How to Add an AI Chatbot to WordPress (Free, 2 Minutes)
Want your website to answer customer questions automatically, 24/7? Here is how to add an AI chatbot trained on your own content to any WordPress site — no coding, no theme edits.
What You Will Need
- A WordPress site (self-hosted or WordPress.com Business plan)
- An AIBlitz account (free — sign up here)
- 2 minutes
Step 1: Create Your Chatbot
- Go to aiblitz.io/register and create a free account
- Click "Create Chatbot" in the dashboard
- Enter your website URL — AIBlitz will crawl your pages automatically
- Wait 1-2 minutes for training to complete
The chatbot uses RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) to answer questions based on your actual page content. It will not make up information — if the answer is not on your site, it says so.
Step 2: Install the WordPress Plugin
- In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New
- Search for "AIBlitz Chat"
- Click Install Now, then Activate
Step 3: Connect Your Chatbot
- Go to Settings → AIBlitz Chat
- Paste your Chatbot ID (find it in your AIBlitz dashboard under Chatbot → Embed)
- Click Save Changes
That is it. The chat widget is now live on your site.
Customization Options
In the plugin settings you can:
- Show on all pages — the widget appears everywhere
- Front page only — only on your homepage
- Posts and pages only — skip archives and category pages
- Exclude specific pages — hide on checkout, login, etc.
You can also use the shortcode [aiblitz_chat] to embed the chatbot on specific pages only, or use different chatbots on different pages with [aiblitz_chat id="other-bot-id"].
Performance Impact
The AIBlitz widget is only ~8KB gzipped and loads asynchronously at the bottom of the page. It has zero impact on your Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse score, or page load time. Works with all caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed).
Free Plan Limits
The free plan gives you 1 chatbot and 50 messages per month — enough to test if the AI answers your customers' questions correctly. When you are ready for more, paid plans start at $49/month and include AI brand monitoring as a bonus.