=== AI Chat Helper ===
Contributors: realthemesio
Tags: ai chat, chatbot, support, leads, woocommerce
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Professional floating AI chat assistant for WordPress by Realthemes.io.

== Description ==

AI Chat Helper adds a modern AI chat widget to WordPress with secure server-side API calls, conversation storage, rate limiting, prompt controls, design settings, and developer extension points.

Supported providers include DeepSeek, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenRouter, Mistral AI, Groq, xAI, and custom OpenAI-compatible APIs.

The plugin includes RTL support and bundled translations for Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian, Hebrew, Russian, Chinese, German, and Turkish.

The optional "Powered by Realthemes.io" widget credit is disabled by default and can be enabled by the site administrator in the widget design settings.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `AI Chat Helper` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install a ZIP from the WordPress admin Plugins screen.
2. Activate `AI Chat Helper`.
3. Go to `AI Chat Helper` in the WordPress admin menu.
4. Add your AI API key, base URL, model, system prompt, and widget design settings.
5. Visit the frontend and use the floating chat widget.

== Shortcode ==

Use `[ai_chat_helper]` to render the widget manually in content or templates.

== Privacy ==

When the site administrator configures an AI API provider and enables the widget, visitor chat messages, recent chat context, and the current page title and URL are sent from the WordPress server to the configured AI API endpoint to generate replies. API keys are stored server-side only and are not exposed in frontend JavaScript.

The plugin stores conversations, messages, and optional lead records in local WordPress database tables. The plugin does not contact an external API until the administrator saves API provider settings and a visitor sends a chat message.

Site owners should review the terms and privacy policy of their selected AI provider and disclose chat processing in their own site privacy policy.

== Screenshots ==

1. General settings dashboard for enabling the widget and configuring rate limits.
2. AI provider settings for API key, base URL, model, temperature, and token controls.
3. Chat widget design controls for colors, position, messages, and optional credit display.
4. Frontend floating chat widget with responsive visitor conversation UI.

== Extension Points ==

The plugin includes extension points for CRM integration, WooCommerce product assistance, lead capture workflows, conversation export, analytics, multi-language workflows, knowledge base training, and file upload workflows.

This WordPress.org build is complete as submitted and does not require a purchase to use the included functionality.

== Asset Licenses ==

Plugin code and bundled image assets are released under GPLv2 or later.
