--- title: "AI blog writer: you approve the outline first | Rext AI" description: "An AI blog writer that waits for you: 34 content types, five titles to choose from, and an outline you approve before the article is written." url: https://rext.ai/features/article-writer last_updated: 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z --- # Nothing is written until you approve the outline. You set the tone, the audience and the length at the outline. Then Rext AI researches the topic and writes with its sources linked. [Start free trial](https://app.rext.ai/signup?ref=feature-article-writer&utm_source=rext.ai&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=feature-article-writer) ![Step 5 in Rext AI, Content Outline, for “Creating a content calendar for social media success”: the outline's five steps and three tools, each to reorder, open or edit, and beside them the tone, the audience, the target of 1,500 words and the keywords to include, then Approve and generate.](https://rext.ai/features/outline@390.webp) 1. 01Tone 2. 02Audience 3. 03Target words 4. 04Keywords to include ## How it works 1. 01 ### Content Type The types that fit the search intent, from 34 in all; one carries Recommended, with a word range to suit it. 2. 02 ### Title Five titles that keep your keyphrase, one recommended. Edit the one you pick, or regenerate them with your own feedback. 3. 03 ### Content Outline Check the sections, set the tone, audience and target words, pick the author and the internal links, then click Approve and generate. 4. 04 ### Article The run searches the web, drafts in the author's voice, edits for rhythm and plain sentences, then checks the article. It also makes a featured image with its alt text for every article, which you can replace or remove before you publish. You can close the tab. ## From one recorded run 3 min 46 s From the keyword to the finished article 2 min 15 s From Approve and generate to the article 7 Sources linked in the article 15 Credits for the whole article Keyword “wordpress maintenance cost”, United States: one run recorded in app.rext.ai on 4 October 2026. ## What it doesn't do - It writes in English only. - It does not write before you approve the outline. - It does not check facts beyond its sources: read the claims before you publish. ## Questions about the article writer ### How long is an article? You set it at the outline. Each content type suggests a range, such as 800 to 2,000 words for a blog post, and you can set any target from 500 to 5,000 words; Rext AI rescales every section's share to match. In the recorded run, a blog post with a 2,300-word target came out at about 2,280 words. --- ### Where do the sources come from? From the web searches the writer runs for each article; the Research panel lists each one as it runs. The writer holds each claim to the source it cites, every draft is checked for its facts and links and repaired, up to twice, and the Checklist lists any claim still without a source. The sources go out with the article as links. Read the claims before you publish. --- ### Can I edit the article? Yes. Every article opens in the content library's editor, where you can change the text, add images and write their alt text. When you are done, publish it to WordPress, or copy it as HTML, Markdown or plain text for another system. The article keeps its status, from Draft to Published, in the library. ## Articles on writing with AI. ### [Best AI Article Writer Guide 2026](https://rext.ai/blog/best-ai-article-writer-guide-2026) June 30, 2026 ### [AI Blog Writers vs. Human Writers: Who Wins in 2026](https://rext.ai/blog/ai-blog-writers-vs-human-writers-who-wins-in-2026) July 1, 2026 ### [How SEO Writing Assistants Enhance User Experience](https://rext.ai/blog/how-seo-writing-assistants-enhance-user-experience) June 30, 2026 ## Related features ### [Keyword research](https://rext.ai/features/keyword-research) Volume, difficulty and search intent for a keyword before anything is written, saved to your library. ### [Brand voice](https://rext.ai/brand-voice) Your brand read from your website when you create a workspace, yours to edit. ### [Content calendar](https://rext.ai/features/content-calendar) Calendar shows each published and scheduled post by month, and you schedule in your own time zone. ## Start with one keyword. Run it on your own site. Read the sources. Decide with the article in front of you, not a promise. [Start free trial](https://app.rext.ai/signup?ref=final-cta&utm_source=rext.ai&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=final-cta) [Book a demo](https://rext.ai/book-your-free-demo) No card to start · Cancel anytime Not ready? Twenty-one free tools, no account. [All twenty-one](https://rext.ai/tools)