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Ask AI and site search for WordPress

Biel.ai provides two official WordPress plugins. Install either one or use both with the same Biel.ai project:

  • Biel.ai Assistant adds a floating Ask AI chatbot with source-linked answers.
  • Biel.ai Search replaces the search form your theme already renders with page search and an Ask AI handoff.

Both plugins use guided setup and work with classic themes, block themes, and page builders. No PHP or template editing is required.

Prerequisites​

  • A public WordPress site that Biel.ai can crawl.
  • A sitemap containing the posts, pages, or other public content you want Biel.ai to index.
  • A Biel.ai account. You can create one from either plugin during setup.

Add the Ask AI assistant​

  1. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  2. Search for Biel.ai Assistant, then install and activate it. You can also open the plugin in the WordPress directory.
  3. Choose the type of site you run and confirm the sitemap detected by the setup wizard.
  4. Select Connect to Biel.ai, then create an account or log in. WordPress reconnects automatically and creates the project with the choices you made.
  5. Choose where the assistant appears and wait for the first crawl to finish.

The assistant can float on every matching page or render from the [biel_ask_ai] shortcode. Use [biel_ask_ai embedded="true"] to place the conversation inline.

Add page search with Ask AI​

  1. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  2. Search for Biel.ai Search, then install and activate it. You can also open the plugin in the WordPress directory.
  3. Confirm the site type and sitemap, then connect the same Biel.ai account and project used by the assistant.
  4. Enable Use AI search wherever your theme shows a search form to replace classic search forms and WordPress search blocks without editing the theme.

Use the [biel_search] shortcode to place another search trigger in a page, post, widget area, or template. Existing ?s= result URLs continue to use the normal WordPress results page.

Use both plugins together​

Point both plugins at the same Biel.ai project. Readers can use page search when they know what they want and open the chatbot when they need a source-linked answer. Both surfaces share the same indexed content, configuration, and analytics.

Manual installation​

If you cannot install WordPress plugins, use the CDN installation through a header/footer editor or your theme. The official plugins are the recommended path because they handle connection, placement, customization, and re-crawling from the WordPress dashboard.

Next steps​