Draft2Publish is an AI content writer, autoblogger and image generator for WordPress. It checks research sources before writing, then creates blog posts with citations, SEO metadata and featured images inside your WordPress dashboard.
Its four-phase, 20+ step workflow brings research, writing, optimization and publishing preparation together in one plugin.
Use Quick Generate as an AI article writer for individual drafts, or set up AI autoblogging with the weekly content scheduler. Scheduled articles are saved as Draft or Pending Review. Quick Generate saves articles as Draft.
Connect your own Google Gemini API key and pay Google directly for API usage. Draft2Publish adds no token markup. Automatic publishing is available in Draft2Publish Pro.
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Key Features
- AI blog post generator: Create structured articles with headings, source references and featured images.
- Source-backed research and writing: Find and check supporting sources before generating article content, with citations for your review.
- SEO content preparation: Generate titles, meta descriptions, excerpts and tags alongside your article.
- Bring Your Own Gemini Key: Use your own Google Gemini API key. No token markup from us.
- Gemini-Powered Workflow: Choose Gemini 3.6 Flash (recommended), Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Gemini 2.5 Flash, or Gemini 2.5 Pro for research and writing.
- Flexible Word Count: Generate articles from 700 to 1,000 words with a simple slider (Pro extends this to 2,500).
- Review before publishing: Scheduled articles support Draft or Pending Review. Quick Generate saves as Draft. Automatic publishing is a Pro feature.
- Fact-Based Writing: Generates structured articles with headings, lists, references, and source citations.
- AI image generator: Automatically generates one featured image per article through Google's image endpoint.
- AI autoblogging and content automation: Configure up to 3 scheduled days per week, one article per scheduled day, with per-day content types, times, and categories (Pro unlocks all 7 days and multiple articles per day).
- Google Search Grounding: Research uses real-time Google search for fact-checked, sourced content.
- Setup checklist and inline help: Follow the four setup steps, test the saved content model, and open linked explanations beside settings.
- Internal linking and pillar posts: Scheduled Internal Linking can be enabled per day. When enabled, relevant published pillar posts in the same category are preferred; links are added only where a natural anchor exists. The pillar option marks new scheduled posts for Draft2Publish and for Rank Math or Yoast when active.
- Trending threshold: Not active yet. Trending topics are still found automatically. This threshold will apply in a future version.
Optimized for AI Search (GEO)
Draft2Publish does not only write for Google Search. It structures articles for answer engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini too. Every article is built for Generative Engine Optimization:
- Answer-first structure: Direct answers under question-style headings, the format AI engines can quote.
- FAQ-ready content: Question and answer blocks that can support schema-friendly pages.
- Citations built in: Real sources and references for trust signals readers and search engines can evaluate.
- Full on-page SEO: Meta title, description, slug, tags, excerpt, and article structure prepared automatically.
Learn more at
draft2publish.ai.
Free vs Pro
The free version is fully functional: scheduled AI draft generation, deep research with real sources, SEO/GEO optimization, and featured images, with up to 3 scheduled days per week, one article per day, 700-1,000 words, saved as Draft or Pending Review, using your own Gemini key.
Draft2Publish Pro (in-plugin upgrade) adds:
- All 7 scheduled days and multiple articles per day
- Automatic publishing (publish or schedule articles without manual review)
- Long-form articles up to 2,500 words
- Additional AI providers and model options
- Priority support and roadmap access
Perfect For
- Bloggers who want to maintain a consistent publishing schedule
- Marketers building authority sites with E-E-A-T structure
- Agencies managing multiple client websites
- Publishers scaling content production
How It Works: Four Phases, 20+ Steps
- Research: Find supporting sources with Google Search Grounding and check evidence before writing.
- Write: Generate a structured article with citations and references.
- Optimize: Prepare SEO metadata, article structure and featured images.
- Prepare for publishing: Save the finished article in WordPress for review. Automatic publishing is available in Pro.
1.1.1
Fixes scheduled runs that could stop before finishing, adds a research fallback and evidence safeguards, and cleans up diagnostics. Your chosen save status is kept.
1.1.0
Adds a Tone setting for scheduled articles, a simpler fact-check that fixes contradicted sentences, and more reliable model and source recovery.
1.0.10
Adds a setup checklist with a model connection test, inline help, source-grounded SEO metadata and Gemini billing guidance.
1.0.9
Improves verified drafting, research recovery, metadata, editor blocks and duplicate-run protection. Review Gemini model selections after updating.
1.0.4
Updates Gemini model routing, prevents free/Pro activation conflicts, and adds a compliant license-redemption link.
1.0.3
Improved grounded title selection and more reliable, searchable System Logs with 14-day retention.
1.0.2
New dashboard with live progress, token usage and source-verification stats, plus scheduling and research reliability fixes.
1.0.1
Updated listing metadata, FAQ, screenshot captions, GEO positioning, and WordPress 7.0 compatibility.
1.0.0
Initial release of Draft2Publish. Get started with AI-powered content automation today.