How to Use AI Assistant and AI Auto Suggest

Introduction

In today's fast-paced digital world, creating engaging and high-quality content is more crucial than ever. For users of eDirectory, this process has been revolutionized with the introduction of powerful AI tools: AI Auto-Suggest and AI Assistant. First rolled out in version 13.3.00 and significantly expanded in version 13.8, these features are designed to streamline and enrich the generation of diverse content across the platform, helping you save time and boost your productivity.

Note: To use the AI features, you must have ChatGPT integrated. Follow the steps outlined in this article to enable the features: How to integrate ChatGPT with eDirectory

Understanding eDirectory's AI Tools

eDirectory offers two distinct AI tools, each designed to serve different content creation needs:

AI Auto-Suggest: This feature automatically generates text based on predefined, internal prompts. It's ideal for quickly populating content with relevant information, acting as a smart starting point for various sections.
AI Assistant: Providing a more interactive experience, the AI Assistant allows for freeform interaction directly with ChatGPT. This means you can have a natural, chat-like conversation with the AI to refine existing content, brainstorm new ideas, or generate entirely original text without being confined to specific prompts.

Widespread Availability Across the Platform

Initially, eDirectory's AI capabilities were focused on core content types. With the release of version 13.8, their reach has been significantly broadened, making AI-powered content generation more versatile than ever.

Originally supported in:

Listings
Events
Classifieds
Articles
Deals
Blog posts

As of v13.8, AI features are now also available in:

Categories
Locations
Custom Content Widget within the Page Editor

This expansion ensures that a wider range of content, from organizational structures like categories to highly customizable page elements, can benefit from AI assistance.

Simple Steps to Enable AI Features

Activating the AI tools in eDirectory is a straightforward process, requiring just a few key steps:

Access AI Integrations: Navigate to Settings > General Settings > AI Integrations.

Save Your OpenAI Key: Ensure your valid OpenAI key is securely saved within the platform. This key is essential for eDirectory to communicate with OpenAI's models.

Manage AI Auto-Suggest: Proceed to Settings > Products & Plans > Manage Products > AI Auto-Suggest.

Enable for Content Types: Within the AI Auto-Suggest settings, you can individually enable the AI features for each specific content type where you wish to utilize them.

How the AI Tools Operate

Once enabled, integrating AI into your content workflow is seamless:

AI Auto-Suggest in Action: After you have filled in the title and category for a piece of content, the AI Auto-Suggest option will appear. Upon activation, it will generate initial content using its built-in prompts, providing a quick draft to work from.

Interacting with AI Assistant: The AI Assistant offers a dynamic, chat-like interface. This allows you to engage in a freeform conversation with ChatGPT, enabling you to refine generated content, brainstorm new ideas, or create unique text tailored to your specific requirements.

Note: For tips on how to best use the AI tool, see this article on 11 Tips for Crafting Efficient Prompts Using Our AI Assistant Tool

Conclusion

By offering both automated suggestions and interactive assistance, eDirectory's AI features empower users to create richer, more engaging content with greater efficiency and flexibility. These tools not only streamline your content creation process but also open up new possibilities for generating diverse and high-quality material across your entire eDirectory platform. Embrace these advancements to take your content strategy to the next level.