Description
CodersShip AI Chatbot for WooCommerce brings an AI-powered assistant to your WooCommerce store. It helps customers check product stock in real time, answers custom FAQs, captures leads, and reduces support tickets.
Key Features:
✅ Product Availability Check – Customers can ask “Do you have Laptop?” and get instant stock updates.
✅ Real‑time WooCommerce Integration – Automatically reads product names, stock, and categories.
✅ Custom FAQ Patterns – Define regex‑based questions and answers via admin panel.
✅ Lead Capture – Collect visitor name/email before starting a chat (optional).
✅ REST API Endpoint – /cschatwc/v1/chat for external or headless integrations.
✅ Shortcode Ready – Use [cschatwc_chatbot] anywhere (page, post, widget).
✅ Global Toggle – Option to display chatbot on all pages or only via shortcode.
✅ Synonyms – Map slang to canonical product names (e.g., “macbook” “Laptop”).
✅ Custom Product Lists – For stores not using WooCommerce, define your own products with stock.
✅ Fully Translation Ready – All strings use proper text domain.
Admin Features:
- Settings page to control lead capture, product source, synonyms, and global enable.
- Manage custom FAQs (add, edit, delete) with regex patterns.
- View captured leads with name, email, timestamp, and page URL.
- Promotional sidebar to cross‑sell your other products.
Technical Highlights:
- Follows WordPress Coding Standards (escaping, nonces, sanitization, capabilities).
- Direct file access protection on all PHP files.
- Safe output escaping and translation functions.
wp_safe_redirect()and permission checks for admin actions.
Demo & Support
- Visit Coders Ship for documentation and support.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the
codersship-ai-chatbot-woocommercefolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to CS Chat in the admin menu.
- Configure settings:
- Enable/disable lead capture.
- Choose product source (WooCommerce or custom list).
- Add custom FAQs and synonyms.
- Insert the shortcode
[cschatwc_chatbot]into any post, page, or widget. - (Optional) Enable “Global Enable” to show the chatbot on all pages.
FAQ
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How do I change the chatbot’s appearance?
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The plugin includes basic inline CSS. You can override styles using your theme’s CSS or via the
wp_headaction. -
Can I use this without WooCommerce?
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Yes. In Settings Product Source, select “Custom List” and define your products (one per line:
Name|Stock). -
How to capture leads?
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Enable “Lead Capture” in Settings. The chatbot will ask for name/email before answering questions. Leads are stored under Captured Leads submenu.
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Can I add my own FAQ answers?
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Absolutely. Go to CS Chat Settings Custom FAQ Answers. Enter a regex pattern (e.g.,
\b(return|refund)\b) and your answer. -
Does it support translations?
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Yes. The plugin uses
__(),_e(),esc_html__(), etc. with text domaincodersship-ai-chatbot-woocommerce. You can translate with Loco Translate or WordPress.org translation tools. -
How does the synonym feature work?
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For example, if you set
macbook|Laptop, when a user types “macbook”, the chatbot will treat it as “Laptop” and check stock for that product. -
Is the REST API public?
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The endpoint
/cschatwc/v1/chatis publicly accessible (no authentication). It accepts POST JSON{ "message": "Do you have Laptop?" }and returns a reply. Lead capture is also sent via{ "lead": { "name": "John", "email": "john@example.com" } }.
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Contributors & Developers
“CodersShip AI Chatbot for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- WooCommerce product availability check.
- Custom FAQ with regex patterns.
- Lead capture and storage.
- REST API endpoint.
- Shortcode and global display options.
- Synonyms and custom product lists.
- Fully WPCS compliant with escaping and sanitization.