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AI for WordPress and TYPO3

Building AI into an Existing CMS

Many companies in the DACH region run their website on WordPress or TYPO3 and want to use an AI feature there without rebuilding the site. That is my field: I build AI features into existing websites, shops and web applications, from a chatbot to search across your content. The target group is small and medium-sized businesses with an existing system.

What Can Be Built

  • Chatbot or knowledge bot: Answers drawn from your pages and documents, see AI Chatbot Development.
  • AI in the editor: Suggestions for texts or summaries that your editors review and change before anything is published.
  • Search across content: Questions in everyday language instead of keywords.
  • Connecting further services: Your CMS talks to an AI service or to one of your systems through an interface.

WordPress

A plugin is code that extends WordPress with additional functions. Through hooks, meaning defined attachment points, it intervenes in processes without changing the core. I register custom interfaces through the WordPress REST API and define who may call them. Depending on the project I use an existing plugin or write my own. More about my WordPress work: WordPress Development.

TYPO3

In TYPO3, additional functions come into the system as extensions. I choose the structure per task and TYPO3 version. More about my TYPO3 work: TYPO3 Development.

PHP and Laravel

I also connect custom PHP applications and Laravel projects to AI services. With Laravel I use the bundled HTTP client. In projects without a framework I use what PHP itself offers, such as cURL. In every case, timeouts, retries and a clear reaction when the AI service does not respond matter.

How I Work

  1. Starting point: I look at your system, version and existing extensions.
  2. Project: We define which task the AI feature takes over and where the decision stays with you.
  3. Choice: We decide on provider, model and location together.
  4. Implementation: I build the feature, test it and hand it over documented.
  5. Operations: On request I take care of updates and maintenance, see Hosting & Maintenance.

Realistic Expectations

An AI feature delivers suggestions and answers, not certainty. A mistake remains possible. That is why I plan for your team to review results from the start. I do not give legal advice; for binding statements I recommend a legal review by a qualified person.

Discuss an AI Feature for Your CMS

Tell me your system and the task an AI should take over. Then we check together whether it can be built as a plugin or extension.

Discuss your project

Frequently Asked Questions

Plugin or custom extension: which is better?

That depends on the project. A ready-made plugin saves time if it covers exactly your task. A custom extension pays off when the process, design or data sources do not fit a finished product. I look at your project and tell you openly which route means less effort and less dependency.

Does this also work with TYPO3?

Yes. In TYPO3 I build AI features as an extension. The TYPO3 version your site runs on affects the effort, so I check it first.

Will my system stay updatable after the integration?

That is a goal of my implementation. I stick to the official extension points of the system instead of changing core functions. There is still no guarantee for future versions, so updates should be tested. On request I take care of updates and maintenance.

What does connecting AI to WordPress or TYPO3 cost?

That cannot be answered with a flat figure. It depends on the feature you want, your data sources, the state of your system and operations. After a short conversation I can estimate the effort concretely.

Where does my data go when an AI service is connected?

To the AI service we select together. I rely on existing services from API and cloud providers, including ones from the EU. I take GDPR requirements into account in the technical implementation; whether a specific use is lawful is assessed by your data protection advisor.