{"id":126785,"date":"2025-07-15T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/?post_type=support&#038;p=126785"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:40:45","slug":"ai-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/ai-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The AI Toolkit is a suite of products that gives you tools to make custom AI apps and improve the search functionality for your WordPress<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> websites.<sup><a href=\"#legal-disclaimer\">1<\/a><\/sup> The suite consists of 3 products including <strong>Smart Search AI<\/strong>, <strong>Recommendations<\/strong>, and our <strong>Managed Vector Database<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.wpengine.com\/products\/smart_search_ai\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Search AI and Recommendations<\/a> can be purchased as one product separately, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.wpengine.com\/products\/vector_db\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vector Database<\/a> can be purchased separately. The AI Toolkit bundles them at a discount to give you the entire AI apps package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#32373c;background-color:#00d1b2\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-notice gb-font-size-18 gb-block-notice\" data-id=\"3b0649\"><div class=\"gb-notice-title\" style=\"color:#fff\"><p>Note<\/p><\/div><div class=\"gb-notice-text\" style=\"border-color:#00d1b2\">\n<p>The AI Toolkit products are currently only available for <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/plans\/\">Core and Enterprise<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the AI Toolkit Plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI Toolkit plugin can be added from the User Portal by clicking on the manage link for either of the AI products on the Products page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.wpengine.com\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Products<\/a> page in the User Portal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on either of the AI products that you have purchased, in the <strong>Manage your products<\/strong> section (<strong>Smart Search AI<\/strong> or <strong>Vector Database<\/strong>).<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"342\" class=\"wp-image-126808\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products.png 1910w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products-1536x750.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/manage-products-1500x732.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>If you haven\u2019t purchased either of the AI products or the AI Toolkit bundle, then scroll down the page and click on the <strong>Learn more<\/strong> button for either of the AI products for an opportunity to buy, or contact your Account Manager.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To add the plugin to an environment, click the <strong>+ Add Environment<\/strong> button in the top right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the box next to the environment that you want to enable the plugin on, and then click <strong>Add Environment<\/strong> as shown in the screenshot below.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"128\" class=\"wp-image-126809\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin.png 1562w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin-1024x187.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin-1536x281.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/add-AI-plugin-1500x275.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the information on the popup that shows and click the <strong>Close<\/strong> button to exit the popup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>WP Admin<\/strong> button next to the environment to visit the WordPress dashboard for the environment and look for the <strong>WP Engine AI Toolkit<\/strong> menu item in the left nav menu.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" class=\"wp-image-126810\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPE-AI-Toolkit-menu.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPE-AI-Toolkit-menu.png 390w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPE-AI-Toolkit-menu-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPE-AI-Toolkit-menu-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Select Content Fields to be Indexed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can select up to 3 content fields from your posts to be indexed for semantic search. The same fields are used across all 3 AI products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit the WordPress admin dashboard for the website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fields can be set from any of the 3 AI products under the <strong>WP Engine AI Toolkit<\/strong> menu.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"313\" class=\"wp-image-126811\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smart-search-settings.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smart-search-settings.png 364w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smart-search-settings-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Configuration<\/strong> tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"117\" class=\"wp-image-126812\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/configuration-tab.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/configuration-tab.png 1155w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/configuration-tab-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/configuration-tab-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/configuration-tab-768x225.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to find the <strong>Fields<\/strong> section. The configuration tab for all 3 AI products will have a similar <strong>Fields<\/strong> section like the below screenshot example from the <strong>Recommendations<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Edit Fields<\/strong> button on the right to add up to 3 content fields from your posts that will be indexed for searches.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"425\" class=\"wp-image-126813\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields.png 1800w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields-1536x932.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edit-fields-1500x910.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the fields that you have added at the bottom and optionally click the \u201cX\u201d button next to any of them to remove a field. You can also click the <strong>Edit Fields<\/strong> button again to adjust your selections if needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Save Configuration<\/strong> button in the top right to save your field selections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After changing selections, go to the <strong>Index<\/strong> tab and index data again.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"wp-image-126814\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/index-now.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/index-now.png 1492w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/index-now-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/index-now-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/index-now-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WP Engine Smart Search AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WP Engine Smart Search is a Product that improves website searches with an intuitive, typo-tolerant search function that surfaces more relevant results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart Search is an advanced AI driven search solution designed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase search result relevancy through content prioritizing and weighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support advanced search query operators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add support for advanced WordPress data types<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-engine-smart-search\/\">Read more in our Smart Search article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart Search Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To see the Smart Search settings after adding the plugin to a website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit the WordPress admin dashboard for the website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Smart Search<\/strong> under the <strong>WP Engine AI Toolkit<\/strong> menu.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"313\" class=\"wp-image-126811\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smart-search-settings.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smart-search-settings.png 364w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smart-search-settings-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-engine-smart-search\/\/#Content_Sync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Content Sync<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-engine-smart-search\/\/#Configure_WP_Engine_Smart_Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Configure WP Engine Smart Search<\/strong><\/a> sections of our Smart Search article for more information on configuring your Smart Search settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommendations for Smart Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Surface recommendations with a Gutenberg block that can be used with Smart Search to highlight <strong>related<\/strong> or <strong>trending<\/strong> posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows-1536x931.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows-1500x909.png 1500w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/trending-shows.png 1548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leverage AI to determine posts that are trending in searches, or that are related to a currently viewed post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-engine-smart-search\/#Recommendations_Gutenberg_Block_for_Smart_Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about recommendations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Generated Metadata for Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI Toolkit plugin now gives you the option to generate metadata for your media with AI. Metadata fields for your media files such as images and PDFs, will also be searchable so you can return more relevant search results on your website. This means that a page will show in search results if the search phrase matches any of the metadata for the images or PDFs embedded in the page. This applies to posts, pages, custom post types, and products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 3 types of metadata that can be automatically generated for media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alt text<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Caption<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Note: this is the only field that will be generated for <strong>PDFs<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#32373c;background-color:#00d1b2\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-notice gb-font-size-18 gb-block-notice\" data-id=\"3b0649\"><div class=\"gb-notice-title\" style=\"color:#fff\"><p>Note<\/p><\/div><div class=\"gb-notice-text\" style=\"border-color:#00d1b2\">\n<p>Changing the metadata for an image in the main <strong>Media Library<\/strong> will not change its metadata across all pages, posts, and products. Some blocks and featured images will retain the metadata of the image that was present when it was first embedded in the page. In many cases you can remove and re-add an image in the page editor to update its metadata to match what is in the main media library.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate Metadata for a Single Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Media Library<\/strong> in the WordPress dashboard and select the image. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can either go to the main media library by clicking <strong>Media<\/strong> in the WordPress sidebar, or you can use the block editor when editing a page. Many blocks give you a media library button for adding images like the default WordPress image block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the image is selected in the media library, scroll down in the image details sidebar and click the <strong>Generate Metadata<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" class=\"wp-image-127152\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button.png 1789w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button-1536x905.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/generate-metadata-button-1500x884.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><br><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you don\u2019t see this then you may need to update to the latest version of the WP Engine AI Toolkit plugin.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the metadata is generated you should review the new content in the <strong>Alternative Text<\/strong>, <strong>Caption<\/strong>, and <strong>Description<\/strong> fields. Make any desired changes to the AI generated content.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"519\" class=\"wp-image-127153\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/generated-metadata.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/generated-metadata.png 992w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/generated-metadata-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/generated-metadata-789x1024.png 789w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/generated-metadata-768x997.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate Metadata for Media in Bulk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Media Library<\/strong> in the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select multiple images in either <strong>Grid view<\/strong> or <strong>List view<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Grid view (option 1):<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure the <strong>Grid view<\/strong> is selected as shown in the image below with the highlighted grid view button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Bulk select<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" class=\"wp-image-127228\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-select.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-select.png 1000w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-select-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-select-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-select-960x540.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the thumbnail for each media item that you want to edit in bulk. You\u2019ll see a checkbox on each selected item.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Generate Metadata<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"510\" class=\"wp-image-127229\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-selected-media.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-selected-media.png 1353w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-selected-media-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-selected-media-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bulk-selected-media-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>List view (option 2):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure the <strong>List view<\/strong> is selected as shown in the image below with the highlighted list view button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the boxes to the left of each media item that you want to edit in bulk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> dropdown at the top left of the table, and select the <strong>Generate metadata<\/strong> option. Then click the <strong>Apply<\/strong> button to the right of the bulk actions dropdown.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"660\" class=\"wp-image-127225\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button.png 1664w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button-1024x966.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button-768x725.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button-1536x1449.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/list-view-generate-button-1500x1415.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the popup window, select the metadata fields that you want to be generated for the selected media items. The options are <strong>Alt text<\/strong>, <strong>Caption<\/strong>, and <strong>Description<\/strong> (<em>Description is the only field that will be generated for PDFs).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Generate Metadata<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"497\" class=\"wp-image-127227\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/select-metadata-types.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/select-metadata-types.png 1432w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/select-metadata-types-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/select-metadata-types-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/select-metadata-types-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Review metadata<\/strong> popup window, review the metadata fields generated for each media item. Use the pagination arrows at the bottom of the window to navigate to each media item.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you see any metadata fields that you want to change, then edit the text in the textbox and then click the <strong>Apply changes<\/strong> button in the bottom right, to apply the changes to a single media item.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you\u2019ve reviewed all of the generated metadata, and applied any wanted changes, click the <strong>Accept all<\/strong> button in the top right to save all of the new metadata changes.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" class=\"wp-image-127226\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata.png 1953w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata-1536x1145.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/review-metadata-1500x1118.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vector Database<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Build your own AI tools with our easily configured and self-maintaining <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/managed-vector-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vector Database<\/a> that seamlessly and continuously translates all your WordPress data for AI. Easily index, vectorize, and host all your WordPress data to build and power your own AI solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simple setup<\/strong> \u2013 3 click vector database setup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self-maintaining and auto-updating<\/strong> \u2013 Automatically index all your data, even custom fields, without additional intervention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intuitive UI and API<\/strong> \u2013 Easily managed from WP-Admin in the WP Engine Smart Search plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fully managed infrastructure<\/strong> \u2013 An automated and hosted vector database reduces the time needed to get started with building your AI applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Easy LLM integrations<\/strong> \u2013 Easily configure your vector database to work with the Large Language Model of your choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Developer Docs<\/strong> \u2013 Review the <a href=\"#Developer_Docs\">Developer Docs<\/a> links below for app examples and detailed information about the APIs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vector Database FAQ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>What is a vector database, and why do I need one?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A vector database stores vectorized data that allows AI tools to make better, stronger inferences and build GPT-like experiences. You can then ingest and use your data to build AI tools based specifically on the data from your site and\/or sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>How is WP Engine Managed Vector Database different from other options?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our Managed Vector Database is built to work seamlessly with WordPress out-of-the-box. With just a few clicks, you can install the plugin, index all your data, vectorize it, and start building your AI tools. Additionally, we\u2019ve built our tools in a way that it continuously updates and self-maintains, meaning your AI tools have all the data they need in near real-time. Other vector databases require complex and custom setups, configuration, and maintenance that can be very time-consuming and costly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Do I need to bring my own LLM?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes, we will automatically index, vectorize, and host your data, but we do not provide an LLM at this time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>How much is the Managed Vector Database?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/managed-vector-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Managed Vector Database<\/a> pricing depends on the resources needs of your site. We offer a preset number of resources at a simple price to make billing and reselling a breeze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you have an AI framework or template?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We currently offer an AI-powered chatbot framework for customers to experiment with and customize to their liking. <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.wpengine.com\/docs\/ai-toolkit\/examples\/rag-chatbot-example\/rag-chatbot-example\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it for yourself<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developer Docs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our developer docs for technical information to help you create custom AI solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smart Search<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.wpengine.com\/docs\/ai-toolkit\/smart-search\/find-api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Search API<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommendations \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.wpengine.com\/docs\/ai-toolkit\/recommendations\/recommendations-api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Recommendations API<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vector Database \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.wpengine.com\/docs\/ai-toolkit\/vector-db\/similarity-api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Similarity API<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chatbot \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.wpengine.com\/docs\/ai-toolkit\/examples\/rag-chatbot-example\/rag-chatbot-example\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RAG chatbot example<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AgentKit by OpenAI \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/agentkit-by-openai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn how to integrate AgentKit with Smart Search<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next steps:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/wp-engine-smart-search\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about WP Engine Smart Search<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Toolkit is a suite of products that gives you tools to make custom AI apps and improve search functionality for your WordPress\u00ae websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":126216,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"mediapress_authors_byline":[],"mediapress_draft_name":"","_mediapress_is_draft_copy":false},"support-categories":[192,68,3,58,193],"support-tag":[191,41,190],"mediapress_author":[],"class_list":["post-126785","support","type-support","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","support-categories-ai","support-categories-databases","support-categories-development","support-categories-enhance-my-site","support-categories-search","support-tag-ai","support-tag-database","support-tag-search"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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