Category: Chatbots
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Small Language Models: The Future of AI on a Budget?
How Lightweight AI Can Transform Your Site’s Chatbot Without Breaking the Bank Over the weekend, I read an article on Small Language Models (SLMs). Unlike their Large Language Model (LLM) counterparts, like ChatGPT, SLMs are types of generative artificial intelligence designed to be lightweight, efficient, and require fewer resources. Because of their small size, they’re…
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Introducing Version 2.1.6: Enhanced Limits and Compatibility for the Kognetiks Chatbot Plugin
Managing Usage, API Costs, and Compatibility – What’s New in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress Yesterday, I released an update to the Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin. Version 2.1.6 of the plugin expanded one current settings, the “Message Limit Periods” for visitors and logged in users and added additional error handling for unknown or unsupported WordPress…
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Plugin Metrics Are Footprints in the Sand
How Downloads, Activations, and Deactivations Reveal Plugin Performance WordPress plugins follow a lifecycle that begins with download and installation. After configuration and activation, the plugin enters its usage phase. Over time, updates and further adjustments may be required. When the plugin is no longer needed, it is deactivated and eventually deleted. Each plugin installation and…
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What’s New in Kognetiks Chatbot: August 2024 Updates and Enhancements
From Improved Table Formatting to Remote Server Access: A Recap of Kognetiks Chatbot’s August Releases When I last wrote about development progress on the Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin, it was in late July. Today, I released Version 2.1.4. With this version, I’ve tackled some outstanding requests from the installation base and fixed some minor…
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Exciting Updates in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress Plugin Version 2.0.2
The most recent version of the Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin has been released to the WordPress Plugin Directory. The latest release includes an extensive overhaul of the Support tab, a revision to the CSV export function for the Conversation Data, Interaction Data and Token Use Data reporting, and a reversion from a PHP 8…
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Unlocking the Latest Enhancements in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress Plugin 2.0.1
The latest improvements to the Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin continue to expand the chatbot’s capabilities. You may have already learned about the latest models from OpenAI. Both the gpt-4o and the gpt-4o-2024-05-13 can be selected as the default chat model. Additional configuration options have been added to the global settings. And some tuning parameters…
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Innovating Together: Enhancing AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress
As adoption of the AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress plugins continues to grow, I’ve been asked the most fascinating questions. For example, today I was asked if the plugin would work with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service models. The answer is a qualified yes – in theory. The person asking the question thought that the only thing…
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Revolutionizing AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress: Enhanced Mobile Experience and Token Usage Insights
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working on several updates to the AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress plugin. This has included enhancement to the mobile experience, break/fix work on appearance customization, the addition of token counts per conversation to the conversation log, and basic reporting of token usage by visitors and logged in user. …
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Navigating Chatbot Conversations: PHP Sessions and User IDs in WordPress
In order for the AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress plugin to keep track of conversations, PHP Session Ids are used to manage several things. The first thing s session id is used for is to know which web page a visitor is on and which chatbot assistant is loaded on that page. The second thing a…
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Bridging Worlds: Enhancing WordPress with the AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress Plugin – A Developer’s Journey
This morning I had the opportunity to have an exchange Discord with a user in Brazil. The user was having difficulty after installation of the AI Powered Chatbot for WordPress plugin. Their first question was about formatting the text of the chatbot. What was of the most help was they included a screenshot of the problem. …