Title: Aria — AI Receptionist (Chat & Voice) Author: dandurand14 Published: May 22, 2026 Last modified: May 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice.svg) # Aria — AI Receptionist (Chat & Voice) By [dandurand14](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dandurand14/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice.1.0.4.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/) ## Description Aria is an AI receptionist for small businesses. She answers customer questions on your website, books appointments straight into your calendar, and captures leads when you’re closed. This plugin drops the Aria chat widget on every page of your WordPress site — no copy-paste, no theme edits. #### What you get * **Conversational chat widget** — Aria answers visitor questions using your business info, hours, services, and FAQs. * **Booking** — Aria captures booking requests with name, contact info, and preferred time, and sends them to your dashboard or Google Calendar. * **Lead capture** — when Aria can’t book, she takes a message with the customer’s contact info so you can follow up. * **Bilingual** — English and Quebec French out of the box; Aria adapts to whichever language the visitor opens with. #### How it works 1. Sign up at https://heyaria.ca and configure your Aria. 2. Install this plugin, activate it, and paste your Aria slug under Settings Aria. 3. Done. Visit any page on your site — the chat bubble appears in the bottom corner. This plugin is free; an Aria account is required (free trial available at https:// heyaria.ca). #### External service This plugin requires an Aria account and connects your site to Aria, a third-party AI receptionist service operated by Aria AI Inc. ( https://heyaria.ca ). When the plugin is active and a slug is configured, every page on your site loads a single JavaScript file from `https://heyaria.ca/widget.js`. That script runs in your visitors’ browsers and renders the Aria chat bubble. The widget then exchanges messages directly between your visitors’ browsers and Aria’s servers — your WordPress install itself is not in the data path; the plugin only inserts the script tag. * Aria Terms of Service: https://heyaria.ca/terms * Aria Privacy Policy: https://heyaria.ca/privacy #### What data is sent * From your WordPress site to Aria’s servers: nothing. The plugin makes no server- to-server requests. * From your visitors’ browsers (after they interact with the chat bubble) to Aria’s servers: chat messages they send, page URL they’re on, and any contact info they provide voluntarily for booking or follow-up. Standard for any chat widget. * From your WordPress admin: nothing — the plugin stores your slug locally in your WordPress options table and does not transmit it. #### Privacy This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data from your WordPress install on its own. Visitor chat data is processed by Aria; see Aria’s privacy policy( https://heyaria.ca/privacy ) for details on retention and rights. ## Installation 1. In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins Add New**. 2. Search for “Aria AI Receptionist”. 3. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. 4. Open **Settings Aria** and paste your Aria slug (find it in your Aria dashboard under Chat widget Install). 5. Save. The widget is live on every page. To verify, visit your site as a regular visitor — you should see the Aria chat bubble in the bottom-right corner. You can also click “Check installation” inside your Aria dashboard. ## FAQ ### Do I need an Aria account? Yes — sign up at https://heyaria.ca. There’s a free trial. ### Where do I find my Aria slug? In your Aria dashboard, open Chat widget Install. Your slug is shown at the top of the install card. ### Will this slow down my site? The Aria widget loads asynchronously after your page finishes rendering, so it has no impact on Core Web Vitals or initial paint. The script weighs about 30 KB gzipped. ### How do I change the widget colors or position? Inside your Aria dashboard, open Chat widget Appearance and Behavior. Changes propagate live; you don’t need to re-install or re-save anything in WordPress. ### Can I hide the widget on certain pages? Yes — in your Aria dashboard, configure page-level visibility rules under Chat widget Behavior. The plugin itself injects on every page; per-page targeting is handled inside the widget. ### How do I uninstall? Deactivate the plugin from Plugins. The widget is removed instantly. Your Aria account and conversation history stay intact. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Aria — AI Receptionist (Chat & Voice)” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ dandurand14 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dandurand14/) [Translate “Aria — AI Receptionist (Chat & Voice)” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.4 * Plugin URI now points at https://heyaria.ca/integrations/wordpress — a real plugin-specific landing page (install steps, FAQ, EN+FR copy) instead of the generic homepage we used in 1.0.3 to clear the wp.org reviewer’s 404. No runtime changes versus 1.0.3. #### 1.0.3 * Plugin metadata cleanup for wp.org review: Plugin URI now points at https:// heyaria.ca/ (the prior integrations/wordpress path 404’d) and Contributors lists the wp.org username of the plugin owner. No runtime changes — same Shadow-DOM widget bundle as 1.0.2. #### 1.0.2 * Switched to the standalone widget.js bundle (Shadow DOM mount) so the widget renders inline on every page identically to the dashboard’s Live Preview. Replaces the 1.0.1 iframe loader path. No customer action needed — re-saving Settings Aria isn’t required after the update. #### 1.0.1 * Fix: switched the widget loader URL from /widget.js (placeholder) to /api/embed? id=, which is the live Aria embed endpoint. The initial 1.0.0 build pointed at a path that returned 404; with 1.0.1 the chat bubble loads correctly on every page. #### 1.0.0 * Initial public release. * One-field settings page; widget injected via wp_footer on the frontend. * Plugin action link to Settings. * Slug sanitization (alphanumeric + hyphen + underscore). ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [ai assistant](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai-assistant/)[AI Chatbot](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai-chatbot/) [chat](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/chat/)[lead capture](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lead-capture/) [live chat](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/live-chat/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ dandurand14 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dandurand14/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aria-ai-receptionist-chat-voice/)