WordPress + AI Chatbot: Simple Integration, Big Impact — Live Event Recording

This is a recording of the "WordPress + AI Chatbot: Simple Integration, Big Impact" event hosted by WP Engine's Developer Relations team on 7/31/2025.

Learn how to easily implement an AI-powered chatbot on any WordPress site using WP Engine's Managed Vector Database + an LLM. We talk about the powerful impact a chatbot can have, walk through a custom, open-source plugin you can use to implement a chatbot, and then offer Q&A time.


CONTENTS:

00:00 - Intro
04:30 - Agenda
05:50 - When to add an AI chatbot
08:40 - How our chatbot works
17:52 - Chatbot app demo
27:26 - Code walkthrough
41:51 - Q&A
56:09 Outro


RESOURCES:

AI Chatbot WordPress plugin:
https://github.com/kellenmace/wpe-vec...

WP Engine's Managed Vector Database:
https://wpengine.com/managed-vector-d...

WordPress development resources:
https://wpengine.com/builders