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WP PlugIndex currently records xiaochen – Auto Writer & Comment Reply version 2.0.2 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.
Overview
About this plugin
🤖 Give your site an AI that writes and replies
xiaochen – Auto Writer & Comment Reply is a smart plugin powered by DeepSeek LLM that can:
Auto-publish daily — AI generates and publishes articles on schedule
Smart comment replies — Read and reply to latest comments intelligently
Role-play mode — Set a character (e.g. “a 28-year-old woman in Shanghai”) and AI writes as that person
Customizable disclaimer — Each article gets a styled AI-generated notice card
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Just apply for a DeepSeek API Key and you’re ready to go.
Key Features
📝 AI Auto Writing — Daily scheduled articles with formal/diary dual mode
💬 Smart Comment Reply — Auto-reply with natural language, deduplication support
🎭 Role-Play Mode — Set persona for first-person diary-style content
🔧 Highly Configurable — Articles count, category, tags, post status all configurable
🎨 Styled Disclaimer Card — Customizable AI notice with gradient background
🚀 One-Click Execution — Manual trigger buttons for instant post/reply
💡 AI Topic Suggestion — Get trending topic ideas from AI
📋 Operation Logs — Full activity logging with toggle and cleanup
⏰ Built-in Scheduler — WordPress Cron integration for daily tasks
External Services
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What is sent: The text prompts configured on the settings page (persona description, topic, writing instructions, and the comment text being replied to). The plugin does not send any personal data of your site visitors beyond the comment text itself.
When it is sent: Each time an article is generated or a comment reply is requested.
Why: The DeepSeek API is required to produce the AI-generated text that powers the plugin’s core features.
Data retention: DeepSeek processes the prompts on its servers; please review DeepSeek’s policies below for details on how they handle data.
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auto comment
auto publish
ai
chatbot
deepseek
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity20 Aug 20262mo ago
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