{"id":13244,"date":"2018-05-29T12:26:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T09:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=13244"},"modified":"2018-05-29T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:55:00","slug":"wordpress-chatbots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-chatbots\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Chatbots: How to Create Them, Plus Their Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter how comprehensive your website is, your visitors will inevitably ask questions. It\u2019s best to answer those questions as quickly as possible, but you won\u2019t always be available. That\u2019s where using WordPress chatbots can come in handy.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably seen chatbots on other websites \u2013 programs that can carry out basic conversations through text. While this may seem like a complex feature, adding a chatbot to your own site is surprisingly easy. You just need the right tool.<\/p>\n

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In this article, we\u2019ll explain how chatbots work and how they might be able to benefit your WordPress site. Then we\u2019ll introduce some tools for adding WordPress chatbots, and show you how to start using them. Let\u2019s go!<\/div><\/div>\n
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What is a chatbot?<\/h2>\n

Also commonly referred to as a virtual assistant, a chatbot is a piece of software designed to mimic human speech and simulate conversations. For your website, you can think of chatbots as an automated alternative to live chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever had a \u2018conversation\u2019 with Apple\u2019s Siri, Amazon\u2019s Alexa, Microsoft\u2019s Cortana, or Google Assistant, you\u2019ve interacted with a chatbot.<\/p>\n

Benefits of adding chatbots to your WordPress website<\/h2>\n

Chatbots process input from their users \u2013 statements, questions, and so on \u2013 and reply with the most relevant answer they have access to. Some chatbots are entirely pre-programmed, set up with lists of responses they can give and the words or phrases that will trigger each one.<\/p>\n

Others are designed to do a little of the work themselves, like searching the internet for the correct answer or even learning over time. Most work through a text-based chat system, although some can also understand audio inputs.<\/p>\n

So how can you use chatbots to help your WordPress site?<\/strong> Here are a few common approaches:<\/p>\n