If seat counts are published or in a custom field, yes. For real-time seats, expose the count via a public WordPress endpoint or a custom field the bot can read. Most schools update the catalog manually each week, which is fine; the bot reflects it on the next conversation. For high-velocity workshops, the endpoint approach prevents the awkward 'sorry, just sold out' moment.

It cross-sells in context and routes to your existing checkout. Stripe Payment Links and WooCommerce both work as handoff destinations. The bot can pre-fill the cart with the right kit for the workshop, then hand the student to checkout. It will not invent kit pricing; it quotes only what's on your supply-list page, which is the right behaviour for a school selling kits at margin.

Yes. Configure the system prompt to offer waitlist when a workshop is full and collect contact info via webhook. Many schools also offer the next cohort or a gift card for the same medium when waitlist isn't viable. The bot can present all three options in one exchange and let the student pick, which converts better than a generic 'sold out' message.

Yes. The 28+ display conditions include URL pattern and post type, so you can run a kids-workshop bot on the family pages and an adults bot on the studio pages. Conversation logs stay separate, which makes it easier to spot which kids workshops draw the most parent questions versus which adult workshops convert directly. Many schools run three or four bots.

Yes. Hand off via webhook to Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, WooCommerce, or any custom endpoint. The bot collects student name, contact, kit choice, and workshop selection in conversation, then either passes the student to a pre-filled form or fires a webhook that registers them server-side. Most schools use the form route because the receipt is cleaner.

Logs stay in WordPress. Bring-your-own-key sends prompts directly to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google with no third-party processor in between. The plugin doesn't add a new vendor to your data path, which matters when minors register for kids workshops and parent contact is part of the log. Apply your existing WordPress security to the conversation history.

Yes, if your prerequisites are on the workshop page. The bot reads them and either confirms the student qualifies based on what they say or recommends the right beginner workshop first. This prevents a category of refunds: a beginner who books an intermediate oil-painting workshop and discovers in week one that they're three workshops behind the rest of the cohort.

The bot handles this case directly. It explains your gift-card denominations, helps the buyer pick a medium based on the recipient's experience and interests, and points to your gift-card checkout. If your gift cards are open-value, the bot recommends a denomination that covers a typical workshop plus the studio kit, which is what most recipients actually use them for.