GhostChat – Live Chat, AI Chatbot & Customer Support vs HumanGate

GhostChat is live chat and an AI chatbot for WordPress, built for people who do not want another app to check. Answer visitors straight from Gmail — reply to the email, the visitor sees it in the chat widget. The mobile dashboard and the web dashboard are there when you want them. Why GhostChat? Answer from Gmail – A new chat arrives as an email. Reply to it and the visitor gets your message in the widget. No new inbox to learn. No cookie banner – Zero cookies and zero tracking, so the widget adds nothing to your consent requirements AI chatbot (Claude) — included in every plan, even Free – Answers visitor questions 24/7 from a knowledge base it can draft by reading your site, then hands off to you when it cannot Will not slow your site down – The widget is ~15KB — up to 58x smaller than Intercom, Tidio, Tawk.to or Crisp (measured August 2026) — and it does not move your Lighthouse or Core Web Vitals scores Real-time messaging – 15-30ms edge-powered delivery worldwide Reply from your phone – The dashboard is a mobile PWA. Install it and answer chats like WhatsApp. WooCommerce auto-integration – Real-time cart & page context, zero configuration (Pro and up) Team inbox – Invite teammates to a shared inbox (2 seats on Pro, up to 10 on Team) CRM Lite – Built-in contacts, conversation history, and notes Auto-translate – 133+ languages, real-time visitor message translation (Pro and up) Canned responses – Save time with pre-written replies Webhooks & Bot Agent API – Integrate with your stack, or bring your own LLM (all paid plans) How it works: Sign up free at GhostChat Create a site and get your Site ID Enter your Site ID in the plugin settings The chat widget appears on your site automatically Pricing: The AI assistant is included in every plan — there is no AI add-on to buy. Flat monthly prices, no per-seat fees; current pricing is always at ghostchat.dev/pricing. Free (forever): 1 site, 1 seat, 30-day history, AI assistant included (25 AI replies/mo, 10-entry knowledge base), no credit card required Pro: 2 seats, 3 sites, 1-year history, bigger AI allowance (200 replies/mo, 25-entry knowledge base), business hours, visitor context & page journey, WooCommerce cart context, CSV export, auto-translate (133+ languages), webhooks, Bot Agent API (bring your own LLM) Team: Everything in Pro plus up to 10 team members, unlimited sites, unlimited history, biggest AI allowance (600 replies/mo, 50-entry knowledge base), remove GhostChat branding, custom visitor context, identity verification, and priority support Perfect for: Small businesses Freelancers E-commerce stores Support teams Anyone who values privacy and performance WooCommerce Integration: Running a WooCommerce store? The plugin auto-detects WooCommerce and sends your agents real-time context — zero configuration required. Your agents see: Page type, product name, cart items, total, and item count — Pro and up Custom data via GhostChat.setContext() — Team Updates in real-time on AJAX cart changes Privacy Policy GhostChat does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data from your WordPress site. The plugin only: Stores your Site ID in your WordPress database (wp_options table) Loads the chat widget script from api.ghostchat.dev When WooCommerce is active, sends page context and cart data (page type, product name, items, total, count) on paid plans, and custom setContext() data on the Team plan Does not set any cookies Does not track visitors Does not send any data to third parties besides the GhostChat service Chat conversations are handled by GhostChat service. Please review GhostChat’s privacy policy at https://ghostchat.dev/privacy for details on how chat data is handled. Support Need help? We’re here for you: Email: [email protected] WordPress Setup Guide: https://ghostchat.dev/chat-widget-for-wordpress Dashboard: https://app.ghostchat.dev Website: https://ghostchat.dev About GhostChat GhostChat is a privacy-first live chat platform that prioritizes page speed and visitor privacy. We believe live chat shouldn’t slow down your site or compromise your visitors’ privacy. Learn more at ghostchat.dev

HumanGate protects your WordPress site from AI training crawlers, search engine bots, and unauthorized scraping bots. Add global refusal signals (meta tags, HTTP headers, robots.txt), actively block bots (AI crawlers, scrapers, etc.), and deter large-scale bot extraction with lightweight JavaScript challenges—all without CAPTCHAs or heavy databases. Perfect for: * Journalists protecting sensitive content * Activists and independent creators * Nonprofits and whistleblower support projects * Anyone wanting to opt out of AI training data collection Core Features: Block Search Engines – Clear, top-level setting to block all search engines (Google, Bing, etc.) via noindex/nofollow meta tags Global AI Refusal – Adds AI-specific meta tags, HTTP headers (X-AI-Training), and robots.txt rules to refuse AI training crawlers Active Enforcement Modes – Choose from Signals Only (default), Challenge Mode (JS verification), or Block Mode (403 Forbidden) for AI crawlers and other bots Bot Challenge System – Automatically detects suspicious bot traffic patterns (burst traffic, sequential traversal, deep-link access) and serves lightweight JavaScript challenges to all bots—not just AI crawlers Emergency Lockdown – One-click site lockdown with HTTP 451 responses and optional login-only access SEO Plugin Compatible – Works seamlessly with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, and other SEO plugins Privacy-Focused Stats – Lightweight telemetry using WordPress transients (no database bloat, no IP storage) Performance Optimized – DNS lookup caching and user agent pattern caching for faster response times Whitelist Support – IP address and user agent whitelists to bypass blocking for trusted sources How It Works: Block Search Engines – Optional setting to block all search engines (Google, Bing, etc.) using noindex/nofollow meta tags. This is a separate, clear setting at the top of the plugin configuration. AI Refusal Signals – Adds AI-specific meta tags, HTTP headers, and robots.txt rules that tell AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) not to train on your content. This works independently from search engine blocking. Active Enforcement – Optionally block or challenge bots at the HTTP level: Signals Only (default): Sends refusal signals only Challenge Mode: Requires JavaScript execution verification for all bots Block Mode: Returns 403 Forbidden to AI crawlers and other unauthorized bots Selective Friction – Automatically detects bot scraping patterns and serves invisible JavaScript challenges to any suspicious traffic: Burst traffic detection (12+ pages in 5 seconds) – catches all bots, not just AI crawlers Sequential traversal detection (machine-like pagination) Deep-link access detection (direct access to old content) Auto-completing challenges (no user interaction required) Works against all types of bots: AI training crawlers, scrapers, data harvesters, etc. Emergency Lockdown – Instantly lock down your site with one toggle, returning HTTP 451 responses with optional login-only access. Design Philosophy: HumanGate doesn’t try to perfectly identify machines. Instead, it makes large-scale extraction economically inefficient while keeping the experience invisible to 99% of real human users. No CAPTCHAs, no heavy databases, just lightweight protection. Development For development, bug reports, and contributions, please visit the plugin’s GitHub repository at https://github.com/NomadBuilder/HumanGate