## Summarize with AI

Product: Verba - Modern Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme
URL: https://hub.jkdevstudio.com/docs/verba/the-single-post/summarize-ai
Updated: 2026-09-09
Summary: The summarize row opens your article in an AI chat with a prepared prompt. No API keys, no data sent from your site, and a real trade-off worth thinking about.
Availability: Pro only.

The theme does not summarize anything and does not contact any AI service. The summarize row is a set of links. Clicking one opens that chat in a new tab with a prompt already filled in, including the address of the article.

So: no API keys, no per-request billing, and no data leaving your site. The summary is produced by the service, on the reader side, under their own account.

One consequence for your expectations. The quality of the summary depends on whether that chat can open your URL. A password-protected or unindexed post cannot be summarized this way.

## Set it up

Go to [[Verba > Theme Options > Single Post > Body]], group **Summarize With AI**. The block is off by default.

:::options

- **Show the summarize bar** (default: off): Offers the row of links.

- **Placement** (default: above the article): Where the row appears. Above the article, in the reading bar, or both.

- **Summarize destinations**: Which AI chats appear, in the order you set. Clearing the list hides the row.

- **Lead label** (default: "Summarize this article with"): Short text before the icons. Empty leaves the icons alone.

- **Prompt** (default: "Summarize this article for me: {url}"): The message pre-filled in the chat.

:::

<div data-callout="note">

The reading bar placement needs the reading bar itself switched on. The panel says so next to the field.

</div>

## Writing the prompt

Two variables are available: `{url}` for the article address and `{title}` for its title. One prompt covers the whole site; it is not set per post.

A few that work:

```text title="Plain summary"
Summarize this article for me: {url}
```

```text title="Bullet takeaways"
Read {url} and give me the five main points as a short list.
```

```text title="Explain it simply"
Explain the article "{title}" at {url} in plain language, as if I am new to the subject.
```

## Should you turn it on

Both sides are real, which is why it is off by default.

The row saves a reader time, and some readers will use it whether you offer it or not. It also invites them to go and read a retelling instead of your article, which matters if your site earns from attention or if the writing itself is the point.

For news and reference material it is usually fine. For essays, criticism, and ad-supported publishing, think about it first.

<details><summary>Does this cost me anything?</summary>

No. There is no account, no key, and no request from your server. It is a link with a query string.

</details>

<details><summary>Can I add a service that is not in the list?</summary>

The destinations list is what the theme ships with. If a service you need is missing, tell support what it is; that is how the list grows.

</details>

<details><summary>Will the AI see content behind a paywall?</summary>

No. It fetches the page as an anonymous visitor, so it sees exactly what a logged-out reader sees.

</details>