--- title: Generate your SEO and social metadata with OpenAI and SEOPress PRO url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/generate-your-seo-metadata-with-openai/" lang: en-US updated: 2026-01-28 --- # Generate your SEO and social metadata with OpenAI and SEOPress PRO You can automagically generate your SEO title, meta description, Open Graph and X cards tags based on your post content. To do this, an OpenAI account is required. ## Register to OpenAI The first step is to sign in for free at [OpenAI.com website](https://openai.com/api/login/). Once done, go to your **Dashboard** > [**API Keys page**](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys) to generate your first **OpenAI API key** by clicking **Create new secret key** button. [![OpenAI keys - SEOPress](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/open-ai-keys-scaled.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/open-ai-keys-scaled.png) *OpenAI keys – SEOPress* From the modal, enter a **Name** to quickly identify your key from the keys list. Select a **Project** and click **Create secret key** button. [![Create new OpenAI key](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/openai-create-new-key.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/openai-create-new-key.png) *Create new OpenAI key* **Copy** the key. ## What information is sent to OpenAI? To get better results and maximize our chance to have a relevant answer from the AI, we send: - your **post content **(if not possible your post URL), - your **post language**, - your **target keywords** (and we ask to put at least one of them in the SEO metadata in return). For alt text, we send the **image file URL** only. Note that we can’t fully control the provided answers by OpenAI. ## Enable AI in SEOPress **Login** to your **WordPress admin**. Go to **SEO**, **PRO**, **AI** tab. If it’s not the case, **activate** the **AI** feature by clicking the** iOS toggle**. Then **paste** the **OpenAI key** in the dedicated field. **Save changes**. ### Add my OpenAI key to wp-config.php SEOPress PRO 6.9 is required for this. By adding this code below: `define( 'SEOPRESS_OPENAI_KEY', 'XXXXXXX' );` You will store your OpenAI key in your **wp-config.php** file instead of your database. This is more efficient on a multisite network for example but also more secured. [![SEOPress OpenAI settings](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/seopress-open-ai-settings.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/seopress-open-ai-settings.png) *SEOPress OpenAI settings* ## Generate your title and meta description with AI Now let’s try to make our first call to the **AI**. Edit the post, page or post type of your choice with **Classic Editor** or the **Block Editor** (Gutenberg). Scroll down to the **SEO metabox**. You will see two new buttons from the **Titles settings** tab called “**Generate meta title with AI**” and “**Generate meta description with AI**“. Click on it. Wait a few seconds and boom your title and meta description are automatically generated based on your post content. Adjust the values if necessary, and that’s it! [![Generate SEO metadata with AI and SEOPress](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/generate-seo-metadata-with-ai-seopress.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/generate-seo-metadata-with-ai-seopress.png) *Generate SEO metadata with AI and SEOPress* ## Generate SEO metadata in bulk Go to your post types list, select a few posts, then from the bulk actions select, choose **Generate meta title with AI** and click **Apply**. Wait some seconds, the page refresh and voilà! Do the same for meta description. Note that depending on the amount of posts selected it can take a certain amount of time to get your metadata generated. Be patient! [![SEOPress AI bulk actions](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/seopress-ai-bulk-actions.jpg)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/seopress-ai-bulk-actions.jpg) *SEOPress AI bulk actions* ## Use WP CLI & AI to generate SEO metadata If you’re a developer, you will love this feature! Learn more about this in [our dedicated guide to CLI & AI](https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/seopress-wp-cli/#generate-seo-metadata-title-meta-description-with-ai-and-cli). ## Generate alternative texts for your images files Follow this [guide to automatically create alt texts when you upload images](https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/generate-alternative-texts-for-your-images-with-openai-and-seopress-pro/) to the WordPress library. ## Common errors Go to **SEO**, **PRO**, **AI** tab, and click **Check OpenAI key** button to check the status of your key. It will help you understand any issue. There is also a log error section from **SEO**, **PRO**, **AI** tab to better understand any issue encountered. ### 400 error – Firewall? If you use a firewall, make sure to **whitelist openai.com domain name** from your settings. Using 6G/7G/8G firewall can block OpenAI website. Disable it or whitelist the domain name. ### 401 error - Make sure you have entered an **OpenAI API key (NOT a Chat-GPT key) ** to **SEO**, **PRO**, **AI** tab, **OpenAI API key** field. - Make sure your key is correctly entered. ### 429 error - Make sure your OpenAI API key has not expired from your [OpenAI account](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys). - You’re using a ChatGPT subscription instead of an OpenAI key. - OpenAI is temporary down. - You’re sending too much requests, just slow down. - Your key has not been replaced by your web-browser with **autocompletion** feature when saving other options from **SEO**, **PRO**. - **Your free trial has expired, check the [Usage page](https://platform.openai.com/account/usage) to see if it’s the case.** Using the OpenAI key requires that you have a credit balance in your account. This might come from a free trial, or you may have to purchase credit to add to your account. If you do not have a balance, the API will generate an error when trying to verify the key or use the key to generate metadata. Learn more from the [official website](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors). ### Invalid image? Make sure your site is accessible, it means, OpenAI must be able to read/request your media files to analyze them: - no IP restriction; - no authentification (like htpasswd); - not a local website. ### Requirements for GPT-4/5 Vision If you have selected this model, make sure to have at least made a **$5 payment** to OpenAI platform before using it.