WordPress Plugin · v1.0.0

WP ContentLedger

Your content deserves more than an editable date field. WP ContentLedger creates a portable, tamper-evident publishing history for eligible WordPress content—combining verified web archives, canonical manifests, site-controlled signatures, Bitcoin-attested timestamp proofs, machine-readable provenance, and independently verifiable evidence.

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The complete content provenance stack for WordPress

A WordPress publication date is useful, but it can be edited. A web archive can show that a URL was publicly accessible, but it does not identify the author. A content hash can reveal whether something changed, but it needs an independent timestamp to establish when that version already existed. WP ContentLedger brings those layers together in one automated workflow.

Each recorded version produces a deterministic manifest containing its URL, claimed author and publisher, dates, version relationships, and SHA-256 fingerprints. WP ContentLedger then submits the eligible public URL for independent archiving and, when enabled, attaches OpenTimestamps proofs and a site-controlled Ed25519 signature. The resulting evidence is published through a transparent public ledger that can be inspected and independently verified.

For original research, expert contributions, reviews, datasets, news, and high-value evergreen content, readers and machines can follow the evidence from the current page to its archived snapshot, manifest, signature, timestamp proof, and recorded version history.

Key features

01Tamper-evident manifests and checkpoints

Creates a deterministic manifest for each recorded version and connects individual records to a signed, timestamped site-wide history.

  • Canonical URL, title, claimed author, publisher, language, and publication dates
  • SHA-256 fingerprints for normalized content, public representations, and the complete manifest
  • Predecessor-linked version chains plus site-wide checkpoints and compact inclusion proofs

02Verified Internet Archive captures

Submits eligible public content to the Internet Archive, manages retries and rate limits, and verifies a working Wayback snapshot before publicly listing it.

  • Automatic and manual archive-submission workflows
  • Background queues, retry schedules, rate-limit handling, and stale-job recovery
  • Original URLs paired with verified Wayback capture links and capture times

03Bitcoin-attested timestamps

Uses OpenTimestamps to create externally anchored time evidence for an exact manifest digest without publishing the page or manifest on-chain.

  • Separate request, calendar-receipt, and Bitcoin-attestation states
  • Downloadable .ots proofs connected to the exact manifest SHA-256
  • Automatic proof upgrades with independent client-and-node verification instructions

04Site-controlled signatures and portable evidence

Signs exact manifest digests with Ed25519, publishes key authorization through did:web, and keeps the resulting evidence useful outside WordPress.

  • Downloadable JWS signatures with separate validity and DID-authorization checks
  • Protected signing-key storage, recovery kits, rotation, and historical key status
  • Portable evidence bundles with manifests, proofs, schemas, archive references, and standalone verification

05Public, machine-readable provenance

Turns preservation history into a connected public resource for readers, crawlers, LLMs, researchers, and independent tools.

  • A real WordPress archive Page with individual verification records and version history
  • Schema.org JSON-LD connecting original pages, archives, manifests, signatures, and timestamp proofs
  • ContentLedger Markdown, RFC 9264 Linkset discovery, standard Web Links, and optional LLMS Amplifier integration

06Built for production publishing workflows

Runs quietly in the background while giving site owners complete control over what is recorded, archived, and displayed.

  • Posts, Pages, products, and configurable eligible public custom post types
  • Queue health, Site Health diagnostics, cron integration, retries, privacy safeguards, and safe recovery
  • Multisite isolation, evidence exports, WP-CLI tools, migration controls, and vendor-neutral SEO compatibility

What users say

“Add a customer quote about creating a credible publication and revision history without adding work to the editorial process.”

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“Add a customer quote about using verified Wayback captures to preserve research, original data, or evergreen content.”

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“Add a customer quote about the value of downloadable content receipts and independently verifiable timestamps.”

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“Add a customer quote about the public Content Ledger strengthening transparency, citations, or publisher trust.”

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WP ContentLedger

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Unlimited use on sites you own

Lifetime updates

Automatic archive submission and verification

Downloadable OpenTimestamps proofs and Bitcoin attestations

Protected signing keys, portable evidence bundles, and standalone verification

Public ledger, JSON-LD, Markdown, Linkset, and LLMS Amplifier integration

Email support

30-day money-back guarantee

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Questions

What does WP ContentLedger actually prove?

WP ContentLedger creates corroborating evidence that a specific canonical manifest existed no later than an externally anchored timestamp and that a public URL was captured by the Internet Archive. Ed25519 signatures associate manifest digests with a site-controlled key, while version chains and checkpoints document relationships among recorded versions. These records strengthen provenance but do not independently determine legal authorship, copyright ownership, factual accuracy, or first publication.

Is my article stored on the Bitcoin blockchain?

No. OpenTimestamps submits a privacy-protected cryptographic commitment derived from the manifest and combines it with many other commitments before a shared result is anchored through Bitcoin. Your article, URL, author information, and credentials are not placed on-chain. WP ContentLedger can identify a Bitcoin block-header attestation in the completed .ots proof; independent blockchain verification requires a compatible OpenTimestamps client and trusted Bitcoin node.

What happens when I update a page?

When eligible content is materially updated, WP ContentLedger can create a new record instead of overwriting the earlier one. The new manifest references its predecessor, producing a tamper-evident version chain. Site-wide checkpoints can then commit those records to a signed and timestamped aggregate history.

Do I need a Bitcoin wallet or technical knowledge?

No Bitcoin wallet or OpenTimestamps account is required. You provide your own Internet Archive credentials for authenticated submissions, select eligible content types, and optionally generate a site signing key. WP ContentLedger protects stored credentials and signing material, provides recovery tools, and handles background submission, proof upgrading, signing, and verification.

Will this improve SEO or E-E-A-T?

No plugin can guarantee rankings, citations, or a direct E-E-A-T boost. WP ContentLedger makes preservation and provenance evidence more transparent and machine-discoverable through a public archive, Schema.org JSON-LD, Markdown, Linkset data, standard Web Links, and optional LLMS Amplifier integration. These resources improve discovery and correlation, but each search engine and AI system decides how—or whether—to use them.

Can the records be verified without WP ContentLedger?

Yes. Portable evidence bundles contain the exact manifests, JWS signatures, .ots proofs, archive references, schemas, key history, checkpoints, and integrity inventory needed for independent inspection. A standalone verifier can recalculate digests and evaluate the evidence without requiring WordPress or trusting the originating database.

WP ContentLedger provides preservation, integrity, site-key attribution, and timestamp evidence. It does not provide legal advice or independently establish human authorship, copyright ownership, factual accuracy, first publication, or permanent archive retention. WP ContentLedger is not affiliated with WordPress, the Internet Archive, or OpenTimestamps.

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