Security hardening only: the storefront globals are JSON-encoded and the in-chat checkout page is printed through WordPress's own functions. No settings or behaviour change.<\/p>","1.2.2":"
Security hardening: the widget loader is enqueued through WordPress and every value written into an inline script is hex-escaped. No settings or behaviour change.<\/p>","1.2.1":"
The Assistant name field now sets the name shoppers see, a new Checkout display setting is shared with your IDEA89 dashboard (default: Full window, unchanged), and the settings screen shows whether both halves of personalization are on. Nothing changes on upgrade unless you edit one of these.<\/p>","1.2.0":"
Adds the Assistant checkout mode setting (default: Express handoff), an Agentic Commerce product feed setting (default: off), and a pinned checkout bar above the message box (default: on, only when the basket has items). Only the bar changes on upgrade unless you switch the others on.<\/p>","1.1.1":"
Recognises a subfolder install as its own account and names the connected site when you test your key. No change if your shop is at the domain root.<\/p>","1.1.0":"
Adds order tracking, a store finder page and shopper personalization. All three are off until you switch them on, so nothing changes on upgrade.<\/p>","1.0.3":"
Translation loading fix. No changes to syncing or to the storefront widget.<\/p>","1.0.2":"
Corrects the plugin header links. No functional change.<\/p>","1.0.1":"
Admin housekeeping and clearer documentation. No changes to syncing or to the storefront widget.<\/p>","1.0.0":"
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IDEA89 adds a floating chat widget to your WooCommerce storefront. Shoppers ask it questions in plain language, \"what's waterproof under \u00a350?\", \"do you ship to Ireland?\", \"what's your return policy?\", and it answers from your actual catalogue and site content, then adds the right product straight to the basket when asked.<\/p>\n\n
The plugin's job is entirely on the WordPress side: it reads your store and keeps a copy of it in sync with the IDEA89 service, and it prints a small loader script that renders the chat widget on the storefront. All of the AI itself (understanding the question, searching your catalogue, generating the reply) runs on IDEA89's servers, not on your WordPress install. See External services<\/strong> below for exactly what that means for your data.<\/p>\n\n Switch this on and shoppers can ask about an order in the chat instead of emailing you. They see status, items, delivery method and a tracking link where one exists.<\/p>\n\n Order details never reach IDEA89 or any AI provider. The chat panel asks your own site for them, from the shopper's browser, using the login they already have. Signed-in shoppers see their recent orders. Guests can look up a single order with its number and the email address used to place it, limited to four attempts an hour so the form cannot be used to probe for which orders exist. Tracking numbers are read from the official WooCommerce Shipment Tracking extension or AfterShip if you use either.<\/p>\n\n Publishes a store finder page at a URL you choose, with a searchable map and your own header and footer around it. Headings, help text and the meta description are all editable, and each store is published as structured data so search engines can read its address and opening details. Your store list is managed in your IDEA89 dashboard. Availability depends on your plan.<\/p>\n\n Lets the assistant recognise a returning customer so it can pick up where a conversation left off. Your site signs a short-lived token holding only a customer reference, a group reference and whether the shopper is signed in. No name, email address or order history is sent, the token expires after an hour, and it cannot be forged in the browser because the signing secret never leaves your server.<\/p>\n\n Sync runs in the background via Action Scheduler (bundled with WooCommerce), triggered by product, stock, coupon and content saves, plus a daily full reconcile. Nothing runs until you enter an API key, and nothing blocks a page save waiting on a network call. Every sync is queued and processed asynchronously.<\/p>\n\n A single, asynchronously-loaded script tag that renders the chat widget. It does not touch your theme, does not add page weight to the initial render, and adds products to the WooCommerce cart through the standard Store API, the same cart your theme already shows.<\/p>\n\n The chat panel carries a small \"idea89\" label in its footer, linking to idea89.com. This is part of the hosted assistant's own interface, the same way an embedded video player carries its provider's mark, and is rendered by the IDEA89 service, not injected into your theme or content. It appears only inside the chat panel, and only when a shopper opens it.<\/p>\n\n This plugin connects your store to the IDEA89 SaaS API at api.idea89.com<\/strong>, a third-party service operated by 4K Technologies Ltd, in order to power the chat assistant. This is a paid service; a plan and an API key from your IDEA89 dashboard<\/a> are required for the plugin to do anything.<\/p>\n\n Nothing is transmitted until you enter an API key and save it in Settings.<\/strong> With no key configured, every sync is a no-op and the storefront widget does not load.<\/p>\n\n Once a key is configured, the following data is sent to api.idea89.com:<\/p>\n\n The widget itself is served from api.idea89.com rather than bundled into the plugin, because the assistant's interface is part of the hosted service and is updated centrally. The plugin prints only the loader tag and your public configuration.<\/p>\n\n No data is sent for training third-party AI models on other customers' behalf, and the plugin never transmits WordPress user accounts, passwords, or payment details.<\/p>\n\n Full terms and privacy policy for the IDEA89 service: Terms of Service<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\nWhat it syncs<\/h4>\n\n
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Order tracking (optional)<\/h4>\n\n
Store finder (optional)<\/h4>\n\n
Personalization (optional)<\/h4>\n\n
What it adds to the storefront<\/h4>\n\n
What it does not do<\/h4>\n\n
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External services<\/h3>\n\n
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