Expertise AI Chatbot
by Expertise AI · AI
Capture leads, answer questions, and book meetings seamlessly with the power of AI. Configure your AI chatbot widget in minutes with Expertise AI.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “agent”, “ai” and “chat” 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.
67 health vs 77 average across 3,393 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 3.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,010 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 396 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| agent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| chatbot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lead capture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 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
- “agent”, “ai” and “chat” 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 1 Mar 2025 · 611 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 748 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.8 · 1 Oct 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 28 Feb 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ expords1.6y ago
I’ve added Chatsimple’s AI agent to my website and it really boosts engagement. It instantly answers visitor queries with smart, human-like, and helpful responses. This improves user experience and boosts conversions. Besides, features like voice AI, AI meeting booking, lead qualification, and CRM integration helps me a lot to find better clients. Just love this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aialchemist1.6y ago
I have used several AI chatbot plugins, but ChatSimple stands out as the most intuitive, effective, and user-friendly one I have used yet. Setup was INCREDIBLY easy, just a quick script copy and paste and no prior coding experience required. Unlike other bots, ChatSimple’s AI feels intuitive and adapts to conversations well, and also supports multiple languages. Customization is also another huge positive – as it’s possible to change the appearance to match brands accordingly without needing a paid premium plan. ChatSimple is just the best option for beginners and those who want an adaptable and customizable experience on WordPress. Highly recommend.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Capture leads, answer questions, and book meetings seamlessly with the power of AI. Configure your AI chatb..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions HubSpot, Zapier, Slack, Instagram and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,930 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "lead capture" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 80+ → 70+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 80+ → 90+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 90+ → 80+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 100+ → 90+ down after 105 days in tier
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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Angie – Agentic AI 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Tidio – Live Chat & AI Chatbots 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Smartsupp – live chat, AI shopping assistant and chatbots 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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