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Overview

The Answer Card is a custom Gutenberg block that displays a concise TL;DR summary with structured key facts. Designed specifically for AI answer engines like Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and ChatGPT.
Answer Cards provide AI engines with clearly structured, extractable content that’s more likely to appear in AI-generated responses.

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Why Answer Cards Matter

AI answer engines prioritize content that:
  • Provides direct, concise answers to user queries
  • Uses structured formats (lists, facts, summaries)
  • Appears early in the content
  • Is semantically marked up
The Answer Card addresses all of these requirements in a single, reusable block.

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Adding an Answer Card

1

Run AI Audit

Click “Run AI Audit” in the GEO AI sidebar panel.
2

Check Issues

Look for the missing_tldr issue in the audit results.
3

Apply Fix

Click “Apply Quick Fix” next to the issue.
4

Customize Content

Edit the auto-generated TL;DR and key facts to match your content.

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Block Structure

The Answer Card consists of two main sections:

TL;DR Summary

A concise summary (max 200 words recommended) that directly answers the main question or topic of your content.

Key Facts

Bulleted list of important facts, statistics, or takeaways. Each fact should be one clear, standalone statement.

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Implementation Details

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Block Registration

blocks/answer-card/block.json
{
  "$schema": "https://schemas.wp.org/trunk/block.json",
  "apiVersion": 3,
  "name": "geoai/answer-card",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "title": "Answer Card",
  "category": "text",
  "icon": "info",
  "description": "A concise TL;DR summary with key facts optimized for AI answer engines.",
  "supports": {
    "html": false,
    "align": true
  },
  "attributes": {
    "tldr": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": ""
    },
    "keyFacts": {
      "type": "array",
      "default": []
    }
  },
  "textdomain": "geo-ai",
  "editorScript": "file:./index.js",
  "editorStyle": "file:./editor.css",
  "style": "file:./style.css"
}

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Edit Component

The editor interface uses WordPress block editor components:
blocks/answer-card/edit.js
import { useBlockProps, RichText } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
import { Button } from '@wordpress/components';
import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';

export default function Edit({ attributes, setAttributes }) {
    const { tldr, keyFacts } = attributes;

    const addKeyFact = () => {
        setAttributes({
            keyFacts: [...keyFacts, ''],
        });
    };

    const updateKeyFact = (index, value) => {
        const newKeyFacts = [...keyFacts];
        newKeyFacts[index] = value;
        setAttributes({ keyFacts: newKeyFacts });
    };

    const removeKeyFact = (index) => {
        const newKeyFacts = keyFacts.filter((_, i) => i !== index);
        setAttributes({ keyFacts: newKeyFacts });
    };

    return (
        <div {...useBlockProps()}>
            <div className="geoai-answer-card geoai-answer-card-editor">
                <div className="geoai-answer-card-header">
                    <h3>{__('TL;DR', 'geo-ai')}</h3>
                </div>
                <div className="geoai-answer-card-body">
                    <RichText
                        tagName="p"
                        value={tldr}
                        onChange={(value) => setAttributes({ tldr: value })}
                        placeholder={__(
                            'Enter a concise summary (max 200 words)...',
                            'geo-ai'
                        )}
                        className="geoai-answer-card-tldr"
                    />

                    <div className="geoai-answer-card-facts">
                        <h4>{__('Key Facts', 'geo-ai')}</h4>
                        <ul>
                            {keyFacts.map((fact, index) => (
                                <li key={index}>
                                    <RichText
                                        tagName="span"
                                        value={fact}
                                        onChange={(value) =>
                                            updateKeyFact(index, value)
                                        }
                                        placeholder={__(
                                            'Enter key fact...',
                                            'geo-ai'
                                        )}
                                    />
                                    <Button
                                        isSmall
                                        isDestructive
                                        onClick={() => removeKeyFact(index)}
                                    >
                                        {__('Remove', 'geo-ai')}
                                    </Button>
                                </li>
                            ))}
                        </ul>
                        <Button isPrimary isSmall onClick={addKeyFact}>
                            {__('Add Key Fact', 'geo-ai')}
                        </Button>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}

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Save Component

The saved output creates clean, semantic HTML:
blocks/answer-card/save.js
import { useBlockProps, RichText } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';

export default function save({ attributes }) {
    const { tldr, keyFacts } = attributes;

    return (
        <div {...useBlockProps.save()}>
            <div className="geoai-answer-card">
                <div className="geoai-answer-card-header">
                    <h3>{__('TL;DR', 'geo-ai')}</h3>
                </div>
                <div className="geoai-answer-card-body">
                    <RichText.Content
                        tagName="p"
                        value={tldr}
                        className="geoai-answer-card-tldr"
                    />

                    {keyFacts && keyFacts.length > 0 && (
                        <div className="geoai-answer-card-facts">
                            <h4>{__('Key Facts', 'geo-ai')}</h4>
                            <ul>
                                {keyFacts.map((fact, index) => (
                                    <li key={index}>
                                        <RichText.Content
                                            tagName="span"
                                            value={fact}
                                        />
                                    </li>
                                ))}
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                    )}
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}

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Frontend Output

The block renders with semantic HTML structure: 
<div class="wp-block-geoai-answer-card">
  <div class="geoai-answer-card">
    <div class="geoai-answer-card-header">
      <h3>TL;DR</h3>
    </div>
    <div class="geoai-answer-card-body">
      <p class="geoai-answer-card-tldr">
        WordPress SEO optimization for AI involves structured content,
        semantic markup, and direct answers to user queries.
      </p>
      <div class="geoai-answer-card-facts">
        <h4>Key Facts</h4>
        <ul>
          <li><span>AI engines prioritize concise, structured content</span></li>
          <li><span>TL;DR summaries increase AI visibility by 40%</span></li>
          <li><span>Schema markup helps AI understand context</span></li>
          <li><span>Answer Cards improve user engagement</span></li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

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Styling

The block includes default styles that can be customized:
blocks/answer-card/style.css
.geoai-answer-card {
  background: #f0f6fc;
  border-left: 4px solid #667eea;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 24px;
  margin: 32px 0;
}

.geoai-answer-card-header h3 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: #667eea;
  font-size: 1.2em;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.geoai-answer-card-tldr {
  font-size: 1.1em;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.geoai-answer-card-facts h4 {
  margin: 20px 0 12px;
  font-size: 1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #1e293b;
}

.geoai-answer-card-facts ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.geoai-answer-card-facts li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.geoai-answer-card-facts li::before {
  content: "✓";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: #667eea;
  font-weight: bold;
}

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Best Practices

Limit your TL;DR to 150-200 words. AI engines prefer quick, scannable answers.Good Example:
WordPress performance optimization involves caching, image compression, and database optimization. Implement a CDN, minify assets, and use lazy loading to reduce page load times by 50-70%.
Bad Example:
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore various techniques and strategies for optimizing WordPress performance, including but not limited to caching mechanisms, image optimization strategies, database query optimization, and more…
Each key fact should be understandable on its own without additional context.Good Example:
  • Page load time affects SEO rankings
  • Caching reduces server load by 80%
  • Mobile optimization is required for Google rankings
Bad Example:
  • It’s important
  • You should do this
  • This helps performance
Add the Answer Card near the top of your content (after introduction, before main body). AI engines scan early content more heavily.
Include specific statistics or numbers in key facts when possible:
  • “Increases traffic by 40%” (better than “Increases traffic”)
  • “Load time under 2 seconds” (better than “Fast load time”)
Include 3-7 key facts. Too many facts dilute importance; too few miss opportunities.

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Customization

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Custom Styling

Override default styles in your theme:
style.css
/* Custom Answer Card styling */
.geoai-answer-card {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.2);
}

.geoai-answer-card-header h3 {
  color: white;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.geoai-answer-card-facts li::before {
  content: "→";
  color: #fbbf24;
}

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Programmatic Creation

Create Answer Card blocks programmatically: 
$answer_card_block = '
<!-- wp:geoai/answer-card {"tldr":"Your TL;DR summary here","keyFacts":["Fact 1","Fact 2","Fact 3"]} /-->
';

$post_content = $answer_card_block . $existing_content;

wp_update_post([
    'ID' => $post_id,
    'post_content' => $post_content,
]);

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Accessibility

The Answer Card is fully accessible:
  • Semantic HTML structure (<h3>, <h4>, <ul>, <li>)
  • Proper heading hierarchy
  • Screen reader friendly
  • Keyboard navigable
  • WCAG 2.1 AA compliant color contrast

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Performance

The block is optimized for performance:
  • Zero JavaScript on frontend
  • Minimal CSS footprint (~2KB)
  • No external dependencies
  • Works without block editor

AI Audit

Analyze content for AI visibility

Schema Markup

Add structured data markup

Meta Titles

Optimize titles and descriptions

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