Usually not. Most teams keep Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, or Forminator as the source of truth and let SleekAI write into the same postmeta keys via a SleekAI variables map. The form remains available as a fallback for visitors who prefer a classic input, and the bot is offered as the default path on the landing page.

You define a variables map that lists each target field, its label, type, and whether it is required. The system prompt is generated from that map at request time, so adding a new field is a one-line config change rather than a model retrain. The bot will ask about the new field on the very next conversation.

Yes. When the conversation reaches a question that expects a file, the widget renders an upload control inline. The file is stored in the WordPress media library and the attachment ID is written to the intake postmeta, so it appears in the admin alongside the rest of the answers.

The bot retries up to twice on validation failures, then either gracefully skips and flags the field, or hands off to a human depending on your config. Conversation logs make it easy to spot patterns of nonsense input and tighten validation prompts. Most teams find serious prospects answer accurately.

Yes. SleekAI fires a configurable webhook on completion with the full structured payload, and you can also send an admin notification email. Common integrations include HubSpot, Pipedrive, Notion databases, Slack channels, and plain SMTP. The same payload is written to a WordPress custom post so nothing is lost if the webhook fails.

SleekAI maintains a per-session conversation record server-side. Each turn includes the prior context plus the variables already collected, so the model can ask the next sensible question without re-asking what the visitor already provided. Sessions persist via a cookie so a return visit resumes mid-flow.

Yes. Conversation transcripts and structured answers are stored in your own WordPress tables, typically wp_postmeta for the structured fields and a dedicated SleekAI conversation table for the message log. Nothing routes through a SleekAI server, and exports to CSV or JSON are available from the admin.

SleekAI is a one-time WordPress plugin license, plus whatever you pay your chosen model provider per token. SaaS intake bots like Landbot or Tars typically run 50 to 200 dollars per month plus per-conversation overage fees. For a busy intake page, SleekAI breaks even within the first month and undercuts the SaaS line every month after.