Introduction 

What is AI Writer? 

AI Writer (ok_ai_writer) is a TYPO3 extension that brings AI-powered text generation directly into CKEditor. Editors can generate, preview, and iteratively refine SEO-optimized HTML content using Azure OpenAI or OpenAI (ChatGPT) — all without leaving the rich text editor.

The extension provides three CKEditor 4 plugins:

AI Text Generator

Opens a chat-style dialog where editors describe the content they need. The AI generates well-structured HTML that can be refined through follow-up prompts before inserting it into the editor.

AI Translate

Translates the full editor content into a selected target language while preserving all HTML tags and formatting.

Lorem Ipsum

Opens a dialog to choose a paragraph count (1–20) and inserts placeholder text at the cursor position — useful during development and layout prototyping.

Features 

• Conversational AI dialog — Chat-style interface with full conversation history for iterative content refinement.
• SEO-optimized output — The AI generates well-structured HTML with semantic headings (<h2> – <h4>) and paragraphs.
• AI translation — Translate the full editor content into any language while preserving all HTML tags and formatting.
• Dual provider support — Works with both Azure OpenAI and OpenAI (ChatGPT) APIs. Switch between providers via extension configuration.
• Centralized or per-user credentials — API credentials can be configured server-side by an administrator (displayed blinded to editors) or per-user in the browser's localStorage when developer mode is enabled.
• Token usage tracking — Displays cumulative input/output token counts per session so editors stay aware of API consumption.
• Localized UI — Ships with English and German translations.
• Lorem Ipsum helper — Additional CKEditor plugin for quick placeholder text insertion (configurable paragraph count) during development.
• Backend proxy — API requests are routed through the TYPO3 backend, avoiding browser CORS restrictions.

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