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Uses semantic search over your own website content so replies stay grounded in indexed pages and posts.
Zoe AI Bot
Zoe AI Bot for WordPress sites that need smart answers and lead capture.
An open-source, self-hosted AI chatbot plugin for WordPress. Zoe reads your website content, answers visitor questions using Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Google Gemini, captures high-intent leads, sends instant notifications, and keeps everything under your WordPress control.
RAG
Answers
Gemini
AI API
Leads
Capture
GPL
License
WordPress AI widget
Visitor assistant
Ask your website anything
Grounded answers
Do you offer WordPress maintenance and custom plugin development?
Yes. Based on indexed website content, Jagjeet offers WordPress maintenance, custom themes, custom plugins, Elementor pages and business website support.
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Why Zoe AI Bot
Most websites lose visitors because answers come too late.
Visitors ask about services, pricing, process, timeline, support, and contact details. Zoe answers instantly from your real website content, then captures leads when the visitor shows buying intent.
24/7 visitor Q&A
Give instant answers about services, pricing, support and company content.
Lead capture at the right time
Detect buying intent and show a lead form while the visitor is interested.
Self-hosted data
Keep leads, transcripts and indexed chunks in your WordPress database.
No vendor lock-in
Use a WordPress plugin model instead of chatbot SaaS subscriptions.
Feature Suite
WordPress AI chatbot features for support and lead generation.
Zoe combines content indexing, Gemini-powered answers, visitor chat, lead capture, admin settings, caching, CSV export and privacy-friendly WordPress storage.
Google Gemini Integration
Uses Gemini for answer generation and semantic embeddings, with model settings managed from WordPress.
Smart Lead Capture
Detects buying intent like quote, pricing, demo or hire and shows a visitor lead form inside the chat.
Instant Notifications
Emails each new lead with details and the full chat transcript for follow-up context.
CSV Lead Export
Export filtered leads or recent leads for CRM, spreadsheet or sales follow-up workflows.
Fast Caching
Query embedding and answer caching make repeat questions faster and reduce API usage.
Mobile-First Widget
Soft-modern chat UI with light/dark themes, suggestion chips and mobile bottom-sheet layout.
Accessible Experience
Supports keyboard navigation, ARIA labels, visible focus and reduced-motion preferences.
Scheduled Re-Indexing
Daily or weekly WP-Cron indexing keeps chatbot knowledge fresh when content changes.
RAG Architecture
Ground answers in your real WordPress content.
Zoe indexes selected pages, chunks clean text, creates embeddings, stores vectors in WordPress, retrieves relevant chunks for each visitor question, and passes that context to Gemini for answer generation.
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Index pages
Select published pages, extract clean text and split it into searchable chunks.
02
Create embeddings
Generate semantic vectors with Gemini and store them in custom WordPress database tables.
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Retrieve context
Match visitor questions against indexed content using similarity search and top-K retrieval.
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Answer and capture
Generate a grounded answer and show lead capture when the visitor expresses buying intent.
WordPress Fit
Designed for normal WordPress hosting.
Zoe runs as a standard PHP and MySQL WordPress plugin. It does not require Node.js, a GPU, a separate vector server or special infrastructure for small-to-medium websites.
WordPress 5.8+
Runs on modern WordPress websites with plugin-based installation.
PHP 7.4-8.3
Compatible with common WordPress hosting environments.
MySQL / MariaDB
Stores indexed chunks, vectors, leads and chat transcripts in custom tables.
Gemini API Key
API key is stored in wp-config.php and not exposed in front-end JavaScript.
Shortcode Support
Place the widget with shortcode or enable site-wide auto embed.
Page Builder Friendly
Rendered HTML fallback helps index Elementor, Divi, WPBakery and builder content.
Lead Workflow
Turn chatbot conversations into qualified contacts.
When visitors ask about pricing, quotes, demos, proposals or contact options, Zoe can show a form and capture the conversation context.
Visitor details
Capture name, email, phone, company and requirement details directly inside the chat.
Transcript context
Save the chat transcript so sales follow-up knows exactly what the visitor asked.
Email alerts
Send new lead notifications to the configured email address for fast follow-up.
CRM-ready CSV
Export leads with filters and import them into HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive or spreadsheets.
Privacy & Security
Built with WordPress security basics in mind.
Zoe keeps plugin data self-hosted, avoids third-party trackers, protects the API key outside the browser, sanitizes inputs, escapes admin output, and rate-limits public chat endpoints.
Self-hosted storage
Indexed content and captured leads stay inside your WordPress database.
API key protection
Gemini key is stored in wp-config.php and never exposed to front-end JavaScript.
Sanitized requests
REST inputs are sanitized and database writes use WordPress prepared statements.
Rate-limited public API
Same-origin and per-IP guardrails help protect public chat and lead endpoints.
FAQ
Common questions.
What is Zoe AI Bot?
Zoe AI Bot is a free, open-source WordPress AI chatbot plugin that indexes your website content, answers visitor questions using RAG and Google Gemini, and captures leads from interested visitors.
Does Zoe use my own website content?
Yes. You select which WordPress pages to index, and Zoe retrieves the most relevant content chunks before asking Gemini to generate an answer.
Can it capture leads?
Yes. When a visitor expresses buying intent, Zoe can show an inline form, save the lead with the chat transcript, email you, and export the data as CSV.
Does Zoe require special hosting?
No. It runs on standard WordPress hosting with PHP and MySQL/MariaDB. The AI work happens through the Google Gemini API.
What license does Zoe AI Bot use?
Zoe AI Bot is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.
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