This is an implementation of ELIZA, the first chatbot in history, created by Joseph Weizenbaum in 1960s.
As of April 2026, Eliza Chatbot is a WordPress AI plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 616 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics.
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This application aims to honor the work of Joseph Weizenbaum, who created the first chatbot, ELIZA, in the 1960s at MIT, and significantly contributed to the discipline of Artificial Intelligence.
ELIZA was designed to mimic a Rogerian psychotherapist, and although it is based on a fairly short and simple script, it performed remarkably well and provided valuable insights into the nature of human-computer conversational interfaces. To recognize Weizenbaum’s work, I thought that ELIZA deserves a place here, alongside other plugins.
This plugin functions offline and maintains user privacy by not collecting any data. It’s based on the original ‘ELIZA’ script, as publish…
| WordPress | 6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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