🧭 Overview
Content Genius lets you publish AI-generated articles directly to your connected WordPress site without leaving Search Atlas. Before you hit publish, it helps to understand how WordPress categories work inside the integration — so your content lands in the right place every time.
🔗 Step 1 — Connect Your WordPress Site
You must have an active WordPress connection before you can publish or manage categories. If you have not connected a site yet, open Content Genius from the left sidebar. You will need your WordPress site URL and either a Search Atlas API key or one-click authentication to connect the plugin. Once your credentials are entered and the connection is saved, Search Atlas will be able to publish content directly to your site.
✍️ Step 2 — Generate or Open an Article in Content Genius
- From the left sidebar, open Content Genius.
- Select an existing article or create a new one using the AI writer.
- Review and finalise your content — titles, headings, body copy, and any meta fields — before proceeding to publish.
📂 Step 3 — Understand WordPress Categories
Categories in WordPress are organisational labels that group related posts together. They help readers navigate your blog and signal topic relevance to search engines. When publishing from Search Atlas, you can assign one or more categories to your article so it appears in the correct section of your site.
Key things to know:
- Categories must already exist in your WordPress site before they will be available to select when publishing from Search Atlas.
- If no category is selected, WordPress assigns the post to its default category (usually Uncategorised).
- You can assign multiple categories to a single article.
🗂️ Step 4 — Create Any Missing Categories in WordPress First
If the category you need does not exist yet, you will need to create it directly in your WordPress admin area before returning to Search Atlas. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to the Posts section to manage categories, then add any new categories you require. Once saved in WordPress, return to Search Atlas — your new categories should be available to select when you go to publish an article from Content Genius.
🚀 Step 5 — Publish Your Article to WordPress
Once your article is ready and your WordPress site is connected, locate the publish option within Content Genius. Before confirming the publish action, assign the appropriate category or categories to your post by selecting from the categories already set up in your WordPress site. If you are having trouble locating the publish or category options inside Content Genius, or if your connected WordPress categories are not appearing as expected, please reach out to our support team for guided assistance — have your WordPress site URL and the article you are trying to publish ready so we can help you quickly.
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.