Quick Start

This tutorial walks you through generating your first batch of fake content with WPfaker. The entire process takes less than a minute.

Prerequisites

Install and activate the WPfaker plugin with a valid license key. If you haven't done this yet, see the Installation guide.

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WPfaker works with any WordPress theme and any registered post types. Custom post types from ACF, JetEngine, Meta Box AIO, or CPTUI are automatically detected.

Step 1: Navigate to WPfaker

Open your WordPress admin and click WPfaker in the left sidebar. The Dashboard shows an overview of your generated content and quick stats.

The sidebar has five sections: Dashboard (statistics and recent activity), Generate (create posts, with sub-tabs for terms, users, and comments), Templates (configure generation templates), History (track and clean up generated content), and Settings (defaults, image providers, AI detection, license).

Step 2: Generate Posts

Click Generate in the WPfaker sidebar. Select a Post Type from the dropdown — for this tutorial, choose Posts.

Set the Number of Posts to 10 and click Generate.

That's it. WPfaker handles everything else automatically:

• Featured images are downloaded and attached (enabled by default)
• Categories and tags are created and assigned to each post
• Authors are created if none exist
• Custom fields are populated if your post type has any
• Post status defaults to "Publish" so content is immediately visible

The progress indicator shows each post being created. When generation completes, a summary tells you exactly what was created: posts, images, custom fields, auto-created authors, and taxonomy terms.

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All generation settings are controlled through Templates. Each post type gets a default template with sensible defaults. To customize behavior — like changing the image provider, adjusting content variation, or controlling which custom fields get populated — edit the template for your post type.

Step 3: View Your Generated Posts

Navigate to Posts > All Posts in WordPress. You'll see your 10 new posts, each with a unique title, varied content, and an attached featured image.

Click into a few posts to see the content. WPfaker generates genuinely different articles — some short, some longer with subheadings and lists. Visit the frontend to see them displayed with their featured images, just as real content would appear.

Step 4: Check Your History

Click History in the WPfaker sidebar. Every post, term, user, and comment that WPfaker generated is tracked here with timestamps and types.

The History page lets you filter by content type. Each entry shows whether the item still exists or has been deleted. To clean up, you can delete individual items, use Delete & Generate on the Generate page to wipe and recreate content in one step, or use the Danger Zone in Settings to remove all generated content at once.

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Use Delete & Generate to keep your test data fresh. This removes previously generated content and creates new content in one step.

Next Steps

You've generated a full set of test content in one click. Here's where to go next:

• Template System — Customize how each post type and its fields are generated
• Content Variation — Control content length, structure, and formatting diversity
• AI Field Detection — Enable AI-powered detection for unusual custom field names
• Settings — Configure image providers, locale, and default behavior