01
Open Add Plugins
In WordPress Admin, choose Plugins → Add New Plugin.
Plugins
AI Cost Circuit Breaker
Hard-stop and Smart Protection for WordPress AI costs.
Circuit Breaker
Installation & setup
From install to protected.
A visual walkthrough for installing AI Cost Circuit Breaker, setting your first limits, and activating Pro for one production site.
CHECKLIST
Before you begin
- ✓ WordPress 7.0 or later
- ✓ PHP 7.4 or later
- ✓ Native WordPress AI Client
- ✓ Administrator access
Start in Monitoring mode. Confirm normal usage for several days, then turn on Enforcement.
Installation
02
Search and activate
Search for “AI Cost Circuit Breaker,” select Install Now, then Activate. If you received a ZIP, use Upload Plugin instead.
Add New Plugin
Search plugins: AI Cost Circuit Breaker
AI Cost Circuit Breaker
Creator's NEXT
03
Set monthly limits
Open Settings → AI Cost Circuit Breaker. Enter a monthly USD budget, successful-call limit, and total-token limit. Save Changes.
AI Cost Circuit Breaker
04
Monitor before enforcing
Keep Monitoring selected while observing normal traffic. Switch to Enforcement when the limits match your real usage.
AI Cost Circuit Breaker
MonitoringRECOMMENDED FIRST
Enforcement
Pro & custom settings
05
Activate Pro for this site
Purchase Pro for the production Home URL shown in WordPress. Paste the AuthCode from your purchase email and choose Activate. One subscription is valid for one production site URL.
Pro license
✓ License active · site verified
06
Tune Smart Protection
Review Human, Bot, and Unknown together with revenue signals. Preserve legitimate customer surges while controlling anomalous automation. Save your policy.
Smart Protection
82%Human11%Bot7%Unknown+246%Revenue signal
✓ Keep customer traffic