Akukita Chat with AI Translation

Description

Turn your WordPress site into a global community.

Got visitors from different countries who don’t share a common language? With Akukita Chat, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker can hold a natural conversation — each one reads and writes in their own language. The translation is instant, invisible, and cached so it never slows down.

No API keys, no monthly fees, no configuration headaches. Drop a shortcode on any page and you have a multilingual chat running in under 60 seconds.

Why people install Akukita Chat

• 🌍 70+ languages, zero setup — Works out of the box with the free MyMemory provider. No registration, no credit card.
• 💬 Multi-room chat — Create as many topic-based rooms as you want from the admin dashboard.
• ⚡ Real-time — Messages appear instantly via WebSocket, no page reload.
• 🧠 3 translation engines — Free (MyMemory), high-quality (DeepL), or premium AI (OpenAI GPT-4o-mini). You choose.
• 🚀 Smart caching — Each phrase is translated once, then served instantly to everyone. Saves quota and lightens server load.
• 📱 Beautiful on mobile — Dark-glass responsive UI that looks polished on phones and desktop.
• 🔐 Admin-controlled — Only administrators create rooms, so the conversation stays moderated by design.
• 🇪🇺 GDPR-ready — Privacy policy auto-generated, message retention configurable, no data leaves your DB except the text being translated.

Perfect for

• International communities and forums
• Language exchange and learning sites
• Multilingual e-commerce stores with WooCommerce
• Travel, expat and digital-nomad communities
• Online courses with students from multiple countries
• SaaS support chats serving customers worldwide

How it works

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Pick a translation provider in Akukita Chat → Settings (the free MyMemory is selected by default — no API key needed).
3. Create your first room in Akukita Chat → Rooms.
4. Paste [akukita_chat] on any page or post.
5. Done. Your users can now chat across languages.

Shortcodes

[akukita_chat]                     Full chat widget with room sidebar
[akukita_chat height="700"]        Custom height in pixels
[akukita_chat_room id="1"]         Embed a specific room

Translation Providers

You choose which one to use, and you can switch any time without losing your chat history:

1. MyMemory (default) — 100% free, no API key. 5,000 words/day per IP, or 50,000/day if you add your email in Settings.
2. DeepL Free — Best European-language quality. 500,000 characters/month with a free DeepL API key.
3. OpenAI GPT-4o-mini — State-of-the-art translation quality including idiomatic and informal language. Requires a paid OpenAI API key. Costs are minimal (~$0.15 per 1M input tokens).

If the API ever goes down, the original message is shown as-is — your chat keeps working.

Upgrade to Akukita Chat Premium

Get features designed for serious communities and businesses at akukita.es/plugins:

• 💌 Direct Messages — Private 1-on-1 translated conversations
• 🛡 Moderation Panel — Ban, mute, delete with one click
• 🎨 6 Themes + Custom CSS — Match your brand perfectly
• 📊 Analytics Dashboard — Active users, peak hours, language breakdown
• 🛒 WooCommerce Integration — Gate rooms behind product purchases

See all premium features →

Built by Akukita

Akukita is a Spanish software studio focused on building tools that connect people across languages. Mario Simón Melchor leads development. The plugin is actively maintained — bug reports and feature requests get a response within 48 hours on the support forum.

External services

Akukita Chat connects to third-party translation APIs to translate chat messages. Each provider is opt-in and configured by you in Akukita Chat → Settings. No data is sent unless you enable a provider and a user posts a message.

1. MyMemory / Translated.net (default — no API key needed)
Only the text of each chat message is sent. No user identifiers, emails or WordPress data are transmitted.

• Service URL: https://mymemory.translated.net
• Terms of Service: https://mymemory.translated.net/terms-and-conditions
• Privacy Policy: https://translated.com/confidentiality

2. DeepL API (optional — requires API key)
Only message text is sent.

• Service URL: https://www.deepl.com
• Terms of Service: https://www.deepl.com/pro-license
• Privacy Policy: https://www.deepl.com/privacy

3. OpenAI API (optional — requires API key)
Only message text is sent to the GPT model.

• Service URL: https://openai.com
• Terms of Service: https://openai.com/policies/row-terms-of-use/
• Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/row-privacy-policy/

Privacy

Akukita Chat stores all chat messages in your own WordPress database. The plugin uses wp_add_privacy_policy_content() to automatically suggest privacy text for your site’s policy page (visible in Settings → Privacy). You control the message retention period from the plugin settings.