Which plugins to investigate?

Given that there are over 150 AI plugins available from WordPress.org I had to decide which of them I’d look at.

1. The first set would be the top 10 by total downloads.
2. The second set would be 5 chosen randomly.
3. The third set would be plugins recommended by others.
4. The fourth set would be plugins that implement one or more of the required functionalities that we haven’t yet looked at.

Top 10 by total downloads

I got this list from Top 150 AI plugins.

Plugin name and description	Plugin links	Version, total downloads, last update, tested
AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress AI meets WordPress. Your site can now chat, write poetry, solve problems, and maybe make you coffee.	ai-engine home	3.7.1 7,409,445 August 14, 2026 7.0.4
AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power) Chat. Create. Automate.	gpt3-ai-content-generator home	2.4.66 2,484,783 August 16, 2026 7.1
GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO AI powered SEO assistant & content writer with 40+ templates, chatbot, NLP keyword research, AEO, GEO, SEO analysis for WordPress,	getgenie home	4.5.3 999,209 August 13, 2026 7.0.4
Social Intents – Live Chat AI Chatbot & Live Chat plugin for WordPress. Chat with visitors using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Slack, Teams, and Google Chat.	live-chat-support-by-social-intents home	1.6.19 67,963 June 3, 2025 6.8.8
bertha-ai-free	No info available
AI Content Writing Assistant AI Content Writing Assistant – Content Writer, ChatGPT, Image Generator All in One generates high-quality, unique content and stunning images with jus …	ai-content-writing-assistant home	1.1.7 39,155 October 11, 2024 6.4.10
ai-content-generator	No info available
ai-post-generator	No info available
Kafkai – AI Writer Plugin Plugin to generate and import articles from Kafkai. Learn more in the Help Article	kafkai home	1.5.8 19,569 October 27, 2022 5.9.16
ai-assistant-by-10web	No info available

5 randomly chosen plugins

I asked AI to

“Randonly pick 5 integers from the range 10 to 120.” and “Explain why you chose each number”. 

Its reply was

As an AI, I don’t have preferences or reasons for choosing specific numbers. My selections are made randomly. Let’s proceed: 67, 35, 101, 54, 87

Note the typo that it ignored.

These equate to:

Plugin name and description	Plugin links	Version, total downloads, last update, tested
ai-comment-creator	No info available
Ai Auto Tool Content Writing Assistant All in One AI content writing assistant for WordPress with Gemini, ChatGPT, 9Router, agent workflows, SEO, media, automation, and live models.	ai-auto-tool home	2.4.0 23,742 August 4, 2026 7.0.4
HotSpot AI 热点创作 基于AI技术的WordPress插件，旨在帮助您分析获取全网热词并帮助构思和写作，提高您网站的整体权重	hotspot-ai home	2.0.2 2,775 November 30, 2024 6.7.7
Smart Image Crop AI Use the power of machine learning to crop images automatically.	smart-crop-image-ai home	1.0 1,280 January 6, 2022 5.8.15
GPT Suite AI Content Engine Plugin para WordPress que permite generar y mejorar descripciones automaticas para productos de WooCommerce, con conexión a ChatGPT (OpenAI).	gtp-suite-ai-content-engine home	1.0 1,359 April 28, 2023 6.1.12

but I don’t think I’ll understand Hotspot AI, or GPT Suite AI Content Engine, and Smart Image Crop AI hasn’t been updated for nearly 2 years so I’ll skip those.

BTW: Hotspot AI’s description

基于AI技术的WordPress插件，旨在帮助您分析获取全网热词并帮助构思和写作，提高您网站的整体权重

is in Chinese and translates to

A WordPress plugin based on AI technology, designed to help you analyse and obtain popular keywords across the internet and assist in brainstorming and writing, thereby enhancing the overall ranking of your website

and GPT Suite AI Content Engine’s description is in Spanish

Plugin para WordPress que permite generar y mejorar descripciones automaticas para productos de WooCommerce, con conexión a ChatGPT (OpenAI).

Plugin for WordPress that allows generating and improving automatic descriptions for WooCommerce products, with connection to ChatGPT (OpenAI).

Plugins recommended by others

From WordPress.org

Plugin name and description	Plugin links	Version, total downloads, last update, tested
Accelerate Stop guessing. Start converting. The native A/B testing and personalization platform for the WordPress Block Editor.	altis-accelerate home	4.3.3 25,344 July 28, 2026 7.0.4
Imajinn – Magical AI Image Generation Generate the perfect royalty-free images for your blog in seconds with cutting-edge AI for a fraction of the cost of stock photo sites.	imajinn-ai home	1.5.5 14,608 November 10, 2024 6.7.7

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