Apiro Assistant – Site-Aware AI Chatbot & Local Knowledge Base
Site-aware AI chat widget with a local knowledge base and optional external AI providers.
Use with caution
Apiro Assistant works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Apiro Assistant stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| AI | >100 |
| chat | >100 |
| chatbot | >100 |
| knowledge base | >100 |
| support | >100 |
About Apiro Assistant
From the official readme · v1.0.5Description
Apiro Assistant adds a configurable chat widget to your WordPress site. It can crawl published pages and posts into a local knowledge base and answer visitor questions locally. An administrator can explicitly enable external AI processing to use OpenAI, Pollinations.AI, or OVHcloud AI Endpoints.
Features:
- Crawl pages and posts into a local knowledge base.
- Add custom facts or Q&A entries manually.
- Train a site summary from the knowledge base.
- Optional OpenAI embeddings for semantic search.
- Optional OpenAI API key with encrypted storage.
- AI modes: Free only, OpenAI with free fallback, or OpenAI only.
- Explicit opt-in before visitor messages or site knowledge are sent to an external AI provider.
- Free online fallback providers when external processing is enabled and no API key is configured or the primary provider fails.
- Configurable widget design, placement, visibility, tone, language, and content rules.
- Response caching with scheduled cleanup.
- Public chat endpoint with IP-based rate limiting.
- Optional attribution control, disabled by default.
Note: Crawled page content is injected into AI context. Only crawl content you trust, because adversarial text in site content can influence model behavior.
External AI processing is disabled by default. When it is enabled, the plugin may send visitor messages, up to ten recent conversation messages, the generated system prompt, and relevant excerpts from the local knowledge base to an external provider. Do not place secrets or sensitive personal data in the knowledge base. Site owners should explain this processing in their privacy policy and obtain any consent required in their jurisdiction.
External Services
The plugin can communicate with the following external services only after an administrator enables external AI processing in AI Chat > AI Configuration.
OpenAI API
Used when an OpenAI API key is configured. The plugin sends visitor messages, recent conversation context, the system prompt, and relevant site-knowledge excerpts to generate chat responses. During training, selected site-knowledge text may also be sent to create summaries and embeddings.
- Service: https://openai.com/
- Business terms: https://openai.com/policies/business-terms/
- Privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/
Pollinations.AI
Used as the first free provider in Free only mode and as a fallback in OpenAI with free fallback mode. The plugin sends visitor messages, recent conversation context, the system prompt, and relevant site-knowledge excerpts to generate a response. No Pollinations account is required by this plugin.
- Service: https://pollinations.ai/
- Terms: https://pollinations.ai/terms
- Privacy policy: https://pollinations.ai/privacy
OVHcloud AI Endpoints
Used as the second free fallback if Pollinations.AI is unavailable. The plugin sends visitor messages, recent conversation context, the system prompt, and relevant site-knowledge excerpts to generate a response. No OVHcloud account is required by this plugin for this fallback endpoint.
- Service: https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/ai-endpoints/
- Terms and conditions: https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/terms-and-conditions/
- Privacy policy: https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/terms-and-conditions/privacy-policy/
Installation
- Upload the
apirosite-assistantfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate Apiro Assistant from the Plugins screen.
- Open AI Chat > AI Configuration to configure provider behavior.
- Enable external AI processing only if you accept the listed services and data handling, or leave it disabled for local knowledge-base answers.
- Open AI Chat > Knowledge Base and run a crawl.
- Adjust widget design and placement as needed.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No. The plugin can answer from its local knowledge base without an API key. If you explicitly enable external AI processing, it can use free online fallback providers. For more reliable responses, add an OpenAI API key in AI Chat > AI Configuration.
Is the API key exposed to visitors?
No. API keys are stored server-side, encrypted at rest where OpenSSL is available, and are never sent to frontend JavaScript.
Does it crawl WooCommerce products?
No. Product crawling is intentionally excluded.
Changelog
1.0.4
- Restored Bulk Add Knowledge UI and backend REST API capabilities.
- Restored Setup Wizard progress tracking, lock checks, and widget publishing controls.
- Re-introduced Q&A keyword relevance scoring filters and training status summary cards.
- Rebranded entire codebase UI, settings, requirements checks, and assets to Apiro Assistant.
1.0.3
- Updated plugin branding to Apiro Assistant.
- Streamlined admin setup and onboarding experience.
- Refined widget design and placement controls.
- Improved crawling, training, and knowledge base management.
- Enhanced AI response handling and fallback behavior.
1.0.1
- Updated plugin branding images and admin accent colors.
1.0.0
- Added explicit opt-in before external AI processing.
- Documented external providers, transmitted data, terms, and privacy policies.
- Added suggested privacy-policy text and updated WordPress compatibility metadata.
1.0.23
- Improved human handoff answers for visitors asking to talk to a real person, admin, owner, or support staff.
1.0.22
- Added Train Site workflow for AI-generated site summary.
- Added OpenAI embedding generation and semantic search retrieval.
- Added embeddings database table and streaming training progress.
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FAQ
Apiro Assistant: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Apiro Assistant free?
Yes. Apiro Assistant is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Apiro Assistant safe to use in 2026?
Apiro Assistant works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Apiro Assistant?
Apiro Assistant is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 407 times since it launched in June 2026. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.
Does Apiro Assistant work with WordPress 7.1?
Apiro Assistant is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Apiro Assistant need?
Apiro Assistant requires PHP 8.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Apiro Assistant last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.5, was released on July 19, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes Apiro Assistant?
Apiro Assistant is developed and maintained by Fakhrul Alam.
What are the best alternatives to Apiro Assistant?
The most popular alternatives to Apiro Assistant are Elementor Website Builder (10M+ installs), All in One SEO (2M+ installs) and AI Agent by SiteGround (1M+ installs).
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