AxiaChat AI – Free AI Chatbot (Answers Customers Automatically)

3.0.8

• Added: OpenAI GPT-5.3 model support (gpt-5.3-chat-latest) — now the default model for new bots.
• Improved: Full page-cache compatibility — automatic cache purge when bot settings change, supporting WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, SiteGround Optimizer, WP Fastest Cache, WP-Optimize, Cache Enabler, Hummingbird, Breeze (Cloudways), Kinsta, Cloudflare Super Page Cache, Autoptimize, and Nginx Helper. Third-party plugins can hook into aichat_after_purge_cache.
• Added: View and Edit buttons for indexed documents in Training → Context — inspect individual chunks, spot indexing errors, and surgically edit specific chunks with automatic re-embedding on save.

3.0.7

• Added: GDPR Consent now supports two modes — classic accept button or an email form gate that captures visitor contact details before the chat starts.
• Added: Email form mode collects email (required), name, and phone (both optional toggles with configurable placeholders).
• Added: GDPR Contacts tab under Leads — view, search, delete, bulk-delete, and export contacts captured via the email form. No plan limits apply.
• Added: “Delete all plugin data on uninstall” option in Settings → Advanced — when enabled, uninstalling the plugin removes all database tables and settings; disabled by default to prevent accidental data loss.

3.0.5

• Added: WhatsApp CTA button — optionally show a WhatsApp contact button inside the chat window, configurable per bot (phone number, custom message, button label, and display position).
• Added: Automatic front-end translation

3.0.4

• Changed: Google Gemini is now the default and first provider in the Easy Config wizard — free tier covers ~100 messages/day.
• Added: “How to get a free API key” tip banner below provider cards in Easy Config (step 3) with step-by-step modal guide.
• Added: Same free API key tip banner on the Settings → General page when no API keys are configured.
• Improved: Provider card order updated across the plugin: Google Gemini → OpenAI → Anthropic.

3.0.3

• Added: Email alerts for new conversations — receive an email each time a user finishes chatting with your bot (enabled by default, configurable under Settings → General).
• Added: Advanced email alert options modal — choose between full transcript or summary-only emails, per-conversation or digest mode, and configurable idle timeout.

3.0.2

• Fixed: Tool continuation no longer triggers embedding generation (prevented 400 errors with Gemini provider).
• Fixed: Tool execution continuation now works reliably for Gemini and Claude providers (silent death resolved).
• Fixed: Suggestions chips now render correctly after tool continuation responses.
• Fixed: GPT-5.x hallucinated tool narration (e.g. “(executing tools…)”) is detected and retried automatically.

3.0.1

🎨 Redesign & User-Friendly Overhaul
* Redesigned: Brand-new Easy Config wizard — set up a fully working bot in under 2 minutes with a guided, step-by-step flow.
* Redesigned: Training → Instructions now uses a clean card-based layout with built-in universal guidelines and a “Quick mode / Full editor” toggle.
* Redesigned: Training → Context page rebuilt with a modern batch-processing UI, real-time progress, and clearer status indicators.
* Redesigned: Bot Settings reorganized into logical tabs (General, Appearance, Window, Advanced) with live preview and simplified controls.
* Added: One-click AI-generated bot instructions — describe what you need and the AI writes the full system prompt for you.
* Added: Built-in prompt templates (Customer Support, Lead Generation, E-commerce Assistant, etc.) selectable from the Instructions page.
* Improved: AI Tools settings simplified — per-tool System Policy removed; all bot behavior is now centralized in Training → Instructions with clear usage tips and examples.
* Improved: Full JavaScript internationalization audit — all admin UI strings are now translatable.

2.0.9

• Added: Advanced Indexing Options per context — configure which fields are embedded (excerpt, URL, featured image, taxonomies, custom meta keys).
• Added: WooCommerce static fields in indexing — short description and attributes can now be included in embeddings.
• Added: WooCommerce dynamic enrichment — price, stock status and SKU are injected at query time with fresh data (no re-indexing needed when prices change).
• Added: Featured image URL option — when enabled, the AI can show product/post images directly in the chat using Markdown.
• Added: Image rendering support in chat widget — bot responses can now display images via Markdown syntax.
• Added: Post URL included by default in embeddings — the AI can now reference direct links to content. Configurable in Advanced Indexing Options.
• Fixed: Pinecone upsert metadata now includes content and post type — fixes empty context and enables WooCommerce enrichment for Pinecone-based contexts.
• Improved: Markdown-to-HTML fallback now supports image syntax .

2.0.8

• Added: Knowledge Sources Limit setting (3–10 slider) in Thresholds — control how many RAG chunks are included in each AI response (default 5).
• Added: History Persistence toggle per bot — when OFF, chat history is not restored on page refresh.
• Improved: Context Max Length default raised from 4096 to 6000 characters to avoid truncating rich RAG contexts.

2.0.7

• Contexts can now be modified.
• Preview page to test the bot before deploying it globally.
• Button in the widget to clear conversation history.

2.0.6

🛡️ CSS Isolation – Theme-Proof Styling
* Fixed: Chat widget text and background colors are now hardened with !important declarations to prevent WordPress themes from overriding them.
* Fixed: Dark themes can no longer cause invisible text (white-on-white) inside chat bubbles.
* Hardened: All critical UI elements protected — message bubbles, input field, send button, header, suggestions chips, GDPR consent block, branding, and super-minimized avatar.

🔧 Diagnostics ZIP Export
* Added: One-click “Export Diagnostics ZIP” button in Settings → Advanced tab for faster remote support.
* Includes: Full environment report (WP/PHP/MySQL versions, active theme, active plugins, bot & context summaries) plus plugin log files. Never includes API keys or secrets.

2.0.2

Major Release: Business Automation Suite

🎯 Lead Capture System
* Added: AI-powered lead capture tool (guardar_lead) – bot can collect customer info during conversations.
* Added: Multi-destination support: Internal database, WordPress CPT, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Google Sheets.
* Added: Customizable fields: name, email, phone, company, interest, notes, and custom fields.
* Added: Lead status tracking (new, contacted, converted, discarded).
* Added: Email notifications for new leads.
* Added: CSV export functionality.
* Added: GDPR-compliant options with optional IP hashing.

📅 Appointment Booking System
* Added: AI-powered appointment scheduling tool – bot can check availability and book appointments.
* Added: Internal calendar with time slot management.
* Added: Bookly integration adapter.
* Added: Amelia integration adapter.
* Added: Simply Schedule Appointments (SSA) integration adapter.
* Added: Google Calendar integration with OAuth2 authentication.
* Added: Admin dashboard for managing appointments.

💬 LiveChat / Human Handoff
* Added: Seamless escalation from AI bot to human agent.
* Added: Agent dashboard for managing live conversations.
* Added: Real-time polling for instant message delivery.
* Added: Session states: bot, pending_agent, agent_connected, closed.
* Added: Priority queue for visitor requests.
* Added: Agent availability controls.

🔗 Custom Webhooks
* Added: Create custom AI tools powered by external webhooks.
* Added: Visual webhook builder in admin.
* Added: Parameter mapping with JSON schema support.
* Added: Response parsing and error handling.
* Added: Free tier includes 1 webhook, unlimited with paid plans.

🛠️ Other Improvements
* Updated: Default model changed to GPT-5.2-chat-latest (December 2025).
* Improved: Provider registry architecture for easier extensibility.
* Improved: Tool execution with better error handling and logging.
* Fixed: Easy Config wizard now uses GPT-5.2-chat-latest as default model.
* Fixed: Model selection properly passed through Agency proxy.

1.2.9

• Added: Markdown rendering support for AI responses (safe HTML output).
• Added: Optional “Suggestions / Next actions” chips in the widget (configurable count and colors).
• Improved: Usage logging accuracy for OpenAI Responses API (GPT-5.x / GPT-5.2) and cost calculation.
• Improved: Usage screen with “Last Conversations” view for quick auditing.
• Fixed: Preview home mode now avoids inline CSS/JS injection (enqueue-based).

1.2.8

• Added: GPT-5.2 models support (Instant, Thinking) – OpenAI’s December 2025 generation.
• Updated: Token limits and pricing for new GPT-5.2 models.

1.2.7

• Added: GPT-5.1 models support (Instant, Thinking) – OpenAI’s latest generation.
• Tested: Fully compatible with WordPress 6.9.
• Updated: Token limits and pricing for new GPT-5.1 models.

1.2.6

• Added: WhatsApp as an input/output channel through integration with another plugin.
• Enhanced: Tabbed interface in settings for better navigation.
• Added: New “Advanced” tab in settings.

1.2.5

• Added: Support for Google Gemini as a new AI provider.

1.2.4

• Added: MCP Servers Addon, allowing the addition of MCP servers for enhanced functionality.
• Improved: Encryption of AI model API keys for better security.

1.2.3

• Added: YouTube tutorial video for quick setup walkthrough
• Enhanced: Flexible widget sizing for better responsive design

• Improved: Larger avatar display for better visual prominence

• GDPR: Redesigned the consent message as a full-width in-stream block with a darker background and a centered button for better visibility and UX. Inputs remain disabled until accepted.

1.2.2

• Admin: Improved Bots accordion behavior — clicking an open section now closes it (allowing zero-open state) while keeping “at most one open” when opening another.
• Admin: Reduced console noise; detailed accordion debug logs are now disabled by default and can be re-enabled with ?aichat_debug=1.
• Preview: Stabilized homepage preview and suppressed duplicate global widget when previewing a specific bot.