designforonline

<p>Forerunner AI Live Chat provides a complete, modern chat solution for WordPress websites using n8n or another automation platform. Connect your visitors with AI-powered conversations through webhook integration while maintaining full control over your data and user experience.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>AI-Powered Chat – Connect to any AI service via webhook</li>
<li>Azure Functions Ready – Full support for Azure Functions with API Key authentication</li>
<li>Custom API Headers – Add custom authentication headers (X-API-Key, Bearer tokens, etc.)</li>
<li>Flexible Field Mapping – Configure request/response field names for any API format</li>
<li>Custom Bot Icons – Choose from built-in icons or upload your own</li>
<li>Mobile-Friendly Design – Responsive interface works on all devices</li>
<li>Easy Setup – Simple configuration with no coding required</li>
<li>Color Customization – Match your brand colors perfectly</li>
<li>Webhook Integration – Connect to any external AI service (n8n, Azure, AWS, custom APIs)</li>
<li>Configurable Timeout – Set custom timeout for slow AI agents (5-120 seconds)</li>
<li>Voice Chat Ready – Compatible with voice chat extensions</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Configure your webhook URL in the settings (from n8n or any other<br />
webhook-capable service)</li>
<li>Customize the appearance, bot name, and messages to match your brand</li>
<li>Visitors can start chatting with your AI assistant immediately</li>
</ol>
<h4>Webhook Integration</h4>
<p>This plugin sends chat messages to your specified webhook URL, allowing seamless<br />
integration with n8n (our recommended starting point) or any other webhook-capable service.<br />
Common use cases include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Azure Functions – Full support with X-API-Key authentication</li>
<li>n8n, Zapier, Make (Integromat), or Pipedream workflows</li>
<li>OpenAI GPT models and Azure OpenAI Service</li>
<li>AWS Lambda with API Gateway</li>
<li>Google Cloud Functions</li>
<li>Custom AI services and REST APIs</li>
<li>Customer support systems</li>
<li>CRM integrations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Azure Functions Setup</h4>
<p>For Azure Functions integration:</p>
<ol>
<li>Enter your Azure Function URL in the Webhook Endpoint field</li>
<li>Set Authentication Type to “API Key Header”</li>
<li>Set Header Name to “X-API-Key” (or your function’s key name)</li>
<li>Enter your Azure Function key as the Header Value</li>
<li>Configure the Request/Response field names to match your function’s format</li>
</ol>
<p>The plugin connects exclusively to your specified webhook URL to process chat<br />
messages. No data is sent to third-party servers without your explicit configuration.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support questions, please use the WordPress.org support forums.<br />
We monitor these regularly and provide assistance with setup, configuration,<br />
and troubleshooting.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin sends chat messages exclusively to your specified webhook URL<br />
(for example, n8n, Zapier, Make, Pipedream, or a custom service).</p>
<p>No conversation data is stored on your website unless your webhook<br />
implementation chooses to do so. The plugin does not collect personal<br />
information beyond what visitors voluntarily enter in the chat interface.</p>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<p>This plugin may use the following external services:</p>
<p><strong>IP Geolocation Service (ip-api.com)</strong><br />
– Purpose: Display visitor location information (country and city) in the admin dashboard<br />
– Data sent: Visitor IP addresses only<br />
– When: Automatically when visitors access your website with the chat widget active<br />
– Terms of Service: http://ip-api.com/docs/legal<br />
– Privacy Policy: http://ip-api.com/docs/privacy<br />
– Note: This geolocation feature helps website administrators understand their visitor demographics but does not affect the chat functionality. No personal information beyond IP addresses is transmitted to this service.</p>
<p><strong>OpenAI Realtime API (api.openai.com)</strong><br />
– Purpose: Voice chat functionality for real-time audio conversations<br />
– Data sent: Audio streams and voice data during voice chat sessions<br />
– When: Only when voice chat is enabled and actively used (requires separate DFO Voice plugin)<br />
– Terms of Service: https://openai.com/terms/<br />
– Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/privacy/<br />
– Note: This service is only used when the DFO Voice Realtime plugin is installed and voice chat is enabled. The free version of this plugin has voice features disabled by default.</p>
<p><strong>DFO Voice Plugin API (local WordPress REST API)</strong><br />
– Purpose: Generate secure tokens for voice chat sessions<br />
– Data sent: Session requests and authentication data<br />
– When: Only when DFO Voice Realtime plugin is active and voice chat is initiated<br />
– Note: This is a local WordPress REST API endpoint, not an external service. No data is sent outside your website.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by Design for Online®. Built with WordPress best practices and community feedback in mind.</p>


Forerunner® AI Live Chat

Modern AI-powered live chat for WordPress with webhook integration, Azure Functions support, and customizable appearance.

Matthias Pfefferle

IndieWeb

joshfraz

<p>This plugin implements the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSub</a> protocol (formerly known as PubSubHubbub) for WordPress. It enables real-time notifications when your blog is updated and provides a subscriber API for other plugins to consume WebSub-enabled feeds.</p>
<h3>Publisher Features</h3>
<p>When you publish or update a post, this plugin automatically notifies WebSub hubs, which then distribute the update to all subscribers in real-time.</p>
<ul>
<li>Sends realtime notifications when you update your blog</li>
<li>Supports multi-user installations (WordPress MU)</li>
<li>Supports multiple hubs</li>
<li>Supports all feed formats used by WordPress (Atom, RSS2, RDF)</li>
<li>Adds <code><link rel="hub"></code> and <code><link rel="self"></code> declarations to feeds and HTML</li>
</ul>
<h3>Subscriber Features</h3>
<p>The plugin provides a subscriber API that allows other plugins (like feed readers) to subscribe to WebSub-enabled feeds using WordPress hooks.</p>
<ul>
<li>REST API callback endpoint for subscription verification and content delivery</li>
<li>Hub discovery from topic URLs (HTTP Link headers and feed content)</li>
<li>HMAC signature verification (SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512)</li>
<li>Full lifecycle hooks for integration with other plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported Specifications</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSub W3C Recommendation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pubsubhubbub.github.io/PubSubHubbub/pubsubhubbub-core-0.4.html" rel="nofollow ugc">PubSubHubbub 0.4</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Default Hubs</h3>
<p>By default this plugin will ping the following hubs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo hub on Google App Engine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pubsubhubbub.superfeedr.com" rel="nofollow ugc">SuperFeedr</a></li>
<li><a href="https://websubhub.com" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSubHub</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Please contact us if you operate a hub that you would like to be included as a default option.</p>


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