Sera AI Writer: Content Creation Guide

Sera AI Writer is a complete editorial workflow tool built into WordPress. It includes a distraction-free editor, content pipeline, editorial calendar, AI writing coach, and team collaboration features. It requires Sera Core.

The Editor

The AI Writer editor (Sera > Writer > Editor) is a full-screen, distraction-free writing environment:

• Clean interface: No WordPress admin chrome, just your content
• Rich text formatting: Headings, bold, italic, lists, blockquotes, code blocks, tables
• Inline AI assistance: Highlight text and ask the AI to rewrite, expand, summarize, or translate
• Word count and reading time: Real-time statistics in the status bar
• Auto-save: Content is saved automatically every 30 seconds
• Version history: View and restore previous versions of your content

AI Writing Features

The AI can help you:

• Generate outlines: Provide a topic and get a structured outline
• Write drafts: Generate full paragraphs or sections from bullet points
• Rewrite content: Select text and ask for a different tone, style, or reading level
• Expand ideas: Turn a sentence into a full paragraph
• Summarize: Condense long content into key points
• Translate: Translate content between languages

Content Pipeline

The pipeline (Sera > Writer > Pipeline) is a visual Kanban board for managing content through stages:

Default Stages

1. Idea: Content ideas and topics
2. Research: Gathering information and sources
3. Writing: Active drafting
4. Editing: Review and revision
5. Review: Final approval
6. Published: Live on your site

Customization

• Add, remove, or rename stages
• Set stage colors and icons
• Define required fields for each stage (e.g., "SEO title required before moving to Review")
• Drag and drop content between stages

Editorial Calendar

The calendar (Sera > Writer > Calendar) provides a visual overview of your content schedule:

• Month/week/day views: See your publishing schedule at a glance
• Drag and drop: Reschedule content by dragging it to a new date
• Color coding: Content is color-coded by status (draft, scheduled, published)
• Filters: Filter by author, category, or content type

AI Writing Coach

The AI Coach provides real-time feedback as you write:

• Readability score: Flesch-Kincaid grade level and reading ease
• SEO suggestions: Keyword density, meta description, heading structure
• Tone analysis: Detects the tone of your writing (formal, casual, technical)
• Grammar and style: Catches common writing issues
• Content length: Recommendations based on your target keyword and competition

Enable the AI Coach from the editor toolbar or Writer > Settings > AI Coach.

Team Collaboration

For multi-author sites:

• Comments: Leave inline comments on specific paragraphs
• @mentions: Tag team members in comments
• Assignments: Assign content to specific authors or editors
• Review workflow: Require approval before publishing
• Activity feed: See who edited what and when

Content Templates

Save and reuse content structures:

• Blog post template: Standard blog post with intro, body, conclusion
• Product review: Structured review with pros/cons, rating, verdict
• How-to guide: Step-by-step tutorial format
• Custom templates: Create your own templates with placeholder sections

Access templates from Writer > Templates or when creating new content.

SEO Optimization

The AI Writer includes built-in SEO tools:

• Focus keyword: Set a target keyword and get optimization suggestions
• Meta title and description: Preview how your content appears in search results
• Heading structure: Ensure proper H1-H6 hierarchy
• Internal linking: Suggestions for linking to other content on your site
• Image alt text: Reminders for missing alt text

Writing Statistics

Track your writing productivity:

• Words written per day/week/month
• Average writing session length
• Content published vs. drafted
• Most productive writing times