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How authors work with Sight AI

When Sight AI sends an article to WordPress, it needs to know who should be listed as the author on that post — the name readers see on your blog. Here’s the simple version:
  1. Authors live in WordPress. Sight AI does not create WordPress user accounts. Anyone you want credited on synced articles should already be set up as a user in your WordPress site.
  2. Sight AI reads your existing authors. After you connect WordPress, Sight AI can see the authors on your site (typically admins, editors, and authors). You can refresh this list from the WordPress integration Settings tab.
  3. Pick a default author. Choose one person as your default. New articles synced from Sight AI will be credited to that author unless you choose someone else for a specific article.
  4. You can override per article. When syncing an individual article, you can pick a different author if you want someone else to get the byline.
That’s it — Sight AI matches your article to a person who already exists in WordPress. It does not sync author profiles, bios, or photos back and forth; it simply assigns the post to the right WordPress user.

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Setting up authors in WordPress

If you need to add team members, change who can publish, or understand WordPress user roles, that all happens inside WordPress — not in Sight AI.

Learn about WordPress authors

WPBeginner’s guide explains what a WordPress author is and how author roles work on your site.

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Common questions

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Why don’t I see the author I want?

The person may not exist in WordPress yet, or their account may not have a role that allows them to be listed as an author (for example, Author, Editor, or Administrator). Add or update the user in WordPress, then click Refresh authors in Sight AI.

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Can Sight AI create authors for me?

No. Create users in WordPress first, then select them in Sight AI.

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What if I don’t pick a default author?

Sight AI will still publish the article. WordPress will assign an author using its own fallback rules — often an editor, author, or admin on your site.

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Does Autopilot use my default author?

Yes. When Autopilot publishes to WordPress, it uses the default author you set in your WordPress integration settings (unless you’ve configured a different author for that workflow).