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Connect your site to your ChatSell account and embed fully customisable widgets in minutes.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Chat Widget<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Real-time AI-powered customer support<\/li>\n<li>Product recommendations and search<\/li>\n<li>Customisable appearance and behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Multiple positioning options<\/li>\n<li>Sound notifications and avatar display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Product Search Widget<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lightning-fast product search<\/li>\n<li>Floating or inline positioning<\/li>\n<li>Product variant filtering<\/li>\n<li>Customisable styling<\/li>\n<li>Keyboard shortcut (press \"\/\" to open)<\/li>\n<li>Responsive design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Ask AI Widget<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Let visitors ask questions answered from your knowledge base<\/li>\n<li>Floating button or inline embed<\/li>\n<li>Fully customisable appearance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Easy setup through WordPress admin \u2014 no coding required<\/li>\n<li>Shortcode support for flexible widget placement<\/li>\n<li>Customisable colours and positioning<\/li>\n<li>Product variant filtering<\/li>\n<li>Real-time WooCommerce product, page, and post sync (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Mobile-responsive design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>External Services<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>ChatSell service<\/strong> (https:\/\/chatsell.co) to power the AI chat, product search, and Ask AI widgets. By configuring and enabling this plugin, the following data may be transmitted to ChatSell servers:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Your ChatSell Site ID (stored locally, sent with API requests)<\/li>\n<li>Visitor chat messages and product search queries (processed by the ChatSell AI)<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce product data and published page\/post content (only when real-time sync is enabled)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Widget JavaScript files are loaded from the configured ChatSell frontend URL (default: https:\/\/app.chatsell.co).<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Terms of Service: https:\/\/chatsell.co\/terms<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/chatsell.co\/privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/chatsell-widgets<\/code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; ChatSell Widgets<\/strong> to configure your widgets.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your Site ID from your ChatSell dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Enable and customise the widgets you want to use.<\/li>\n<li>Use the shortcodes <code>[cswidgets_chat]<\/code>, <code>[cswidgets_search]<\/code>, and <code>[cswidgets_ask]<\/code> to place widgets anywhere on your site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20get%20my%20site%20id%3F\"><h3>How do I get my Site ID?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Your Site ID is available in your ChatSell dashboard. 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