About this plugin
Sumtics is the AI summarizer for WordPress that turns long posts into clear, skimmable TL;DR summaries – automatically. It generates a real AI summary for every article using your WordPress AI connector, and adds one-click buttons that let readers summarize your content with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Google AI, or Perplexity.
Long articles lose readers. Sumtics gives visitors the gist in seconds, boosts time-on-page and engagement, and helps your content stay readable in an AI-first world – including AI Overviews and answer engines that reward clear, summarizable content.
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Why Sumtics?
- Real AI summaries, generated for you – not just a link out. Sumtics writes an actual TL;DR for each post.
- Uses your WordPress AI connector – works natively with the WordPress AI Client (WordPress 7.0+) and providers like Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini) and OpenAI (ChatGPT). Configure once in Settings → Connectors.
- Zero-cost fallback – a built-in on-server summary engine works even without any AI provider, so you always get a summary.
- No code required – set it up in minutes with a clean, modern settings panel.
Three ways to summarize
1. Inline AI Summary (TL;DR box)
Automatically generate a concise TL;DR for each post when it is published or updated, then display it inline above or below your content in a clean, collapsible box. Powered by the built-in WordPress AI connector, with an on-server extractive fallback. Set the length (1–5 sentences), choose your model, or let Sumtics pick a sensible default automatically.
2. External AI Summarize Buttons
Add one-click buttons that open the reader’s favorite AI assistant – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Google AI or Perplexity – pre-filled with a smart summarize prompt for your article. Great for engagement and AI-driven discovery.
3. Floating AI Button (FAB)
A floating “Summarize” button that follows the reader and expands to the AI tools you enable. Position it anywhere on screen.
Key Features
- Automatic TL;DR generation – AI summaries created on publish/update, cached for fast loading
- WordPress AI connector support – native WP AI Client integration (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT)
- On-server extractive summarizer – free, private fallback that never calls an external API
- Inline summary box – collapsible, theme-adaptive, transparent design that blends with any theme
- One-click AI summarize buttons – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Google AI, Perplexity
- Floating action button (FAB) – six positions with custom offsets
- Per-post controls – edit, regenerate or override the summary for any post in the editor
- Bulk backfill – generate summaries for all existing posts in one click
- Content-type targeting – choose exactly which post types get summaries and buttons
- Custom prompts & lengths – global defaults with per-post overrides
- Shortcodes – drop summaries and buttons anywhere with [sumtics_ai_summarize] and [sumtics_floating_button]
- Modern settings UI – organized, fast and beginner-friendly
- Translation-ready & lightweight – built for performance and SEO
Supported AI Models
- ChatGPT (OpenAI)
- Claude (Anthropic)
- Gemini (Google)
- Grok (xAI)
- Perplexity
- Google AI Mode
Perfect For
Blogs, news and magazine sites, documentation, knowledge bases, online courses and any content-heavy website where readers want a fast TL;DR – and where you want your content optimized for SEO, AEO (answer engine optimization) and GEO (generative engine optimization).
Privacy & Cost
The inline AI summary uses the AI provider you connect in WordPress (Settings → Connectors); summary generation happens through that provider. The on-server extractive engine runs entirely on your site and never sends content to a third party. The external summarize buttons simply open the reader’s chosen AI tool in a new tab – no API key required.