Mark Jansen

Albert

<p>Every well-run site deserves a proper butler. Albert stands at the door of your WordPress site, ready to welcome AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT and put them to work.</p>
<h4>An open door for AI assistants</h4>
<p>Install Albert, grant an AI assistant access, and it can start managing your site — writing and editing posts, organizing media, moderating comments, and handling day-to-day tasks. No custom code, no complicated setup. Albert takes care of the introductions.</p>
<h4>A well-stocked service tray</h4>
<p>Albert presents AI assistants with a curated set of abilities — the tasks they’re permitted to carry out on your site. When plugins like WooCommerce or Advanced Custom Fields are active, Albert extends the service with additional abilities tailored to each one.</p>
<h4>The butler manages the household</h4>
<p>Not every guest needs access to every room. From the admin panel, you decide exactly which abilities are on the tray and which stay behind closed doors. You remain in charge — Albert just makes sure your instructions are followed.</p>
<h4>Proper credentials at the door</h4>
<p>Every AI assistant must present proper credentials before Albert lets them in. Connections are secure, scoped, and fully under your control.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Albert does not collect, store, or transmit any user data to external servers. All authentication tokens are stored locally in your WordPress database. When you authorize an AI assistant, that assistant will have access to perform actions on your WordPress site according to the permissions you grant. You control which abilities are enabled and can revoke any session at any time.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by Mark Jansen – Your Mark Media<br />
Website: https://yourmark.nl<br />
Plugin URL: https://github.com/YourMark/albert-ai-butler</p>
<p>Built with:<br />
* league/oauth2-server for OAuth 2.0 implementation<br />
* Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI assistant connectivity<br />
* WordPress Coding Standards</p>


Albert – The AI Butler


I was looking for a better way to give GPT access to my WordPress site. Previously I would allow it to connect using WP CLI over SSH, but it's hard to manage (scoped) permissions that way. With Albert I was able to allow my AI agent access to my WordPress sites with very granular permissions, so I could be sure it would not accidentally perform a destructive action. Installation was smooth. Plugin setting pages look clean. No PHP errors or notices in my logs. Glad I took the plunge and gave this plugin a try.


First! Great plugin to connect WordPress to GPT.


I needed something to sit between ChatGPT/Claude and WordPress so end users could drive the site by just talking, like “create a project for this client” or “add this document” (based on the conversation context). I was dreading wiring up MCP and OAuth myself. Turns out I didn’t have to! My non-technical users connect their assistant by pasting one MCP URL and signing in with their normal WordPress account through oauth, and because of that, every action respects existing WordPress capabilities, so the AI can’t do anything the user couldn’t.



Albert builds on the WordPress Abilities API, so I added my own AI-callable actions by writing a few small classes (id, description, input schema, permission callback) and they showed up as MCP tools right away and in Albert’s admin page with enable/disable toggles.


a clean way to let ChatGPT actually do things in WordPress

At your service — Albert connects AI assistants to your WordPress site so they can manage content, handle tasks, and keep things running smoothly.

rapls

<p><strong>Add an AI chatbot to WordPress that answers visitors from <em>your own</em> content — not generic web answers.</strong> When someone asks a question, Rapls AI Chatbot searches your posts, pages, and knowledge base first, then replies in natural language, in the visitor’s own language. It turns the content you already have into a 24/7 assistant for support, pre-sales, and FAQs.</p>
<p><strong>You can be live in about five minutes, for free, with no credit card.</strong> On first setup a guided “Start for free” panel hands you a free key from OpenRouter or the Google Gemini free tier, tests it, auto-selects a working model, and switches the chatbot on — no AI or API experience needed. There is no monthly SaaS fee and no per-message markup: it runs on your own API key, and your conversations stay on your own server.</p>
<p>Built for site owners, agencies, and developers who want control over the model, the data, and the cost. Connect OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or OpenRouter, and switch anytime.</p>
<h4>Why site owners pick Rapls</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Free to try, fast to launch.</strong> Guided onboarding gets you from install to a working chatbot in minutes, with a no-credit-card OpenRouter or Gemini key.</li>
<li><strong>Answers from your site, not the open web.</strong> RAG hybrid search grounds replies in your actual posts, pages, and knowledge base, so answers stay on-brand and accurate.</li>
<li><strong>Your data, your bill.</strong> Self-hosted: conversations and keys live on your WordPress install, and you pay your AI provider directly with no markup.</li>
<li><strong>No lock-in.</strong> Switch between OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and OpenRouter whenever you want.</li>
<li><strong>Speaks your visitors’ language.</strong> Automatic multi-language replies, so one bot serves an international audience.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What it does</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bring your own key: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or OpenRouter, switchable per site.</li>
<li>Site learning: indexes your posts and pages so the bot answers from your content.</li>
<li>Knowledge base: add Q&A or upload PDF/DOCX files, with priority over general answers.</li>
<li>RAG hybrid search: combines keyword and semantic retrieval for grounded replies.</li>
<li>Web search: lets the bot pull current information when configured.</li>
<li>MCP tools: exposes 5 Model Context Protocol tools, so agents such as Claude or ChatGPT can read and act on your site through conversation.</li>
<li>Usage dashboard: tracks conversations, messages, and API cost.</li>
<li>Gutenberg block: drop the chatbot into any page or post.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Self-hosted and private</h4>
<p>Conversations and keys stay on your own WordPress install. You are billed by your AI provider directly, so cost is transparent and there is no markup.</p>
<h4>Free and Pro</h4>
<p>The free version covers the full chatbot, site learning, knowledge base, RAG, MCP, and the usage dashboard. Pro adds lead capture automation and RAG hybrid search fine-tuning.</p>
<h4>Up and running in about 5 minutes (free, no credit card)</h4>
<p>You do not need an API key or any AI experience to start. On first setup the plugin shows a “Start for free” panel with two no-credit-card paths: an OpenRouter free key or a Google Gemini free-tier key.</p>
<ol>
<li>Pick OpenRouter or Gemini.</li>
<li>Click through to get a free key (about a minute) and paste it in.</li>
<li>Press Test Connection — the key is validated and saved, a working free model is auto-selected, and the chatbot is switched on.</li>
</ol>
<p>That’s it. Each option states its data-handling trade-off up front (the Gemini free tier may use submitted content to improve Google’s models), so you choose with eyes open. You can switch to your own OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini key at any time.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://raplsworks.com/plugins/rapls-ai-chatbot/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin details</a> | <a href="https://github.com/rapls/rapls-ai-chatbot" rel="nofollow ugc">Source code (GitHub)</a></p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the following external third-party services. <strong>No data is sent to any service until you configure an API key and enable the feature in the plugin settings.</strong> Each service requires the site administrator to create an account and obtain API credentials. By using these services, you agree to their respective terms and privacy policies listed below.</p>
<h4>1. OpenAI (GPT models): AI Provider</h4>
<p>Used when you select OpenAI as your AI provider. User messages and optionally site content are sent to generate AI responses.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://api.openai.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://api.openai.com/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://openai.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/terms/</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openai.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/privacy/</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>2. Anthropic (Claude models): AI Provider</h4>
<p>Used when you select Anthropic Claude as your AI provider. User messages and optionally site content are sent to generate AI responses.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://api.anthropic.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://api.anthropic.com/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.anthropic.com/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.anthropic.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>3. Google (Gemini models): AI Provider</h4>
<p>Used when you select Google Gemini as your AI provider. User messages and optionally site content are sent to generate AI responses.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>4. OpenRouter: AI Provider</h4>
<p>Used when you select OpenRouter as your AI provider. OpenRouter is a unified API gateway that routes requests to various AI models.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://openrouter.ai/api/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openrouter.ai/api/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://openrouter.ai/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openrouter.ai/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openrouter.ai/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openrouter.ai/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>5. Google reCAPTCHA v3 (Optional)</h4>
<p>Used only if you enable reCAPTCHA in the plugin settings for spam protection. The visitor’s IP address and interaction data are sent to Google for verification.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.google.com/recaptcha/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://policies.google.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>6. LINE Messaging API (Pro Add-on, Optional)</h4>
<p>Used only if you enable the LINE integration via the Pro add-on. Connects to the LINE Messaging API for chatbot-to-LINE messaging.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://api.line.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://api.line.me/</a></li>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://terms.line.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://terms.line.me/</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://line.me/en/terms/policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://line.me/en/terms/policy/</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Cross-Site Embed</h4>
<p>The plugin includes an optional embed loader script (<code>embed-loader.js</code>) for embedding the chatbot on external websites via an iframe. This script does not load any external CDN resources or third-party scripts. It creates an iframe pointing back to your own WordPress site, and all data processing occurs on your server.</p>
<h4>Data Transmitted to External Services</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>User messages</strong>: Chat messages entered by visitors (sent to the configured AI provider only)</li>
<li><strong>Site content</strong> (if Site Learning is enabled): Excerpts from your published posts/pages (sent to the configured AI provider)</li>
<li><strong>Knowledge base</strong> (if configured): Custom Q&A entries you create (sent to the configured AI provider)</li>
<li><strong>IP address</strong> (reCAPTCHA only): Sent to Google for spam verification</li>
</ul>
<h4>Data Storage</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Conversation history</strong>: Stored locally in your WordPress database (can be disabled)</li>
<li><strong>Visitor IP</strong>: Stored as SHA-256 hash (not plain text) for rate limiting</li>
<li><strong>Retention</strong>: Configurable auto-deletion period (default 90 days)</li>
</ul>
<h4>User Controls</h4>
<p>You can disable these features in the plugin settings:<br />
* Conversation history saving<br />
* Site content crawling/learning<br />
* Google reCAPTCHA verification<br />
* Web search</p>


Rapls AI Chatbot

AI chatbot for WordPress that answers visitors from your own content. Start free in 5 minutes, no credit card. OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter.

Albert – The AI Butler vs Rapls AI Chatbot