AI Explainer
Detect AI-generated content with 5-method analysis. Public /authenticity page, embeddable trust badge, AI scraper defense, EU AI Act transparency.
Use with caution
AI Explainer works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 49/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where AI Explainer stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| AI detection | >100 |
| ai scraper block | #30 |
| content authenticity | #42 |
| eu ai act | #62 |
| transparency | >100 |
About AI Explainer
From the official readme · v2.3.0Description
AI Explainer analyses your published WordPress content with a multi-method detection engine, displays transparency badges to readers, and gives you a dashboard to keep track of AI-related content on your site.
The detection engine combines five complementary local heuristic methods (statistical, linguistic, structural, vocabulary, repetition) to estimate the probability that a piece of text was generated by AI.
Features
- Five-method local detection engine — no external service required
- Authenticity badges (human / AI / mixed) on posts
- Public
/authenticitypage — standalone “Verified Human Content” page on your domain, plus an embeddable trust badge other sites can drop in - AI scraper defense — blocks 22 known AI training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, PerplexityBot, Bytespider…) via robots.txt
- 4-step Get Started onboarding wizard with live progress tracking
- Manual content declaration meta box (author can declare “human”, “AI” or “auto-detect”)
- Admin detector page — paste any text and analyse it
- Dashboard with content inventory and scan history
- EU AI Act transparency dashboard (informational checklist + downloadable HTML report)
- Multilingual detection dictionaries (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese)
- REST API under the
ai-explainer-pro/v1namespace - WordPress dashboard widget with content overview
Detection methods
- Statistical — sentence-length variance (burstiness), entropy, average length
- Linguistic — transition words, formal vocabulary, hedging phrases, personal pronouns
- Structural — paragraph uniformity, list/heading patterns, topic-sentence formulas
- Vocabulary — Guiraud index, hapax-legomena ratio, word-length distribution
- Repetition — repeated bigrams and sentence-opening patterns
Each method produces a 0-1 score. Scores are combined into a weighted ensemble.
REST API
Endpoints under ai-explainer-pro/v1 (all require manage_options):
POST /detect— analyse arbitrary textPOST /scan-post— scan a specific post by IDPOST /bulk-scan— batch scan with offset/limitGET /stats— overall detection statisticsGET /compliance— EU AI Act transparency dataGET /post-status/{id}— detection status for a post
Important disclaimer
Local heuristic detection produces directional indicators. It works well for clearly AI-generated or clearly human text, but edge cases exist. Results vary depending on content type, length and language. The EU AI Act transparency dashboard is informational only and does not constitute legal advice — consult a qualified legal professional for any compliance question.
Paid add-on (sold separately, hosted off-site)
A separate paid version is available at https://aiexplainerpro.noveralis.com. It is sold and downloaded from the developer’s own website and is not bundled with this plugin. Every feature listed above works in this plugin without the paid add-on.
External services
This free plugin (the version hosted on WordPress.org) does not call any external service. All detection is performed locally on your server.
The optional paid add-on is sold and hosted off-site at https://aiexplainerpro.noveralis.com. It is a separate plugin and its external service calls are documented on the developer’s website. Nothing the paid add-on does affects the free plugin’s behaviour.
Privacy
Stored locally:
- Detection scores (post meta)
- Scan history (custom database table)
- Plugin settings (WordPress options)
Not collected:
- No visitor tracking, no cookies, no analytics
External calls: none, in the version distributed on WordPress.org. See the “External services” section for the optional paid add-on.
Uninstall: removing the plugin clears all options, post meta, custom tables and transients.
Installation
Automatic installation
- Go to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New
- Search for “AI Explainer”
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Open AI Explainer > Dashboard
- Click “Scan All Published Content” to populate detection data
Manual installation
- Download the plugin ZIP
- Go to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- Select the ZIP and click Install Now, then Activate
- Open AI Explainer > Dashboard
Configuration
- Open AI Explainer > Settings
- Choose where badges are displayed (posts, pages, home, archives)
- Adjust the detection threshold
- Pick a badge template
Frequently asked questions
How does detection work?
Five complementary local heuristic methods (statistical, linguistic, structural, vocabulary, repetition) each produce a 0-1 score. Scores are combined into a weighted ensemble.
How accurate is the detection?
Accuracy depends on content length, type and language. Longer texts (200+ words) produce more reliable results. We do not advertise a specific accuracy figure because it would vary too much across content types.
Does this slow down my website?
No. Detection runs only during admin-initiated scans. Badge display reads cached post meta — that is instant.
What data is sent externally?
Nothing, by default. All analysis runs locally on your server. The optional paid add-on can be configured by the user to call OpenAI; that is documented in the “External services” section above.
Is this GDPR friendly?
The plugin does not set cookies, does not track visitors, and stores all data in your own WordPress database.
Can I customize the badges?
Yes — choose between three templates (modern, pill, minimal), set the position (top, bottom, both), and toggle which badge types appear.
Which languages are supported?
Detection dictionaries cover English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. Developers can extend them via filters (ai_explainer_pro_transition_words, ai_explainer_pro_formal_words, ai_explainer_pro_hedging_phrases).
Is there a REST API?
Yes. Six endpoints under the ai-explainer-pro/v1 namespace. All require manage_options. See the Description tab for the list.
What about the EU AI Act?
The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) introduces transparency obligations for AI-generated content. The plugin’s transparency dashboard offers an informational checklist and a downloadable HTML report to support your own compliance review. It is not legal advice.
Changelog
First stable public release of AI Explainer.
2.3.0
First stable public release.
- Five-method local detection engine — statistical, linguistic, structural, vocabulary and repetition analysis combined into a weighted ensemble. No external service required.
- Multilingual detection dictionaries (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese) with Unicode word-boundary matching for accurate, accent-aware results.
- Authenticity badges (human / AI / mixed) on posts, with three templates and a live preview.
- Public
/authenticitypage — a standalone “Verified Human Content” page on your domain — plus an embeddable trust badge other sites can drop in. - AI scraper defense — robots.txt rules blocking 22 known AI training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot, PerplexityBot, anthropic-ai, Google-Extended…).
- EU AI Act transparency dashboard: an informational checklist and a downloadable HTML report. Informational only — not legal advice.
- Manual content declaration meta box (human / AI / auto-detect) and an admin detector page for analysing arbitrary text.
- REST API under the
ai-explainer-pro/v1namespace — six endpoints, all requiringmanage_options. - WordPress dashboard widget and a 4-step Get Started onboarding wizard.
- Developer hooks:
aiep_method_weights,aiep_detector_results_extra, and the detection-dictionary filters (ai_explainer_pro_transition_words,ai_explainer_pro_formal_words,ai_explainer_pro_hedging_phrases).
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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AI Explainer: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is AI Explainer free?
Yes. AI Explainer is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is AI Explainer safe to use in 2026?
AI Explainer works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 49/100 on our health check.
How many websites use AI Explainer?
AI Explainer is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 230 times since it launched in July 2026. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.
Does AI Explainer work with WordPress 7.1?
AI Explainer is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does AI Explainer need?
AI Explainer requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was AI Explainer last updated?
The latest version, 2.3.0, was released on July 6, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes AI Explainer?
AI Explainer is developed and maintained by nicolasseverino.
What are the best alternatives to AI Explainer?
The most popular alternatives to AI Explainer are AI Humanizer & AI Detector (10+ installs), Tiriri Transparency for EU… (<10 installs) and RealStamp Verify (<10 installs).
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