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title: Does the chatbot understand voice? What is the microphone for?
description: "This is an FAQ answer for the [SmartSearchWP chatGPT plugin for WordPress](https://www.smartsearchwp.com/en/). The chatbot’s microphone button lets you **dictate your question** instead of typing it. Your voice is transcribed into text in the input field; you can reread or correct…"
url: "https://www.smartsearchwp.com/en/docs/does-the-chatbot-understand-voice-what-is-the-microphone-for/"
updated: "2026-10-05"
category: Features
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# Does the chatbot understand voice? What is the microphone for?

This is an FAQ answer for the [SmartSearchWP chatGPT plugin for WordPress](https://www.smartsearchwp.com/en/).

The chatbot’s microphone button lets you **dictate your question** instead of typing it. Your voice is transcribed into text in the input field; you can reread or correct the question, then send it with the arrow.

### What the microphone does

- It transcribes speech into text, live, in the input field.
- A second click on the microphone stops dictation.

### What the microphone does not do

- The chatbot does not answer out loud: the answer stays in writing.
- It does not record a voice message and sends no audio file.

### Compatible browsers

Dictation uses the speech recognition built into the browser (Web Speech API). It works on all browsers. The recognised language is the browser’s default language.

### And the answer in my language?

Once the question is transcribed, the chatbot answers in the language of the question, just as for a typed question. See [How does SmartSearchWP handle languages and multilingual functionality?](https://www.smartsearchwp.com/en/docs/how-does-smartsearchwp-handle-languages-and-multilingual-functionality/).