About this plugin
chat. After connecting or creating a Speechbox account, the plugin adds your selected Speechbox to your site as a sidebar, popup button, or inline chat using the [speechbox] shortcode.
Speechbox is a hosted Software as a Service product. A free Speechbox can be used with the included free features. Optional paid Speechbox subscriptions unlock additional hosted service features.
Speechbox is an independent service built and operated by Tim Teege in Hamburg, Germany.
What the plugin does
- Creates or connects a Speechbox account from the WordPress settings page.
- Adds the Speechbox widget script to your WordPress site.
- Lets you choose one of the Speechboxes where your connected account has admin access.
- Supports sidebar, popup, or inline display with the [speechbox] shortcode.
- Lets you configure initial state (auto, open, or closed), optional width and height, and optional WordPress user nickname prefilling.
- Shows the current Speechbox Premium status for the selected box.
Languages
The Speechbox plugin settings are available in:
- 🇺🇸 English
- 🇩🇪 German
- 🇫🇷 French
The chatbox your visitors see supports eight languages:
- 🇺🇸 English
- 🇩🇪 German
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
Visitors can choose their preferred language directly inside the chatbox.
External service
chat/.
During setup, the plugin sends your email address, password, WordPress site URL, WordPress locale, and plugin version to Speechbox so an account and chatbox can be created or connected. The password is used only for the Speechbox account connection request and is not stored by this WordPress plugin.
js on public pages where the chatbox is active. Visitors who use the chatbox communicate with the Speechbox hosted service. If nickname prefilling is enabled, the display name or username of logged-in WordPress users may be passed to the widget as a nickname.
chat/terms
chat/privacy
The plugin also adds suggested text to the WordPress privacy policy guide under Settings > Privacy.