Title: Archivist AI Author: archivistai Published: October 2, 2026 Last modified: October 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/archivist-ai/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3724470) ![](https://ps.w.org/archivist-ai/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3724466) # Archivist AI By [archivistai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/archivistai/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/archivist-ai.0.6.4.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/archivist-ai/) ## Description Archivist AI turns your WordPress article archive into a conversational search engine. A floating chat bubble lets visitors ask natural-language questions — “What’s been written about food retail trends since January?” — and get AI answers grounded in your own published articles, with links back to the sources. **For your readers:** * Anonymous — no account, no login, no signup wall * Multi-turn chat with follow-up questions * Every answer cites the original articles **For you:** * Five-minute setup: paste one OpenAI API key, click Index, done * Embeddings stored in your own WordPress database — no external vector database, no extra services * Cost estimate shown _before_ indexing starts * Daily spending cap and per-visitor rate limiting built in * You pay OpenAI directly at list price — no markup, no middleman * Only published, public posts are ever indexed The free version indexes your entire archive, shows full cost/usage reporting, and has no caps. Pro adds visitor-question analytics (what readers ask, and which questions your archive could not answer), smart answer caching, and subscriber-only mode. ### External services This plugin connects to the OpenAI API (api.openai.com) to provide its core functionality. It is not usable without it. **What is sent and when:** * When you index your content (manually from the admin, or automatically when a post is published/updated), the text of your **published, public posts** is sent to OpenAI to generate embeddings. * When a visitor asks a question in the chat, the **question text** (and the recent turns of that conversation) is sent to OpenAI to interpret the question and generate an answer based on your indexed articles. * No personal data about visitors (names, emails, IP addresses, accounts) is sent to OpenAI. Drafts, private posts, and password-protected posts are never sent. The site owner provides their own OpenAI API key and is billed by OpenAI directly. This service is provided by OpenAI: [Terms of Use](https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/), [Privacy Policy](https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/), [API data usage policy](https://openai.com/policies/api-data-usage-policies/). This plugin also uses the Freemius SDK for licensing and (strictly opt-in) usage tracking. No data is sent to Freemius unless the site administrator explicitly opts in: [Freemius Privacy Policy](https://freemius.com/privacy/), [Terms](https://freemius.com/terms/). ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Archivist AI Chat ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin and activate it. 2. Go to Archivist AI in the admin menu and paste your OpenAI API key. 3. Choose which post types to index and click “Estimate cost & index all posts”. 4. The chat bubble appears on your site once indexing completes. ## FAQ ### Do my visitors need an account? No. Visitors chat anonymously. Rate limiting works per IP/session, never by forcing login. ### What does it cost to run? You pay OpenAI directly on your own API key. Indexing a typical archive costs well under $1; ongoing chat costs are roughly $1–3 per 1,000 chat turns with the default model. The plugin shows an estimate before indexing, tracks all spend, and lets you set a daily cap. ### Does it need an external vector database? No. Embeddings are stored in a custom table in your WordPress MySQL database. ### Can drafts or private posts leak into answers? No. Only published, public, non-password-protected posts are indexed, and post status is re-checked at answer time. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Archivist AI” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ archivistai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/archivistai/) “Archivist AI” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/archivist-ai/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Archivist AI” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/archivist-ai) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/archivist-ai/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/archivist-ai/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/archivist-ai/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/archivist-ai/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.6.4 * Redesigned chat widget: cleaner “archive paper” look with highlighted citations and a tidier source list. * New appearance settings: background color, font and corner style, with a live preview on the settings page. Text colors adapt automatically to light or dark backgrounds. * Redesigned settings page: grouped settings, indexing status at a glance, and a clearer usage and cost summary. * “Bubble color” is now “Accent color”; the default is a warm orange (existing color choices are kept). #### 0.6.3 * Streaming answers now use the WordPress HTTP API. * Updated the Freemius SDK to 2.13.4. #### 0.6.2 * Maintenance: code-comment cleanup. No changes to features or behavior. #### 0.6.1 * Maintenance: internal cleanup of the licensing integration. No changes to features or behavior. #### 0.6.0 * Full-archive indexing and the usage/cost dashboard are now available to everyone, with no post limit. * New (Pro): visitor-question analytics — see the most-asked questions, spot the ones your archive could not answer, and export to CSV. * Pro: smart answer caching and subscriber-only mode. #### 0.5.0 * Subscriber-only mode: restrict the chat to logged-in users. #### 0.3.0 * Inline placement: [archivist_ai] shortcode and Gutenberg block. * Action Scheduler used for background indexing when available. #### 0.2.0 * Streamed answers: responses now appear word by word. * Query caching for repeated questions. #### 0.1.0 * Initial release: floating chat bubble, multi-turn conversations, source-backed answers, date-aware search, background indexing with cost estimate, daily spending cap, per-IP rate limiting, usage tracking. ## Meta * Version **0.6.4** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/), and [Hungarian](https://hu.wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/archivist-ai) * Tags * [AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)[archive](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/archive/) [chat](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/chat/)[search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/) [semantic search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/semantic-search/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archivist-ai/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/archivist-ai/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/archivist-ai/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ archivistai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/archivistai/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/archivist-ai/)