LFOH AEO Pulse for WooCommerce

Description

LFOH AEO Pulse is a WooCommerce plugin designed for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) — the practice of making your store visible to AI-powered search engines.

As more customers use ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity to find products, your store needs to be discoverable in their responses. AEO Pulse helps you track, monitor, and optimize your AI search visibility.

Key Features

  • LLMs.txt Generator — Automatically generate a /llms.txt file from your WooCommerce products. This structured text file helps AI language models understand your catalog, improving your chances of being recommended.

  • AI Mention Tracking — Monitor whether your store and products are being mentioned in AI search responses across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.

  • Keyword Monitoring — Track specific keywords (brand names, product names, categories) to see how your store appears in AI-generated responses.

  • Optimization Tips — Get AI-powered recommendations to improve your product titles, descriptions, and structured data for better AI search visibility.

Free vs Pro

Free:
* 2 tracked keywords
* LLMs.txt generation
* Weekly AI visibility check

Pro ($79/year):
* 20 tracked keywords
* Daily automated monitoring
* Competitor tracking
* Schema markup audit
* Priority support

Why AEO Matters

  • 40%+ of product searches now start on AI platforms, not Google
  • AI search engines recommend specific products and stores
  • Stores with structured data and LLMs.txt are 3x more likely to be mentioned
  • Early adopters gain a significant competitive advantage

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0 or higher
  • WooCommerce 7.0 or higher
  • PHP 8.1 or higher

External services

This plugin connects to the AEO Pulse cloud API at https://woo-aeo.vercel.app to provide its core features (AI search visibility tracking, llms.txt generation, keyword monitoring). The plugin will not function without this service.

What it is and what it is used for:

The AEO Pulse cloud API runs AI keyword monitoring (querying ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity on your behalf from our servers), generates the /llms.txt content from your WooCommerce product catalog, and stores tracked keywords and results so the WordPress admin pages can render them.

What data is sent and when:

  • On plugin activation: site URL and a randomly generated site key are sent to register the site.
  • On the Settings page when you click “Connect to AEO Pulse”: you enter your WooCommerce REST API Consumer Key and Consumer Secret. These credentials, along with the site URL and site key, are sent to https://woo-aeo.vercel.app/api/auth/connect. They are stored on the AEO Pulse cloud service so it can read your product catalog (read-only) for keyword analysis and llms.txt generation. A JWT auth token is returned and stored locally.
  • When opening the Keywords or LLMs.txt admin pages: the locally stored JWT is sent to fetch your keyword list and llms.txt content.
  • When you add or remove a keyword: the keyword text (or its ID for deletion) is sent.
  • When you click “Regenerate” on the LLMs.txt page: the request triggers the cloud service to read your products via the stored Consumer Key/Secret and rebuild the file.
  • When the public /llms.txt URL on your site is requested by a visitor: site URL and site key are sent to fetch the cached content.
  • During scheduled keyword monitoring (Pro only): tracked keywords are sent to our servers, which then query AI providers and return results.

No customer data, order data, or payment information is ever sent. Product data accessed via the WooCommerce REST API is limited to public-facing fields (name, description, price, URL).

Service provider and legal:

This service is provided by AEO Pulse (operated by liveforownhappiness):

  • Terms of Service: https://woo-aeo.vercel.app/terms
  • Privacy Policy: https://woo-aeo.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

  • Dashboard overview showing AI mention rate, tracked keywords, and LLMs.txt status

Installation

  1. Upload the lfoh-aeo-pulse folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install directly through the WordPress plugin screen.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  3. Click ‘AEO Pulse’ in the left admin menu.
  4. Connect your WooCommerce store by entering your WooCommerce REST API credentials (Consumer Key and Consumer Secret).
  5. Start tracking your AI search visibility!

How to generate WooCommerce API keys

  1. Go to WooCommerce Settings Advanced REST API
  2. Click “Add key”
  3. Set Description to “AEO Pulse”, User to your admin user, Permissions to “Read”
  4. Click “Generate API key”
  5. Copy the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret

FAQ

What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?

AEO is the practice of optimizing your online content to appear in AI-generated search responses. As AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity become more popular for product discovery, AEO ensures your store is recommended.

What is LLMs.txt?

LLMs.txt is a proposed standard (similar to robots.txt) that provides a structured text file at yoursite.com/llms.txt for AI language models to read. It helps AI search engines understand your store’s products, policies, and brand information.

How does the keyword tracking work?

You add keywords relevant to your store (brand names, product types, etc.). AEO Pulse simulates AI search queries and checks whether your store appears in the responses from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.

Does this plugin slow down my store?

No. The plugin is very lightweight — it only adds a small admin menu and a /llms.txt endpoint. All AI monitoring and analysis happens on our cloud servers, not on your WordPress site.

Is my store data safe?

Yes. We only access your WooCommerce product data (names, prices, descriptions) through the REST API with read-only permissions. We never access customer data, orders, or payment information.

Can I use this without WooCommerce?

No, AEO Pulse is designed specifically for WooCommerce stores and requires WooCommerce to be installed and active.

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Contributors & Developers

“LFOH AEO Pulse for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.1

  • Admin UI rewritten as native WordPress pages (tabs: Dashboard, Keywords, LLMs.txt, Settings). Replaces the previous remote dashboard.
  • Connection form moved into Settings tab; clearer disclosure of what is sent to the cloud service.

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • LLMs.txt auto-generation from WooCommerce products
  • AI keyword tracking (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)
  • AI-powered optimization tips
  • Free and Pro plan support