SummarAIze

SummarAIze is a free WordPress plugin for publishers who want editor-approved AI key takeaways across their site, using their own OpenAI, Google Gemini, or OpenRouter API key.

It is built as a publishing workflow, not a hosted summary subscription. You connect your own provider account, choose the model, review the output, and control the cost. SummarAIze does not bundle AI credits or route requests through a hosted SummarAIze service.

Use SummarAIze when you need to keep summaries accurate, editable, and current across more than one post:

• Bring your own OpenAI, Google Gemini, or OpenRouter API key
• Choose supported OpenAI models including GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.5, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano
• Generate scannable key takeaways for posts and pages
• Edit and reorder takeaway points before publishing
• Track whether summaries are missing, current, stale, or manually edited
• Generate missing summaries in bulk and optionally auto-generate on first publish
• Display summaries above content, below content, or in a popup
• Customize output with shortcode attributes for title, mode, list type, and popup button styling
• Use the plugin for free, with no SummarAIze usage quota or summary subscription

OpenRouter

Choose OpenRouter under AI Provider and enter your API key. Click Load models, filter by provider or model name, and choose a result. You can also enter an exact provider/model ID manually.

Test model generates five sample takeaways using the same response validation as real summaries and may incur a small API charge. Review the preview and the Untested, Test passed, or Test failed badge. Test results apply to the tested key/model pair for seven days. Changing the key or model requires another test. A successful sample does not guarantee every article will succeed.

Click Save Changes to retain the key and model before generating post summaries. Searching or testing alone does not save these settings.

Upgrading to 1.5.0

Existing provider selections, API keys, OpenAI model choices, display settings, and saved summaries are retained. OpenRouter is optional. Switching providers preserves inactive providers’ credentials. GPT-5 mini remains the default for new OpenAI configurations; GPT-6 Astra is optional.

Gemini now uses Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite because the previously hard-coded model is unavailable to new users. Key validation no longer generates billable content. The upgrade does not regenerate existing summaries.

Privacy

SummarAIze sends post content to the AI provider you configure so it can generate takeaways. The plugin does not proxy requests through a third-party SummarAIze service, and generated takeaways remain editable in WordPress before publishing.

• OpenAI: Terms of Use, Privacy Policy
• OpenRouter (when selected): Post content is sent through OpenRouter to the model provider. Account privacy and routing settings apply. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy
• Google Gemini: Terms of Service, Privacy Policy

Shortcode

Basic usage:

[summaraize]

Supported attributes:

• id – Display takeaways for a specific post ID. Defaults to the current post.
• view – above, below, or popup. Defaults to above.
• mode – light or dark. Defaults to light.
• title – Custom title text for the takeaway box.
• button_style – Popup button style when view="popup".
• button_color – Popup button color when view="popup".
• list_type – ordered or unordered. Defaults to unordered.SummarAIze is designed as a free, bring-your-own-key key takeaways workflow for WordPress publishers who want control over provider choice, API spend, and the final published summary.