AI Chatbot & Live Chat – WebChatAgent vs WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder

A free WordPress chatbot plugin that turns your own content into a 24/7 AI support assistant. WebChatAgent answers questions from your website and documents, captures leads, books appointments and lets your team take over conversations in live chat. Install the plugin, connect your Chatbot ID and publish the widget — no custom code or separate model API key inside WordPress required. More than a generic chat bubble: WebChatAgent combines grounded AI answers, human takeover and conversion tools in one WordPress-ready workflow. Free to install and run – The plugin and the free plan cost nothing; paid plans add higher limits and advanced integrations Answers from your content – Train the AI on website pages, PDFs, Word files, spreadsheets, Notion or Confluence AI chatbot + human live chat – Automate routine questions and take over any conversation when a person is needed Lead capture and bookings – Collect contact details, qualify enquiries and book appointments inside the chat Built for WordPress – Use the floating widget, shortcode or native Gutenberg block Privacy-focused controls – Anonymized IP storage, configurable retention settings, a DPA and documented provider choices help support GDPR requirements A free WebChatAgent account is required. The AI, conversations and widget settings are managed in the WebChatAgent dashboard; this WordPress plugin provides the native installation, embed options and live preview. Set up in three steps Create a chatbot at https://webchatagent.com and add your website or documents as knowledge sources. Copy the Chatbot ID into WordPress > WebChatAgent and enable the widget. Customize the design and behaviour in WebChatAgent. Changes appear automatically on your WordPress site. Built specifically for WordPress No-code floating widget – Add the chatbot across your site without editing theme files Native Gutenberg block – Place an inline chat directly inside a page or post Shortcode support – Use [webchatagent_inline] in the Classic Editor, page builders and text widgets Per-embed Chatbot ID – Override the default bot for individual pages or campaigns Live preview – Check the current widget directly in the WordPress admin Efficient loading – Inline widget assets load only on pages that contain the block or shortcode AI support, sales and automation Context-aware answers (RAG) based on your pages and uploaded documents OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, xAI Grok and Mistral AI model support Live chat and human takeover with one shared conversation inbox Action Bar and Form Builder for links, WhatsApp, Calendly and custom lead forms Proactive triggers based on time, scroll depth, exit intent, inactivity and other visitor behaviour WooCommerce and API connectors for order status, product information and business data Multilingual conversations, voice input, file upload and message streaming Analytics, lead management, tickets, feedback and knowledge testing in the WebChatAgent dashboard Feature availability and usage limits depend on the selected WebChatAgent plan. See https://webchatagent.com/pricing for current details. For agencies and resellers Managing chatbots for clients? WebChatAgent also offers a separate white-label platform with your own branding, domain, client management and reseller pricing. Learn more at https://webchatagent.com/enterprise-white-label. Privacy Policy WebChatAgent is an external service used to provide the chatbot, AI responses and live chat. When the floating widget is enabled, the visitor’s browser requests widget files from https://webchatagent.com. This connection can transmit standard request information such as the IP address and user agent. The IP address is stored in anonymized form for abuse prevention and geographic customization. Chat messages, session information and any details a visitor submits are sent to WebChatAgent when the visitor uses the chat. Retention periods and automatic cleanup can be configured in the WebChatAgent dashboard. If a custom Google Font is selected, the widget may request font files through https://fonts.googleapis.com. Configure a system or locally hosted font if you do not want the widget to request Google Fonts. Site owners should describe the service in their privacy notice and configure consent behaviour according to their requirements. For privacy questions, contact [email protected]. External services The plugin connects to the following external services: https://webchatagent.com/api/chatbots/{id}/public – Loads the saved public chatbot configuration for the WordPress admin preview https://webchatagent.com/widget/web-chat-agent.js and the corresponding CSS – Renders the floating widget when it is enabled https://webchatagent.com/widget/chat-widget-inline.js – Renders shortcode and Gutenberg block embeds on pages where they are used https://fonts.googleapis.com – May load a selected custom Google Font Terms of Service: https://webchatagent.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://webchatagent.com/privacy-policy

Create Professional, Mobile-Friendly, Accessible Forms for WordPress – For Free! WS Form LITE is a powerful, feature-rich form builder that lets you create fully styled, responsive, and accessible forms. Unlike other plugins, WS Form LITE includes premium-quality features at no cost, such as unlimited forms, customizable styling, submission exporting, and robust anti-spam protection. Perfect for websites of all sizes, WS Form LITE empowers you to build smarter forms with ease. Choose from single-click templates or build your own form for WordPress using the unique drag and drop form editor. Create Beautiful Forms with Ease WS Form LITE includes an incredibly powerful and intuitive form styler, enabling you to design stunning forms directly within WordPress. Whether you’re matching your site’s branding or building custom layouts from scratch, WS Form’s Styler gives you full control over the appearance of your forms, no coding required. Included Features Unlimited Forms Unlimited Submissions Unlimited Styles Accessibility Friendly CaptchaFox Clean HTML 5 Code Cloudflare Turnstile Captcha Data Sources Drag and Drop Layout Editor Elementor Angie Integration Framework Friendly (Bootstrap, Foundation) GDPR Ready Google reCAPTCHA hCaptcha MCP Server Mobile Friendly Multiple Tab Forms Responsive Forms Section Library Send Unlimited Emails Single Click Templates Styler Translation Variables How to Create a Form in WordPress Go to WS Form > Add New. Choose a template or start from a blank form. Use the drag-and-drop editor to add fields. Click “Publish” and embed the form using your preferred page builder. Page Builders Add forms to your website using your favorite WordPress page builder: Beaver Builder Block Editor (Gutenberg) Breakdance Bricks Classic Editor Divi 4 Divi 5 Elementor Etch Oxygen For other builders simply use the WS Form shortcode! Spam Protection WS Form includes a powerful, multi-layer spam protection system to block unwanted submissions automatically. You get both built-in defenses and integrations with leading anti-spam services. Built-in Defenses Honeypot to silently trap bots WordPress NONCE validation Field validation (client-side and server-side) Duplicate submission detection and blocking IP rate limiting and throttling Keyword, domain, user agent, and IP blocking rules Optional server-side custom validation hooks Anti-Spam Fields and Integrations AbuseIPDB Akismet CaptchaFox Clearout Cloudflare Turnstile Google reCAPTCHA hCaptcha Works alongside third-party services such as CleanTalk and OOPSpam Multilingual Forms and Translation Translate your forms using your favorite multilingual plugin, or create different forms per language: Polylang TranslatePress Weglot WPML Manual translation Upgrade to PRO This plugin is the free LITE edition of WS Form PRO. The PRO edition comes with unrivaled additional features: 65+ Feature Rich Field Types Calculated Fields Cascading Select, Checkbox and Radio Fields Conditional Logic Conversational Forms Data Encryption Debug Console E-Commerce Repeatable Sections Save Progress Signatures Statistics Track Visitors … and more! Upgrade to WS Form PRO. PRO Integrations Airtable Akismet Amazon S3 AutomatorWP ActiveCampaign Authorize.Net Accept AWeber Bento Brevo (Sendinblue) Campaign Monitor Clearout Constant Contact ConvertKit dotdigital Drip Dropbox Fluent CRM Freshdesk GetResponse Google Address Google Drive Google Map Google Sheets Groundhogg HighLevel HubSpot iContact InstaWP Klaviyo Laposta LeadConnector Mailchimp MailerLite MailPoet Mailster Make Modula Mollie Moosend Notion OpenAI PayPal Checkout PDF Pipedrive Post Management Salesforce Slack Stripe Elements Twilio User Management Webex WooCommerce WP Fusion Zapier Zendesk Zoho CRM …. or use the Webhook action to integrate with your own custom APIs or external systems. PRO Custom Field Plugin Compatibility ACF ACPT JetEngine Meta Box Pods Toolset Theme / Framework Support WS Form is compatible with all WordPress themes, and also outputs native HTML for the following front-end frameworks: Bootstrap 5+ Bootstrap 4.1-4.5.x Bootstrap 4.0 Bootstrap 3.x Foundation 6.4+ Foundation 6.0-6.3.1 Foundation 5.x Performance WS Form was built with enterprise level performance in mind. WS Form does not interfere with the loading of other page or post content on your website and isolates submission records to ensure as your website grows your page load speed is not affected. All form code is HTML 5 compliant and if your website theme uses a framework such as Bootstrap or Foundation WS Form automatically outputs code to suit that framework. This means your form loads as fast as possible without any unnecessary overhead typically found in other form plugins for WordPress. Click here to learn more about the WSForm performance features. Extensive Field Types WS Form comes complete with all the field types you need to build a contact form. Upgrade to WS Form PRO to take advantage of all the form field types available, including: Color Picker Date / Time File Upload Google Address Google Map Google Routing hCaptcha HTML Legal Media Capture (Includes QR code reader) Message Previous Tab / Next Tab Price Progress Bar Range Slider Rating reCAPTCHA Save Signature Validation … and more! For Developers WS Form PRO comes with a unique debug console that provides you with rapid, form population capabilities (perfect for form testing!), as well as comprehensive event and error logging. 3rd Party Use WS Form includes the following third party components: Date Format by Jacob Wright – Used for formatting server and post dates on the public JavaScript interface. Intl-Tel-Input – Used for international telephone input Select2 – Used for AJAX select dropdowns CanIUse.com – Used for linking to field and field attribute compatibility pages Coloris – Used for the color picker in the styler External Services WS Form uses the following API endpoints to provide services within the plugin: AbuseIPDB https://api.abuseipdb.com/api/v2/ This endpoint is called when AbuseIPDB spam protection is enabled to check the submitter IP address, and optionally to report an IP when a submission is marked as spam. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy CaptchaFox https://api.captchafox.com/siteverify This endpoint is called when a form is submitted to validate a CaptchaFox field. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy Google reCaptcha https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify This endpoint is called when a form is submitted to validate a reCaptcha field. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy hCaptcha https://hcaptcha.com/siteverify This endpoint is called when a form is submitted to validate an hCaptcha field. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy Turnstile https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify This endpoint is called when a form is submitted to validate a Turnstile field. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy WS Form – Knowledge base popular articles https://wsform.com/plugin-support/knowledgebase_content.php This endpoint is called when the support sidebar is opened to show popular knowledge base articles. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy WS Form – Knowledge base search https://wsform.com/plugin-support/knowledgebase_search.php This endpoint is called when a knowledge base search is performed in the support sidebar to return knowledge article results. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy WS Form – Support ticket requests https://wsform.com/plugin-support/contact.php This endpoint is called when a support ticket request is submitted in the support sidebar to create the support ticket and return the ticket ID. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy WS Form – Deactivation feedback requests https://wsform.com/plugin-support/deactivate_feedback.php This endpoint is called when deactivation feedback is submitted to provide your feedback to WS Form. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy WS Form – Select, checkbox and radio presets https://cdn.wsform.com/plugin-support/preset.json This endpoint is called when the preset option is selected for a select, checkbox or radio field to return the available presets and preset data (e.g. List of countries). Terms of Use / Privacy Policy Support Need help? Check out our extensive knowledge base. For support, please visit the WS Form LITE support forum.