{
  "id": 17229892,
  "title": "Humanize DeepSeek API Output in PHP: A WordPress-Friendly Checker for Hedging, Contrast Frames and Summary Closers (2026)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/humanize-deepseek-api-output-in-php-a-wordpress-friendly-checker-for",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:42:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/unaimytext_app/humanize-deepseek-api-output-in-php-a-wordpress-friendly-checker-for-hedging-contrast-frames-and-2ik2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A PHP checker tool was created to analyze DeepSeek API-generated web copy for WordPress sites. This checker flags content that uses hedge stacking, contrast frames, and summary closers excessively. Hedge stacking refers to the overuse of words like \"may,\" \"might,\" and \"could potentially,\" which indicate uncertainty. Contrast frames are phrases that emphasize differences or benefits, such as \"not just\" or \"it's not about.\" Summary closers are concluding statements like \"in conclusion\" or \"in summary.\" The tool detects these phrases and fails the draft if certain conditions are met, such as three or more hedges or more than two per 100 words. The checker is written in PHP 8.1 or newer, requires only the curl and mbstring extensions, and can be run from the command line. It uses an OpenAI-style POST request to DeepSeek's chat completions API and provides exit codes for its output.",
  "summary": "Last checked October 2026. Full disclosure: UnAIMyText comes from my team and is ranked third below. The PHP is free to copy, fork or rip apart. Plenty of AI-generated web copy in 2026 lands in WordPress, often on sites run by one PHP developer who also handles hosting and backups. On a client project last month that developer was me. The client generated service-page drafts with DeepSeek and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hedge stacking detected by overuse of words like may, might, could potentially",
    "Contrast frames emphasized by phrases like not just or it's not about"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}