
BKiAI Chat adds a configurable AI chat to your WordPress website. The free edition focuses on a lean, usable core setup with one active bot, design controls, and optional knowledge-file support for Bot 1.
Included in BKiAI Chat Free
- AI chat integration for WordPress
- One configurable bot
- Voice recording in supported browsers (microphone button)
- Design and layout settings for the chat window (colors, background image, border radius, dimensions)
- Three display modes for Bot 1: embedded via shortcode, popup window, or a panel that slides in at the side or bottom
- One uploaded knowledge file for Bot 1 (Markdown, TXT, or CSV, up to 10 MB)
- Improved chunk-based knowledge-file retrieval with intent-aware ranking
- Two selectable OpenAI chat models: GPT-4o mini and GPT-4.1 mini
- Public request protection (per-IP burst limit) against spam and sudden cost spikes
- Daily token limit per bot for cost control
Not included in the free edition (available in Pro / Expert)
- Additional bots (Pro: 2 bots, Expert: up to 20 bots)
- Extended GPT model set (GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5, GPT-5.1, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4 nano/mini/pro, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna)
- Live voice conversation (real-time voice chat)
- URL read-aloud mode via browser voice
- Website-content knowledge sources (crawl your own pages as knowledge)
- Image generation and image editing (GPT image 1, 1.5 and 2)
- PDF generation
- Web search
- Search via URL
- Context-aware action buttons (contextual call-to-action in chat)
- Lead capture (built-in contact form in chat)
- Lead capture chat log
- Local chat logs and transcripts in the WordPress backend
- Geo analytics world map
- Token usage visualisation
- GDPR automatic lead retention cleanup
- Extended knowledge-file uploads (Pro: 25 MB, Expert: 100 MB)
- DE / EN conversation language switcher (Free: DE only)
Feature comparison
Feature
Free
Pro
Expert
Active bots
1
2
Up to 20
GPT models
GPT-4o mini, GPT-4.1 mini
Extended set incl. GPT-5.6
Extended set incl. GPT-5.6
Popup window
Yes
Yes
Yes
Panel (side or bottom)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shortcode embedding
Yes
Yes
Yes
Design settings with custom background image
Yes
Yes
Yes
Own system prompts
Yes (1 bot)
Yes (2 bots)
Yes (up to 20 bots)
Knowledge-file format
Markdown, Text, CSV
Markdown, Text, CSV
Markdown, Text, CSV
Knowledge-file limit
Max. 1 file
Extended
Extended
Maximum upload per bot
10 MB
25 MB
100 MB
Website knowledge
—
Yes
Yes
Voice recording in chat
Yes
Yes
Yes
Live voice conversation
—
Yes
Yes
URL read-aloud via browser voice
—
Yes
Yes
Conversation languages
DE
DE / EN
DE / EN
PDF generation
—
Yes
Yes
Image generation
—
Yes, GPT image 1, 1.5 & 2
Yes, GPT image 1, 1.5 & 2
Image editing
—
Yes, GPT image 1, 1.5 & 2
Yes, GPT image 1, 1.5 & 2
Web search
—
Yes
Yes
Search via URL
—
Yes
Yes
Context-aware action buttons
—
Yes
Yes
Lead capture
—
Yes
Yes
Lead capture chat log
—
Yes
Yes
Logs & chat transcripts
—
Yes
Yes
Geo analytics
—
Yes
Yes
Token usage visualisation
—
Yes
Yes
Daily token limit (cost control)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Public request protection (spam protection)
Yes
Yes
Yes
GDPR automatic lead retention cleanup
—
Yes
Yes
Learn more about Pro and Expert: https://smartengin.de/ki-chatbot-fuer-wordpress/
External services
This plugin connects to the OpenAI API to generate chatbot responses.
It sends data to OpenAI only when a site visitor submits a chat message. Depending on the plugin configuration, the transmitted data can include:
- the visitor’s chat message
- the configured bot system prompt
- relevant recent chat history needed to answer the request
- optional uploaded knowledge-file content assigned to the bot
This service is provided by OpenAI.
- Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/
- Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/
Site owners are responsible for assessing whether their privacy notice and consent flows need to mention this external service.
Screenshots

General settings overview of BKiAI Chat.

Frontend desktop chat view on a WordPress website.

Design settings for colours, border, and layout.

Bot 1 settings with shortcode usage and model selection.

Mobile frontend chat view on a smartphone.



