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As search evolves beyond traditional SEO, businesses must adapt to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). This article explains these concepts, emphasizes the importance of speed and structured content, and discusses how the Epicweb AI-Assistant in Optimizely simplifies content preparation for the AI-driven future of search.
Epicweb’s AI Assistant for Optimizely already helps editors rewrite text, translate content, summarize pages, generate images and extract metadata. Today, we’re pleased to announce support for OpenAI’s latest GPT-5 models across the AI plugin. With GPT-5 integration, you can unlock higher-quality writing, larger context and more reliable outputs directly inside Optimizely.
Bringing AI into your editorial workflow has never been easier. With Epicweb’s AI Assistant now supporting Google Gemini and Imagen, editors working in Optimizely CMS can generate stunning content and visuals in just a few clicks, directly from their familiar interface.
In the world of AI-driven content management, the quality of your output hinges on the prompts you provide. That’s why we’re introduced Prompt Pro Assistance in the AI Assistant for Optimizely, a smart helper designed to elevate even the simplest ideas into clear, detailed prompts with a single click.
This open source extension enables you to download images as ImageData with ContentReference from the ImageVault picker. It serves as an alternative to utilizing the ImageVault property and allows you to use the standard general image media handling in Optimizely CMS.
Creating accessible and user-friendly content has never been more critical. For websites, ensuring that images include descriptive alt-text is an essential step toward achieving accessibility standards and improving the user experience. However, manually generating meaningful alt-text for numerous images can be a time-consuming process. That's where the AI Assistant for Optimizely steps in to streamline the process.
The Smart Image Analyzer is a new feature in the Epicweb AI Assistant for Optimizely CMS that automates the management of image metadata, such as tags, alt text, and descriptions, improving efficiency and accuracy in content workflows.
The LocalizationProvider for Optimizely has long been a powerful tool for enhancing the localization capabilities of Optimizely CMS. Designed to make translation management efficient and straightforward, it empowers editors to create applications that resonate with a global audience. Now, with the integration of AI-Assistant, the LocalizationProvider takes a quantum leap forward in productivity and efficiency.