WordPress chat plugin YakWP keeps conversations in the site owner's own database, calls itself "GDPR Ready" without naming a certifying body

YakWP, an AI chat widget that installs directly on WordPress and WooCommerce sites, stores conversation data in the site owner's own database rather than sending it to YakWP's servers, according to the company.

"YakWP is self-hosted on your WordPress site. Conversations stay in your database. No third-party servers involved (except your chosen AI provider)," the company states on its site.

The plugin is pitched as a self-hosted alternative to cloud chat widgets: "Self-hosted, works on WordPress, WooCommerce, and any webhook — n8n, Zapier, Make," per the listing. It does not run its own AI model. Site owners connect their own account: "Use Google Gemini (free tier: 500 requests/day) or OpenAI. Your API key, your costs. No middleman," per the listing. Conversations can also be forwarded elsewhere: YakWP says it will "forward conversations to n8n, Zapier, Make, or any webhook for CRM sync, ticket creation, and automation."

On compliance, the company describes the plugin as "GDPR Ready," alongside "an optional \"Powered by AI\" notice, configurable data retention, rate limiting to control API costs," per its own page. The listing does not name a certifying body, an assessment date or which specific GDPR obligations the "ready" label covers.

YakWP is offered free with what the company calls "all core features. No limits. No trial expiration," installable, per its site, in "60 seconds." A paid Pro tier is listed "€2.99 per month," with annual and lifetime options also shown on the pricing page.

That "GDPR Ready" label touches the index's compliance dimension directly: the site states a status rather than pointing to a certification, an assessment date or a named assessor, so a reader cannot verify what, specifically, was checked.