=== WP-Chatbot for Facebook Messenger Customer Chat ===
Requires at least: 4.6
Tested up to: 5.0
Requires PHP: 5.6
Contributors: bhvreddy, holithemes
Stable tag: trunk
Tags: messenger, customer chat plugin, customer chat, facebook customer chat, facebook chat, chatbot, messenger chatbot, messenger customer chat, facebook live chat, live chat, messenger live chat, facebook, facebook messenger, holithemes
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
== Description ==
Add Facebook Messenger on your Website. Chatbot or live chat to your Customers from your website using Messenger. build for Facebook Messenger Customer Chat plugin.
Add Messenger directly into your WebSite, [Demo](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-default/)
== Documentation ==
Live chat to your customers or integrate chatbot to the messenger and let bot chat to your customers.
Users can interact with your business from your Website using Messenger.
Chat history will be saved automatically, continue chat at any time using Messenger.
[Demo](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-default/)
= Features =
* Add Messenger Customer Chat in Web Applications
* Messenger Language
* Messenger Theme Color
* Enable/disable Facebook Analytics
* Greetings message for logged in users ( If Facebook logged in the current browser )
* Greetings message for logged out users
* Greetings Dialog Display
* Greetings Dialog Delay
* REF Attribute
* Hide Messenger based on post type, post id, category, Device ( Mobile, Desktop )
* Shortcode - add different settings at page level.
* WooCommerce Compatible
Alternate support for Safari 12 (more info at faq)
= Load SDK After Page Loads ( Beta - added in v3.7 ) =
**Load Customer Chat SDK after page loads** - First webpage loads and then calls Customer chat SDK and display messenger.
**+4 seconds after page loads** - First Webpage loads and after 4 seconds call SDK and display Messenger - benfits at page speed metrics, SEO
To identify the benfit
1. Check Page before activating this plugin ( GTmetrix or similar )
2. Check after activating and enable this 'after page load' and '+4' feature
It will be almost the same, by just adding Messenger after a few seconds dealy. this can benfit at Page speed, SEO
( In pro version can set time to load SDK after page loads )
== Premium Version - WP-Chabot Pro ==
* Change Messenger
- Icon Position
- Greetings Dialog and Chat Window Position
Different Settings per Device ( Mobile, Desktop )
* Display/Parse Messenger
- After some Time Delay
- After user scroll down the page
Different Settings per Device ( Mobile, Desktop )
* Set Greetings text Dialog
- based on time range (like working hours or not)
- based on days in a week (like working days or not)
( Online / Offline feature )
* option to not Load Messenger on
- Selected Days in a Week ( like Weekends )
- Selected Time Range ( like non working hours )
( Online / Offline feature )
* Update Greetings, REF on Fly
- based on Time
- based on user Scroll down the page
- based on Clicks
* Actions - Show, Hide - Icon, Greetings Dialog
- based on Time
- based on user Scroll down the page
- based on Clicks
* Click Actions - When Clicked on Button/ Element
- Show - Icon, Greetings Dialog
- Hide - Icon, Greetings Dialog
- Update Greetings, REF
* WooCommerce - Separate Settings page
- Greetings Dialog, REF, Page ID, Color
plan to expand a lot of features
* Placeholders for Greetings Dialog, REF
- {{product}} - WooCommerce single product name
- {{title}} - Page Title for REF Attribute
- {{id}} - Page ID for REF Attribute
- For Greeting Dialog replaces Placeholder values as it is.
- For REF - replace spaces with '-' ( Hyphen ) it will be easy to track where the user chats from and target specific messages using your messenger chatbots
One Time Payment, Lifetime updates
[WP-Chabot Pro](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/pro/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=wp-chatbot&utm_campaign=plugin-faq)
= Important Steps =
1. Add Facebook Page ID at plugins Settings
1. [Whitelisted Domains](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/whitelisted-domains/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugin-faq)
From your Facebook page -> 'settings' -> 'Messenger Platform' tab and at 'Whitelisted Domains' add domain names.
[Plugin Settings Page](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/wp-chatbot-settings/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=wp-chatbot-description),
This plugin adds Messenger Customer Chat on your Website.
= Shortcodes =
Useful to change settings at page level. to change Facebook Page, color, Greetings text, REF,...
[chatbot page_id="123456789"]
[chatbot logged_in_greetings="Get 20% discount" ref="20-discount"]
= Key benefits of using Messenger =
* Target, Retarget, Marketing
* User can chat from your Website
* Chat history will be saved automatically
* Easy to contact out of Website using Messenger
* Set Initial message based on availability
* Integrate chatbot tools and send schedule Messages or make chat automatic NLP/AI.
= Tools to build Chatbots for Messenger =
Chatfuel
ManyChat
wit.ai
DialogFlow
AWS Lex
== Demo ==
[Demo](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-default/)
== Screenshots ==
1. modified demo - In reality, messenger icon display's at - circle, please check demo links
2. Setting page
3. Setting page
4. Setting page
5. Setting page
6. Change Language
7. Shortcode
== Installation ==
= From Dashboard ( WordPress admin ) =
* plugins -> Add New
* search for 'wp chatbot'
* click on Install Now and then Active.
= using FTP or similar =
* unzip "WP-Chatbot" file and
* Upload "WP-Chabot" folder to the "/wp-content/plugins/" directory.
* Activate the plugin through the "Plugins" menu in WordPress.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Demo =
[Default Demo](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-default/)
[Greetings Text Demo](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-change-greetings-text/)
[Messenger Theme Color - Demo](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-messenger-theme/)
[REF Attribute](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-ref/)
= Required =
Easy to setup
1. [Add Facebook Page ID](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/find-facebook-page-id/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugin-faq)
2. [Whitelisted Domains](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/whitelisted-domains/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugin-faq)
= Premium Plugin =
* One Time Payment Lifetime updates
[WP-Chabot Pro](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/pro/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=wp-chatbot&utm_campaign=plugin-faq)
Contact
Mail: wp@holithemes.com
Pre sale, Post sale, Feature Suggestion please [message us](https://m.me/holithemes?ref=wp-chatbot-pro)
Refund policy
Money back guaranty, If don’t like the plugin, if you send a message for refund within 14 days, we will refund the money
= WP Chatbot Pro - Demo =
[Change Messenger Position - bottom-right ](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-change-messenger-position/)
[Change Messenger Position - bottom-left ](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-change-messenger-position-bottom-left/)
Can change to any position of the screen
please select the position where icon, greetins dialog looks good.
Icon, Greetings dialog position can select differently
Can set different settings per device ( Mobile, Desktop ).
[Load Messenger - based on Time](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-load-messenger-time/)
[Load Messenger - based on Page Scroll](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-load-messenger-page-scroll/)
[Custom Image](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-custom-image/)
[Actions Time](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-time-actions/)
[Update Greetings on Fly - based on time](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-update-greetings-on-fly-based-on-time/)
[Update Greetings on Fly - based on page Scroll](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/demo-update-greetings-on-fly-based-on-page-scroll/)
[WP Chatbot Pro](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/pro/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=wp-chatbot&utm_campaign=plugin-faq-demo)
= Supports for Safari 12 =
Support for Safari 12 has been temporarily disabled by [Customer Chat plugin](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/customer-chat-plugin)
If page loads on browser Safari 12, This plugin adds "Message Us" button.
The "Message Us" button navigates to Messenger.com or Messenger App based on device.
[Demo, Docs](https://www.holithemes.com/wp-chatbot/safari-12/) "Message Us" feature.
Once Customer Chat plugin supports Safari 12, We will disable this feature and update the plugin. or within that time you can disable the feature from plugin settings.
== Upgrade Notice ==
= From Dashboard ( WordPress admin ) =
* If plugin new version released - you can see 'update now' link at wp-admin -> plugins
* click on 'update now'
= using FTP or similar =
* Delete wp-chatbot folder - your setting will not lost.
* unzip wp-chatbot file and
* Upload "wp-chatbot" folder to the "/wp-content/plugins/" directory.
* Activate the plugin through the "Plugins" menu in WordPress.
== Changelog ==
= 3.7 =
alpha feature - load sdk after page load (page speed matters)
= silent release =
browser feature - admin page user interface
= 3.5 =
"Message Us" button for Safari 12
SDK updated to 3.2
= 3.1 =
Admin page - Material Design
enable/disable - autologevents
FB SDK updated to 3.1
Show / Hide based on Device for Shortcode
Deprecated minimized is deleted
= 2.2 =
FB SDK updated to 3.0
Greetings Dialog Display
Greetings Dialog Delay
= silent release =
Facebook SDK updated to v2.12
= 2.1 =
change messenger theme color
change greetings text for the logged in user
change greetings text for the logged out user
= 2.0 =
* can add ref
* set chat window minimized or not
= 1.3.0 =
* can change Language for Messenger
= 1.2.0 =
* Shortcode - beta
* Hide Messenger based on Devices
= 1.1.1 =
* Hide messenger based on page type ( now - check to hide )
= 1.1.0 =
* show / hide messenger based on page types
* Hide messenger based on post id, category name.
= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.