GetCited — AI Visibility
Optimize for AI search. The AI visibility plugin — manage crawlers, generate llms.txt, track citability.
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- Momentum — downloads up 112.9% vs the previous 30 days
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where GetCited — AI Visibility stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| AI Crawlers | >100 |
| ai seo | >100 |
| ChatGPT | >100 |
| llms.txt | >100 |
| Perplexity | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About GetCited — AI Visibility
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
GetCited helps your content get discovered and cited by AI systems.
While traditional SEO plugins optimize for Google, GetCited optimizes for the AI-powered future. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and other AI systems are answering millions of questions daily. Is your content visible to them?
What GetCited Does
🤖 AI Crawler Management
Control which AI systems can access your content. Toggle access for 31 different AI crawlers including GPTBot (ChatGPT), ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and more. Your settings automatically update your robots.txt.
📄 llms.txt Generator
Create and serve an llms.txt file — the emerging standard for AI discoverability. Like robots.txt told search engines how to crawl your site, llms.txt tells AI systems what your site is about.
🔧 AI-Optimized Schema
Output JSON-LD structured data that AI systems actually parse. Includes Organization, Article, Author, and FAQ schema types optimized for AI understanding.
📊 Content Citability Scoring
Analyze your content to see how likely it is to be cited by AI. Get a 0-100 score based on factors like:
– Clear opening summaries
– Heading structure
– FAQ sections
– Content depth
– Author attribution
– And more
⚡ Lightweight & Fast
Zero impact on your front-end performance. No JavaScript or CSS loaded for visitors. Works alongside your existing SEO plugin.
Works With Your Existing Setup
GetCited complements Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and other SEO plugins. They handle Google optimization — we handle AI visibility.
Third Party Services
GetCited connects to the following external service:
Crawler List Updates
– Service: GetCited API (heytc.com)
– URL: https://heytc.com/getcited-api/crawlers.json
– When: Once daily via WordPress cron
– Data Sent: None (GET request only)
– Data Received: JSON file (~2KB) containing AI crawler names and user-agent strings
– Purpose: Keeps your crawler list current without requiring plugin updates
– Privacy Policy: https://heytc.com/privacy-policy/
This request is made from your server, not from visitors’ browsers. No personal data, site content, or usage information is transmitted. If the request fails, the plugin falls back to its bundled crawler list.
Installation
- Upload the
getcitedfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to GetCited in your admin menu
- Run the setup wizard to configure optimal settings
Frequently asked questions
What is GAEO?
GAEO stands for “Generative AI Engine Optimization” — the practice of optimizing content so it gets cited by AI systems like ChatGPT and Perplexity. It’s like SEO, but for AI instead of traditional search engines.
What is llms.txt?
llms.txt is an emerging standard (similar to robots.txt) that helps AI systems understand your website. It provides a human and AI-readable description of your site, its sections, and key content.
Does this replace my SEO plugin?
No! GetCited works alongside Yoast, Rank Math, or any other SEO plugin. Traditional SEO plugins optimize for Google. GetCited optimizes for AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
Will this slow down my site?
No. GetCited adds zero JavaScript or CSS to your front-end. The only additions are a small JSON-LD schema block in your page headers and the llms.txt endpoint.
Which AI crawlers does this support?
GetCited includes 31 AI crawlers: – OpenAI: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot – Anthropic: ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai, Claude-Web – Perplexity: PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User – Google: Google-Extended, Gemini-Deep-Research, Google-NotebookLM, GoogleOther – Apple: Applebot, Applebot-Extended – And 17 more from xAI, Meta, Amazon, Brave, ByteDance, Cohere, and others The crawler list updates automatically without requiring plugin updates.
Is my data sent anywhere?
GetCited runs entirely on your server. The only external request is to fetch the latest crawler list from our server (a simple JSON file, no data sent from your site).
Changelog
Fixes auto-analyze score storage bug from 1.9.8.2.
1.9.9.32
- Improved: Hardened settings sanitization with safer defaults
- Improved: Added REST API settings key whitelist
- Fixed: Textarea fields (citation guidelines, use cases) no longer lose line breaks on save
- Fixed: Prevented potential fatal errors on hosts with restricted filesystem access
- Improved: Better error handling and debug logging for database operations
1.9.9.31
- Fixed: Non-admin users can now save posts without permission errors
- Improved: Exclude and schema checkboxes restricted to admin users
1.9.9.30
- Fixed: Robots.txt changes now visible immediately (auto-purges page caches)
- Changed: Removed non-functional comments from robots.txt output
1.9.9.29
- Improved: Code cleanup and optimization
1.9.9.28
- Fixed: Removed artificial post limit on citability analysis
- Improved: WordPress.org plugin guidelines compliance
1.9.9.27
- Improved: WordPress.org plugin guidelines compliance updates
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FAQ
GetCited — AI Visibility: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is GetCited — AI Visibility free?
Yes. GetCited — AI Visibility is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is GetCited — AI Visibility safe to use in 2026?
GetCited — AI Visibility shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 months ago, and scores 38/100 on our health check.
How many websites use GetCited — AI Visibility?
GetCited — AI Visibility is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,281 times since it launched in February 2026. It was downloaded 611 times in the last 30 days.
Does GetCited — AI Visibility work with WordPress 7.1?
GetCited — AI Visibility is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does GetCited — AI Visibility need?
GetCited — AI Visibility requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was GetCited — AI Visibility last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on February 9, 2026 (8 months ago).
Who makes GetCited — AI Visibility?
GetCited — AI Visibility is developed and maintained by heytc.
What are the best alternatives to GetCited — AI Visibility?
The most popular alternatives to GetCited — AI Visibility are Better Robots.txt (5K+ installs), Prime SEO (100+ installs) and SEO & AI Readiness Check (30+ installs).
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