What exactly is AiVIS Cite Ledger?

AiVIS Cite Ledger is an evidence-backed AI citation audit and remediation system. It measures how AI models, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI, interpret, trust, and cite your web content. The result is a 0–100 CITE LEDGER score across seven weighted dimensions, with BRAG evidence-linked findings and prioritized fixes.

How is this different from Semrush, Ahrefs, or Clearscope?

Traditional SEO tools optimize for keyword ranking in traditional search results. AiVIS Cite Ledger audits citation readiness, the specific signals that determine whether AI answer engines retrieve and cite your content. A page can rank #1 on Google and be completely invisible to AI answer synthesis.

What is BRAG and how does it make findings trustworthy?

BRAG stands for Based-Retrieval-Auditable-Grading. It ties every audit finding to a real, traceable element on your page, a specific heading, schema block, meta tag, or content section, each carrying a unique evidence ID. You can open the element, verify the finding, and recheck it after a fix. No black boxes.

Is the free tier genuinely useful, or just a teaser?

The Observer (free) plan gives you a full composite CITE LEDGER score and all seven dimension letter grades, so you can see exactly where you stand and which categories are hurting you. BRAG evidence IDs and prioritized fix packs require a paid plan. Three audits per month, no credit card.

WordPress AI Visibility Audit | AiVIS Cite Ledger

WordPress powers 40%+ of the web, but default themes and plugins often break the exact signals AI models need to cite your content. This audit shows you what's missing.

Why WordPress Sites Struggle with AI Visibility

WordPress relies heavily on plugins for structured data, Open Graph, and sitemap generation. When plugins conflict or misconfigure, AI crawlers receive broken or missing signals.

Common issues include render-blocking JavaScript from page builders, duplicate schema from competing SEO plugins, and robots.txt rules that accidentally block AI model crawlers like GPTBot or ClaudeBot.

Key Signals to Check on WordPress

JSON-LD schema output: verify your SEO plugin emits Article, Organization, and FAQ schema on every relevant page, not just the homepage.

Check that your caching plugin serves the same structured data to crawlers as it does to browsers. Some aggressive caching strips meta tags from cached HTML.

Verify your robots.txt allows GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot. Many security plugins add blanket Disallow rules that silently block AI crawlers.

WordPress-Specific Fixes

Use a single authoritative SEO plugin (Yoast, Rank Math, or SEOPress) and disable schema output from all other plugins to prevent conflicts.

Add an llms.txt file to your root directory describing your site for AI models. WordPress doesn't generate this natively, create it as a static file or use a custom rewrite rule.

Test your pages with AiVIS Cite Ledger to see exactly which signals are present, missing, or malformed. The audit checks 30+ machine-readability factors automatically.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does WordPress support AI visibility out of the box?: No. WordPress core does not emit JSON-LD, llms.txt, or AI-specific crawler rules. You need plugins and manual configuration to achieve strong AI visibility.
Which WordPress SEO plugin is best for AI visibility?: Yoast and Rank Math both support JSON-LD schema output. The key is using only one and configuring it to emit Article, FAQ, and Organization schema on relevant pages.
How do I check if AI crawlers can access my WordPress site?: Run a free AiVIS Cite Ledger audit on your URL. It checks robots.txt rules, rendered HTML, structured data, and 30+ signals that determine whether AI systems can parse and cite your content.