Description
Venuex AI Connector is the official WordPress plugin for Venuex AI. It exposes the post meta fields the Venuex AI Growth Agent needs so it can make approved content and SEO changes on your site through the WordPress REST API.
This plugin is not affiliated with WordPress’s built-in AI Connectors screen. It does not register AI providers or send prompts to third-party model APIs. It only unlocks the WordPress REST fields Venuex AI needs on your site.
This plugin is not affiliated with Elementor or Yoast. Those product names are used only to describe optional compatibility.
Without this plugin (or an equivalent snippet), WordPress accepts writes to Elementor and Yoast meta with a success response and silently discards them. The agent then cannot update Elementor-built pages or set SEO titles and descriptions.
Venuex AI service
This plugin can be used on its own. It registers REST meta locally and serves /llms.txt from your WordPress site. It does not phone home or send data to Venuex.
If you also use Venuex AI, you connect the site from the Venuex dashboard with a WordPress Application Password. Venuex AI then calls this site’s REST API to apply changes you approve. That optional service is provided by VenueX:
- Service: https://venuex.ai
- Terms of Service: https://app.venuexai.com/termsofservice
- Privacy Policy: https://venuexai.com/privacy-policy/
What it enables
- Editing Elementor page layouts (
_elementor_data) so additive content (FAQs, sections) actually appears on the live page - Writing Yoast SEO title and meta description fields via REST
- Serving a root
/llms.txtfile (Markdown,text/plain) so AI-visibility audits stop flagging a missing file. On hosts that do not send.txtURLs through WordPress, the plugin also writes a physicalllms.txtin the site web root. - A small status endpoint (
/wp-json/venuex-ai/v1/status) so Venuex AI can verify the connector is active
Who should install this
Businesses that connect their WordPress site to Venuex AI and use Elementor and/or Yoast SEO. Install once, keep it active while Venuex AI is connected.
Security
- Post meta is registered with
show_in_restand anauth_callbackthat requiresedit_poston that post - Updating the sitewide
/llms.txtoption (REST POST or Settings screen) requiresmanage_options - The status and llms.txt read endpoints require
edit_posts - No remote code execution, no phone-home, no settings that weaken WordPress security
- Application Password credentials you already gave Venuex AI are used; this plugin only unlocks the meta those credentials need
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0+
- PHP 7.4+
- Optional: a Venuex AI account with WordPress connected (Application Password recommended)
- Optional: Elementor, Yoast SEO
Installation
- Upload the
venuex-ai-connectorfolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install the zip via Plugins Add New Upload Plugin. - Activate Venuex AI Connector through the Plugins menu.
- Open Settings Venuex AI Connector and confirm each meta key shows “Registered for REST”.
- In Venuex AI, reconnect or run a connection test — Elementor pages should report as writable.
FAQ
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Do I need Elementor installed?
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Only if your pages are built with Elementor. The plugin still registers the meta keys either way; non-Elementor sites simply do not use
_elementor_data. -
Do I need Yoast SEO?
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Only if you want Venuex AI to write SEO titles and descriptions. The keys are registered regardless so they work as soon as Yoast is installed.
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Do I need a Venuex AI account?
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No. The plugin still registers REST meta and serves
/llms.txtwithout one. Connecting to Venuex AI is optional and is done in the Venuex dashboard, not inside this plugin. -
Is this the same as pasting a WPCode snippet?
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Functionally yes for meta registration. The plugin is the supported, updateable way to do it — versioned, uninstallable, and with a status screen.
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Can I remove it later?
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Yes. Deactivating or deleting the plugin immediately removes REST access to those meta keys. Existing page content is unchanged. Deleting the plugin also removes the stored
/llms.txtoption and the physical rootllms.txtfile this plugin created. -
Does it send data to Venuex AI?
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No. This plugin does not contact Venuex servers. It only registers WordPress meta and exposes local REST routes on your site. If you connect the site from Venuex AI, that service will call your site using the Application Password you provide. See the Venuex Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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Historique des changements
1.2.4
- Writes a physical
llms.txtin the WordPress web root so hosts that 404/llms.txtbefore PHP still return HTTP 200. - Syncs the root file whenever the Markdown body is saved via REST or Settings.
- Removes the root file on deactivate/uninstall.
1.2.3
- Keeps Author URI only so it is not duplicated as Plugin URI.
1.2.2
- Sanitizes admin form input and nonces before processing.
- Loads settings-screen CSS through wp_enqueue_style.
- Documents the optional Venuex AI service, terms, and privacy policy.
1.2.1
- Uses a single venuex_ai prefix for functions, options, filters, and REST routes.
1.2.0
- Renamed display name and slug to Venuex AI Connector / venuex-ai-connector.
- POST /llms-txt now requires manage_options (sitewide option).
- Post meta auth_callback checks edit_post for the specific post.
- Uninstall deletes stored llms.txt options.
1.1.0
- Serves
/llms.txtastext/plainMarkdown at the site root. - Auto-generates a default file from the site title, tagline, and published pages.
- Adds
GET/POST /wp-json/venuex-ai/v1/llms-txtso Venuex AI can read or update the body. - Settings screen: preview, open URL, regenerate from pages.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Registers
_elementor_data,_yoast_wpseo_title, and_yoast_wpseo_metadescforpageandpost. - Adds
GET /wp-json/venuex-ai/v1/statushealth endpoint. - Adds Settings Venuex AI Connector status page.