Byron Jacobs

wine.co.za

<p>Winecoza is a WordPress plugin designed to create a custom post type and taxonomy for managing wine-related content. It also provides custom templates for posts categorized under specific taxonomy types.</p>
<p>Key Features:<br />
– Custom post types and taxonomy creation.<br />
– Template overrides for single and archive views.<br />
– Default settings initialization on activation.<br />
– Enqueues optimized stylesheets and scripts.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>Provides api access to existing data in the wine.co.za database – https://api.wine.co.za/wp/<br />
The purpose of this service is to supply data from wine.co.za into WordPress in order to populate posts in WordPress</p>
<p>There are 11 individual incidences that can be called<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/client-detail.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves contact information for a specific client identified by xxx<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/wine.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of wines for a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/news.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of news articles for a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/diary.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of diary events for a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/eat.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of restuarants linked to a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/sleep.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of accomodation establishments linked to a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/do.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of activities linked to a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/taste.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of tasting rooms linked to a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/people.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of personell linked to a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/photo.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of photographs linked to a specific client<br />
https://api.wine.co.za/wp/video.ashx?SEARCH=CLIENT&CLIENTID=xxx – retrieves a list of YouTube videos linked to a specific client</p>
<p>There are no terms and conditions or privacy policy related to this api as it is a custom api developed solely for this purpose & is not available outside this application.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this plugin under the same license terms.</p>
<p>For full license details, visit <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPL v2 License</a>.</p>


Winecoza

A plugin that creates a custom post type for Winecoza and a taxonomy, and uses a different template for posts with a specific taxonomy type.

winechatbox

<p>Sommelier Chatbox is a free WooCommerce widget designed to improve product discovery for wine stores.</p>
<p>The plugin adds a floating chat-style interface to your store that guides visitors through a short, simple conversation and returns a small, focused selection of wines from your existing WooCommerce catalog.</p>
<p>The goal is to reduce choice overload and help customers move faster from browsing to decision, without disrupting your store layout.</p>
<p>This FREE version works entirely inside WordPress and WooCommerce:<br />
– No checkout integrations<br />
– No tracking</p>
<p>All recommendations are generated using deterministic rules based on your existing WooCommerce data (categories, tags, attributes, descriptions, prices, stock).</p>
<p>Upgrade to PRO for advanced recommendations.<br />
Learn more about Sommelier Chatbox PRO: https://www.sommelierchatbox.com</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Floating, non-intrusive chat widget</li>
<li>Guided conversational UX</li>
<li>Deterministic product filtering using WooCommerce data</li>
<li>Displays 2–3 relevant wines per interaction</li>
<li>Uses existing product categories, tags, attributes, and prices</li>
<li>No manual tagging required</li>
<li>Fully functional as a standalone FREE plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3>Free vs Pro</h3>
<p>Free:<br />
– Deterministic recommendations using WooCommerce data<br />
– 2-3 picks per request<br />
– Runs entirely inside WordPress and stays lightweight for small to mid-size catalogs</p>
<p>Pro:<br />
– AI-guided recommendations with natural replies<br />
– Better handling of short or imperfect inputs<br />
– Deeper catalog analysis for larger catalogs</p>
<p>Learn more about Sommelier Chatbox PRO: https://www.sommelierchatbox.com</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<ol>
<li>The visitor opens the chat widget.</li>
<li>The widget asks a few simple questions (occasion, taste, budget).</li>
<li>The plugin matches keywords to WooCommerce categories, tags, attributes, and descriptions.</li>
<li>A filtered query selects up to 3 suitable products.</li>
<li>Results are displayed directly in the widget.</li>
</ol>
<p>If no products match, a graceful fallback message is shown.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Once activated, the widget appears automatically on the front-end of your WooCommerce store.</p>
<p>No configuration is required for basic usage.</p>
<p>Optional settings can be configured in the WordPress admin panel to adjust the chat appearance.</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress</li>
<li>WooCommerce</li>
</ul>


Sommelier Chatbox – Wine Recommendation Widget for WooCommerce

A floating WooCommerce chat widget that guides shoppers to 2-3 wines using your catalog data.

Winecoza vs Sommelier Chatbox – Wine Recommendation Widget for WooCommerce