AI Agent by SiteGround
by SiteGround · AI
Also makes 4 other plugins · 3.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage your WordPress site with AI - create content, install plugins, and perform site management tasks effortlessly.
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Artificially boosted, install count is not earned
Published by SiteGround. 1M+ installs but only 98 reviews, 83% of them one-star (1.7★ genuine). SiteGround auto-installed it across more than a million customer sites, then genuine users buried it: 59 of its first 64 reviews are one star.
We exclude plugins like this from our leaderboards rather than reward the manipulation.
Read what happened, on WP Mayor ↗Health
F 25/100
no flags
Active installs
1M+
≈1.4M estimated
Momentum
-22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “chatbot”, “connector” and “ai” for “ai connector”, “ai optimization” and “ai agents”. “chatbot” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai connector” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “connector” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai optimization” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “ai agents” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
25 health vs 77 average across 3,395 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1M of 13.7M 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.
This plugin shipped 19 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.
Removal-risk signals
30/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Guideline-violation risk. Install metrics show manipulation patterns, the kind that trigger guideline enforcement.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-07-19Some reviewers say the AI assistant genuinely helped fix site issues, but many are angry it was installed on their sites without consent, and others cite slow support and quick token limits.
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: Support resolution
Updated 31 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
1.7★ over 98 reviews, smoothed to 2.51★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| siteground your tag | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| ai sales agent | #3 | #19 | 0 |
| agent your tag | #6 | #20 | down 2 |
| ai agent | #10 | #22 | down 5 |
| ai optimization | #9 | #20 | up 2 |
| ai connector | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| ai automation | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| ai chatbot agent | #5 | #20 | 0 |
| ai agents | #10 | #21 | down 3 |
| agents | #12 | #24 | down 2 |
| user agent | #12 | #23 | down 1 |
| disable ai | #12 | #24 | down 2 |
| ai chat | #12 | #22 | up 3 |
| gemini ai | #12 | #23 | down 1 |
| ai generated | #13 | #23 | down 2 |
| ai analytics | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| ai search optimization | #13 | #22 | up 2 |
| ai content generation | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| ai product description | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| ai marketing | #15 | #21 | down 2 |
| chatbot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| connector your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
166 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 125 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 “chatbot”, “connector” and “ai” for “ai connector”, “ai optimization” and “ai agents”. “chatbot” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai connector” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “connector” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai optimization” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “ai agents” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Nov 2025 · 349 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.3M · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
19
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 30 Sep 2026
19
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 “1M+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 44% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 2M+ in roughly 343 days.
Install history since 16 Nov 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ RickAero3mo ago
i disabled this because of the floating icon that robs my attention. it’s a shiny object that’s intrusive, constantly having to move it out of the way.. need a way to disable that as for the installation. consent would have been the right thing to do. This topic was modified 20 hours, 24 minutes ago by RickAero.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jdowling164mo ago
Sluggish but did the job after a while and saved a lot of time. I guess part of transitioning but I had restored my site and then it happened after initially making the page I was trying to streamline completely blank which was worrying. Still a few bugs to be ironed out I guess. This topic was modified 2 days, 16 hours ago by jdowling16.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ib.property4mo ago
This plugin has become indispensable to me. How much would I have to pay or wait to get technical solutions in a matter of seconds? Let’s try to use logic and not just ideological rigidity. This isn’t about having content or data stolen for training purposes, but—since few of us are tech savvy—about having an expert friend who can help you solve the many problems of running complex and vulnerable sites like WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cmyk20164mo ago
As someone who has actively recommended and used Siteground for countless clients for over a decade plus now, I’m dumbfounded, shocked, maddened and saddened by the release of this plugin. And if you think, why so emotional, it’s just a plugin, just delete it. It’s because it speaks to so much more. So many of us have trusted Siteground as one of our top recommended hosts to do the right thing, to protect us and our clients as they always have. But this is 100% diametrically opposed to this. Not only did they forcibly install a plugin on every personal AND CLIENT website, it’s pure AI slop that has such far reaching abilities to create untold amounts of damage, the repercussions and potential lawsuits are unfathomable. And the cherry on top is that tokens will be invoiced if a client (or malicious bot) goes over the account limit. In all my years of developing WP websites, this is literally the only one that has had me going through the 5 stages of grief: Denial – there’s no way a company like Siteground will forcibly push AI slop into the repo, they know better, they’re the good guys, there’s just no way. Anger – holy cr*p, they literally pushed it onto every client website!!! I’m stunned, like literally seething. Bargaining – take a breath, ok well let’s try it out, it can’t be that bad can it? Depression – omg, this is a literal disaster. The good guys are no longer who we thought they were. Has everyone lost their minds? What a profound and deeply sad loss of trust. Acceptance – well here we go, no more Siteground hosting plans for clients. Farewell good friend, it’s been a good run.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ARCAPOLIS4mo ago
We still cannot understand how one of our providers decided to override us and installed software to our final customers without consent. And not any software! An AI software (with their own branding) able to damage the website database, files, etc. by itself. Too many red flags crossed in a single dangerous, dangerous move. This topic was modified 1 week ago by ARCAPOLIS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kramer8424mo ago
Installed it to see what the benefit would be–especially since human support is slow and takes a long time. Figured AI support would be very helpful. And it was–until it wasn’t. Ran out of tokens pretty quick having AI troubleshoot performance issues with the site (which was cool) but that only lasted for a few queries and then I needed to upgrade. Pretty low budget for what we pay for hosting. If I had it coding or doing actual designing and or building I could understand needing to pay a premium for tokens but for simple hosting support where they don’t need to pay human support person located in the Ukraine (or wherever) seems like a no brainer. Update you policy on AI usage fees and save money on the back end by not having to pay a support person.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 20bs4mo ago
So I could give this plugin four thumbs down. Do not auto install and activate plugins on websites, it’s simple. All that money and no one to pump the brakes on bad ideas. Shame.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spindreams4mo ago
Installed without consent on 100s of mine and my customers sites hosted with Siteground. SG should absolutely remove it or face a lawsuit.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.6 Release Date July 8th, 2026 New: Progressive chat display modes New: Real-time AI Agent tool activity view New: AI Agent chat on the logged-in front-end New: Show or hide AI Agent chat bubble settings Various chat UI/UX 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Release Date June 23th, 2026 Gutenberg Editor improvements REST request hardening 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Release Date June 16th, 2026 Chat bubble resizing fixes Chat input box alignment fixes 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Release Date June 10th, 2026 Add prefixing for additionally loaded libraries 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Release Date June 5th, 2026 php-jwt dependency version update Changes to signing/verification keys validation process 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Release Date June 4th, 2026 REST responses optimizations Chat bubble improvements Contributor access improvements through plugin REST endpoints Implementing toggle for Gutenberg support 1.2.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 5 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 AI Agent by SiteGround when asked about these topics, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage your WordPress site with AI - create content, install plugins, and perform site management tasks eff..."
- ! 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 WooCommerce, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,717 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "chatbot" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-24 500K+ → 1M+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 80K+ → 500K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 70K+ → 80K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 60K+ → 70K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 50K+ → 60K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 40K+ → 50K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 10K+ → 40K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 1K+ → 10K+ 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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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 -
AI Provider for Anthropic 70K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AI Provider for OpenAI 60K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AI Provider for Google 50K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Smartsupp – live chat, AI shopping assistant and chatbots 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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