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Wally is an AI-powered conversational search tool for your WordPress site that enables visitors to search your site content through natural conversation. With Wally, you can provide instant, accurate answers to visitor questions based on your website content.
Note: This plugin requires a Wally API key to function. You can sign up for a free account at <a href="https://www.trywally.ai" rel="nofollow ugc">trywally.ai</a>.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>AI-Powered Conversational Search: Add a modern, customizable search widget to your WordPress site</li>
<li>Content Indexing: Automatically index your WordPress content with Wally’s AI system</li>
<li>Easy Setup: Connect your site in minutes with a simple API key</li>
<li>Customizable Appearance: Adjust the search widget to match your site’s design</li>
<li>Auto-Sync Option: Keep your search tool up-to-date with your latest content</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the Wally plugin</li>
<li>Sign up for a Wally account at <a href="https://www.trywally.ai" rel="nofollow ugc">trywally.ai</a> and get your API key</li>
<li>Enter your API key in the Wally settings page</li>
<li>Index your content with Wally</li>
<li>Enable the search widget</li>
<li>Your visitors can now search your content through conversation!</li>
</ol>
<h4>Privacy and Data Handling</h4>
Wally connects to our service to provide AI-powered conversational search functionality. Here’s what you should know about data handling:
<ul>
<li>Content Indexing: When you index content, your posts, pages, and attached PDFs are sent to our service to train the search assistant.</li>
<li>Search Data: Visitor search conversations are processed by our service to generate responses.</li>
<li>WordPress Metadata: Basic site information (site name, URL, admin email) is shared with our service for account management.</li>
<li>User Consent: The search widget is opt-in for your visitors – they choose when to interact with it.</li>
</ul>
For more information, please see our <a href="https://www.trywally.ai/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://www.trywally.ai/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.
<h3>External services</h3>
Wally connects to our service at trywally.ai to provide AI-powered conversational search functionality for your website visitors.
The plugin connects to the following external services: 
1. Wally API Service (https://www.trywally.ai): This service processes your website content and provides AI conversational search functionality. 
 – When indexing content, your posts, pages, and PDF attachments are sent to this service. 
 – When visitors use the search widget, their search messages are sent to this service to generate responses. 
 – Basic site information (name, URL, admin email) is sent for account management purposes. 
 – This service is needed for the core functionality of the plugin to work. 
 – Terms of Service: https://www.trywally.ai/terms 
 – Privacy Policy: https://www.trywally.ai/privacy
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
Wally connects to our service at trywally.ai to provide AI-powered conversational search functionality for your website visitors.
The plugin collects and processes the following data:
<ol>
<li>Website Content: Your posts, pages, and PDF attachments are sent to our service when you index content.</li>
<li>Site Information: Basic site information (name, URL, description, admin email, WordPress version) is shared for account management.</li>
<li>Search Conversations: Visitor search conversations are processed by our service to generate responses.</li>
</ol>
All data is transmitted securely using HTTPS. For complete details on how we handle data, please see our <a href="https://www.trywally.ai/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.
This plugin uses cookies or local storage for search session management. Visitors who use the search widget implicitly consent to this storage.
If you disable or remove this plugin, no new data will be sent to our service, but you may need to delete existing data through your Wally dashboard.

Wally – AI-Powered Conversational Search for WordPress


I've been testing a few of the popular chat bot plugins and have found this one to the most accurate.  Installation is super simple and I love some of the custom prompt you can train it on.  


Works great and easy to install

Wally is an AI-powered conversational search tool that helps visitors find information on your WordPress site through natural conversation.

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Stella Chatbot is a lightweight, efficient keyword-based chatbot for WordPress. It allows you to create a personalized support assistant that answers visitor questions based on predefined FAQ entries.
Perfect for small businesses and blogs, Stella Chatbot helps reduce support tickets by providing instant answers to common queries.
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>FAQ Management: Create keyword-response pairs.</li>
<li>Category Organization: Group your FAQs into categories for better navigation.</li>
<li>Customizable Widget: Change the chatbot name and avatar to match your brand.</li>
<li>Localized Interface: Fully translatable and localized strings.</li>
<li>Smart Suggestions: Offers related questions when no exact match is found.</li>
<li>Responsive Design: Works perfectly on desktops, tablets, and smartphones.</li>
<li>Privacy Focused: Simple data handling that respects user privacy.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
Stella Chatbot stores data locally in your WordPress database:
<ul>
<li>Chatbot settings and FAQ entries configured by administrators.</li>
<li>Visitor chat messages, chatbot replies, matched keywords, session IDs, and timestamps.</li>
</ul>
This plugin does not require an external service to operate and, by default, does not send chat data to third-party services.
You can choose to delete all plugin data on uninstall from the plugin settings (<code>Danger Zone</code>).

Stella Chatbot

Keyword-based chatbot with manual FAQ management. Automate your customer support with an intelligent, localized chat widget.

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