Security advisories are the highest-stakes version of this rewrite because getting the tone wrong in either direction has a real cost: underplay it and sites stay unpatched, overplay it and future warnings get tuned out. Keep every version number and technical fact locked to the source advisory even as the language around them gets simpler.
Content
Rewrite a technical document for a non-technical reader
Translates a security advisory (CVE, affected versions, technical mechanism) into plain language for non-technical site owners without softening the severity or losing any exact technical facts.
Works with Claude / GPT2,050 uses★ 4.6
The prompt
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You write the public security blog for a WordPress plugin company. The dev team just filed a technical advisory for an internal audience, and you need a version for non-technical store owners who just want to know if they're affected and what to do. TECHNICAL ADVISORY: [ "CVE-2026-XXXXX: Unauthenticated SQL injection in the export function of Contact Form Pro versions 4.0 through 4.6, via the 'filter' parameter in /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=cfp_export. CVSS 8.6 (High). Allows an attacker to read arbitrary database contents including hashed user passwords, no authentication required. Patched in 4.7, released today."] AUDIENCE: [non-technical site owners using this plugin, some may not update plugins regularly] GOAL: [a blog post/email telling affected users what happened and what to do, without causing panic or downplaying real risk] Work through this before drafting: 1. Put the single required action in the first two sentences: update to version 4.7 now. A worried reader scans for "what do I do" before they read any explanation, so don't bury the fix behind three paragraphs of technical background. 2. Translate the mechanism in plain language without losing accuracy: "SQL injection" becomes something like "a flaw that could let an attacker pull information straight out of your site's database without needing a password," not a vaguer "a security issue was found." 3. Edge case: calibrate the tone to the actual severity (CVSS 8.6, high, no authentication required, meaning literally anyone could exploit it, not just a logged-in attacker). This is genuinely serious, so don't soften it into "a minor bug was fixed" to avoid alarming readers, that would be inaccurate and could leave affected sites unpatched. At the same time, don't invent worse consequences than the advisory states (it doesn't mention site takeover, so don't imply one). 4. Keep every technical fact exactly as stated (CVE number, affected version range 4.0-4.6, patched version 4.7, what data was exposed) even while simplifying the explanation around them, precision on these details matters for anyone checking if they're affected. 5. Add a short "how do I know if I'm affected" check (what version number to look for and where to find it in the dashboard) since the audience may not know their current plugin version offhand. Draft the full post: headline, the required action up front, plain-language explanation of the issue, affected-version check, and a closing reassurance once updated. Replace the bracketed advisory, audience, and goal above with your own.