AI CHATBOT
Everything you need to install AI Chatbot and get your first answers online. The full guide is being written, so the sections below are placeholders for now.
Placeholder documentation: the final guide will be published with the release.
Introduction
[Placeholder] AI Chatbot is a WordPress plugin that adds a friendly chat window to your website and answers visitors from your own FAQs and documents.
[Placeholder] Standard mode replies with the best-matching answer, word for word, and needs no AI account. Enhanced mode connects to an AI provider of your choice to write natural answers from the same content.
Requirements
- [Placeholder] WordPress 6.0 or newer
- [Placeholder] PHP 7.4 or newer
- [Placeholder] MySQL or MariaDB (the version the plugin needs)
[Placeholder] Hosting notes: memory limit, upload limit and caching plugins to be written.
Installation
[Placeholder] In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins, Add New, Upload Plugin, choose the plugin file and select Activate.
- [Placeholder] Step 1: download the plugin file
- [Placeholder] Step 2: upload it from the Plugins page
- [Placeholder] Step 3: activate it and open the AI Chatbot menu
Quick Start
[Placeholder] Add your first FAQ, switch the chat widget on, then open your website and ask the chatbot a question to test it.
Adding FAQs
[Placeholder] Add a question and its answer by hand, or import many at once from a CSV file and export them again whenever you like.
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
| [Placeholder] question | [Placeholder] The question visitors ask |
| [Placeholder] answer | [Placeholder] The answer the chatbot gives |
| [Placeholder] category | [Placeholder] An optional group name |
Uploading Documents
[Placeholder] Upload brochures, policies or manuals as TXT, CSV, DOCX or PDF files. The chatbot finds the right passage for each question.
[Placeholder] Maximum file size: [X] MB.
Enhanced Mode: Connecting an AI Provider
[Placeholder] Enter the API base URL, your API key and the model ID of an OpenAI-compatible provider, then select Test & Validate before saving.
| Provider | API base URL | Example model ID |
|---|---|---|
| [Placeholder] Provider name | [Placeholder] https://api.example.com/v1 | [Placeholder] model-id |
| [Placeholder] Local provider | [Placeholder] http://localhost:11434/v1 | [Placeholder] model-id |
Widget Settings
[Placeholder] Choose an avatar, write the welcome message, set how long the window waits before it opens by itself and decide whether the full-screen button is shown.
Chat Logs
[Placeholder] See what visitors ask, filter the conversations, export them to CSV and clear the logs when you no longer need them.
Troubleshooting
The chatbot says it doesn't know
[Placeholder] Check that an FAQ or a document covers the question, then try asking it in the words your visitors use.
The API key test fails
[Placeholder] Check the API base URL, the key and the model ID, and make sure your provider account is active.
Changelog
- [Placeholder] 0.2.0: [date], first public release
Support
[Placeholder] Need a hand? Our team is happy to help. Contact us