=== Assistio ===
Contributors: assistioai
Donate link: https://assistio.chat/donate
Tags: ai, chatbot, ecommerce, search, personalization
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable tag: 1.0.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A WooCommerce AI assistant with LLMs and multimodal search to automate support, marketing, inventory and BI. Includes repositionable chatbot, personalization.

== Description ==

<h1>Your Intelligent eCommerce Assistant</h1>

<p><strong>ASSISTIO</strong> is a revolutionary AI Agent designed for small and medium-sized online store owners. This WordPress plugin optimizes all aspects of your online business operations using the power of advanced language models (LLMs).</p>
<h2>Core Features &amp; Capabilities</h2>
<ol>
  <li>
    🤖 <strong>LLM-Driven Customer Support</strong>
    <ul>
      <li><strong>24/7 Conversational AI:</strong> Resolve customer inquiries across chatbot with human-like understanding, powered by advanced natural language understanding (NLU).</li>
      <li><strong>Sentiment-Aware Escalation:</strong> Detect frustration or urgency in messages and route complex cases to human agents with context-rich summaries.</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>
    📊 <strong>AI Agent of Marketing</strong>
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Campaign Design & Content Creation:</strong> Generate compelling product descriptions, email copy, and social media posts tailored to your brand voice.</li>
      <li><strong>Personalized Smart Campaign Design:</strong> Using LLM intelligence to create hyper-targeted marketing campaigns that adapt in real time. By analyzing customer behavior, purchase history, and market trends, the AI generates dynamic content—from tailored email copy to social media ads—and deploys it across optimal channels.</li>
      <li><strong>Social Media Management:</strong> Create platform-specific content, schedule posts, and analyze engagement metrics to refine strategies.</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>
    📦 <strong>Intelligent Product Management</strong>
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Dynamic Product Descriptions:</strong> Auto-generate SEO-friendly, persuasive listings optimized for conversions.</li>
      <li><strong>Predictive Inventory Control:</strong> Track stock in real-time across channels, forecast demand with LLM-analyzed trends, and automate reordering.</li>
      <li><strong>Supplier Collaboration:</strong> Streamline purchase orders using AI-generated performance insights.</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>
    📈 <strong>Proactive Business Intelligence</strong>
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Gap Analysis & Opportunity Mapping:</strong> Identify operational inefficiencies (e.g., pricing mismatches, inventory bottlenecks) and deliver LLM-crafted improvement plans.</li>
      <li><strong>Competitive Benchmarking:</strong> Monitor rival pricing, promotions, and product launches to stay ahead.</li>
      <li><strong>Profit Optimization:</strong> Pinpoint high-margin products, underperforming channels, and customer cohorts with untapped potential.</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>
    🔄 <strong>Unified Platform Integration</strong>
    <p>Connect WooCommerce to train on your product data.</p>
  </li>
</ol>
<h2>Who Is It For?</h2>
<ul>
  <li>Small and medium-sized online store owners</li>
  <li>Entrepreneurs who don’t have enough time to manage all aspects of their business</li>
  <li>Sellers looking to grow their business with limited resources</li>
  <li>Businesses wanting to compete with larger competitors</li>
</ul>

<h2>Why ASSISTIO?</h2>
<ul>
  <li><strong>Time Savings:</strong> Frees up 50–60% of your daily time</li>
  <li><strong>Cost Reduction:</strong> Replaces multiple specialized roles with an integrated solution</li>
  <li><strong>Operation Simplification:</strong> Replaces 5+ separate tools with a single platform</li>
  <li><strong>Intelligent Decision-Making:</strong> Provides data-driven analytics for strategic decisions</li>
  <li><strong>Excellent Customer Experience:</strong> Fast and personalized customer responses</li>
</ul>

**Automatic API Password Management**
During activation, Assistio generates a dedicated **Application Password** to enable secure, automated operations (e.g., updating product descriptions or publishing posts) without exposing your main credentials.

== Installation ==

<p><strong>Easy Installation in a Few Simple Steps</strong></p>

<ol>
  <li>Download and Install the Plugin</li>
  <li>Go to your WordPress dashboard</li>
  <li>Navigate to <em>Plugins &gt; Add New</em></li>
  <li>Search for “ASSISTIO”</li>
  <li>Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”</li>
</ol>

<h3>Solution 2: Install by direct download</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Download plugin from this page</li>
  <li>Upload the plugin files to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/assistio</code> directory</li>
  <li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Note:</em> Ensure WooCommerce is installed and active.</p>

<h3>Initial Configuration</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Enter your API key (available through your account on our website)</li>
  <li>ASSISTIO starts to learn your shop and will be ready in few minutes.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Customize Store Profile</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Review the automatically created shop profile</li>
  <li>Set your brand voice, target audience, and business priorities</li>
</ul>

<h3>Set Up Modules</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Customize default settings for how do you want the customer support agent works.</li>
  <li>Define faq and documents to fine tune customer support agent.</li>
  <li>Activate the Customer Support Agent in dashboard.</li>
  <li>Start using the plugin!</li>
</ul>
	
== Support and Guidance ==
<h2>Support and Guidance</h2>
<ul>
  <li><a href="https://assistio.chat/tutorials" target="_blank">Tutorial</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://assistio.chat/contact" target="_blank">Support</a></li>
  <li>24/7 ticket support for professional subscribers</li>
</ul>

== Contributors & Developers ==
<h2>The Future of ASSISTIO</h2>
<p>We are continuously improving ASSISTIO. Some upcoming features include:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Integration with advanced analytics systems for deeper insights</li>
  <li>More advanced predictive capabilities for market trends</li>
  <li>New marketing features using emerging AI technologies</li>
  <li>Customized user interfaces for specific industry needs</li>
</ul>

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= How do I set up Assistio? =  
After installing and activating the plugin, navigate to the Assistio Setup page from your WordPress dashboard and follow the configuration steps.

= Does this plugin require WooCommerce? =  
Yes, Assistio requires WooCommerce to be installed and active.

= Where can I get support? =  
Visit the Assistio Support page in your dashboard or contact us at https://app.assistio.chat.

== Changelog ==
= 1.0.2 =
* Update descriotion
= 1.0.1 =  
* **Added** ability to position the chatbot widget anywhere via shortcode.  
* **Improved** performance and loading speed.  
* **Fixed** minor bugs in the auto-suggest mechanism.  

= 1.0.0 =  
* Initial release.

== Upgrade Notice ==
= 1.0.2 =  
Install this version to access the new widget positioning feature and performance enhancements.

= Links: =
[Terms of Service](https://assistio.chat/terms-of-service)
[Privacy Policy](https://assistio.chat/privacy-policy)

== System Requirements ==
* WordPress 5.8 or higher
* WooCommerce plugin 5.0 or higher (for full store functionality)
* PHP 7.4 or higher
* Stable internet connection for AI API communication