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Getting Started

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Overview

The 3porter plugin brings the power of AI content generation to your WordPress website. We will show you how easy it is to get up and running with the 3porter features in only a few minutes! With your 3porter membership, you can install and activate the plugin on as many websites as you want – all using the same account. Let’s get started!

Requirements

To start using the 3porter plugin, you will need the following:
  1. A WordPress website. We recommend using the latest version of WordPress, but 3porter can work with most any recent version of WordPress.
  2. A 3porter membership. Get started for free with a trial membership. Sign up here! Your plan includes a monthly number of words and images. You can see how many are left under Settings > Membership. When you run out, new content stops being generated until your allowance renews or you add more.
  3. The 3porter plugin. After signing up, you will be provided a link to download the 3porter plugin as a zip file. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, choose the zip file you downloaded, click Install Now, then click Activate.

Setup

After completing the items found in the “Requirements” section above, follow these steps to set up the 3porter plugin:
  1. From the WordPress admin area, open the 3porter Client menu and click on “Settings”, then open the Membership tab. Refer to screenshot below.
  2. In Settings > Membership, click on Connect Membership.
  3. Enter the login and password that you used to sign up for your 3porter membership. Then, click on “Authorize”.
After successfully connecting the 3porter plugin with your 3porter membership, you can always view your usage and membership summary from the Settings > Membership area.
3porter Client Settings screen, Membership tab, with the Connect Membership button

Using the Plugin

After completing the steps in the “Setup” section above, use the following instructions to begin generating content.

Populate Categories and Subcategories

Click on 3porter Client > Categories to view the categories that exist for your WordPress posts.

The first time you open this page, wait a moment: 3porter suggests categories for your site automatically. Nothing is added until you click a suggestion, so click a suggestion to add it as a category. Want more ideas? Click the “Recommend Categories” button. (Alternatively, create categories manually from Posts > Categories.)

After you have at least one top-level category, you need to create subcategories.

Click the “Recommend Subcategories” button next to any top-level category in 3porter Client > Categories, then click a suggestion to add it. (Alternatively, create subcategories manually from Posts > Categories.)

Content is always written for a subcategory. Top-level categories only group them, so they cannot be selected on their own.

NOTE: Any categories or subcategories you create in 3porter will also be available in Posts > Categories. Conversely, any categories you created in Posts > Categories will also be listed in 3porter Client > Categories.

3porter Client Categories screen listing categories and their subcategories

Create Your First Content

In a few clicks, you can generate new content for your website! Here’s how…
  1. Navigate to 3porter Client > Categories.
  2. Place a check in the checkbox next to any subcategory.
  3. Click on Generate Content for Selected Subcategories.
  4. You will be automatically redirected to the “Content” area of the 3porter plugin, where you can follow each article’s progress: Queued → Prepare Text → Prepare Images → Complete. Reload the page to see the latest status.
  5. After the content is finished being generated, you are provided options to review the new content or create a WordPress post using the new content (Create Post > As Draft or As Published).

How long does it take? Each article is written in the background and takes a few minutes. WordPress only moves this background queue forward when someone visits your site, so on a quiet site with few visitors an article can stall at “Queued”. If that happens, visiting your site or your WordPress admin moves it along. For a site with little traffic, ask your host to set up a real server cron job so the queue keeps running on its own.

Schedule Automated Content Generation

This is a very powerful feature of the 3porter plugin! This feature allows you to set up a schedule that will automatically generate content for any subcategory as frequently as you want. You can even have it immediately publish the content as a new post! Here’s how…
  1. Go to 3porter Client > Scheduler.
  2. Click Create New Schedule. The Schedule Editor opens.
  3. Choose what to generate: 3porter content (to review first), a Draft post (Unpublished), or a Published post (Live).
  4. Choose how often (every 1 to 30 days), which category, and the start and end date and time. Then click Save.
  5. Your schedules appear on the weekly calendar. Use the switch at the top to turn all schedules on or off.

Settings

The Settings page (3porter Client > Settings) has these tabs:
  • Options: general behaviour, including Queue Processing, which must be on for content to be generated.
  • Widgets: your own boxes, such as ads, offers or affiliate links, that are inserted into generated articles.
  • Membership: connect your 3porter account and see how many words and images you have used.
  • Advanced: switch the Interface Mode from Basic to Advanced mode for extra controls. Most sites can stay in Basic mode.

Other Features

Other useful areas in the 3porter Client menu:
  • Content: every article 3porter has written for you, ready to review or turn into a post.
  • Account: your 3porter account details.
  • Plan & Upgrades: see your plan and add more words or images.
  • Requests Log and Developer Tools: troubleshooting pages, shown only in Advanced mode.
Widgets live under Settings.
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