TL;DR
How to add SkyLight Chat's free web widget, configure Arabic knowledge, test handoff, and understand the plan limits before publishing it on your site.
What the free website chat widget is for
SkyLight Chat offers a web chat widget on its free plan for light use. Before publishing, confirm the current plan limits, upload only approved knowledge, test Arabic and English prompts, configure human handoff, and review what visitor data your privacy notice needs to disclose.
What Is Included in the Free AI Web Chat Widget
- Official WordPress Plugin integration (SkyLight Chat AI Web Widget) for instant no-code deployment.
- Embeddable web chat widget for any website: official WordPress plugin or one JavaScript snippet tag.
- AI agent that understands Arabic dialects, mixed Arabic-English messages, and natural customer language.
- Real-time visitor support with full conversation history synced to your SkyLight inbox.
- No credit card required to start. The web chat widget stays free on every plan tier.
- Customizable colors, position, welcome message, and visibility rules from your dashboard.
- Human handoff when a visitor needs a real agent, with full context preserved.
What to test before choosing a free AI chat widget
Check current message and AI limits, Arabic prompt quality, knowledge citations, mobile layout, accessibility, data collection, human handoff, export options, and the upgrade path. Test with your own visitor questions instead of assuming that a free tier or an Arabic interface guarantees production quality.
Official WordPress Integration & Easy Installation
For WordPress sites, SkyLight Chat provides an official native plugin available directly on the WordPress.org Plugin Directory: SkyLight Chat AI Web Widget. Simply search for 'SkyLight Chat AI Web Widget' in your WordPress admin panel under Plugins → Add New, click Install and Activate, paste your SkyLight API key (sk_live_...), adjust your theme and position settings, and turn Enable Widget on. For custom control, developers can also use the skylight_chat_should_load filter to conditionally load or hide the widget on specific pages.
How to Add the Free Widget to Non-WordPress Sites
On non-WordPress platforms (Shopify, Salla, Zid, custom React, or static HTML), installation takes minutes. Sign up for a free SkyLight Chat account, generate your API key in Settings, customize your widget appearance, and copy the embed script snippet into your website header or footer. Once live, every visitor conversation flows into the same unified inbox alongside WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, and LinkedIn.
Which install method should you choose?
- WordPress site: use the official plugin. It survives theme changes and theme updates, which a pasted script tag does not.
- WooCommerce store: use the plugin, then point the knowledge base at your product, shipping, and returns pages.
- Salla or Zid store: use the script snippet, and pair it with the Salla or Zid integration so order context reaches the same inbox.
- React, Next.js, or a static site: drop the script tag into your root layout or base HTML template.
- Landing pages only: load the widget conditionally so it never appears on checkout or account pages.
Testing Arabic quality properly
Do not judge Arabic support from a single greeting. Send the same question five ways: Modern Standard Arabic, Gulf dialect, Egyptian dialect, Arabizi (Arabic typed in Latin letters), and a mixed Arabic-English sentence. Then check that the reply cites your own knowledge rather than inventing policy, that Arabic renders right-to-left with correct punctuation, and that numbers and dates read naturally. A widget that answers the first question well and the fifth one badly will fail with real customers.
Performance and privacy checks before launch
- Confirm the widget script loads asynchronously and does not block first paint.
- Measure Largest Contentful Paint with and without the widget on a real mobile connection.
- Decide which pages should never load it, such as checkout, login, and account areas.
- Document in your privacy notice what visitor data the widget collects and how long transcripts are kept.
- Confirm your deletion and export path before you collect a single real conversation.
Free widget evaluation checklist
- Limits: confirm messages, seats, AI usage, history, and branding restrictions.
- Arabic quality: test dialects, Arabizi, spelling variation, and mixed Arabic/English input.
- Operations: verify handoff, notifications, transcript export, consent, and deletion workflows.
- Commercial fit: compare the current free-plan terms and paid upgrade cost before implementation.
Start Free Today
Create a free account, embed the widget on a test page, and review real conversations before publishing it site-wide. Visit the pricing page for current limits, or talk to sales if you need WhatsApp, Instagram, voice, or enterprise integrations.
