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How to use BlogGen

A visual guide for clients using BlogGen to request a content review, set up their account, approve blog content and keep their website active with useful articles.

Simple client path

What you need to do as a business owner

BlogGen handles the technical workflow. You only need to give us clear business information, review what matters, and approve content when it is ready.

1 Complete your business profile.
2 Tell us how your blogs should sound.
3 Review blog ideas for the month.
4 Approve draft blogs or request changes.
5 Connect your website so approved blogs can be sent safely.
6 Check published blogs and reports.
Client walkthrough

Client steps at a glance

Use this guide to understand the main screens and actions.

1

Request a Free Content Review

Use the review form to tell BlogGen about your website, services, locations and content goals.

What happens next

BlogGen stores the request, emails the site owner, prepares a content readiness report and sends the client a link to sign up.

Request My Free Review
Request a Free Content Review
2

Choose a plan or Assisted Setup

Choose a monthly blog plan, then add Assisted Setup if the client wants help configuring the account.

What happens next

The client chooses the monthly plan that suits them. Assisted Setup remains a separate one-off service.

View Pricing
Choose a plan or Assisted Setup
3

Complete onboarding

Onboarding collects the client business details, target customers, services, locations and publishing preferences.

What happens next

BlogGen creates or updates the client business profile and prepares the account for planning and drafting.

Start Blog Ideas
Step 3

Complete onboarding

Start Blog Ideas
Screenshot to upload: the onboarding/signup page showing the business details and website fields.
4

Set your writing guide

The writing guide page tells BlogGen how the business should sound, who it is writing for and what wording to avoid.

What happens next

Future prompts, drafts, social posts and image prompts can use this client-specific writing guide.

Open Brand Voice
Step 4

Set your writing guide

Open Brand Voice
Screenshot to upload: the Brand Voice page showing tone, audience, preferred wording and topics to avoid.
5

Review Blog Ideas

Blog Ideas show the topic, angle and intended direction before a full draft is written.

What happens next

Approved plans move into drafting. Change requests move back to the working stage.

Open Portal
Step 5

Review Blog Ideas

Open Portal
Screenshot to upload: the Client Portal with the 1. Blog Ideas tab and one example plan card visible.
6

Review drafts and approve publishing

When a draft is ready, check accuracy, tone, services, locations and industry-specific wording before approving.

What happens next

Approved drafts can be published or scheduled. Change requests are sent back for revision.

Review Drafts
Step 6

Review drafts and approve publishing

Review Drafts
Screenshot to upload: the Review & Approve screen showing an approve/request changes button area.
7

Use Social Sharing

After publishing, BlogGen can prepare copy-ready social posts with a short synopsis and blog link.

What happens next

The client can copy posts manually or use connected channels when Facebook/Instagram publishing is configured.

Open Social Sharing
Step 7

Use Social Sharing

Open Social Sharing
Screenshot to upload: the Social Sharing tab showing Facebook, Instagram and X copy boxes.
8

Check invoices and reports

The client portal lets clients view payments, invoices, social packs and blog reporting in one place.

What happens next

Invoices, payments and reports help the client understand what has been delivered and what is coming next.

View Payments
Step 8

Check invoices and reports

View Payments
Screenshot to upload: the Payments page or Reports tab showing invoices/payment history/report summary.
Website connection

Connect your WordPress website with the BlogGen Connector

The connector is a small WordPress plugin installed on your own website. It lets BlogGen check the connection and publish approved content without asking for your normal WordPress password. It can also store Facebook and Instagram publishing credentials on your own website, so Meta tokens do not need to be stored in the Hub.

Download and install BlogGen Connector v1.1.23

Follow these steps on the website where your blogs will be published.

  1. Download the BlogGen Connector ZIP using the button below.
  2. Log in to your own WordPress website as an administrator.
  3. Go to Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, upload the ZIP, click Install Now, then Activate.
  4. Open Tools → BlogGen Connector on your WordPress website.
  5. Copy the connection code shown on that screen. Keep it private. If you want social publishing, also complete the Facebook Page and/or Instagram Business settings on this Connector screen.
  6. Return to BlogGen and paste the website URL and connection code into the website connection screen, then run the connection test.

Download BlogGen Connector ZIP

Token safety
Do not send your normal WordPress password. The connection code is used only for the BlogGen connection workflow and can be regenerated from the connector screen if needed. Meta access tokens for Facebook and Instagram stay inside the Connector on your own website.
Where to find the token
After activating the connector on your website, open Tools → BlogGen Connector. The token and connection check information are shown there.

Connection checklist

Website connection plugin installed and activated on the publishing website.
Tools → BlogGen Connector opens successfully.
Remote publishing is enabled if BlogGen will publish approved posts for you; social publishing is configured in Tools → BlogGen Connector if Facebook or Instagram posting is required.
connection code has been pasted into BlogGen.
The connection check opens at /wp-json/bloggen-connector/v1/health.
BlogGen connection checks have passed before the first post is published.
If you cannot see Tools → BlogGen Connector: check that the connector plugin is activated on the client website, not just installed.
If the connection check fails: check that WordPress permalinks are saved, the REST API is not blocked, and security plugins allow the BlogGen Connector endpoints.
If publishing fails: keep the connection in draft/testing mode and ask BlogGen support to run website connection checks before approving live publishing.

Before approving a blog, check these items

Before content goes live, the business should check the details that only they can confirm.

Services, locations and prices are accurate.
The article sounds like the business.
Claims, guarantees, health, finance or legal statements are not too strong.
The call-to-action is correct.
Images are owned, approved or properly licensed.
The blog should be published now or scheduled for later.

Want setup help?

Assisted Setup can help configure the practical pieces before the first monthly cycle begins.

View Assisted SetupFree Content Review
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