Installation

WordPress 7.0 or higher, PHP 7.4 or higher, and an AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google) configured in WordPress core under Settings → Connectors.

Requirements

  • WordPress 7.0 or higher. ReplyMind 1.1+ uses the AI Client built into WordPress core. Sites on WordPress 6.x should stay on ReplyMind 1.0.0.
  • PHP 7.4 or higher.
  • An account with OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, configured once in Settings → Connectors (WordPress core). You fund usage directly with the provider; ReplyMind stores no API key of its own.

Method 1 — From the WordPress Plugin Directory (recommended)

  1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
  2. In the search box at the top right, type ReplyMind.
  3. Find ReplyMind — AI Comment Responder in the results.
  4. Click Install Now, then Activate.
  5. You'll be redirected automatically to the new ReplyMind item in the admin sidebar (just below Comments).

Method 2 — Upload the zip manually

  1. Download the latest zip from https://wordpress.org/plugins/replymind-ai-comment-responder/ — click Download in the sidebar.
  2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  3. Click Choose File, select the zip you downloaded.
  4. Click Install Now, then Activate Plugin.

Method 3 — Via WP-CLI

wp plugin install replymind-ai-comment-responder --activate

After activation

You'll land on the ReplyMind settings tab, with a welcome banner offering a 60-second guided tour. The next step is Getting started — connecting a provider in WordPress core and picking a model.

Updating

The plugin updates through the standard WordPress plugin update channel:

  • Dashboard → Updates shows new versions when available.
  • Plugins → Installed Plugins has an Update Now link on the ReplyMind row when a new version is out.

Settings, rules and mappings persist across updates. Provider credentials live in WordPress core, so nothing needs re-entering.

Upgrading from 1.0.x

1.1.0 requires WordPress 7.0 and moves provider credentials out of the plugin. After updating, open Settings → Connectors, add your provider, then re-select a provider and model under ReplyMind → Settings. Your tone, mode, language and prompt settings carry over. Nothing else to do — all former Pro features are already enabled.

Uninstalling

  1. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
  2. Click Deactivate on ReplyMind.
  3. Click Delete to remove the plugin code.

When you delete the plugin, the cleanup script automatically removes:

  • All plugin options: replymind_settings, replymind_pro_settings, replymind_pro_reply_rules, replymind_logs, activation/migration flags, and the legacy replymind_api_key
  • All comment meta keys starting with _replymind_ (drafts, status, sentiment, flags)

The AI replies that were already posted as comments stay — they're regular WordPress comments now and not the plugin's responsibility.

Multisite

Each subsite configures the plugin independently, but a Network Admin → ReplyMind Network page lists every active site and can push one site's settings to all of them. See Multisite network.

Next step

→ Getting started