Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements vs EU AI Act Ready

EU AI Act Ready is a practical WordPress compliance plugin that helps site owners meet the transparency and disclosure obligations introduced by the EU AI Act. It provides everything you need to disclose AI-generated content, AI-powered chatbots, and AI systems to visitors – and to track and document your compliance progress through a readiness score, self-assessment wizard, and exportable compliance report. The EU AI Act is now in force. Article 50 requires disclosure when users interact with AI systems, AI-generated content, or AI-manipulated media. Article 4 requires deployers of AI systems to take steps to ensure that staff have sufficient AI literacy. EU AI Act Ready addresses both articles with practical, locally-running WordPress tools. No content or personal data is sent to external services. EU AI Act Ready is a technical transparency tool. It does not provide legal advice or guarantee regulatory compliance. EU AI Act Articles Covered Article 50 – Transparency obligations Article 50 requires clear disclosure when users interact with AI systems or AI-generated content. Specifically: Chatbots and virtual assistants must inform users they are interacting with an AI, not a human. AI-generated or AI-manipulated content – including text, images, audio, and video – must be labelled. Content that could be mistaken for authentic human-created material requires clear disclosure. EU AI Act Ready supports these requirements through configurable visitor notices for AI content, AI-powered chatbots, and AI systems detected on your site. Article 4 – AI Literacy obligations Article 4 requires deployers of AI systems to take reasonable steps to ensure that their staff have sufficient AI literacy – understanding what AI tools are in use, their capabilities, their limitations, and how to raise concerns. The AI Literacy checklist in EU AI Act Ready lets you track whether your organisation has addressed these obligations. Final responsibility for assessing and meeting legal obligations remains with the site owner or their legal counsel. Who This Plugin Is For Bloggers and content creators who publish AI-generated articles, images, or media and need to disclose this clearly to readers Businesses using AI chatbots for customer support, lead generation, or virtual assistance E-commerce and SaaS sites integrating AI personalisation, recommendation tools, or AI-generated product descriptions Agencies and developers building compliant WordPress sites for EU-based clients who need documented transparency measures News sites and publishers disclosing the use of AI tools in content research or production Any WordPress site owner who wants to document AI transparency for internal audit, stakeholder review, or legal assessment Key Features Four Disclosure Levels – Choose from No AI used, AI-assisted, AI-generated, or AI-generated & human-reviewed – each level shows a distinct, accurate notice to visitors Frontend Transparency Notices – Automatically display clear visitor notices when content is marked as AI-generated, in four configurable styles: Banner, Inline, Badge, or Modal Quick Edit & Bulk Support – Set the AI disclosure level directly from the Posts list via Quick Edit or bulk actions, without opening the post editor Shortcode Support – Place an AI disclosure notice anywhere using [eu_ai_disclosure]; supports type (content/image/chatbot), style, and message attributes with automatic fallback to saved settings RSS & Feed Disclosure – Optionally append a plain-text AI disclosure to RSS feed items and prefix titles with [AI Content] for AI-marked posts, keeping feed readers informed Chatbot Transparency – Adds disclosure notices for 15+ AI-powered chatbot platforms including Formilla, Intercom, Drift, Tidio, Tawk.to, Zendesk Chat, LiveChat, Crisp, Freshchat, Smartsupp, HubSpot Chat, Chaport, Userlike, Olark, and Chatra, in five styles: Banner, Badge, Inline, Modal, or Tooltip; includes Auto-detect mode that automatically identifies the active platform Compliance Readiness Score – Dashboard displays a 0-100 readiness score across six key obligations with a traffic-light indicator and a checklist of unmet items so site owners know exactly what to address AI Systems Registry – Detects installed WordPress plugins that use AI and matches them against a remote registry of 140+ AI tools; also uses “Possibly AI” heuristic scoring to flag candidate plugins not yet in the registry, and probes your site’s frontend for known AI tool JavaScript signatures; shows all detected AI systems with category, EU AI Act article, and per-tool show/hide toggle for the frontend disclosure notice WordPress Dashboard Widget – A compact readiness overview on the main WordPress Dashboard showing your current readiness score, detected AI system count, AI content count, and quick links to plugin pages Compliance Self-Assessment – Step-by-step wizard covering six EU AI Act use cases (chatbots, AI content, AI images, personalisation, translation, synthetic media); identifies applicable obligations and recommends next actions AI Literacy Checklist (Article 4) – Track whether staff awareness, policy documentation, and training obligations have been addressed; completion counts toward the readiness score Export Compliance Report – Generate a print-friendly report summarising score, AI systems, assessment answers, and literacy status; suitable for internal audit or stakeholder review EU AI Act Timeline – Dashboard section showing enforcement dates with countdowns so you always know what is coming and when AI Content Admin Page – Dedicated admin page listing all AI-marked content items (posts, pages, and custom post types) with their disclosure level, with one-click unmark and bulk actions Media & Image Analysis – Flags potentially AI-generated images using heuristic metadata signals and filename patterns AI Image Labels – Visitor-facing labels on AI-flagged images with configurable tooltip and size; works with Gutenberg, Elementor, Classic Editor, and Bricks Builder, plus an opt-in filter any theme can use to label images it renders itself, including CSS background images in hero and header areas Bulk Scanning Tools – Scan multiple media items simultaneously from the admin dashboard Manual Override Controls – Mark or unmark content and media as AI-generated at any time Customizable Disclosure Messages – Configure wording, style, and placement of transparency notices – show the notice above the content, below it, or in both places; each disclosure level shows its own default message or a shared custom message Lightweight & Performance-Friendly – Detection runs asynchronously or on demand without slowing down your site Minimum Requirements PHP 7.4 or greater (PHP 8.0 or greater recommended) MySQL 5.5.5 or greater, OR MariaDB 10.1 or greater WordPress 6.0 or greater

Building new pages with Gutenberg? Explore VovaBlocks, a focused collection of native marketing and content blocks from the creator of Shortcodes Ultimate. View VovaBlocks → About Shortcodes Ultimate Shortcodes Ultimate is a WordPress shortcode plugin for adding tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders, carousels, lightboxes, columns, boxes and other reusable content elements without coding. It is ideal for site owners who want richer content layouts and practical UI elements without switching to a full page builder. Use Shortcodes Ultimate in the Block Editor, Classic Editor, widgets and template files. Generate shortcodes visually, preview the result before inserting it, and reuse the same elements across posts, pages and existing shortcode-based content. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites, Shortcodes Ultimate helps you replace multiple single-purpose UI plugins with one maintained toolkit. Explore live examples What you can build With Shortcodes Ultimate, you can quickly add common WordPress content elements such as: Accordions and FAQ sections Responsive tabs CTA buttons and download buttons Boxes, notes and callouts Columns and layout helpers Sliders and carousels Lightboxes for images and custom content Post lists and dynamic content blocks Spoilers, toggles and expandable content Media embeds and visual content blocks Instead of installing a separate plugin for every small content element, Shortcodes Ultimate gives you one maintained toolkit for everyday WordPress content tasks. Works with modern and classic WordPress workflows Shortcodes Ultimate works with the Block Editor, Classic Editor, widgets and template files. You can insert shortcodes manually, use WordPress shortcode blocks or use the built-in shortcode generator to configure elements visually. This makes the plugin useful for: Site owners who want to improve content without coding Bloggers and affiliate publishers who need reusable CTA and content blocks Agencies and freelancers maintaining multiple WordPress sites Developers who want shortcode-friendly output in templates Existing sites with older content that already uses shortcodes Why use Shortcodes Ultimate? 50+ ready-to-use WordPress shortcodes Visual shortcode generator Live preview Works with the Block Editor and Classic Editor Shortcodes can be used in posts, pages, widgets and template files Responsive elements that work with your theme Built-in Custom CSS editor Developer-friendly hooks and documentation Free version available on WordPress.org Pro version available for advanced shortcodes, extra styles and premium support Why shortcodes still matter in WordPress The WordPress Block Editor is great for visual content editing, but shortcodes are still useful when you need portable, reusable content elements that work across different parts of a WordPress site. Shortcodes are especially helpful when you want to: Reuse the same content element in many posts or pages Add dynamic content inside widgets or templates Maintain older WordPress sites that already use shortcodes Work across Classic Editor and Block Editor workflows Add content elements without switching to a full page builder Keep common UI elements available through a simple text-based syntax Shortcodes Ultimate is designed for these practical workflows. It gives you a large collection of ready-made shortcodes and a visual generator, so you do not need to write shortcode syntax manually unless you want to. Free and Pro The free version of Shortcodes Ultimate includes a large collection of useful shortcodes for everyday WordPress content tasks. Shortcodes Ultimate Pro adds advanced shortcodes, additional styles, Content Slider, Pricing Table, Testimonials, Shortcode Creator, Elementor support and premium support. Compare Free and Pro Useful links Documentation Live Examples Pro features Support