Getting Started with MrNiche Autoblogger

What you need before you start

• A WordPress 6.0+ site you control (any host — shared, VPS, managed).
• An OpenAI API key with billing set up (see OpenAI API setup if you don’t have one yet).
• Your MrNiche Autoblogger license key (emailed to you after purchase, also visible in your Freemius account) — or use the 7-day free trial which doesn’t need a key in advance.

Step 1 — Install the plugin

Download the mrniche-autoblogger-pro.zip file from your Freemius account (or the welcome email we sent you), then in WordPress admin go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Pick the zip, click Install, then Activate. You’ll see a new MrNiche Autoblogger Pro menu in the sidebar.

Step 2 — Activate your license (or start a trial)

The first time you open MrNiche Autoblogger Pro after activation, the Freemius connect dialog appears. Either paste the license key from your Freemius purchase email and click Activate License, or click Start 7-day Free Trial if you don’t have a key yet. After activation, the License page shows your status — green “Active” badge with plan + lifetime entitlement, or a yellow “Trial — N days left” pill during the trial window. Until the license is activated, only the License + API Settings pages are accessible — generation features stay locked.

Step 3 — Add your OpenAI API key

Go to MrNiche Autoblogger Pro → API Settings, paste your sk-... key into the OpenAI API Key field, pick a model (we recommend gpt-5.4-mini to start — best cost/quality), then click Save. The dashboard will show a “Connected ✓” indicator once the key is verified.

Step 4 — Generate your first article

1. Open MrNiche Autoblogger Pro → Manual Generation.
2. Type a title (or click Suggest to have GPT propose 5 titles based on a category).
3. Pick a category, optionally a writing style, then click Generate.
4. The job lands in the queue; the generator runs every 2 minutes via WP-Cron. Refresh Queue to watch progress.
5. Once published, you’ll find the article in Posts → All Posts tagged with _oaib_generated meta.

Step 5 — Turn on AutoPilot (optional)

Once you’re happy with the output, head to MrNiche Autoblogger Pro → AutoPilot and enable scheduled generation. Pick a cadence (e.g. 2 articles/day), choose source categories, and walk away. MrNiche Autoblogger picks topics from your categories, queues them, and publishes on schedule. See the AutoPilot guide for the full configuration.