Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries vs AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics

Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries turns every post into an AI-aware destination. It generates an inline AI summary readers can expand next to the share buttons, and offers one-click sharing to every major social network and the leading AI assistants. Among the first plugins to integrate the native WordPress 7.0 AI Connectors API: configure your AI provider once in Settings > Connectors (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) and the plugin reuses those credentials — no API keys to manage, no extra accounts. Inline AI Summary Two-tier cascade: Level A uses the WordPress 7.0 AI Client; Level C is a built-in PHP extractive fallback with zero API cost on any WP 6.1+ install. Choose your AI model and mode: pick the provider and model used to generate summaries, or leave it on Automatic to use a fast, cost-effective model instead of the newest, most expensive one. Set how generation behaves too: AI with extractive fallback, AI only, extractive only, or disabled. Paragraph or bullet-list format: show the summary as prose (one paragraph per sentence) or as a concise bullet list, with configurable length (1-5 sentences or points). Collapsible inline block with native , data-nosnippet and Schema.org CreativeWork microdata so search engines treat it as derived content, not competition. Editor controls in the block sidebar and the classic meta box: view, edit manually, regenerate on demand, hide per post (independently from the buttons). Visitor-facing “Generate AI summary” button for posts without a stored summary, restrictable to extractive-only or open to the AI Client. Async generation via WP-Cron. [ayudawp_aiss_summary] shortcode also available. Sharing Social networks: X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, Email, Raindrop, Reddit, Bluesky, LINE, Mastodon, Threads, Pinterest. AI assistants: Claude, ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral, Copilot, Qwen, Meta AI — each opens with a citation-ready prompt linking back to your URL. 6 visual styles, 4 sizes, custom colors, brand SVG icons, dark-mode auto-adaptation, drag-and-drop ordering. SEO-friendly ( or , auto-exclusion on noindex content for all major SEO plugins). Analytics Click tracking per platform and per post, timeline chart with per-platform breakdown, period comparison (previous period, same period last year, custom range), CSV export. Dashboard widget with 7-day sparkline. VigIA cross-reference (clicks vs. AI crawler visits) when active. Redis/Memcached compatible. Why use it? Cite your source naturally: when readers expand the summary or share to an AI assistant, your URL travels with the content. Reach every audience: full social spectrum plus 11 AI assistants in one place. Future-proof: built on WP 7.0 Connectors and a REST API ready for agentic clients. External services This plugin connects to third-party AI providers only when the inline AI Summary feature is enabled and an AI Connector is configured (or the WP AI Client is available). All other features — social and AI share buttons, click analytics, the extractive PHP fallback summary — run entirely on your own server and do not contact any external service. AI Summary generation When a post is saved (or when the editor / a visitor explicitly clicks “Regenerate” or “Generate AI summary”), the plugin uses the WordPress 7.0 AI Client (wp_ai_client_prompt()) to request a short summary from whichever provider you configured in Settings > Connectors. The plugin never stores your API keys — they are managed centrally by WordPress core. What is sent: Post title (plain text) Post content (HTML stripped, up to ~3000 characters of plain text) A short instruction asking the provider to return a summary What is not sent: API keys (managed by core Connectors), visitor IP addresses, user accounts, analytics data, or any other personal data of your readers. Possible destinations (depending on which Connector your administrator activates): OpenAI — Terms of use · Privacy policy Anthropic — Terms of service · Privacy policy Google AI — Terms of service · Privacy policy If you do not configure any Connector, or your WordPress version is below 7.0, the plugin falls back to the local PHP extractive summarizer and no external request is made. How to opt out Set AI Summary generation to Disabled in the AI Summary tab of the plugin settings. Or choose Extractive only to keep summaries fully local — zero external requests, ever. Or choose AI only while leaving no Connector configured — no requests will be sent, and summaries simply won’t be generated. The visitor-facing “Generate AI summary” button is off by default; if enabled, you can additionally restrict it to the extractive PHP path so visitor clicks never reach an external provider. Sharing buttons The social and AI sharing buttons render as / elements that open the respective destination only when the visitor clicks them — your server does not contact those services. The plugin’s analytics endpoint that records button clicks runs locally on your own site. Advanced Usage Shortcode parameters The [ayudawp_share_buttons] shortcode accepts several parameters: buttons: Comma-separated list of buttons to display – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons buttons="claude,chatgpt,deepseek,twitter,mastodon"] – Available: twitter, linkedin, facebook, telegram, whatsapp, email, raindrop, reddit, bluesky, line, mastodon, threads, pinterest, claude, chatgpt, google_ai, gemini, grok, perplexity, deepseek, mistral, copilot, qwen, meta_ai style: Visual style to use – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons style="outline"] – Options: minimal, brand, outline, dark, custom, icons-only size: Button size preset – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons size="compact"] – Options: compact, normal, large, fluid show_icons: Show icons with text (for non-icons-only styles) – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons show_icons="true" style="brand"] – Options: true, false icon_style: Icon corner style (for icons-only mode) – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons style="icons-only" icon_style="circular"] – Options: circular, square alignment: Button alignment – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons alignment="center"] – Options: left, center show_title: Show or hide the section title – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons show_title="false"] – Options: true, false title_text: Custom title text – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons title_text="Share this content"] title_style: Title HTML element – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons title_style="h3"] – Options: h3, h4, h5, h6, span ai_title: Section title for AI buttons group – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons ai_title="Summarize with AI"] social_title: Section title for social buttons group – Example: [ayudawp_share_buttons social_title="Share on social media"] Combined examples: [ayudawp_share_buttons buttons="claude,deepseek,twitter" style="brand" show_icons="true"] [ayudawp_share_buttons style="icons-only" icon_style="circular"] [ayudawp_share_buttons show_title="true" title_text="Share or Summarize" title_style="h3"] [ayudawp_share_buttons ai_title="Summarize with AI" social_title="Share" style="outline" show_icons="true"] [ayudawp_share_buttons buttons="chatgpt,qwen,meta_ai,mastodon,threads" size="compact" style="brand"] [ayudawp_share_buttons style="icons-only" icon_style="square" size="large"] [ayudawp_share_buttons size="fluid" style="outline" show_icons="true"] AI summary shortcode The [ayudawp_aiss_summary] shortcode renders the AI-generated summary as a standalone collapsible block. Useful when you want to place the summary somewhere other than where the share buttons are auto-inserted, or when you have buttons disabled but still want to surface the summary. post_id: Render the summary of a specific post – Example: [ayudawp_aiss_summary post_id="123"] – Defaults to the current post in the loop when omitted The shortcode outputs nothing when the post has no stored summary, so it is safe to drop into templates without conditional wrappers. CSS Customization Guide The plugin uses CSS custom properties for all brand colors. You can override these in your theme to change any platform color globally: Override platform colors: .ayudawp-share-buttons { –ayudawp-claude: #ff0000; –ayudawp-chatgpt: #00ff00; } Main container classes: – .ayudawp-share-buttons – Main wrapper container – .ayudawp-buttons-container – Direct container for all buttons – .ayudawp-title – Title element before buttons – .ayudawp-section-title – Section title with extra top margin – .ayudawp-aiss-centered – Applied when centered alignment is enabled Button classes: – .ayudawp-share-btn – Base class for all buttons (both and elements) – .ayudawp-icon-wrapper – Container for button icons – .ayudawp-button-text – Text label inside buttons – .ayudawp-icon – SVG icon element Style modifier classes: – .brand – Brand colors style – .outline – Outline style (brand-colored borders) – .minimal – Minimal style – .dark – Dark background style – .custom – Custom colors style – .icons-only – Icons-only mode – .with-icons – Text buttons with icons – .circular – Circular icon buttons – .square – Square icon buttons Size modifier classes: – .size-compact – Compact button size – .size-large – Large button size – .size-fluid – Fluid width buttons Platform-specific classes (on buttons): – .twitter, .linkedin, .facebook, .telegram, .whatsapp – .email, .raindrop, .reddit, .bluesky, .line – .mastodon, .threads, .pinterest – .claude, .chatgpt, .google-ai, .gemini, .grok – .perplexity, .deepseek, .mistral, .copilot – .qwen, .meta-ai – .ai – Applied to all AI platform buttons Example: Change Claude button color: .ayudawp-share-buttons { –ayudawp-claude: #your-color; } Example: Change all AI buttons background: .ayudawp-share-buttons .ayudawp-share-btn.ai { background: #f0f0f0; } Example: Hide specific button: .ayudawp-share-btn.facebook { display: none; } Customize or remove separator lines: The main container has top and bottom border lines. You can hide either of them from the settings (Share Buttons → Separator lines) with no code. CSS is only needed to replace them with your own style: .ayudawp-share-buttons { border-top: 2px dashed #ccc; border-bottom: 2px dashed #ccc; } Important notes: – The use of !important is no longer needed for most overrides – Use CSS custom properties to change brand colors cleanly – Test on both desktop and mobile viewports – Icons-only buttons have fixed dimensions (44px default, 36px compact, 54px large) Technical Details System requirements WordPress 6.1 or higher (7.0+ for AI-generated summaries) PHP 7.4 or higher (compatible up to PHP 8.4) Theme compatible with wp_head() and wp_footer() Performance features Modular file structure for maximum efficiency Selective loading of resources (CSS/JS only where buttons display) No external dependencies Optimized CSS with custom properties and minimal specificity Lightweight SVG icons (under 1KB each) Minimal database impact: analytics queries are cached (5 min) and compatible with persistent object cache (Redis, Memcached) Smart responsive layouts REST API for lightweight analytics data retrieval Developer features Clean, documented code WordPress coding standards compliant Hook-based architecture Modular class structure in /includes folder Extensible icon system using Simple Icons Translation ready Comprehensive shortcode API SEO-friendly markup options Post meta for individual exclusions Centralized platform color definitions Support Need private support or custom development? Do you need one-on-one help, priority troubleshooting, or a custom feature, integration, or tweak built specifically for your site? I offer private support and custom development. Just contact me and tell me what you need. Need help or have suggestions? Official website WordPress support forum YouTube channel Documentation and tutorials Love the plugin? Please leave us a 5-star review and help spread the word! About AyudaWP We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, AI and performance optimization plugins. We create tools that solve real problems for WordPress site owners while maintaining the highest coding standards and accessibility requirements.

Two sides of AI traffic, one powerful plugin. With the rise of AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, your website faces two new realities: 1. AI bots scraping your content for training and indexing 2. Real human visitors discovering your site through AI tools and clicking through to visit AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics is the only WordPress plugin that tracks BOTH: AI Bot Detection Identify bots from major AI companies (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta, Amazon), SEO crawlers (Ahrefs, Semrush), aggressive scrapers, and even “stealth” bots hiding behind standard User-Agents. Detect GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, Gemini, Bytespider, Perplexity and 200+ more. AI Referrer Tracking Track real human visitors coming FROM AI platforms! When someone asks ChatGPT a question and clicks a link to your site, you will see it. Understand which AI tools are sending you traffic, which pages they land on, and how diverse your AI traffic sources are. Why AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics? In a world where AIs massively consume AND distribute web content, it is crucial to know: Who’s scraping your content – Precisely identify each AI bot (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, Gemini, etc.) Whether ChatGPT is training on your data – Detect OpenAI crawlers in real time and block them if needed Which pages are being targeted – Discover what content interests AI bots the most Hidden bots – Detect even bots that mask their identity with standard User-Agents (stealth detection) Which AI platforms send you traffic – Track human visitors referred by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, etc. Key Features 🔍 Multi-Level Bot Detection Level 1 – User-Agent: Detects 200+ AI bot signatures (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, xAI, Mistral, Cohere, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and more) Level 2 – IP Range: Verifies official IP ranges from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to catch masked bots Level 3 – Stealth Detection: Detects invisible bots like ChatGPT Atlas that use standard browser User-Agents by cross-referencing IP addresses 📊 Comprehensive Dashboard Real-time statistics (human visits vs bots) Evolution charts with Chart.js Distribution by AI family (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, etc.) Top 10 most active bots Top 10 most scraped pages Comparison with previous period Business KPIs: growth rate, peak hours, intent distribution 📋 Detailed Logs Advanced filtering by bot type, IP, date Real-time search Full CSV export Complete details: User-Agent, IP, URL, detection method, AI family, bot intent Special badge for “invisible” bots ⚙️ Flexible Configuration Enable/disable tracking Bad bot blocking option (disabled by default) Configurable data retention (90 days by default) Automatic daily cleanup of old data Exclude logged-in users (optional) 🔒 Privacy Respectful No data sent to third-party services All data stays in your WordPress database GDPR compliant No cookies or client-side tracking Only downloads public data (IP ranges) Detected Bots The plugin detects over 200 different bots in the following categories: AI Bots (AI Training & Inference): OpenAI (GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot, Operator, ChatGPT Agent), Anthropic (ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, Claude-SearchBot), Google AI (Google-Extended, Gemini, NotebookLM, GoogleAgent-Mariner), Meta AI, Amazon (Amazonbot, Bedrock, Nova Act), Apple Intelligence, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI (Grok), Cohere, DeepSeek, Character.AI, Kagi, Exa, Tavily, Apify, and 150+ others. Search Engines: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, etc. SEO Crawlers: Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz, Majestic, etc. Scrapers & Malicious Bots: Content scrapers, email collectors, attack bots, etc. Advanced Stealth Bot Detection Some AI bots like ChatGPT Atlas use standard browser User-Agents (Chrome, Safari) to go unnoticed. AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics detects them by cross-referencing IP addresses against official IP ranges from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — all stored locally, no external calls required. Example: A visitor with User-Agent “Mozilla/5.0 Chrome/…” from an IP in the OpenAI range will be identified as “ChatGPT Atlas” and marked with an “INVISIBLE” badge in the logs. Firewall — Block Unwanted Bots Since v1.2.0, the plugin includes a built-in Firewall to block bots before they access your content: Block by intention — Stop training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot), scrapers, or inference bots Block by family — Block all bots from a specific company (ByteDance, Meta, OpenAI, etc.) Blocked bots receive a 403 response and are still logged for analysis Performance Zero external calls: IP ranges for OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are stored locally Minimal impact: Optimized to not slow down your site Optimized queries: Indexes on all important columns Automatic cleanup: Daily deletion of old data Protect your content and understand your traffic like never before. Official Plugin Page Visit the official plugin page for additional resources and support: https://almaweb.fr/ai-visitor-analytics Privacy & Data Protection AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics takes your privacy seriously: Data Storage All data is stored locally in your WordPress database No external services receive any data from your site You have full control over data retention (configurable from 1 to 365 days) Automatic daily cleanup removes old data based on your settings What Data is Collected The plugin collects the following information for each visit: * User-Agent string * IP address * Requested URL * HTTP referrer * Request method (GET, POST, etc.) * HTTP headers (Accept, Accept-Language, Accept-Encoding) * Timestamp This data is used solely for bot detection and traffic analysis on your own site. GDPR Compliance No cookies are set by this plugin No client-side tracking or JavaScript-based analytics IP addresses are stored for bot identification purposes only You can configure data retention to comply with your privacy policy Users can request data deletion through standard WordPress data export/erasure tools What This Plugin Does NOT Do Does NOT send your data to external servers Does NOT track end-user behavior for advertising Does NOT use third-party analytics services Does NOT set cookies Does NOT require user consent (server-side logging only) Third-Party Services This plugin may connect to the following third-party services only to download publicly available bot IP ranges: OpenAI IP Ranges GPTBot: https://openai.com/gptbot.json ChatGPT-User: https://openai.com/chatgpt-user.json SearchBot: https://openai.com/searchbot.json Purpose: Verify IP addresses to detect OpenAI bots, including stealth bots like ChatGPT Atlas Data sent: None – the plugin only downloads public IP range information Caching: IP ranges are cached for 24 hours to minimize requests Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/privacy Important Notes No data from your site is ever sent to these services The plugin only downloads publicly available IP range lists These requests happen server-side (not from visitors’ browsers) IP ranges are cached locally for 24 hours If the external service is unavailable, the plugin continues to work using User-Agent detection Bundled Libraries Chart.js v4.5.1 (bundled locally) * Used for dashboard visualizations * No external connections required * Loaded only on admin pages * License: MIT All third-party code is included in the plugin and does not require external CDN connections. Support & Documentation Getting Help If you need help with the plugin, here are your options: Documentation: Check the plugin settings page for inline help and tooltips WordPress Support Forum: Post your questions on the WordPress.org support forum Official Page: Visit https://almaweb.fr/ai-visitor-analytics for contact and support Reporting Bugs If you find a bug, please report it on the WordPress.org support forum with: * WordPress version * PHP version * Steps to reproduce the issue * Any error messages you’re seeing You can also contact us directly through our official page at https://almaweb.fr/ai-visitor-analytics Feature Requests We welcome feature suggestions! Please submit them on the WordPress.org support forum or contact us through https://almaweb.fr/ai-visitor-analytics Contributing This plugin is open source and welcomes contributions! Translation The plugin is available in French and English. To add a new language: Copy languages/almaweb-ai-visitor-analytics.pot Translate using Poedit or similar tool Save as almaweb-ai-visitor-analytics-{locale}.po and compile to .mo Contact us through https://almaweb.fr/ai-visitor-analytics to submit your translation Credits Developed by: Yohan Ziri Company: AlmaWeb (https://almaweb.fr) License: GPLv3 or later Special Thanks: * Chart.js for beautiful visualizations * The WordPress community for feedback and support * All users who help improve the bot detection library