Ask Adam Lite makes it easy to add an AI-powered assistant to your WordPress site. 
It works out of the box with your own OpenAI API key and provides a simple, standalone solution. 
You can display it as a floating widget or drop it into any page or post using a shortcode.
Features in Lite: 
– Floating AI chat widget or [ask_adam_lite] shortcode 
– Works with your own OpenAI API key (no extra accounts required) 
– Basic knowledge base: index up to one sitemap and one priority URL 
– Simple admin settings for position, assistant name, and avatar 
– Privacy-friendly — no data collection or tracking of your visitors 
– Lightweight, fast, and secure — follows WordPress Coding Standards
Need more features? 
Ask Adam Lite is fully functional on its own. 
If you’d like advanced options such as multiple AI providers, real-time web search, custom chat themes, or multi-profile assistants, those are available in the Pro version at https://www.askadamit.com
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects directly to the OpenAI API to generate chat responses and create semantic embeddings for knowledge-base search.
Data sent: 
– Text prompts entered by site visitors or admins. 
– Optional content indexed by the site owner (titles, excerpts, or text).
Destination: 
https://api.openai.com
Purpose: 
To generate AI responses and semantic vectors for local search.
User data handling: 
– No personally identifying information is sent unless a user explicitly types it. 
– Site owners control what content is indexed. 
– The plugin does not store chat logs or personal data.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
Ask Adam Lite does not track, log, or store user data. 
All AI interactions are handled directly through your OpenAI account. 
The plugin is compatible with WordPress privacy guidelines and GDPR when used responsibly.

Ask Adam Lite

Ask Adam Lite is a secure, minimal AI chat widget and lightweight knowledge base for WordPress.

kissai

KissAi Widget allows you to easily integrate AI assistants into your WordPress website, enhancing user engagement with intelligent, conversational experiences. Supporting OpenAI models and upcoming integrations with Claude and Gemini, this plugin enables AI-driven assistants for customer support, content generation, product guidance, and more.
The plugin offers custom assistant creation, allowing users to upload knowledge files and train AI assistants to provide accurate responses based on specific business data. The intuitive admin interface simplifies managing assistants, training them, and adjusting their behavior.
<h3>Key Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Customizable AI Assistants: Configure AI assistants with tailored settings and behaviors, including real-time SSE streaming for GPT-4o.</li>
<li>Advanced Knowledge Base: Upload multiple files, manage them within WordPress, and create vector stores to improve AI context and accuracy.</li>
<li>Threaded Conversations: Built-in system for storing and displaying user conversation history, providing persistent chat threads for better user engagement.</li>
<li>Suggested Questions: Optionally generate relevant follow-up or sample questions to guide user inquiries.</li>
<li>Multiple AI Model Support: Currently supports OpenAI’s GPT-4o and o3, with plans for Claude, Gemini, and more.</li>
<li>Interactive User Engagement: AI responds to real-time user inquiries, providing dynamic content updates and relevant suggestions.</li>
<li>Flexible API Integration: Use your OpenAI API key or the KissAi API key for seamless AI interactions.</li>
<li>Shortcode Integration: Embed AI assistants easily using shortcodes (<code>[kissai_chat assistant_id="asst_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"]</code>) or visual page editors like Elementor or AVADA.</li>
<li>Custom Logging and Usage Stats: Records conversation usage and logs for easier troubleshooting and usage reporting.</li>
<li>Data Privacy and Security: Securely manages API keys and user data, respecting best practices for privacy and security.</li>
</ul>
Below is an updated External Services section that incorporates details of the KissAi Service endpoints:
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin relies on two external services for its AI functionality:
<ol>
<li>
hub.kissai.io (KissAi Service)
<ul>
<li>What: KissAi’s own API endpoint, <code>https://hub.kissai.io</code>, which provides various services including user registration/login, assistant creation, knowledge file storage, token usage tracking, and model listings.</li>
<li>Data Sent: Depending on your settings and usage, the plugin may send user registration details (e.g., email, name), and usage metrics to <code>hub.kissai.io</code>. This data is necessary for AI processing, building and updating AI knowledge bases, and tracking usage stats.</li>
<li>When: Data is transmitted whenever:
<ul>
<li>You or site visitors interact with an AI assistant (e.g. sending prompts or retrieving conversation logs).</li>
<li>Administrators create or train new assistants, update assistants, upload knowledge files, or check usage.</li>
<li>A user registers or logs in through the plugin.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Why: These operations are required for providing real-time AI responses, custom knowledge-based answers, user account management, model information, and usage metrics.</li>
<li>Terms & Privacy:
<ul>
<li>Terms of Service: https://hub.kissai.io/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://hub.kissai.io/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
OpenAI API
<ul>
<li>What: OpenAI’s API endpoints for GPT-4o, o3, and other supported models.</li>
<li>Data Sent: The plugin will send user queries/prompts, conversation snippets, or knowledge data to OpenAI for generating responses.</li>
<li>When: Data is transmitted to OpenAI each time the assistant processes a prompt, or when you upload knowledge files.</li>
<li>Why: Needed to use OpenAI as the AI model for generating chat responses.</li>
<li>Terms & Privacy:
<ul>
<li>Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
Please review each service’s Terms and Privacy Policy if you have concerns or questions about how your data is processed.
<h3>Future Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>AI training through website crawling and scraping.</li>
<li>Integration with Claude, Gemini, and additional AI models.</li>
<li>Expanded customization for AI behavior and content interactions.</li>
<li>Enhanced knowledge base management for improving AI capabilities.</li>
<li>More robust function-calling (Tool) interface for external actions.</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
KissAi Plugin is open-source software licensed under the GPLv2 or later.

KissAi Widget

KissAi seamlessly integrates AI-powered assistants into WordPress using OpenAI models. Train custom AI with knowledge files for smarter interactions.

Ask Adam Lite vs KissAi Widget