Generate fake/dummy posts, pages, users, taxonomies, and comments for development and testing purposes.
| Author: | sapayth (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.6 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9.4 |
| Plugin version: | 1.4.2 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 21-07-2025 |
| Last updated: | 17-03-2026 |
| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
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| Total downloads: | 941 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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Content Forge is a powerful WordPress plugin designed for developers and site builders who need to quickly generate realistic dummy content for testing and development purposes. Choose between AI-powered content generation (using OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google) for high-quality, contextually relevant content, or use traditional generation methods for quick content creation. Whether you’re building a new theme, testing functionality, or demonstrating a website, Content Forge provides an easy way to populate your WordPress site with meaningful fake data.
Features
- Optional AI-powered content generation using OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google
- Traditional content generation (no AI required)
- Generate fake posts with realistic titles, content, metadata, and excerpts
- Create dummy pages with hierarchical structure
- Generate featured images using Picsum and Placehold.co
- Generate test users with various roles and capabilities
- Create fake taxonomies (categories and tags)
- Generate realistic comments and comment threads
- Bulk generation capabilities for efficient testing
- Clean and intuitive admin interface
- Follows WordPress coding standards
- Translation ready
Use Cases
- Theme development and testing
- Plugin development
- Client demonstrations
- Performance testing with large datasets
- Content structure planning
- Training and educational purposes
Privacy Policy
Content Forge uses Feedio to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.
Feedio does not gather any data by default. Feedio only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. We collect the data to ensure great user experience for all our users.
Integrating Feedio DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case.
Support
Screenshots
Main dashboard showing generation options
Post generation interface with customization options
Optional AI-powered content generation using OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google
User generation settings
Bulk content management tools
Is the generated content safe for production sites?
Content Forge is designed for development and testing purposes only. While the generated content is safe, it’s recommended to use this plugin only on development, staging, or testing environments.
Can I customize the type of content generated?
Yes, Content Forge provides various options to customize the generated content. You can choose between AI-powered generation (with provider selection: OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google) or traditional generation methods. Additional customization options include post types, user roles, taxonomy terms, content length, featured images, and post excerpts.
Will this plugin slow down my site?
Content Forge only runs when you actively generate content through the admin interface. It doesn’t affect your site’s frontend performance.
Can I delete all generated content at once?
Yes, Content Forge provides bulk deletion options to easily remove all generated content when you’re done testing.
Is the plugin translation ready?
Yes, Content Forge is fully translation ready and includes a .pot file for translators.
ChangeLog
1.4.2 17-03-2026
- New – Random date-range for generated posts — time travel your content
- New – Easy Digital Downloads, The Events Calendar & WP User Frontend support — more post types, more fun
- New – Deactivation cleanup — we tidy up after ourselves
- Fix – CPT page no longer awkwardly shows Post & Page in the dropdown
- Fix – Friendly empty state when no CPT plugins are active
1.4.1 16-03-2026
- New – Random date-range for generated posts — time travel your content
- New – Easy Digital Downloads, The Events Calendar & WP User Frontend support — more post types, more fun
- New – Deactivation cleanup — we tidy up after ourselves
- Fix – CPT page no longer awkwardly shows Post & Page in the dropdown
- Fix – Friendly empty state when no CPT plugins are active
1.4.0 07-03-2026
- New – Random date-range for generated posts — time travel your content
- New – Easy Digital Downloads, The Events Calendar & WP User Frontend support — more post types, more fun
- New – Deactivation cleanup — we tidy up after ourselves
- Fix – CPT page no longer awkwardly shows Post & Page in the dropdown
- Fix – Friendly empty state when no CPT plugins are active
1.3.0 12-02-2026
- New – WooCommerce integration
- New – weDocs integration
1.2.0 19-12-2025
- New – Optional AI-powered content generation using OpenAI, Anthropic and Google
- New – Add feature image using Picsum and Placehold.co
- New – Generate Post Excerpt
1.1.0 05-12-2025
- New – Added featured image generation with placeholder support
- New – Added post excerpt generation
- Enhancement – Content formatting for both Block and Classic editors
