Chatly vs Machete

Chatly is an AI-powered chatbot plugin that helps WordPress site owners engage visitors, answer questions automatically, and capture leads 24/7. Free Version Features: 🤖 AI-Powered Conversations – Uses Claude (Anthropic) or ChatGPT (OpenAI) 💬 Basic Lead Capture – Collect visitor information 📧 MailPoet Integration – Connect with MailPoet email lists 🎨 Customizable Appearance – Match your brand colors 📱 Mobile Responsive – Works on all devices Free Version Limitations: The free version is fully functional but designed for smaller sites: * Basic customization options * MailPoet integration only * No conversation limits (you pay for API usage directly) * Community support via WordPress.org forums Pro Version Adds: 🔓 Unlimited Conversations – No restrictions 📧 All Email Integrations – Mailchimp, Constant Contact, AWeber, Webhooks 📊 SEO Insights & Analytics – Discover content opportunities from visitor questions 🗂️ Advanced Knowledge Base – Create comprehensive Q&A libraries 💌 AI Message Generator – Auto-generate welcome messages and prompts 🔍 Yoast SEO Integration – Content gap analysis 📨 Admin Transcript Emails – Auto-send transcripts to admin 🏷️ Source Tracking – Tag leads by source 🛠️ Diagnostics Tool – Built-in troubleshooting 👨‍💻 Priority Support – Direct email support Upgrade to Chatly Pro for unlimited features and priority support. How It Works: Install Chatly and activate the plugin Get an API key from Anthropic or OpenAI Configure your AI provider in Chatly → AI Provider Customize appearance and messages The chatbot appears on your site automatically! Perfect For: Small business websites Service providers Bloggers and content creators Anyone wanting automated visitor engagement External Services IMPORTANT: This plugin requires external API services to function. You must provide your own API keys and agree to the terms of these services. Required: AI Service (Choose One) Anthropic Claude API What it does: Powers the AI chatbot conversations Data sent: User chat messages, conversation history, your system prompt/instructions When sent: Every time a website visitor sends a message to the chatbot User account required: Yes – you must create an account at console.anthropic.com API endpoint: https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages API Documentation: https://docs.anthropic.com/ Terms of Service: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy Typical cost: $3-10/month for small sites OR OpenAI ChatGPT API What it does: Powers the AI chatbot conversations Data sent: User chat messages, conversation history, your system prompt/instructions When sent: Every time a website visitor sends a message to the chatbot User account required: Yes – you must create an account at platform.openai.com API endpoint: https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions API Documentation: https://platform.openai.com/docs Terms of Service: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy Typical cost: $3-10/month for small sites Optional: Email Marketing Integrations The free version includes MailPoet integration only. Pro version adds Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and AWeber. MailPoet (Included – No External API) What it does: Adds captured leads to your MailPoet email lists Data sent: None – works entirely within WordPress When sent: N/A – local plugin integration only User account required: No external account needed Plugin required: MailPoet plugin must be installed Terms: https://www.mailpoet.com/terms/ Privacy: https://www.mailpoet.com/privacy-notice/ Mailchimp API (Pro Version Only) What it does: Adds captured leads to your Mailchimp audience Data sent: Visitor name, email address, tags including “Chatly” When sent: When a visitor submits the lead capture form API endpoint: https://{{datacenter}}.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/ API Documentation: https://mailchimp.com/developer/ Terms of Service: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ Constant Contact API (Pro Version Only) What it does: Adds captured leads to your Constant Contact lists Data sent: Visitor name, email, phone (if collected), source note “Chatly” When sent: When a visitor submits the lead capture form API endpoint: https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts API Documentation: https://developer.constantcontact.com/ Terms of Service: https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/privacy-statement AWeber API (Pro Version Only) What it does: Adds captured leads to your AWeber subscriber lists Data sent: Visitor name, email, tags: “chatly” and “website-lead” When sent: When a visitor submits the lead capture form API endpoint: https://api.aweber.com/1.0/ API Documentation: https://api.aweber.com/ Terms of Service: https://www.aweber.com/service.htm Privacy Policy: https://www.aweber.com/privacy.htm Data Privacy Notice When you use this plugin: Visitor chat messages are sent to your chosen AI provider (Anthropic or OpenAI) Chat transcripts are stored in your WordPress database If lead capture is enabled and a visitor provides their information, that data may be sent to your configured email marketing service You are responsible for complying with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations You should update your website’s privacy policy to disclose the use of AI chatbot services and data collection No Data Sent to Plugin Developer This plugin does NOT send any data to the plugin developer (MediaManagement Marketing Services LLC). All API calls go directly from your WordPress site to the services YOU configure (Anthropic, OpenAI, MailPoet, etc.). We do not track, collect, or have access to your conversations or visitor data. Support Free Version Support: * WordPress.org support forums * Documentation * FAQ Pro Version Support: * Priority email support: [email protected] * 24-48 hour response time * Direct technical assistance Learn more about Chatly Pro Developed by MediaManagement Marketing Services LLC

Machete is a simple suite of tools that solves common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as possible. Machete doesn’t cover every single use case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete. All Machete tools have two things in common: they solve problems faced by many web developers and they do it using as few server resources as possible. So far, Machete includes the following tools: WordPress Optimization WordPress places a lot of code inside the tag just to keep backward compatibility or to enable optional features. You can disable most of it and save some time from each page request while making your installation safer. Cookies & GDPR Warning We know you hate cookie warning bars. Well, this is the least hateable cookie bar you’ll find. It is really light, doesn’t affect your PageSpeed score and plays well with static cache plugins. Analytics and custom code You don’t need a zillion plugins to perform easy tasks like inserting a verification meta tag (Google Search Console, Bing, Pinterest), a json-ld snippet or a custom stylesheet (Google Fonts, Print Styles, accessibility tweaks…). The Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager tracking codes are PageSpeed optimized, GPDR friendly. Maintenance mode The maintenance mode that ships with WordPress is just a basic lock-down that is activated whenever you do a major update. With machete Maintenance Mode you can hide your unfinished page from visitors and search engines, give your clients a secure temporary access and lock your site without affecting your SEO. Post & Page cloner Adds a “duplicate” link to post, page and most post types lists. Also adds “copy to new draft” function to the post editor. Social Sharing Buttons Social sharing done the Machete way. The icons are made as a custom webfont embedded in a minified CSS file that only weighs 5.8KB. The sharing actions use each platform’s native share URL. WooCommerce Utils WooCommerce was designed to work for every possible use case, but that often leads to unexpected behavior. These simple fixes can improve the WooCommerce user experience by making it behave as clients expect.