How to Turn Your Old WordPress Blog Posts into Content AI Engines Actually Cite

Your WordPress archive is a citation goldmine — if you know how to refresh, restructure, and re-publish it for AI search. Here's the full playbook.

Key takeaways... wait, no H1. Start with Key Takeaways section. Let me draft the full article following all rules: Key takeaways at top, H2/H3 headings, sentence case, human tone, comparison table, tool embeds (Promptwatch relevant here — AI visibility tracking is directly relevant), Promptwatch Data citations, no llms.txt hype (myth-bust it), WordPress-specific practical advice, ~2000-2500 words. Structure: 1. Key takeaways 2. Why old posts are an AI citation opportunity (citation slots data, GPT-5.3 citation drop) 3. Audit: which posts to refresh (GSC workflow, prune vs delete) 4. Technical prerequisites: AI crawler access in robots.txt, clean HTML not markdown mirrors 5. Restructure for extraction: inverted pyramid, query-like headings (fanout data), tables, FAQ schema 6. Refresh mechanics: dateModified, stats, update vs rewrite economics 7. WordPress tooling: plugin comparison table (Rank Math vs Yoast vs SEOPress vs AIOSEO) 8. Measure: Promptwatch mention, tool embeds 9. Workflow checklist / conclusion Screenshots: the LinkedIn one is a generic post — skip. YouTube thumbnail — skip. Zero screenshots fine. Tool embeds: Promptwatch (directly relevant for tracking citations), maybe Surfer SEO or Clearscope for content optimization, Rank Math isn't in catalog. Available catalog tools relevant: Promptwatch, Surfer SEO, Clearscope, Frase, NeuronWriter, Jasper, Writesonic GEO, AirOps, Otterly.AI. Use a handful: Promptwatch (embed), Surfer SEO, Clearscope or Frase, maybe Writesonic GEO. Don't overdo — maybe 3-4 embeds. Promptwatch Data links to use: - chatgpt-citation-types-over-time-july-2026 (product pages ~32.8%) - ai-overviews-citation-types-over-time-july-2026 - average-sources-per-response (~5 ChatGPT, ~10 AI Overviews/Perplexity) - chatgpt-citation-drop (GPT-5.3 27% drop) - chatgpt-query-fanouts (keyword-like queries, ~53 chars) - markdown-in-ai-search (0.05% markdown, 99.94% HTML) - reddit-citations-are-dropping-in-chatgpt (own-domain content immunity) Network links: bestgeosoftware.com or surferstack.com — one link. Maybe bestgeosoftware.com for GEO tools directory. Comparison table: WordPress SEO plugins. Maybe also a small table of refresh vs rewrite vs merge vs noindex decisions. Third-party facts: 57% vs 12% update vs rewrite (Search Engine Journal via Onely). GSC positions 11-20 prioritization. Keep human voice, opinions, varied rhythm. No em dash overuse — use commas/periods. Avoid banned words. Let me write it.