# Gen Wave

**Free AI Content Generator for WordPress**

Gen Wave is a WordPress plugin that provides core authentication and licensing infrastructure for AI-powered content generation. It includes secure token-based authentication (AES-256-CBC), license management, domain verification, user balance tracking, and API gateway integration.

## Features

- Secure token-based authentication (AES-256-CBC encryption)
- License management and verification
- Domain verification system
- User token balance tracking
- API gateway for Gen Wave Pro integration
- Multi-language support

## Requirements

- WordPress 5.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher

## Installation

### From WordPress Admin

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Go to **Plugins > Add New** in your WordPress admin
3. Click **Upload Plugin**
4. Select the ZIP file and click **Install Now**
5. Click **Activate Plugin**

### Manual Installation

1. Download and unzip the plugin
2. Upload the `gen-wave` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
3. Go to **Plugins** in your WordPress admin
4. Find **Gen Wave** and click **Activate**

## Configuration

After activation:

1. Go to **Gen Wave** in the WordPress admin menu
2. Enter your license key (get one at [genwave.ai](https://genwave.ai))
3. Configure your API settings
4. Start generating AI content!

## Usage

Gen Wave works as the foundation for AI content generation:

1. **Authentication** - Securely connects your site to the Gen Wave API
2. **Token Management** - Track and manage your AI generation tokens
3. **API Gateway** - Routes requests to the AI generation backend

For advanced features like bulk content generation, WooCommerce integration, and more, install [Gen Wave Pro](https://genwave.ai).

## Support

- Website: [genwave.ai](https://genwave.ai)
- Documentation: [docs.genwave.ai](https://docs.genwave.ai)

## License

Gen Wave is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.

```
Gen Wave is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
any later version.

Gen Wave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
```

See the [GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html) for more details.

## Changelog

### 1.0.0
- Initial release
- Secure token-based authentication
- License management system
- Domain verification
- User balance tracking
- API gateway integration