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Generate Missing Post Excerpts - AIWU – AI Plugin for WordPress

Generate Missing Post Excerpts

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This workflow scans your content, identifies posts without excerpts, and uses AI to create engaging 150-character summaries based on post titles.

Generate Missing Post Excerpts workflow template preview

📋 How to Build This Workflow

1

Add Manual Trigger

Click “+ Trigger” and select “Manually”. This allows you to run the workflow on-demand whenever you need to generate missing excerpts for your posts.
Type:
2

Add Loop Block

Add a “Loop” logic block first. This will process items returned by the Search Posts action inside the loop.
Type:
3

Search Published Posts Inside Loop

Inside the loop, add “Search Posts” action to retrieve all published posts from your WordPress site. The loop will process each post one by one.
Action:
Filter:
4

Add Branch – Check if Excerpt is Missing

After Search Posts in the loop, add a “Branch” logic block to check if the current post has an excerpt. This ensures we only generate excerpts for posts that actually need them.
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Condition:
Branch Name:
5

Generate Excerpt with AI (THEN Path)

In the “THEN” branch (when excerpt is missing), add “Generate Text” action to create a compelling 150-character excerpt based on the post title.
Action:
Node Name:
Model:
Max Tokens:
Temperature:
Prompt:
Create a compelling 150-character excerpt for: {{post_title}}. Make it engaging and SEO-friendly.
6

Update Post with Generated Excerpt

Finally, add “Update Post” action to save the AI-generated excerpt to the post. This ensures the excerpt is permanently stored in your WordPress database.
Action:
Post ID:
Excerpt:

💡 Pro Tips

  • ✓ Test the workflow on a few posts first by limiting the Search Posts action before running on all posts
  • ✓ Adjust the prompt to match your brand voice and style preferences
  • ✓ Set workflow timeout settings appropriately if you have hundreds of posts to process

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