About this plugin
Add AI-Powered Live Chat & Help Desk to Your WordPress Site in Minutes
io is an AI customer service platform that gathers live chat, help desk ticketing, and a knowledge base together in a single place. io, allowing you to deploy a fully customizable live chat widget without writing code or editing theme files.
io chat widget across your entire site. Your visitors receive instant answers through AI-powered chat, while your team manages every conversation from a single dashboard.
io helps you respond faster, reduce support tickets, and keep customers returning.
No manual script placement. No developer required. Just install, connect, and go live.
Why Choose Desku.io for WordPress?
- Respond Faster, Close Tickets Sooner: The Desku.io unified inbox brings live chat, email, and social messages into a single screen. Your team spends less time switching tabs and more time solving problems.
- Let AI Handle Repetitive Questions: The Desku.io no-code AI chatbot learns from your knowledge base and FAQs to answer common queries around the clock. When a conversation needs a human touch, the chatbot automatically hands it off to a live agent.
- Manage eCommerce Support Without Extra Tools: Built-in compatibility with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) lets you view order details, track customer history, and resolve purchase-related queries right in Desku.io.
- Keep Your Entire Team on the Same Page: Shared inbox, internal notes, and conversation assignments make it easy for multiple agents to collaborate on tickets without duplicating work.
- Cut Support Costs as You Grow: Desku.io AI automation can handle up to 70% of routine conversations, freeing your team to focus on complex issues that require human attention.
Feature Deep-Dive
Live Chat Widget
Add a real-time chat widget to every page of your WordPress site. Customize the widget’s colors, position, and welcome message to match your brand. Visitors can start a conversation instantly without leaving the page they’re on.
AI Chatbot (No-Code Builder)
io drag-and-drop builder. Feed it your knowledge base articles, FAQs, or product information, and it starts answering questions on its own. No coding or developer time required.
Help Desk Ticketing
Every customer conversation, whether it starts from chat, email, or social media, turns into a trackable ticket. Assign tickets to team members, set priorities, and monitor resolution times from a single dashboard.
Unified Inbox
Stop juggling between email, live chat, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. io pulls all your support channels into a single inbox so nothing falls through the cracks.
Knowledge Base Integration
Create and organize help articles that your AI chatbot can reference automatically. Customers can also browse these articles directly through the chat widget for self-service support.
Smart Automation & Workflows
Set up rules that automatically assign, tag, or escalate tickets based on the conditions you define. Automate follow-ups, customer satisfaction surveys, and routine responses without writing a single line of code.
eCommerce Ready (WooCommerce & EDD)
Pull in real-time order data from WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads directly into your support conversations. Your agents see purchase history, order status, and customer details right alongside the chat.
Visitor Insights
See who’s browsing your site in real time. Track visitor behavior, page views, and session details to better understand your customers and offer proactive support.
Analytics & Reporting
Track response times, resolution rates, conversation volume, and customer satisfaction scores. Use these insights to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve your support quality.
How to Get Started
- Install and activate the Desku.io plugin from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
- Open the Desku.io menu item in your WordPress sidebar.
- Log in to your Desku account using your API key or login credentials. If you don’t have one yet, click on the Sign Up link to create a free account.
- Once you’re in, go to WordPress Dashboard → Desku → Install Widget tab.
- Choose a live chat widget from the available options and customize its appearance.
- Save your settings and install it. The widget goes live across your entire site immediately.
That’s it. Six steps, no code, and your customers can start chatting with you immediately.
Third-Party Service & Privacy Disclosure
io external servers to power the live chat widget, help desk, and AI chatbot features. io platform:
- Backend API: https://backend.desku.io/ — contacted from your server (admin only) to authenticate, sync post content for AI training, and read widget settings. Nothing is sent until an administrator connects a Desku account.
- Front-end widget script: When the chat widget is connected and active, your visitors’ browsers load the chat widget script from https://widget.desku.io/chat-widget.js. This third-party script renders the chat widget and may set cookies/local storage. It is not loaded on a fresh or disconnected install.
- Consent gate: Site owners can prevent the front-end widget from loading (e.g. until a visitor grants consent) with the desku_widget_load filter — returning false from it stops the widget script from being injected. Example: add_filter( 'desku_widget_load', '__return_false' );
io is built with data protection in mind and follows GDPR guidelines. io servers is encrypted.
io Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and GDPR compliance documentation.