appwavedev

<p>The BetterCX Widget plugin provides a powerful, AI-driven customer support solution that integrates seamlessly into your WordPress website. This plugin offers a complete chat widget experience with advanced features, customizable appearance, and enterprise-grade security.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>AI-Powered Support</strong>: Intelligent chatbot that understands context and provides helpful responses</li>
<li><strong>Real-time Chat</strong>: Instant messaging with your customers</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Appearance</strong>: Match your brand with themes, colors, titles, and positioning options</li>
<li><strong>Rich Media Support</strong>: Image upload and sharing capabilities for enhanced communication</li>
<li><strong>Branding Control</strong>: Customizable “Powered by BetterCX” attribution display</li>
<li><strong>Mobile Responsive</strong>: Optimized for all devices and screen sizes</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Integration</strong>: Native shortcode and widget support</li>
<li><strong>Event Tracking</strong>: Monitor user interactions and analytics</li>
<li><strong>Security First</strong>: GPLv2+ licensed, no tracking without consent</li>
<li><strong>Developer Friendly</strong>: Full API access and customization options</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Install & Activate</strong>: Install the plugin and activate it</li>
<li><strong>Get Your Key</strong>: Obtain your public key from the BetterCX dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Configure</strong>: Set your preferences in the admin settings</li>
<li><strong>Deploy</strong>: Use shortcodes, widgets, or automatic placement</li>
<li><strong>Monitor</strong>: Track interactions and improve customer support</li>
</ol>
<h4>Integration Options</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Shortcode</strong>: <code>[bettercx_widget]</code> – Use anywhere in posts, pages, or widgets</li>
<li><strong>Widget Areas</strong>: Drag and drop into any widget area</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Placement</strong>: Global widget placement on all pages</li>
<li><strong>Custom Positioning</strong>: Left or right side positioning</li>
<li><strong>Theme Integration</strong>: Seamless integration with any WordPress theme</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Security</h4>
<p>This plugin is designed with privacy and security in mind:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>No Unauthorized Tracking</strong>: Only tracks with explicit user consent</li>
<li><strong>Local Asset Loading</strong>: All assets are bundled locally (no external CDN dependencies)</li>
<li><strong>No External Scripts</strong>: All JavaScript and CSS files are included in the plugin</li>
<li><strong>Secure Communication</strong>: All API calls use HTTPS encryption</li>
<li><strong>Data Minimization</strong>: Only collects necessary information for functionality</li>
<li><strong>GDPR Compliant</strong>: Follows European data protection regulations</li>
<li><strong>Opt-in Analytics</strong>: Analytics tracking requires explicit user consent</li>
<li><strong>No Third-party Dependencies</strong>: No external libraries loaded from CDNs</li>
</ul>
<h4>Service Integration</h4>
<p>This plugin integrates with the BetterCX service to provide AI-powered customer support. The service:</p>
<ul>
<li>Processes chat messages to provide intelligent responses</li>
<li>Stores conversation history for context</li>
<li>Provides analytics and insights</li>
<li>Offers enterprise-grade security and reliability</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Service Terms and Privacy:</strong><br />
* Service Provider: BetterCX Inc.<br />
* Service URL: https://bettercx.ai<br />
* Terms of Service: https://bettercx.ai/terms<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://bettercx.ai/privacy<br />
* Data Processing: All data processing occurs on BetterCX servers<br />
* Data Retention: As per BetterCX privacy policy<br />
* User Rights: Users can request data deletion and opt-out of tracking</p>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> This plugin requires a BetterCX account and API key to function. The plugin is free, but the BetterCX service may have usage limits or pricing tiers.</p>
<p>For more information about the BetterCX service, visit <a href="https://bettercx.ai" rel="nofollow ugc">bettercx.ai</a>.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the following external services:</p>
<h4>BetterCX API Service</h4>
<p><strong>What it is:</strong> AI-powered customer support service that processes chat messages and provides intelligent responses.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong><br />
* Chat messages sent through the widget<br />
* Session information for authentication<br />
* Website origin for security validation</p>
<p><strong>When data is sent:</strong><br />
* When a user sends a message through the chat widget<br />
* When the widget initializes and creates a session<br />
* When the widget needs to authenticate with the service</p>
<p><strong>Service Provider:</strong> BetterCX Inc.<br />
<strong>Terms of Service:</strong> https://bettercx.ai/terms<br />
<strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> https://bettercx.ai/privacy</p>
<h4>Google Translate API (Optional)</h4>
<p><strong>What it is:</strong> Language detection service used to automatically detect the website’s language for proper widget localization.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong><br />
* Sample text from the website (first 1000 characters)<br />
* Only sent when automatic language detection is enabled</p>
<p><strong>When data is sent:</strong><br />
* Only when the widget needs to detect the website’s language<br />
* Only if the language cannot be determined from HTML meta tags or browser settings</p>
<p><strong>Service Provider:</strong> Google LLC<br />
<strong>Terms of Service:</strong> https://policies.google.com/terms<br />
<strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> This service is optional and only used for language detection. The widget will fall back to English if the service is unavailable or if the user has disabled this feature.</p>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> The Google Translate API usage is implemented in the compiled JavaScript files (<code>/assets/p-*.js</code>) and is only called when automatic language detection is enabled. The source code for this functionality is available in <code>/src/services/theme.service.ts</code> in the <code>detectLanguageWithGoogleTranslate()</code> method.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin integrates with the BetterCX service to provide AI-powered customer support. Here’s what you need to know about privacy:</p>
<h4>Data Collection</h4>
<p>The plugin may collect the following information:<br />
* Chat messages sent through the widget<br />
* Session information for authentication<br />
* Basic usage analytics (with user consent)</p>
<h4>Data Usage</h4>
<p>Collected data is used to:<br />
* Provide AI-powered responses to customer inquiries<br />
* Maintain conversation context<br />
* Improve the service quality<br />
* Generate analytics and insights</p>
<h4>Data Storage</h4>
<ul>
<li>Chat messages are stored securely on BetterCX servers</li>
<li>Session data is stored temporarily for authentication</li>
<li>No sensitive data is stored locally on your WordPress site</li>
</ul>
<h4>User Rights</h4>
<p>Users have the right to:<br />
* Access their data<br />
* Request data deletion<br />
* Opt out of analytics tracking<br />
* Close the chat widget at any time</p>
<h4>Contact Information</h4>
<p>For privacy-related questions, contact:<br />
* Email: privacy@bettercx.ai<br />
* Website: <a href="https://bettercx.ai/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">bettercx.ai/privacy</a></p>
<h3>Service Terms</h3>
<p>This plugin integrates with the BetterCX service. By using this plugin, you agree to:</p>
<ul>
<li>BetterCX Terms of Service: <a href="https://bettercx.ai/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">bettercx.ai/terms</a></li>
<li>BetterCX Privacy Policy: <a href="https://bettercx.ai/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">bettercx.ai/privacy</a></li>
<li>WordPress.org Plugin Directory Guidelines</li>
</ul>
<p>The BetterCX service is provided by BetterCX Inc. and is subject to their terms and conditions.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<h4>Getting Help</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Plugin Documentation</strong>: Check the plugin settings page for usage instructions</li>
<li><strong>WordPress.org Forums</strong>: Post questions in the plugin support forum</li>
<li><strong>BetterCX Support</strong>: Visit <a href="https://bettercx.ai/support" rel="nofollow ugc">bettercx.ai/support</a></li>
<li><strong>Email Support</strong>: Contact office@appwave.dev</li>
</ul>
<h4>Reporting Issues</h4>
<p>If you encounter any issues:<br />
1. Check the plugin settings and configuration<br />
2. Test with a default WordPress theme<br />
3. Disable other plugins temporarily<br />
4. Check the browser console for errors<br />
5. Report the issue with detailed information</p>
<h4>Feature Requests</h4>
<p>We welcome feature requests! Please:<br />
* Check if the feature already exists<br />
* Describe the use case clearly<br />
* Explain how it would benefit users<br />
* Submit through our support channels</p>
<h3>Development</h3>
<h4>Source Code</h4>
<p>This plugin includes human-readable source code in the <code>/src/</code> directory:<br />
* TypeScript/React source files for the widget component<br />
* SCSS source files for styling<br />
* Service layer source code<br />
* Type definitions<br />
* Build configuration files</p>
<p>The source code is licensed under the MIT License (GPLv2+ compatible) and is provided to meet WordPress.org requirements for human-readable code.</p>
<p><strong>Source Code Location:</strong> The complete source code is available in the <code>/src/</code> directory of this plugin, including:<br />
– <code>/src/components/</code> – React/TypeScript components<br />
– <code>/src/services/</code> – API and authentication services<br />
– <code>/src/types/</code> – TypeScript type definitions<br />
– <code>/src/utils/</code> – Utility functions<br />
– <code>/src/global/</code> – Global styles</p>
<h4>Building</h4>
<p>To build the widget from source:<br />
1. Navigate to the <code>/src/</code> directory<br />
2. Run <code>npm install</code> to install dependencies<br />
3. Run <code>npm run build</code> to build the widget<br />
4. The built files will be output to the <code>assets/</code> directory</p>
<p><strong>Build Process:</strong> The plugin uses Stencil.js build system to compile TypeScript/React source code into web components. The build process:<br />
1. Compiles TypeScript source files from <code>/src/</code> directory<br />
2. Bundles and minifies JavaScript/CSS assets<br />
3. Outputs compiled files to <code>/assets/</code> directory<br />
4. Generates multiple output formats (ES modules, SystemJS, UMD)</p>
<h4>Contributing</h4>
<p>This plugin is open source and welcomes contributions:<br />
* Fork the repository<br />
* Create a feature branch<br />
* Follow WordPress coding standards<br />
* Submit a pull request</p>
<h4>Code Standards</h4>
<p>The plugin follows:<br />
* WordPress PHP Coding Standards<br />
* WordPress JavaScript Coding Standards<br />
* WordPress CSS Coding Standards<br />
* PSR-12 coding standards where applicable</p>
<h4>Testing</h4>
<p>Before submitting changes:<br />
* Test with multiple WordPress versions<br />
* Test with different themes<br />
* Test with other plugins<br />
* Run PHP linting tools<br />
* Test JavaScript functionality</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.</p>
<p>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<h4>Development Team</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>BetterCX Team</strong> – Plugin development and maintenance</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Community</strong> – Testing and feedback</li>
<li><strong>Open Source Contributors</strong> – Code improvements and bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Third-Party Libraries</h4>
<p>This plugin uses the following open source libraries:<br />
* BetterCX Widget (MIT License)<br />
* WordPress Core APIs (GPLv2+)<br />
* Modern JavaScript (ES6+)</p>
<h4>Acknowledgments</h4>
<p>Special thanks to:<br />
* WordPress.org Plugin Directory team<br />
* WordPress community contributors<br />
* Beta testers and early adopters<br />
* All users who provide feedback and suggestions</p>
<h3>Technical Details</h3>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Modern web browser (Chrome 60+, Firefox 55+, Safari 12+, Edge 79+)</li>
<li>HTTPS recommended for production use</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lightweight and fast loading</li>
<li>Optimized asset delivery</li>
<li>Minimal database queries</li>
<li>Efficient caching mechanisms</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>Input sanitization and validation</li>
<li>Output escaping</li>
<li>Nonce verification</li>
<li>Capability checks</li>
<li>Secure API communication</li>
</ul>
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 – 6.8+</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 – 8.3+</li>
<li>All major browsers</li>
<li>Mobile and tablet devices</li>
<li>Popular WordPress themes</li>
<li>Major page builders</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<h4>Plugin URI</h4>
<p>https://wordpress.org/plugins/bettercx-widget/</p>
<h4>Author URI</h4>
<p>https://bettercx.ai</p>
<h4>Tags</h4>
<p>chat, widget, customer support, ai, live chat, support, customer service, chatbot, bettercx, artificial intelligence, automation, help desk, customer experience</p>
<h4>Requires Plugins</h4>
<p>None</p>
<h4>Network</h4>
<p>No</p>
<h4>Multisite</h4>
<p>Yes, works with WordPress Multisite</p>
<h4>Export</h4>
<p>Yes, settings can be exported and imported</p>
<h4>Import</h4>
<p>Yes, settings can be imported from exported files</p>
<h4>Last Updated</h4>
<p>2024-01-15</p>
<h4>Version</h4>
<p>1.0.5</p>
<h4>Minimum WordPress Version</h4>
<p>5.0</p>
<h4>Tested WordPress Version</h4>
<p>6.8</p>
<h4>Minimum PHP Version</h4>
<p>7.4</p>
<h4>Tested PHP Version</h4>
<p>8.3</p>
<h4>Stable Tag</h4>
<p>1.0.5</p>
<h4>Development Version</h4>
<p>1.0.5</p>
<h4>Requires at least</h4>
<p>5.0</p>
<h4>Tested up to</h4>
<p>6.8</p>
<h4>Requires PHP</h4>
<p>7.4</p>
<h4>License</h4>
<p>GPLv2 or later</p>
<h4>License URI</h4>
<p>https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</p>
<h4>Text Domain</h4>
<p>bettercx-widget</p>
<h4>Domain Path</h4>
<p>/languages</p>
<h4>Network</h4>
<p>false</p>
<h4>Update URI</h4>
<p>https://wordpress.org/plugins/bettercx-widget/</p>


BetterCX Widget

Professional AI-powered chat widget for BetterCX platform. Seamlessly integrate intelligent customer support into any WordPress website.

Umnico

<p>Umnico Live Chat is an omnichannel free online chat software to monitor and chat with website visitors. Install the chat plugin right now to generate more orders on your website, social media, and instant messengers.<br />
🤝🏻 Get customers, not visitors: Real-time live chat conversations on your website will help you to turn visitors into regular paying customers of your business.<br />
👩‍💻 Monitor and engage your traffic: Get to know your visitors better, reach out to them first, engage audience with a chat to get more leads and purchases.<br />
💬 Add messengers to your website: Combine instant messengers with the chat plugin to talk to your customers on WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, VKontakte, and many more.<br />
🗂 Create and manage a client base efficiently: Capture leads with custom chat forms and convert chats into deals with in-app social CRM by Umnico or connect your favorite CRM easily.</p>
<h3>What is Umnico Live Chat?</h3>
<p>Live chat (or online web chat) is a small widget window on a web page, through which a visitor can ask a sales rep or support team a question and get a prompt answer.<br />
Umnico Live Chat is a functionality to answer customer questions and help with purchases in real-time. Chat on the site is also a good chance to reduce the cost of incoming and outgoing calls. Customers prefer live chat to other channels of communication because it’s convenient, instant, and doesn’t distract them. Companies choose live chat because it allows them to get insights into customer activity and quickly route inquiries to relevant employees and departments.</p>
<h3>Why use Umnico Live Chat?</h3>
<p>Umnico Live Chat is trusted by a plethora of websites around the globe as a leading all-in-one business messaging platform. Over 5,000 businesses choose Umnico Live Chat because it is much more than just a traditional free live chat software — the omnichannel messaging platform provides integrations with email and popular social media and messaging services. This means you can process incoming messages from multiple channels within a single modern interface and analyze the audience’s preferences.<br />
The implementation of a web chat plugin serves as a valuable addition to a business’s customer support suite, providing tangible benefits for both businesses and their website visitors. It aligns with the modern expectation for real-time, personalized interactions and contributes to a heightened overall customer experience.<br />
Your clients prefer chats to calls. Improve the performance of your website right away. <a href="https://umnico.com/register/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sign up</a> with Umnico and set up your live chat in a few minutes.</p>
<h3>Powerful features to improve your website</h3>
<p><strong>Messengers linking</strong>: Umnico Live Chat plugin provides the functionality of a social widget. You can combine the live chat on your website with a variety of messengers and social media, including WhatsApp chat button, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Discord, and much more.</p>
<p><strong>Branding and customization</strong>: You can customize the live chat widget to your brand’s colors, adjust its position and behavior to increase your audience engagement.</p>
<p><strong>Build-in social CRM</strong>: Umnico brings the features of capable CRM, so you and your team can convert leads into customers with confidence and less effort.</p>
<p><strong>Lead generation forms</strong>: When clicking on a chat widget, a user is asked to fill out a form, which automatically creates a deal card in Umnico CRM.</p>
<p><strong>File sharing</strong>: Exchange photos, audio, video, documents, GIFs, and emojis with your prospects right on the web.</p>
<p><strong>Real-time traffic analytics</strong>: With Umnico you can analyze the audience of your business, see what pages people visit, which sites brought them to your website, as well as their operating system and device type.</p>
<p><strong>Proactive chat</strong>: Umnico Live Chat allows you to send a message to any website visitor first, focusing on the conversation and engaging a prospect in dialogue.</p>
<p><strong>Typing insights</strong>: See what clients are typing even before they send the message. With this feature, you can always be ready with the reply.</p>
<p><strong>Conversational AI</strong>: Set up and employ a GPT-based chatbot to deal with frequently asked questions, rule-based inquiries, and repetitive tasks.</p>
<p><strong>Teamwork and collaboration</strong>: Assign conversations to your team members, and invite them to join open support discussions with customers.</p>
<p><strong>Sales automation</strong>: Umnico allows you to distribute chats and leads among sales and customer support staff automatically, according to predetermined rules.</p>
<p><strong>Performance reporting</strong>: Valuable and detailed insights on every customer interaction merged into the intuitive analytics dashboard.</p>
<p><strong>Templates and fast responses</strong>: Develop preset responses for swift sending using hotkeys.</p>
<p><strong>CWV-optimized</strong>: Umnico scripts are loaded asynchronously so it won’t affect your website loading speed.</p>
<p>… and many, many other features.</p>
<h3>How to customize your live chat?</h3>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QeWe1QIR-o8?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<p>Create and customize the live chat widget in Umnico Inbox settings, so it can adhere to your brand guidelines. As soon as the Umnico Live Chat widget is deployed on your website, you are ready to go. From now on, you can start collecting data about your website audience, engaging your visitors with a proactive conversation, linking instant messengers, generating leads with custom forms, and much more.</p>
<h3>How much does Umnico Live Chat cost?</h3>
<p>Use Umnico Live Chat for free to communicate with your site visitors and track analytics. A premium subscription is not required to leverage the basic functionality of the online chat for website.<br />
Social media and instant messenger features can be added later as a part of the premium subscription.</p>
<h3>In case you need some help</h3>
<p>The Umnico help desk team provides round-the-clock live support! If you require guidance, please feel free to explore our <a href="https://umnico.com/help/" rel="nofollow ugc">knowledge base</a>. Use the live chat widget on the pages of our knowledge base to ask questions and seek support.</p>
<h3>Supported languages</h3>
<ul>
<li>English / English Live Chat Plugin</li>
<li>Russian / Русский плагин чата для сайта (онлайн-консультант для сайта)</li>
<li>German / Deutsch Live Chat Unterstützung Plugin</li>
<li>Spanish / Español Complemento de Chat en Vivo</li>
<li>Brazilian Portuguese / Português do Brasil Plugin de Chat ao Vivo</li>
</ul>


Umnico Live Chat — Free Chat & Social Widget

Free live chat plugin designed to boost the conversion rate on your website and engage visitors with proactive conversations.

BetterCX Widget vs Umnico Live Chat — Free Chat & Social Widget