Rapls AI Chatbot – Self-Hosted RAG & MCP Server
by rapls · AI
Also makes 6 other plugins · 310+ installs across the portfolio →
Answers from your own posts and pages, says so when it doesn't know, and stops at the spending limit you set. Works with OpenAI, Claude or Gemini.
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Health
A 93/100
Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “chatgpt” and “mcp” for “openrouter” and “self hosted”. “chatgpt” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “openrouter” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mcp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “self hosted” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
93 health vs 77 average across 3,395 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
This plugin shipped 57 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
8 of 9 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rag your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| spending limit | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| self hosted | #6 | #10 | up 8 |
| hosted | #8 | #13 | up 4 |
| ai chatbot your tag | #8 | #14 | up 12 |
| chatbot your tag | #8 | #13 | up 13 |
| rag chatbot | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| openrouter | #6 | #9 | up 3 |
| mcp server | #17 | #18 | up 5 |
| woocommerce chatbot | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| ai act | #11 | #13 | 0 |
| chatbot plugin | #11 | #14 | up 1 |
| wordpress chatbot | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| support chatbot | #12 | #13 | down 1 |
| ai detection | #14 | #16 | up 4 |
| chatbot ai | #8 | #13 | 0 |
| free chatbot | #8 | #13 | 0 |
| custom chatbot | #9 | #14 | 0 |
| google gemini | #18 | #18 | — |
| wp chatbot | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| chatgpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mcp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
113 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 85 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “chatgpt” and “mcp” for “openrouter” and “self hosted”. “chatgpt” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “openrouter” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mcp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “self hosted” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 28 Mar 2026 · 217 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
57
releases in the last 12 months
2d ago
latest release · v1.21.6 · 29 Oct 2026
57
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 16 days.
Install history since 29 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ audioacademy4mo ago
It was actually m ChatGTP who recommended me using Rapls and also helped me to set it up. The plugin is very impressive and functional. The cost/benefit are great, as a one time payment will take you a long way. Everything works as expected and is surprisingly easy to set up. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ okihifuka4mo ago
当方の扱っている店舗のHPに比較的楽にチャットボットを設置できました。月々の有料サービスがあるなかで、初期費用のみ安価で出来るのがすばらしいです。サイト学習も入れるとHPの内容を反映してくれます。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp2you6mo ago
無料版でも応答回数による制限などもなく、Gemini APIの無料枠でも動くため、ランニングコストがかからない。開発者が日本の方ということもあり、私には分かりやすく機能も充実しており、かゆいところに手が届く感じがある。 無料版でもナレッジ登録ができるため、FAQを学習させることで基本的な質問対応は可能ですが、Pro版のサイト学習と自動学習はとても便利。会話ログから利用者の潜在ニーズを拾ってWebサイトのコンテンツを充実させたり、FAQを充実させることでSEOやLLMOにも効果的で、コンテンツが充実すればその分、チャットの精度も上がるという良い循環ができる。 他にも便利なツールがたくさんあるので、試していきたい。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ npowey7mo ago
Got it running in a few minutes. Clean UI, works as described. A few settings were a bit confusing at first, but nothing major.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Rapls AI Chatbot when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Chatbot
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "who want", "for hotels").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Google Sheets, Slack, OpenAI and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 19 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,318 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 90+ → 100+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 70+ → 90+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 40+ → 70+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 40+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 10+ → 30+ up
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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AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
AI Puffer – AI Chatbot & MCP Server for Claude and ChatGPT 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hyve Lite – AI Chatbot Trained on WordPress Posts, Pages, Products & More with ChatGPT 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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