The checklist means you never have to remember what goes where on the KDP form. It follows the form from top to bottom, and after you export it shows your own book's details under each step.
Where to find it:
Open the Publish tab and scroll to the bottom card, KDP Upload Checklist. It says Follow this top to bottom - it mirrors the exact order of the KDP upload form.
Before you export:
The card shows ten short steps in plain words, for example Enter your book title and subtitle (copy from the listing kit above) and Upload the KDP Cover PDF.
After you export:
Click Build Export Files and the checklist is rebuilt. Each step gets a bold heading with your details underneath:
- Book Title and Subtitle: the first title from your listing kit (or the book's title) and your subtitle.
- Author Name: your WordPress Site Title. Use the same author name on every book so they show together.
- Description: the HTML description from your listing kit.
- Keywords (7 slots): your seven keywords, separated by semicolons. Use one per slot.
- Categories (choose 2): your two category paths, with the suggested age range.
- AI-Generated Content Question: answer yes and select that AI tools were used for the artwork, and for the text if the story was written by AI. Disclosure is required and does not block publishing.
- Upload Interior PDF: the file name and the page count, for example interior.pdf (32 pages).
- Upload Cover PDF: cover.pdf. On KDP choose to upload a cover you already have. The spine is already worked out.
- Launch Previewer: check every page, especially the spine and page edges. If KDP flags anything, fix it, export again and upload again.
- Territories and Pricing: choose your territories and set your price by looking at the top sellers in your niche. KDP shows your printing cost and royalty as you type.
Using it on KDP:
- Open the KDP paperback setup in another tab.
- Work down the checklist one step at a time, copying from the listing kit as you go.
- Upload interior.pdf and cover.pdf from your export.
- Use the KDP previewer before you publish.
About the AI question:
KDP asks whether you used AI tools for text, images or translations. The plugin's answer is always yes for the artwork, and for the text too when you kept an AI written story. The copyright page in your interior also says the artwork was created with AI help and reviewed, curated and arranged by the author.
Before you click Publish on KDP:
- The trim size on KDP matches your book type: 8.5 x 11, 6 x 9 or 8.5 x 8.5 inches.
- For story books, choose the bleed option on KDP, because the pages run to the edge.
- The paper type on KDP matches the one in the plugin's Settings, so the spine lines up.
- The page count KDP reads from interior.pdf matches the count under step 7.
A real example:
After exporting Dinosaur Friends Coloring Fun, Ella's checklist shows Dinosaur Friends Coloring Fun / 30 Big, Simple Dinosaur Pages For Kids Ages 4 to 8 under step 1, Ella Hart Books under step 2 and interior.pdf (32 pages) under step 7.
Tips:
- Generate the listing kit before you export, or steps 1 and 3 to 5 will be mostly empty.
- The filled in checklist shows until you leave the page. Export again to see it later.