AskAny – AI Chatbot with RAG, Live Agent and Order Tracking vs Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe

AskAny is a WordPress AI chatbot built on RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). Before it answers anything, it retrieves the most relevant sections of your actual site content using semantic search, then generates a grounded, cited answer from that content — not from general AI knowledge. Most WordPress chatbot plugins send the visitor’s question straight to an AI API and display whatever comes back. AskAny works differently. It indexes your posts, pages, products, PDFs, and external sources first, then retrieves the right content for each question before the AI generates a response. Every answer includes a source citation. It also includes real-time live agent handoff, native WooCommerce order tracking by email or order ID, and SSE-based streaming that uses 90% less server load than polling-based chatbots — all without a monthly SaaS subscription. AskAny Website | Documentation | Pro Support How RAG Works in AskAny Index – AskAny crawls your posts, pages, products, PDFs, Q&A pairs, and external URLs into a semantic search index automatically. Retrieve – When a visitor asks a question, AskAny finds the most relevant content chunks using hybrid semantic and keyword search. Respond – The AI generates a cited answer using only your indexed content. It cannot answer from general knowledge, so responses stay specific to your business. Semantic Search and Content Indexing The RAG and semantic search system is what makes AskAny different from keyword-triggered chatbots. It understands meaning and context, so it can find the right answer even when a visitor’s question doesn’t exactly match the wording in your content. Content types indexed: posts, pages, custom post types, WooCommerce products and categories, custom fields, comments, menus, PDF documents, external URLs, Q&A pairs, and FAQs. Indexing is designed to keep API costs low. Content hash caching reuses embeddings whenever content has not changed, cutting API usage by up to 90%. Batch embedding processes multiple texts in a single API call. Smart update detection only re-embeds content that has actually been modified. Hybrid search runs both semantic understanding and keyword matching together. This covers the cases where exact phrase matching is needed alongside conceptual retrieval. Live Agent Handoff Agents manage conversations from the WordPress admin chat panel. When a visitor needs a human, the agent takes over in one click. Full conversation history carries over instantly with no visible interruption for the visitor. The live agent system includes role-based access, online/offline status tracking, an unread message badge, and Slack integration so agents get notified and can reply without opening the WordPress admin. A Mobile App Push Bridge lets agents respond from Android. WooCommerce Order Tracking in Chat Customers can check their order status directly inside the chat widget. They can look up by email address, order ID, or transaction ID — no need to visit a separate order tracking page. The WooCommerce integration also handles product information queries, real-time stock checks, smart product recommendations based on the conversation, and direct add-to-cart from chat. Product data is indexed automatically for RAG retrieval. Six AI Providers, No Lock-In Switch between providers at any time without losing your indexed content or chat history. OpenAI – GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, GPT-4.1, O4-mini DeepSeek – Cost-effective with strong reasoning Google Gemini – Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Anthropic Claude – Advanced reasoning, safety-focused X.AI Grok – Real-time knowledge OpenRouter – 100+ models through a single API Fallback Mode When your AI provider API is unavailable, AskAny keeps the chatbot running using indexed content and pattern matching. Visitors never see an error or a broken widget. Knowledge Base and Content Sources PDF Import – Upload PDFs and the plugin extracts and indexes every page automatically. Works for product manuals, documentation, policies, and specs. External Sources – Index any external URL, REST API endpoint, JSON feed, or XML source as an additional knowledge base. Q&A Management – Add custom question-answer pairs with Markdown support. Bulk import and export included. Automatic Site Indexing – WordPress content is indexed automatically on publish and on update. Analytics and Performance Track API request counts, success rates, token usage, and estimated costs per provider. Response time and popular question data helps you spot content gaps. Database tools include table size overview, one-click clean, optimize, and export, with date-range filtering. Customization Options The widget can be placed as a floating button (bottom-left or bottom-right) or embedded anywhere using the [askany_chat] shortcode. Configurable options include: custom avatar, logo, header text, welcome message, suggested messages with predefined Q&A responses, typing animation speed (Regular, Fast, Faster, Instant), and response tone (Human, Professional, Friendly, Robotic). A homepage FAQ section and custom links support Markdown. Full RTL and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance is included. Multi-Language Support The chatbot detects the visitor’s language and responds accordingly. Supported languages include English, Bengali, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and more. Privacy and Security All chat data is stored in your own WordPress database. The only external connection is the AI provider API you choose to use. Built-in GDPR controls cover data export, anonymization, and retention. Session security and XSS protection are included. AI provider endpoints: – https://api.openai.com/v1/ (OpenAI) – https://api.deepseek.com/v1/ (DeepSeek) – https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/ (Google Gemini) – https://api.anthropic.com/ (Anthropic Claude) – https://api.x.ai/ (X.AI Grok) – https://openrouter.ai/api/ (OpenRouter) Full terms of service and privacy policy links for each provider are in the plugin’s Privacy section. External Services = WPAzleen Settings API = Loads display settings for the Pro upgrade modal in the plugin admin area. No personal data or form submission data is sent or collected. Privacy: https://wpazleen.com/privacy-policy Source Code The source files for all compiled/minified JavaScript and CSS in this plugin are publicly available at: https://github.com/wpazleen/askany Build instructions: Clone the repository. Run npm install in the root to install dependencies. Run npm run build to compile the JavaScript and CSS assets. The compiled files are output to dist/. Compatible With E-commerce: WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads Forms: Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Formidable Forms Page builders: Elementor, Beaver Builder, Divi, Gutenberg Caching: WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, LiteSpeed Cache Messaging: Slack, Android push notifications via Mobile App Bridge Facebook Community | YouTube Channel | Twitter / X

JPG, PNG, MP4, MP3, PDF, ZIP & more. Create voting & uploading galleries for photos & media. Social Share, User Registration & Sell via PayPal/Stripe. All-in-One Photo Contest, Media Voting & File Gallery Photo contest and other file types voting plugin supporting: JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF, ZIP, WEBM, MP4, MOV, TXT, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, CSV, MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A. Create galleries (material, modern, responsive) and allow users to vote and comment on files, photos, or embed social posts from YouTube, TikTok, X (Twitter) and more. Real Watermark Protection Protect your image entries with real watermarks that are written into the public image files. Contest Gallery keeps the original files safely protected from direct public access, so you can present, share and sell your images with more confidence. Key Features Flexible Uploads: Create custom upload forms and add additional files to every entry. Real Watermark Protection: Show watermarked public images while keeping the original files safely protected. User Management: Includes user registration, login forms, and a “Google Sign-In button” for easy access. Monetization: Sell entries or digital content directly via PayPal or Stripe API. Social Reach: Built-in Social Media Share Buttons to boost your contest’s visibility. Ecommerce PayPal and Stripe APIs available Sell entries as shipping, download or service, or charge for uploads, via PayPal or Stripe API. Configure prices, shipping, taxes and currencies for your products. Configure checkout notes and agreements. Watermark image files, add download or service keys. Selling download or service and charging for uploads only available in PRO version. Different file types upload form Upload form for different file types Manual or Auto-activation: Instantly display uploaded files in the gallery or review them first. Different file types upload form and gallery example PDFs with preview gallery Display PDFs in gallery with a preview image for every PDF Create upload form with PDF preview image function Imagick library is NOT required to be installed on your server PDFs with preview gallery and PDF upload form with preview example Social Media Share Buttons Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Telegram, Skype, Pinterest, Reddit, XING, LinkedIn, Email, SMS, Gmail, Yahoo, Evernote, VK, OK, Douban, RenRen, Qzone, Weibu Real Custom Post Type Pages behind every entry… so real social share URLs Social share buttons example Add YouTube / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok Posts Combine different file types and social embed posts in same gallery Ask users for consent (GDPR) to show YouTube / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok entries option available. YouTube and photos gallery example Social media embeds and mixed file types gallery OpenAI Create or edit images via OpenAI API Add created or edited images to your WordPress media library External services Contest Gallery Network Contest Gallery Network is an optional public gallery directory operated at https://www.contest-gallery.net/. The plugin contacts this service only when an administrator explicitly clicks “Publish to network” in the WordPress admin area and confirms the Contest Gallery Network privacy notice. After publishing, the listing is refreshed once daily by WordPress Cron while the plugin remains active. Administrators can remove the listing again with “Unpublish from Network”. Submitted data includes public website and gallery listing information: website title and URL, gallery title, gallery description, tags/categories, the selected public gallery URL, preview image URLs, and public activity numbers such as entries, votes and comments. The plugin does not submit IP addresses, email addresses, usernames, registration data, comment text, form field values or other private user data to Contest Gallery Network. Contest Gallery Network may verify domain ownership, review submitted public content and images for safety, and publish the listing only if it passes review. If the service does not receive updates for 14 days, the public listing can expire and be removed from the Network index. Service privacy policy: https://www.contest-gallery.net/privacy-policy/ Service terms: https://www.contest-gallery.net/terms-and-conditions/ Plugin limitations Since 2019: No uploads limitation anymore (No 100 uploads limitation anymore) Some options available in PRO version only To have all options available please purchase PRO version Frontend video example Upload form and gallery examples Different file types upload form and gallery Different galleries with different options on same page Click through galleries on same page Amazing contest for your WordPress page Normal and registered user galleries Display entries of all users User see only own entries which were uploaded by the user after registration and login Three voting types IP recognition Cookie recognition Login session based (create account via registration form or Google sign in button and login) Drag & Drop upload form creator Add field types and arrange them Add e-mail field and allow to send confirmation e-mail Available field types: (Files Type, Input, Textarea, Select, Select Categories, Email, URL, Check agreement, HTML, Simple Captcha, Google reCAPTCHA) Configure subscription e-mail Drag & Drop user account registration form creator Add field types and arrange them Available field types: (WP-Last-Name, WP-First-Name, WP-Username, WP-Nickname, WP-Email, WP-Password, WP-Password-Confirm, Input, Textarea, Select, Check agreement, Profile Image, HTML, Simple Captcha, Google reCAPTCHA) Allows membership as “Contest Gallery User” WordPress role Create login area Add login area to your website Allow voting only for registered users Three e-mail types Admin information e-mail when new file is uploaded Activation e-mail to user when his file is activated Registration confirmation e-mail when user create a new account Available options Upload form options Automatically activate user entries after successful frontend upload Allow only registered users to upload files or to upload you Restrict front end upload size Maximum upload size in MB Activate bulk upload in front end Maximum number of files for bulk upload Minimum number of files for bulk upload Restrict resolution uploaded images Activate in gallery upload form Forward to another page after upload Confirmation text after upload Inform admin e-mail after upload in frontend Inform entry activation e-mail Inform successful entry e-mail Registration options Confirmation text after registration Confirmation text after e-mail confirmation Confirmation mail options (Addressor, Reply mail, Subject, Email content) Login options Forward to another page after login Forward to URL Confirmation text on same site after login Confirmation Text after login Vote options Allow vote via 1 star Allow vote via 1-10 stars Inform registered user when there was a vote for his entry Show custom message after voting Allow vote out of gallery Hide voting until user voted Configure votes amount per user Show only user votes (user see only his votes not the whole rating) Votes in time interval per user Delete votes (frontend users can delete their votes and to another entry) Commenting options Allow comments Allow comment out of gallery Inform registered user when there was a comment for his entry Review written comments Remove written comments Contest end options End contest immediately Activate contest end time Gallery view options Show images EXIF data Add categories widget when categories field in upload form is added Allow full window gallery Number of files per screen (pagination) Allow search for files (search by fields content, categories or file name) Allow sort Random sort Random sort button Switch between total different gallery views without site reloading Three different views Masonry view Blog view Slider view Single entry view options View entries in blog view full window View entries in a slider view full window Link to original file source Only gallery view Backend language English Frontend languages English German Dutch Italian Spanish Portuguese French Polish Slovakian Norwegian (not complete) Swedish (not complete) Russian Chinese Own translations can be added in backend