page 14).

How it works

Each topic goes through the same pipeline once per day (or whenever you click Generate):

What the AI is asked to do

The writing prompt asks for a new structure and angle, plain and specific language, varied sentence length, and no copied sentences. The sources are treated as seeds for facts; the model expands them with general knowledge so the result can stand on its own. If the first draft is shorter than your minimum, the plugin runs one expansion pass.

What it remembers

• Used source URLs — never rewritten twice (you can clear the history in the Status tab).
• Daily quota per topic — by default one article per topic per day.
• Key health — keys that hit rate limits are paused for a while and retried automatically.

What you need

Before you start, decide three things

1. Your reference sites. Pick sources you would happily cite: official bodies, respected publishers, industry blogs. Sites with an RSS feed work best.
2. Your topics. Specific themes that those sources actually publish about ("mortgage", "credit card", "agentic AI") — not meta words such as "guide" or "review".
3. Draft or publish. Start with Save as draft. Switch to publishing only after a week of drafts you were happy to post with light edits.

Step 1 — Install and activate

1. Download jdh-rewrite-publisher.zip from your purchase email and extract it. It contains jdh-rewrite-publisher-plugin.zip (the plugin — keep it zipped), this guide, and a short README.txt.
2. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, choose jdh-rewrite-publisher-plugin.zip from the download, then Install Now.
3. Click Activate. A new menu item JDH Rewrite appears in the admin sidebar.

Uploading by FTP / cPanel instead

Extract the plugin zip and upload the jdh-rewrite-publisher folder to wp-content/plugins/, then activate it on the Plugins screen.

Updating later

Deactivate and delete the old version, then upload the new zip. Your settings, keys, topics and history are stored in the database and are kept.

Step 2 — Get free AI keys

The plugin tries providers in this order: Cerebras → Gemini → Groq → Z.AI, rotating through every key you add. You need only one to start; two providers make daily runs far more reliable.

Keep keys safe

• Paste keys only into the plugin's Settings tab (or wp-config.php, see below). Never into posts, pages or support emails.
• To keep keys out of the database entirely, add constants to wp-config.php: JDH_RW_GEMINI_KEY, JDH_RW_GROQ_KEY, JDH_RW_CEREBRAS_KEY, JDH_RW_ZAI_KEY, JDH_RW_PEXELS_KEY.
• If a key leaks, delete it in the provider's console and create a new one.

Step 3 — Sources and topics

Open JDH Rewrite → Settings. The top half decides what gets written:

• Reference websites — one per line. A homepage is fine; a section or blog URL is better for big sites.
• Topics — one per line. Each topic becomes its own daily article and its own category.
• External links to weave in — URL or Anchor text|URL. Added naturally to every article.

Step 4 — Output, images and keys

Step 5 — Check your topics before generating

On the Run tab, click Preview sources next to a topic. It reads your reference sites and lists the matching articles — no AI call, no cost.

What we found on three finance sites

Zero matches does not mean the sites never cover a subject — only that it is not in their current feeds or homepage links. Add a section URL (e.g. a site's “/investing/” page) as an extra source and preview again.

Step 6 — Generate your first article

Click Generate next to a topic with matches. The live log shows every step; a typical run takes 40–80 seconds.

Reading the log: Matching candidates = articles that fit the topic · Extracted … words = text read from a source · Synthesizing = the AI call · success — 997 words = the draft length · Tags and Recommended 2 earlier posts = SEO extras · Published = the post was saved with your chosen status.

What comes out

The mortgage article is 1,027 words in 5 sections with a bullet list, links to annualcreditreport.com and the CFPB (from the external-links setting), and two in-text links to earlier posts on the same site.

Check before publishing

• Facts, numbers and dates are correct and current.
• Nothing is advice you would not give yourself.
• The title matches what the article delivers.
• Add one thing only you know: an example, a number, an opinion.
• Cite the original sources you relied on.
• Pick or replace the featured image.

Ten minutes of editing per article is the difference between a useful post and generic filler.

Step 7 — Put it on a daily schedule

When the plugin is active it schedules a daily task (shown on the Run tab as Cron: next run …). Each run goes through every topic and respects the per-day quota, so clicking Generate manually earlier in the day does not create duplicates.

Why add a real cron job

WordPress's built-in scheduler (WP-Cron) only fires when someone visits your site. On a new or quiet site that can mean no post at all. A server cron job calls it on time:

1. In cPanel open Cron Jobs, choose Once per hour (or every 15 minutes).
2. Command (replace the domain):
   wget -q -O - "https://yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron" >/dev/null 2>&1
3. Optional: add define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true); to wp-config.php so visits no longer trigger it.

A sensible weekly rhythm

Status tab and troubleshooting

Use it responsibly — for readers, rankings and rights

An automated writer is only as good as the editorial process around it. Three rules keep your site on the right side of readers, search engines and publishers.

1. Do not publish at scale without review

Google's spam policies treat “scaled content abuse” — generating many pages mainly to manipulate rankings, with little value for users — as spam, regardless of whether a human or an AI wrote them. Google's guidance on AI content focuses on helpfulness, not on how text was produced. One reviewed, genuinely useful article per topic per day is the intended use; hundreds of unedited posts are not.

2. Respect the sources

• Choose sources whose terms allow reading and summarizing; skip sites that forbid automated access.
• The plugin writes new text, but you are the publisher: add a "Sources" line crediting the sites you drew on.
• Never present a source's original research, data or quotes as your own.

3. Add what only you can add

Experience, examples, numbers from your own work, a clear opinion. That is what makes a page worth ranking — and it is the part no plugin can write for you.

FAQ, license and support

Changelog

• 1.2.0 (Oct 2026) — current model lists for all four providers with per-key model fallback; faster Gemini "flash-lite" first; low reasoning effort for gpt-oss models; Z.AI thinking off; HTTP 402 and 503 handled as temporary.
• 1.1.0 — tags, external links, in-article images, recommendations of earlier posts.