The bot reads whatever you mark as a mapped variable. A typical setup includes the locations custom post type, ACF or Meta Box fields for monday_hours through sunday_hours, a holiday_closures repeater with date and hours pairs, and a timezone field per location. If your data lives in a different structure SleekAI can map it during setup without any code changes.

Yes. The bot has access to the server time and the WordPress timezone, plus your hours data, so it can compare the current weekday and time against your regular and holiday schedules. A typical reply names the location, says open or closed, and quotes the next closing or opening time so the visitor knows whether to head over now or wait.

Yes. The bot lists locations by name when the visitor is ambiguous and asks which one they care about. If the visitor mentions a city or neighborhood the bot picks the matching branch and answers directly. For chains with many branches you can also scope display rules so the location archive page passes the location id into the conversation.

Store a seasonal_hours field with start and end dates plus a hours block, and the bot quotes that period when it overlaps with the question. You can also flag exception days for events like late-night shopping evenings, and the bot will mention the exception unprompted when a visitor asks about that date.

Yes. Address, phone, and a Google Maps link can all be mapped variables. The bot quotes them in replies and you can also enable function-call style actions so the bot triggers a 'directions' UI step. Keeping address fields in postmeta means there is one source of truth for both the visitor-facing page and the chatbot.

For a hours bot, a small fast model is more than enough. Claude Haiku, GPT-4.1 mini, or Gemini Flash all answer this kind of structured question well at a few hundredths of a cent per turn. You can switch models from the SleekAI settings page without rewriting your prompt, so try a few and pick the one whose tone feels right.

Edit the location post the same way you would edit any WordPress page. Save and the bot sees the new hours on the next request. There is no rebuild, no upload, no separate hours dashboard to keep in sync. For larger chains a CSV import plugin or a custom CLI command can update many locations at once.

SleekAI is a one-time license for the plugin. The model itself bills you directly through your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or OpenRouter key. For a small to mid-sized store the monthly chatbot bill is usually a few dollars, since hours questions are short and inexpensive to answer. Logs include token counts so you can verify spend.