Guided Agent Connector · Prompt library
What should I ask my AI agent?
Ready-to-use prompts for the NerdPress Guided Agent Connector, plus the habits that help them work.
I want to…
…get started…learn how to prompt…fix things across my whole site…build something new…find what needs attention…keep my site tidy…know what not to hand over…get the Connector
Behind every prompt
Our WordPress expertise, built right in
When your agent works through the NerdPress Guided Agent Connector, it checks our guidance before it acts, so it does the job the way our team would instead of figuring things out on its own.
For example, our Connector reminds your agent to make sure there’s a recent backup before a big or hard-to-undo change. And those changes — and whether they can be undone — are recorded in your activity log. Learn more about how the NerdPress Guided Agent Connector works.
The prompts on this page are written in plain language because you shouldn’t need to be a WordPress guru to get good results. (That’s our Connector’s job!)
How this prompt library works
Not sure what to ask your agent? You’re not alone. This prompt library gives you starting points for the jobs people ask AI for help with most, from fixing broken links to building a brand new page.
Before you start, make sure your Connector is set up, installed on your site, added to your AI app, and approved. If any of that isn’t done yet, start with our setup guide.
After you’re all set up, copy one of the prompts below, fill in anything in [brackets], and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or whichever AI app you’re using. If your agent doesn’t seem to be using the Connector, start your prompt with “Use the NerdPress Guided Agent Connector.”
How to read the tags
- Check: Your agent reads your site and reports back. Nothing changes without you.
- Draft: Your agent makes a draft for you to review. Nothing goes live without you.
- Change: Your agent edits your site. You can undo most changes from the activity log.
- Quick, Half-day, or Ongoing: Roughly how big the job is or how long it might take.
- Start with and Then prompts: Send these one after the other, in the same chat. Check your agent’s answer to the first one. If something’s off, tell it what to change or make the edits manually, and only send the second part of the prompt when you’re happy with the work.
- Niche-specific tips: Click “Tailor it for” on a card to see a version for your kind of site.
1 · Start here
Five prompts for your first conversation
If you’ve just connected your agent, or if you’re not sure what it can do yet, start here. None of these prompts change anything on your site and are designed to get you comfortable with using our Connector and an agent.
What can you do on my site?
Check
Using the NerdPress Guided Agent Connector, tell me what you’re able to do on [yoursite.com]. Group your findings by what they affect, like my posts, pages, images, menus, and comments, and tell me which things can make changes and which can only look. Don’t change anything.
With our Connector: Your agent asks our Connector which tools are available on your site, including ones your plugins add, and which ones your connection is allowed to use. If a tool is available but switched off, it can tell you which setting turns it on.
Show me something real
Check
Show me the five most recent posts on my site, with the title and the date each one was published. Don’t change anything.
Pro tip: No blog on your site? Ask for “the five pages on my site that were updated most recently” instead.
I wish I could…
Check
I wish I could [describe something you’d like to change or build on your site]. Before you do anything, ask me whatever you need to know. Then tell me how you’d go about it and what you would change and wait for my OK before you start.
Interview me first
Check
Before you start, interview me. Ask one question at a time until you understand what I want, then summarize the plan for me to approve.
Pro tip: Add this to the end of any request. Or put it in your AI app’s custom instructions and your agent will interview you before every job.
Is this worth handing over?
Check
I’m thinking about having you [describe the job]. Would this take me less than 30 minutes to do by hand? If so, tell me how to do it myself. If not, tell me how you’d approach it.
Pro tip: Make this automatic. Add “Before you start any job on my site, tell me if it would take me less than 30 minutes to do by hand” to your AI app’s custom instructions and your agent will check every time.
2 · How to prompt
Six habits that make any prompt work better
The prompts in this section share a few common elements. Once you know them, you can start writing your own prompts.
Start with one, then do the rest
Try one post first, check the result, and then move on to a small batch.
Instead of
Add a meta description to every post on my site.
Try
Write a meta description for my most recent post and show it to me. If I like it, we’ll do the next ten.
Look before you change
Ask for a list or a report first. Make changes after you’ve seen it.
Instead of
Delete all my unused tags.
Try
List the tags on my site that are used on fewer than two posts. Don’t delete anything yet.
Drafts before published
Ask for a draft copy you can review before anything goes live.
Instead of
Rewrite the introduction on my [page name] page.
Try
Make a draft copy of my [page name] page and rewrite the introduction there. I’ll review the draft before anything changes on the live page.
Let it ask you questions
For anything creative or open-ended, your agent does better work after it understands what you want.
Instead of
Build me a landing page for my newsletter.
Try
I want a landing page for my newsletter. Interview me first, one question at a time, about what it should say and do. Then show me a plan before you build anything.
Say what to leave alone
Tell your agent what it shouldn’t touch, like your wording, your publish settings, or your “last updated” dates.
Instead of
Fix the formatting in my old posts.
Try
Fix the formatting in my ten oldest posts. Don’t change any of my wording, don’t publish anything new, and keep each post’s “last updated” date the same.
With our Connector: Keeping a post’s “last updated” date the same is something the Connector can do easily. Your agent also follows NerdPress’s guidance on when the date should change, like after a meaningful content refresh.
Say how you’ll check the work
Ask your agent to show you what it changed, then check again when it’s done.
Instead of
Fix the broken links on my site.
Try
Fix the broken links in my posts from [year]. When you’re done, show me each link you changed, what it was before, and what it is now. Then check them again and tell me if any are still broken.
Worth remembering
- An approval link means nothing has changed yet. The change happens when you approve it in WordPress. If the link expires before you have a chance to approve it, ask your agent to create a new one.
- The activity log shows what your agent did, and you can undo most changes from there.
- Big jobs can use up your AI plan’s limits, so spread them across a few sessions.
3 · Fix
Cleanups that reach every post and page
These are one-time cleanups across years of posts. Each one starts with a small sample set and then works through the rest of your site in batches.
Worth remembering
- For small fixes, ask your agent to keep each post’s “last updated” date the same so your whole blog doesn’t look like it changed today.
- Work in batches of five to ten, and check each batch before moving on to the next.
Fix broken links
Links in your posts and pages that lead nowhere.
Start with · Check
Check the links in my ten most recent posts and list any that are broken or that redirect somewhere else. For each one, tell me the post, the link text, where it points now, and what you’d suggest instead. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Fix the broken links you found, then check the rest of my posts ten at a time. Fix the ones you’re confident about, and list anything you’re unsure of for me to decide. Keep each post’s “last updated” date the same.
For travel sites: Hotels close and tours end, so booking and affiliate links break more often than most.
Start with · Check
Check the hotel, tour, and booking links in my posts about [destination], ten posts at a time. List any that are broken, redirect to a different property, or lead to something that no longer exists, with what you’d suggest instead. Don’t change my affiliate tracking codes, and don’t change anything yet.
Then send the Then prompt above.
For service and local businesses: Switched scheduling tools? “Book now” buttons may still point to an old link.
Start with · Check
My booking page is now [new booking link]. Find every button and link on my site that points to an old booking page and list them. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Update those to [new booking link], then show me the pages you changed.
Make link text descriptive
“Click here” and bare web addresses don’t tell readers, including people using screen readers, where a link goes.
Start with · Check
Find posts where the link text is “click here,” “here,” “this,” “read more,” or a bare web address. Show me the first ten, each with a suggested replacement based on the words around the link. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Make those changes, then keep going through the rest of my posts ten at a time. Change only the link text, never where the link goes or anything else in the post, and keep each post’s “last updated” date the same.
Add missing alt text
Alt text describes your images for people who can’t see them and are an important component of accessibility.
Start with · Check
Find images inside my posts that are missing alt text, starting with my [category name] category. Leave the media library alone for now. Tell me how many you find, and show me suggested alt text for the first five.
Good to know: You don’t have to keep the agent’s alt text. Edit it manually, or tell your agent in plain language what to change before moving on to the next step.
Then · Change
Save the alt text for those five images, then add alt text to the rest of the images in that category, five posts at a time. Show me what you wrote after each batch. If you can’t tell why an image is there, ask me instead of guessing. When the category is done, tell me which category has the most images still missing alt text.
With our Connector: WordPress keeps two copies of alt text, one with the image in your media library and one saved inside each post that uses the image. Visitors see the second copy, so that’s where your agent adds alt text — without changing your “last updated” dates.
For recipe sites: Step-by-step photos need alt text that describes the step, like “dough after the first rise,” not just “dough.”
Check
Find the step-by-step photos in my [recipe name] post that are missing alt text. Suggest alt text for each one that describes what’s happening in that step.
For online stores: Product photos need alt text too!
Check
Find product images with no alt text. Suggest alt text for the first ten that describes what a shopper needs to see.
Good to know: Online store prompts work best with administrator access to your Connector since that’s the setting that lets your agent work with your products directly.
For travel sites: Alt text that names the place, like “Praia da Marinha at sunset,” is more useful than “beach.”
Check
Find images in my posts about [destination] that are missing alt text or have generic alt text, like “beach” or “view.” Suggest alt text that names the place in each photo, and ask me when you can’t tell where it is.
Clean up formatting leftovers
Older posts, especially imported ones, often have lists typed with asterisks or dashes, extra blank lines, and leftover styling.
Start with · Check
Look at my ten oldest posts and tell me about formatting problems, like lists typed with asterisks or dashes instead of real lists, extra blank lines or empty paragraphs, and leftover styling that doesn’t match the rest of my site. Show me one before-and-after example. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Fix those ten posts, then do the next ten. Don’t change any of my wording, and keep each post’s “last updated” date the same.
For recipe sites: Ingredient lists can pick up mismatched abbreviations over the years.
Check
Look through my recipe cards for ingredient amounts that use inconsistent abbreviations, like “T,” “tbs,” and “Tbsp” for tablespoon. Show me what you find in my ten most recent recipes and what you’d change each one to. Don’t change anything yet.
What your agent can update in your recipe cards depends on your recipe plugin. Ask what it can change before you start.
Remove duplicate links and fix internal redirects
This will clean up links to your own pages that take a detour and links that show up twice in the same post.
Start with · Check
In my ten most recent posts, find links to other pages on my own site that redirect somewhere else and links that appear more than once in the same post. List them for me. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Point the redirecting links straight to the page they end up on, and remove repeated links, keeping the first one in each post. Work through the rest of my posts ten at a time and show me what changed after each batch.
Fill in missing SEO titles and meta descriptions
The title and short description search engines can show for each post can be drafted easily with an agent, but be sure to fact-check them before approving!
Start with · Check
Find posts that don’t have a meta description. Write one for the most recent of them and show it to me.
Then · Change
Save that one without changing the post’s “last updated” date. Then write meta descriptions for the next ten posts that are missing one, and show them to me before saving. Save the ones I approve the same way.
For online stores: Products need a short description too. It’s what shoppers see next to the price.
Change
Find products that don’t have a short description. Write one for each of the first five, based on the product’s full description, and show them to me before saving.
Tidy tags and categories
Clear out duplicates, one-off tags, and tag names that ad blockers hide.
Start with · Check
List my tags and categories with the number of posts in each. Point out any that look like duplicates (like “Dinner” and “dinners”), any used on only one post, and any named “sponsored,” “promoted,” “paid,” or similar, since ad blockers can hide posts tagged that way. Don’t change anything.
Then · Change
Merge [tag or category A] into [tag or category B]. Move every post over to [B], tell me whether [A] needs a redirect, and check with me before you delete [A].
Good to know: Which tags and categories to keep is always your call.
With our Connector: Your agent handles the technical cleanup a merge needs so your old links keep working and checks with you before anything is deleted.
Clear out old pingbacks
Ditch the automatic notices from other sites that pile up in your comments.
Start with · Check
How many pingbacks and trackbacks are in my comments? Show me a few examples. Don’t delete anything.
Then · Change
Move all the pingbacks and trackbacks to the trash. Leave regular comments alone.
Update a detail everywhere
When something changes, like your contact details or a fundraising number you’re proud of, find every place it appears.
Start with · Check
[Describe what changed, like your email address or the name of your newsletter] has changed. Find every place on my site where the old version appears and list them. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Update each of those to [the new version], then show me the pages you changed.
Good to know: If the old details are in your footer or a theme setting, your agent may not be able to reach them. It will tell you. And it can tell you how to make the updates!
For service and local businesses: Hours, phone numbers, and addresses tend to show up on more pages than you’d expect.
Start with · Check
I’ve changed my [hours / phone number / address]. Find every place on my site where the old one appears and list them. Don’t change anything yet.
Service areas · Check
List every page on my site that names the areas I serve, and show me how each one lists them. My current service area is [list towns or neighborhoods]. Point out any pages that don’t match. Don’t change anything yet.
Then send the Then prompt above, with your new details.
For foundations and non-profits: Impact numbers and donation links get repeated across donation, about, and campaign pages.
Start with · Check
Our [number of people served / amount raised / other figure] has changed. Find every place on my site where the old number appears and list them. Don’t change anything yet.
Donate buttons · Check
We now take donations at [new donation link]. Find every link and button on my site that still points to [old donation platform or link] and list them. Don’t change anything yet.
Then send the Then prompt above, with your new details.
4 · Build
New pages and posts, drafted for your review
Use an agent to build new pages and posts — but as drafts first so you can review them before anything goes live.
Worth remembering
- Ask for a draft every time. You decide when it’s ready to be published.
- For anything with a lot of choices, add “Interview me first.”
Turn notes or a document into a draft
Draft
Turn the text below into a draft [post / page] on my site. Use headings where the text has natural sections, keep my wording, and don’t publish it. Give me the link to the draft when it’s ready. [paste your text or notes here]
Pro tip: If your AI app is connected to Google Drive, you can share a Google Doc instead of pasting text.
For recipe sites: Start a new recipe post from your recipe and notes.
Draft
Turn the recipe and notes below into a draft post. Use my most recent recipe post as the model for how it’s laid out. Don’t publish it. [paste your recipe and notes here]
For foundations and non-profits: An impact report page is easier to start from your notes than from a blank page.
Draft
Turn the notes below into a draft impact report page for [year]. Use a heading for each program, keep my numbers exactly as written, and don’t publish it. [paste your notes here]
Build a landing or sign-up page
Draft
I want a [sign-up / landing] page for [what it’s for]. Use the layout of my existing [page name] page. Interview me about what it should say, one question at a time, then build it as a draft at [yoursite.com/web-address]. Don’t publish it.
With our Connector: Your agent can read the blocks your existing page is built with and reuse them so that new pages match the rest of your site. (It’s how we built the page you’re reading right now!)
For online stores: A landing page for one product line.
Draft
Build a draft landing page for my [your product line] products. Interview me first about who it’s for and what it should say.
For service and local businesses: Pages for a service, an event, or your team.
Service page · Draft
Build a draft page for my [service] service, using [your existing service page] as the model. Interview me first about what’s different about this service.
Event page · Draft
Build a draft event page for [event name] on [date] at [place], with a way to [register / buy tickets] at [link].
Team page · Draft
Build a draft team page from the details below. [paste names, roles, and short bios]
For foundations and non-profits: Pages for a fundraiser and for the people who support you.
Event or fundraiser page · Draft
Build a draft page for [event or campaign name] on [date], with what it’s for, how to take part, and a button to [donate / register] at [link]. Interview me first about anything you need to know. Don’t publish it.
Sponsor thank-you page · Draft
Build a draft page thanking our [sponsors / funders / partners] for [year] from the list below. Keep every name exactly as written, and don’t publish it. [paste names, and links if you have them]
Build a roundup page
Gather posts you’ve already written into one page that’s easy to share.
Draft
Build a draft page that gathers my posts about [topic], grouped into [a few sections], with a short line about each. Don’t publish it.
For recipe sites: Seasonal and holiday roundups are some of the most shared posts on a food blog.
Draft
Find my recipes that fit [Thanksgiving / summer grilling / another season or holiday] and build a draft roundup post, grouped by course, with a short line about each. Don’t publish it.
For travel sites: Pull everything you’ve written about one place into a single guide.
Draft
Build a draft page that gathers my posts about [destination], grouped by [themes, like where to stay, what to eat, and what to do], with a short line about each. Don’t publish it.
For online stores: Turn your products into a gift guide.
Draft
Build a draft gift guide page for [occasion] featuring [list products, or name a product category], with a short line about each. Don’t publish it.
Build a link-in-bio page
Draft
Build a draft link-in-bio page for people who tap the link in my [Instagram / TikTok] profile. Include links to [list what you want on it]. Keep it short and easy to use on a phone. Put it at [yoursite.com/links] and don’t publish it.
Improve your 404 page
Check
Tell me what my “page not found” page looks like now. Then suggest how to make it more useful to someone who’s lost, like a search box or links to my most important pages. Don’t change anything yet.
Good to know: How the 404 page is built depends on your theme. Your agent will tell you if it can change the page or if it’s a job for the NerdPress Support team or your developer.
Rewrite your contact page
Draft
Read my contact page and tell me what a visitor might find confusing or missing. Then make a draft copy with your suggested rewrite. Keep my contact details exactly as they are.
Add a reusable block across a category
Change
I want to add [describe it, like a newsletter sign-up box or a note about your book] to the end of every post in my [category name] category. Set it up as a reusable block so I can change it in one place later. Add it to one post first and show me before doing the rest.
Upload images and write alt text
Change
I want to add some photos to my site. Give me a way to upload them, then add them to my media library and write alt text for each one. Show me the alt text before you save it.
Turn reader questions into an FAQ
Start with · Check
Read the comments on my post [post title] and list the questions readers have asked. Mark which ones haven’t been answered, in the comments or in the post itself, and which would make good FAQ entries. Don’t change anything yet.
Then · Change
Turn the questions I choose into an FAQ block at the end of that post. Write the answers from what’s already in the post, and ask me about anything the post doesn’t cover. Show me the FAQ before you save it.
For recipe sites: Older posts often have Q&As written as plain paragraphs, and reader comments are full of swaps that worked.
Old Q&As · Change
Find posts that have questions and answers written as regular paragraphs, like an “FAQ” or “Your questions answered” section. Show me the first three. Convert one of them into an FAQ block and show me before doing the others.
Reader swaps · Check
Read the comments on my [recipe name] recipe and list the substitutions readers say worked for them, with the comment each one came from. Don’t change anything.
5 · Find
Focus on the areas that need your attention
Your agent can look through your site and make suggestions, but what to do about them is your decision.
Worth remembering
- These prompts only look at your content and site, so they’re a good place to start if you’re nervous.
- NerdPress takes care of the technical side of your site, not your content strategy. For advice on content SEO, check out our Recommended Experts.
Posts worth updating
Check
Look through my posts from [year or range of years] and suggest ten that might be worth updating. For each one, tell me why you picked it, like outdated information, old dates or prices, broken links, or thin content. These are suggestions for me to decide on, so don’t change anything.
For recipe sites: Recipe cards with missing details.
Check
List my 20 most recent recipes that are missing a star rating, prep time, cook time, cuisine, or course.
What your agent can see in your recipe cards depends on your recipe plugin.
For online stores: Products with too little information.
Check
Find products with a very short description or no product image and list them for me.
Internal linking opportunities
Start with · Check
Find posts on my site that are closely related to my post [post title] and could link to it, or that it could link to. Suggest where each link would fit naturally in the text. Don’t add anything yet.
Then · Change
Add the links I approved. Show me each change, and keep each post’s “last updated” date the same.
For recipe sites: Link recipes to the building blocks you’ve already published, like your pie crust or chicken stock.
Start with · Check
Find recipes that use something I have my own recipe for, like [pie crust, chicken stock, or a sauce], but don’t link to it. List them with where the link would go. Don’t add anything yet.
Then send the Then prompt above.
For online stores: Blog posts that mention a product should link to it.
Start with · Check
Find blog posts on my site that mention one of my products by name but don’t link to its product page. List them with where the link would go. Don’t add anything yet.
Then send the Then prompt above.
Weakest SEO and readability scores
Check
Check the Yoast SEO and readability scores for my posts from the last [number] months and list the ten with the lowest scores. For each one, tell me in plain language what Yoast flagged. Don’t change anything.
Good to know: This uses Yoast’s own scores, so it works on sites that use Yoast SEO, and while we don’t recommend “chasing the green traffic light,” this can be a useful exercise in improving your overall readability.
Category pages without an introduction
Check
List my categories and tell me which category pages have no introduction at the top. For the first one, draft a two- or three-sentence introduction in my voice, based on the posts in it. Don’t save anything yet.
For online stores: Product categories need descriptions too.
Check
List my product categories that don’t have a description. For the first one, draft a two- or three-sentence description based on the products in it. Don’t save anything yet.
For travel sites: Destination category pages are a natural landing spot for readers planning a trip.
Check
List my destination categories that don’t have an introduction. For the first one, draft a short introduction in my voice, based on my posts about that place. Don’t save anything yet.
Menu check
Check
Check my site’s menus as if you’d just landed on my site for the first time. Tell me about any links that are broken, any labels that don’t make it clear where they go, and anything that seems out of place. Don’t change anything yet.
Plugin review
Check
List the plugins on my site, active and inactive. Tell me which are inactive, which seem to do the same job as another one, and which you’re not sure about. Don’t deactivate or delete anything. I’ll decide what to remove.
Good to know: Not sure whether a plugin is safe to remove? Ask the NerdPress Support team.
With our Connector: Your agent checks your plugins against NerdPress’s list of plugins we recommend avoiding and ones with known problems. Plugin lists are gated to administrator accounts so only those who need that kind of access get it.
User access review
Check
List the user accounts on my site with each person’s role. Flag any that have more access than they probably need, any that look like they belong to someone who no longer works with me, and any that look suspicious. Don’t change anything. I’ll update roles myself.
Site settings check
Check
Review my site’s general settings, like the site title, tagline, time zone, and whether anyone can register as a user, and tell me anything that looks wrong or out of date. Don’t change anything.
Describe your site in a sentence
Check
Read my homepage, my about page, and a few recent posts. Then suggest five short tagline options that say what my site is about and who it’s for, in my voice. Don’t change anything.
Pages without a clear next step
Check
Read my main pages and tell me which ones don’t make it clear what a visitor should do next, like sign up, buy, book, or get in touch.
For service and local businesses: Every service page should end with a way to book or call.
Check
Read my main service pages and tell me which ones don’t make it clear what a visitor should do next, like call, book, or fill out a form.
For foundations and non-profits: Make it easy for visitors to help.
Check
Read my main pages and tell me which ones don’t make it clear how a visitor can help, like donating, volunteering, or signing up for updates.
Affiliate links without a disclosure
If you earn money from affiliate links, readers should be able to see that.
Start with · Check
Find posts that have affiliate links, like Amazon links or links through an affiliate network, but no disclosure that says I may earn from them. List them for me. Don’t change anything.
Then · Change
Add my disclosure, [paste your disclosure text], [where you want the disclosure to go, such as “in a callout box before the first affiliate link but not at the top of the post”]. Show me one before you do the rest, and keep each post’s “last updated” date the same.
Good to know: What your disclosure says, and where it goes, is your call. We’re not lawyers, so we can’t give legal advice, but we recommend knowing (and following!) the requirements from both the FTC and the affiliate networks you partner with.
6 · Keep tidy
Check-ins worth running on a schedule
Save these prompts somewhere handy and run them again each week or month. Or set them up as tasks to run on a schedule!
Comments that need a reply
Check
Show me comments from the past seven days that I haven’t replied to, newest first, with the post each one is on. Don’t reply to anything.
For recipe sites: Low ratings are worth a quick reply, and great reviews are worth showing off.
Low ratings · Check
Show me comments from the past seven days that include a star rating of 1 to 4, with the recipe each one is on.
Reviews worth featuring · Check
Find 4- and 5-star comments from the past month that mention a specific detail, like a swap that worked or a serving idea. Suggest three I could feature.
If you use WP Recipe Maker, your agent may be able to mark the ones you choose as Featured Reviews.
For online stores: Product reviews are comments too.
Check
Show me product reviews from the past seven days that I haven’t replied to, lowest rating first, with the product each one is on. Don’t reply to anything.
Monthly link and menu check
Check
Check my menus, and the posts I published or updated in the past month, for broken links. List anything you find. Don’t change anything.
Pending comments and spam
Check
How many comments are waiting for approval? Sort them into ones that look like they’re from real readers and ones that look like spam. Don’t approve or delete anything until I say so.
What’s gone stale?
Check
Find pages and posts that mention dates, prices, or limited-time offers that may have passed. List each one with the text in question. Don’t change anything.
For travel sites: Prices, opening hours, and entry rules change fast.
Outdated details · Start with · Check
Look through my posts from [year or range of years] and find details that may be out of date, like prices, opening hours, entry rules, or places that have closed. List each one with the post and the text in question. Don’t change anything yet.
Outdated details · Then · Change
Update the details I’ve confirmed, using the corrections I give you, and show me each change before you save it.
Seasonal check · Check
Find my posts about [season or holiday] travel and list the ones that haven’t been updated in more than a year, with the date each was last updated. Don’t change anything.
For online stores: Prices in blog posts can be different from the current price in your shop.
Check
Find blog posts that mention a price for one of my products and compare it with the product’s current price. List any that don’t match. Don’t change anything.
For service and local businesses: Holiday hours and staff changes are easy to forget.
Holiday notices · Check
Find notices on my site about holiday hours or closures with dates that have already passed. List each one with the page it’s on. Don’t change anything.
Staff changes · Check
Here’s my current team: [list your current team]. Find pages that mention anyone who isn’t on this list, like a team page, bios, or a “meet the staff” section, and list them. Don’t change anything.
For foundations and non-profits: Past events can linger on your site as if they’re still coming up.
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Find pages and posts that promote events, like galas, drives, or volunteer days, with dates that have already passed but still read as upcoming. List each one. Don’t change anything.
Old years in titles
“Best ____ of 2023” tells readers a post is out of date before they click.
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Find posts and pages with a year in the title or SEO title, like “Best gifts of 2023,” and list them with the date each was last updated. Don’t change anything.
Good to know: Our Connector won’t change the web address of a published post, so updating a title never breaks the links, search results, and/or pins that point to it. If the year is in your URLs, leave your URLs alone!
For travel sites: Destination guides with a year in the title look out of date fast.
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Find my destination guides with a year in the title or SEO title. For each one, tell me when it was last updated and whether it mentions anything that has likely changed since. Don’t change anything.
7 · Hand it to a person
Jobs that need a human, and how to tell
Your agent can do a lot, but some jobs belong with a human.
- Google Analytics and Search Console: Your agent can’t reach these through the Connector (yet!), so use those tools directly, or look for their dedicated MCPs. You can also download CSVs of any data you want your agent to examine and upload them.
- Domains, DNS, server-level redirects, and server files: The NerdPress Support team is here for you.
- Passwords, email accounts, and other logins: Never paste these into an agent.
- Ad network settings, like Mediavine or Raptive: Make changes for these in their own dashboards.
- Contact form entries: Your agent can’t read them through the Connector. Check them in your form plugin or your email.
- Maps, videos, and other embeds: Someone needs to open the page, on a phone and a computer, to see whether they still work.
- Testimonials and reviews: Ask real clients and readers. Never have an agent write them for you.
- Content strategy: You!
Not sure who should do it?
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Is [describe the job] something you can do through the NerdPress Guided Agent Connector, or should I ask the NerdPress Support team?
With our Connector: When a job goes beyond NerdPress’s guidance, your agent says so instead of guessing. If you’re a NerdPress client, it can also write up a summary for you to send to our support team.
When something goes wrong
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Something didn’t work. Write this up for the NerdPress Support team so I can email it to them.
Good to know: Your agent already knows what to include. You’ll get a summary you can paste into an email to support@nerdpress.net.
For online stores: Products moved to the trash by mistake can usually come back.
Change
List the products in the trash. I’ll tell you which ones to move back to drafts so I can review them before they go live again.
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