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It helps customers check product stock in real time, answers custom FAQs, captures leads, and reduces support tickets.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Product Availability Check<\/strong> \u2013 Customers can ask \"Do you have Laptop?\" and get instant stock updates.\n\u2705 <strong>Real\u2011time WooCommerce Integration<\/strong> \u2013 Automatically reads product names, stock, and categories.\n\u2705 <strong>Custom FAQ Patterns<\/strong> \u2013 Define regex\u2011based questions and answers via admin panel.\n\u2705 <strong>Lead Capture<\/strong> \u2013 Collect visitor name\/email before starting a chat (optional).\n\u2705 <strong>REST API Endpoint<\/strong> \u2013 <code>\/cschatwc\/v1\/chat<\/code> for external or headless integrations.\n\u2705 <strong>Shortcode Ready<\/strong> \u2013 Use <code>[cschatwc_chatbot]<\/code> anywhere (page, post, widget).\n\u2705 <strong>Global Toggle<\/strong> \u2013 Option to display chatbot on all pages or only via shortcode.\n\u2705 <strong>Synonyms<\/strong> \u2013 Map slang to canonical product names (e.g., \"macbook\" \u2192 \"Laptop\").\n\u2705 <strong>Custom Product Lists<\/strong> \u2013 For stores not using WooCommerce, define your own products with stock.\n\u2705 <strong>Fully Translation Ready<\/strong> \u2013 All strings use proper text domain.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Admin Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Settings page to control lead capture, product source, synonyms, and global enable.<\/li>\n<li>Manage custom FAQs (add, edit, delete) with regex patterns.<\/li>\n<li>View captured leads with name, email, timestamp, and page URL.<\/li>\n<li>Promotional sidebar to cross\u2011sell your other products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Technical Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Follows WordPress Coding Standards (escaping, nonces, sanitization, capabilities).<\/li>\n<li>Direct file access protection on all PHP files.<\/li>\n<li>Safe output escaping and translation functions.<\/li>\n<li><code>wp_safe_redirect()<\/code> and permission checks for admin actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Demo &amp; Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/codersship.com\/\">Coders Ship<\/a> for documentation and support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>codersship-ai-chatbot-woocommerce<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>CS Chat<\/strong> in the admin menu.<\/li>\n<li>Configure settings:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Enable\/disable lead capture.<\/li>\n<li>Choose product source (WooCommerce or custom list).<\/li>\n<li>Add custom FAQs and synonyms.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Insert the shortcode <code>[cschatwc_chatbot]<\/code> into any post, page, or widget.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Enable \"Global Enable\" to show the chatbot on all pages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20change%20the%20chatbot%27s%20appearance%3F\"><h3>How do I change the chatbot's appearance?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The plugin includes basic inline CSS. 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Enter a regex pattern (e.g., <code>\\b(return|refund)\\b<\/code>) and your answer.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20translations%3F\"><h3>Does it support translations?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin uses <code>__()<\/code>, <code>_e()<\/code>, <code>esc_html__()<\/code>, etc. with text domain <code>codersship-ai-chatbot-woocommerce<\/code>. You can translate with Loco Translate or WordPress.org translation tools.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20does%20the%20synonym%20feature%20work%3F\"><h3>How does the synonym feature work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>For example, if you set <code>macbook|Laptop<\/code>, when a user types \"macbook\", the chatbot will treat it as \"Laptop\" and check stock for that product.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20the%20rest%20api%20public%3F\"><h3>Is the REST API public?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The endpoint <code>\/cschatwc\/v1\/chat<\/code> is publicly accessible (no authentication). 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