=== The Biggest Nerd AI Chatbot ===
Contributors: thebiggestnerd
Tags: ai chatbot, chatbot, live chat, customer support, woocommerce
Requires at least: 6.3
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

An AI chatbot that answers your visitors from your own pages and products, admits when it doesn't know, and catches the leads it can't help.

== Description ==

Most AI chatbots will happily invent a returns policy you never had. This one answers only from what is on your site, and when the answer isn't there, it says so and offers to take the visitor's details so you can reply.

**Connect in one click.** Press Connect, make an account (or sign in), and you are sent straight back to WordPress with the chat live on your site. The assistant reads your sitemap as it connects, so it already knows your pages by the time anybody asks.

= What it does =

* **Answers from your own pages** -- shipping, returns, opening hours, product details. It reads your WordPress sitemap, including Yoast and Rank Math sitemaps, and can read a product feed.
* **Says when it doesn't know** instead of guessing, and shows you those questions so you can add the missing page.
* **Catches leads** -- when it can't help, it asks for a name and an email, and emails you the moment one comes in.
* **Suggests products** that genuinely fit the question (optional, off by default).
* **Works with WooCommerce** and any theme. It loads after your page, so it doesn't slow your first paint.

= Pricing =

Free 3-day trial with every feature, no card. Then plans from $49 a month for 1,000 replies. One answer is one reply: lead capture is included, and there is no branding to pay to remove. See [pricing](https://thebiggestnerd.com/pricing).

== External services ==

This plugin connects your site to The Biggest Nerd (https://thebiggestnerd.com), which provides the chatbot. It is required for the plugin to do anything.

* **On your public pages**, the plugin loads the chat widget script from https://thebiggestnerd.com/widget.js. When a visitor opens the chat and asks a question, the question, the page address and an anonymous conversation id are sent to The Biggest Nerd to produce the answer. If lead capture is on and the visitor chooses to leave their details, the name, email or phone number they type is sent too.
* **When you press Connect**, your site's address, the address of your sitemap, and the address of this settings page are sent to The Biggest Nerd so your account can be linked. The service then reads the public pages listed in your sitemap.

Nothing is sent until you connect, and nothing is loaded on your site while the chat is switched off or disconnected.

Terms of service: https://thebiggestnerd.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://thebiggestnerd.com/privacy

== Installation ==

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Go to **Settings -> AI Chatbot** and press **Connect to The Biggest Nerd**.
3. Make an account or sign in, choose your assistant, and press Connect. You are sent back to WordPress with the chat switched on.

Already have a key? Paste it under "Already have a key?" on the same page, and add your site's address to your assistant in the dashboard.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Will it make things up? =

It answers only from the pages and notes you give it. When the answer isn't there, it says it doesn't know and offers to pass the question on to you.

= Does it work with WooCommerce? =

Yes. It reads your product pages from your sitemap, and can read a Google product feed for prices and stock.

= Will it slow my site down? =

The widget loads asynchronously after your page, from a single small script, and draws inside its own shadow DOM so it cannot clash with your theme's styles.

= What happens when the trial ends? =

The chat hides itself on your site until you choose a plan. Everything you taught it is kept.

= How do I remove it? =

Press Disconnect or switch it off on the settings page, and nothing is loaded on your site. Deleting the plugin also deletes its settings.

== Screenshots ==

1. The assistant answering a customer from the shop's own pages.
2. Settings -> AI Chatbot: one button to connect.
3. Connected: the chat is live on the site, with switch off and disconnect a click away.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* First release: one-click Connect, sitemap reading on connect, switch on and off, disconnect.
