Every WordPress creator hits the wall. You stare at a blank editor, needing fresh ideas for a plugin, a content series, or a site feature. Traditional brainstorming feels slow and scattered.
What if you could tap into a structured, AI-powered idea engine? This prompt transforms that creative block into a actionable roadmap.
📋 The Prompt
1. **Core Concept:** [Describe your general area, e.g., 'a membership site for photographers', 'a productivity plugin for writers', 'a content series for a local business blog']
2. **Brainstorming Categories:** For the core concept, generate 10-15 innovative ideas for EACH of these categories:
* **Feature/Functionality:** Technical implementations, plugin ideas, or site features.
* **Content & Engagement:** Article series, interactive content, email sequences, community ideas.
* **Monetization & Growth:** Revenue models, partnership opportunities, marketing angles.
* **UX/UI Innovation:** Ways to improve user experience, interface tweaks, or novel navigation.
3. **Prioritization:** Select the top 3 ideas from the entire list that are (a) High Impact, (b) Feasible with common WordPress tools/plugins, and (c) Unique. Provide a one-sentence justification for each.
Output in a clear, scannable format. Avoid vague suggestions; be specific.
How It Works
This prompt works because it replaces open-ended “give me ideas” with a strategic framework. It forces the AI to wear a specific expert hat—the WordPress strategist—which yields more practical, platform-aware suggestions.
The magic is in the four mandatory categories. By separating Functionality, Content, Monetization, and UX, you ensure a 360-degree view of your project. You won’t just get plugin ideas; you’ll get the content to support it and ways to pay for it.
The final Prioritization step is crucial. It forces the AI to evaluate its own ideas against real-world constraints: impact, feasibility, and uniqueness. This turns a raw list into a shortlist for immediate action. It’s like having a built-in editor.
This structured approach is the perfect complement to more technical prompts, like our WordPress Problem Solver Prompt. Use one to generate the creative vision and the other to build it.
Pro Tips & Variations
For Advanced Results: Feed the AI a competitor’s URL or a specific plugin name in the ‘Core Concept’ for a competitive analysis brainstorm. Ask it to generate ideas that differentiate from that baseline.
Common Mistake: Being too vague in the Core Concept. ‘A blog’ will give weak results. ‘A blog for urban gardeners focusing on balcony setups’ gives the AI concrete material to work with.
Tweak the Categories: Swap out a category to match your goal. Need design focus? Replace ‘Monetization’ with ‘Visual Design & Branding’. Working on an automation workflow? Add a category for ‘Automation & Integration’ ideas.
Iterate: Take one of the top 3 ideas and run it back through the prompt as a new, more focused Core Concept. This drills down from a concept to a detailed project plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use this for a client who doesn't know what they want?
Absolutely. Use a very broad Core Concept like ‘a WordPress site for a local bakery.’ The AI’s categorized output will give you a menu of concrete options to present, moving the conversation from ‘I don’t know’ to ‘Do we want feature A or content strategy B?’
The ideas seem generic. How do I get more unique results?
The ‘Unique’ filter in the prioritization step helps. For even sharper ideas, add a constraint: ‘…for a membership site using LearnDash, but targeting retirees instead of professionals.’ Constraints fuel creativity.
Is this just for big projects?
Not at all. Use it for micro-projects: ‘Core Concept: a weekly email newsletter for my existing blog about WordPress security.’ It will generate topic ideas, engagement tactics, and growth angles specific to that small format.
How does this fit into a broader workflow?
This is your phase-one idea generation. Once you have a prioritized idea, use it to brief a developer or feed into an automation prompt guide to figure out how to execute it efficiently.
Will this work with all AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)?
Yes. The structured format is model-agnostic. More advanced models (like Claude 3 Opus or GPT-4) will simply produce more nuanced and coherent justifications in the prioritization stage.
