Ask Junkie – AI Chatbot
by Junkies Coder · AI
An AI chatbot that answers visitor questions using your website content. Supports Groq, Gemini, OpenAI, and OpenRouter.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
-11%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “ai”, “assistant” and “chatbot” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
80 health vs 77 average across 3,418 AI plugins
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 174 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| assistant your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| chatbot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customer support your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ai”, “assistant” and “chatbot” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 29 Jan 2026 · 279 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 527 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #50,200 to #69,500, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 13 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 28 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rahemanali6mo ago
I have been building WordPress sites for clients for about four years and tested probably a dozen chatbot plugins over that time. Most either charge a monthly subscription my clients do not want to pay or take hours to configureAsk Junkie solved both problems. Setup was quick, the chatbot reads the site content on its own, and visitors get accurate answers without me doing anything extra after installationThe interface looks professional without needing any custom code. Exactly what my clients needed without the monthly bill.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ awaisjamal9mo ago
I am a WordPress developer and this plugin is very helpful and quick responded……i have used it in some sites and my customers are very happy. Highly recomended.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, OpenAI, Gemini.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,580 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("assistant", "customer support", "live chat" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ installs · 5.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
LiveChat – Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Jotform – AI Chatbot 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
UltraPress – AI Assistant, Chatbot & SEO 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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