ACS AI Citation Readiness
Get your site cited by AI search. LLMO diagnosis, llms.txt auto-generation, FAQ schema markup, and AI citation monitoring.
Solid choice
ACS AI Citation Readiness is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 1 week ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 1 week ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where ACS AI Citation Readiness stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| AI | >100 |
| llmo | #8 |
| llms.txt | >100 |
| schema | >100 |
| seo | >100 |
About ACS AI Citation Readiness
From the official readme · v1.1.4Description
Is your site cited in answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI-powered search?
ACS AI Citation Readiness diagnoses your WordPress site and helps you prepare it to be cited by AI search engines and assistants.
- LLMO Diagnosis: Scores your site out of 100 across 13 checks in 3 categories (AI access foundation, structure and citability, and E-E-A-T trust signals), with actionable advice for each check.
- llms.txt auto-generation: Generates an llms.txt file following the llmstxt.org convention and serves it at
/llms.txt(no physical file writes; uses a rewrite rule). - FAQ schema shortcode: Outputs a visible Q&A block together with FAQPage structured data from a single shortcode. Multiple shortcodes on the same page are merged into one FAQPage schema.
- AI citation monitoring: Measures visits from about 20 known AI crawlers and human referrals from AI services on the server side, and shows totals for today, the last 7 days, the last 30 days, and all time. No IP addresses or personal data are stored (daily counts only, kept for 92 days).
All features are free and fully functional. This plugin sends no data to external services.
The interface is in English and a Japanese translation is bundled with the plugin, so the admin screens follow the site or user language automatically.
A separate paid add-on, ACS AI Citation Readiness Pro (distributed from our site), adds scan history, weekly automated scans with email notification, bulk content checks, per-crawler and per-page monitoring breakdowns, and AI citation alerts.
Installation
- Upload and activate the plugin.
- Open “AI Citation Readiness” in the admin menu and run “Site Diagnosis” to see where you stand.
- Enable llms.txt serving from the llms.txt tab.
Frequently asked questions
What does the diagnosis score measure?
Thirteen checks: llms.txt, AI crawler access in robots.txt, sitemap, and HTTPS (AI access foundation); JSON-LD structured data, FAQ/HowTo schema, title/meta description, heading structure, and OGP (structure and citability); author/publisher info, date information, outbound source links, and RSS (trust signals).
Does a higher score guarantee citation by AI?
No. This plugin prepares the technical conditions that make citation more likely. Content quality and original first-hand information ultimately determine whether AI cites your site.
Does this plugin send any data to external services?
No. Diagnosis and monitoring run entirely on your own server. Nothing is sent to external services.
Does monitoring store visitor personal data?
No. It stores only daily counts per crawler name, per referrer service, and per path. No IP addresses or personal data are stored, and data older than 92 days is discarded.
Where can I leave a review?
Reviews live on WordPress.org: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acs-ai-citation-readiness/reviews/ . A short review helps other people judge whether this plugin fits their site, and it tells us which parts are worth developing further.
Changelog
1.1.4
- Japanese translation completed: the plugin description and the remaining strings are now translated.
1.1.3
- Added a one-time review request line at the top of the plugin’s own admin screen. It appears seven days after the plugin starts being used, can be dismissed permanently, and is never shown on any other screen
- Added a link to the WordPress.org review page in the readme FAQ
- No functional changes
1.1.2
- Bundled a Japanese translation (ja .po/.mo) and added the plugin’s POT file under languages/.
- Added the Domain Path header and loaded the bundled translations on init.
- Added screenshots to the plugin directory listing.
- Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- Corrected the documented number of diagnosis checks to 13, matching the analyzer.
- No functional changes.
1.1.1
- Renamed the FAQ shortcode from [acs_faq] to [acsaiv_faq] so that all public identifiers use the plugin’s unique “acsaiv” prefix.
1.1.0
- Renamed the plugin to ACS AI Citation Readiness.
- Moved the citation monitor admin styles into an enqueued stylesheet.
- Hardened the FAQ JSON-LD output (slashes are now escaped to prevent script-tag break-out).
1.0.1
- Switched UI strings and readme to English source text (Japanese translation is provided via translate.wordpress.org).
- Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
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FAQ
ACS AI Citation Readiness: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is ACS AI Citation Readiness free?
Yes. ACS AI Citation Readiness is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is ACS AI Citation Readiness safe to use in 2026?
ACS AI Citation Readiness is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 1 week ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
How many websites use ACS AI Citation Readiness?
ACS AI Citation Readiness is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 314 times since it launched in August 2026. It was downloaded 241 times in the last 30 days.
Does ACS AI Citation Readiness work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested ACS AI Citation Readiness up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.0 or newer.
What PHP version does ACS AI Citation Readiness need?
ACS AI Citation Readiness requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was ACS AI Citation Readiness last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.4, was released on September 27, 2026 (1 week ago).
Who makes ACS AI Citation Readiness?
ACS AI Citation Readiness is developed and maintained by ACS.
What are the best alternatives to ACS AI Citation Readiness?
The most popular alternatives to ACS AI Citation Readiness are Elementor Website Builder (10M+ installs), All in One SEO (2M+ installs) and AI Agent by SiteGround (1M+ installs).
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