=== N3 Chat - AI Agent, Live Chat, Calendar Booking & Social Marketing ===
Contributors: nnninc0214
Tags: chatbot, live chat, ai chatbot, lead generation, marketing automation
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

💬 N3 Chat - the AI agent for your website that chats, books meetings, and markets your business, all in one click.

== Description ==

**N3 Chat** connects your WordPress site to [n3chat.com](https://n3chat.com), a hosted AI agent platform that goes beyond scripted live chat. It reads your own site content, answers visitors accurately, replaces static contact forms with a conversational agent that asks the right questions, books meetings straight into your calendar, routes qualified leads to Slack/HubSpot/email, and keeps your social channels posting on autopilot - all from one dashboard, fully customizable to how your business actually operates.

This plugin is the fastest way to connect: click one button, and your domain is verified and your widget is live. No copy-pasting scripts, no manual DNS records, no theme edits.

> **Unlike most "AI chat" plugins that bolt a scripted bot onto an AI label, N3 Chat is agentic by design - every conversation, form, and lead handoff runs through a real autonomous agent, on every plan including free. And it's priced to be the most affordable agentic AI platform out there, not just the cheapest scripted chat widget.**

= ✅ Why site owners choose N3 Chat =

* 🚀 **Always agentic, never just scripted** - other tools bolt AI onto a canned flow; N3 Chat's agent actually reasons, uses tools, and takes action in every conversation, form, and lead handoff.
* 💰 **The most affordable agentic platform out there** - a real agent, agentic forms, calendar booking, lead routing, and social scheduling for less than most tools charge for scripted chat alone.
* **One-click setup** - connect your account and verify your domain automatically, right from your WordPress admin.
* **Trained on your content** - the agent answers from your own pages and documents, not a generic script.
* **Free tier available** - get started without a credit card.
* **No theme or code changes** - the widget loads via WordPress's standard script system, nothing touches your theme files.
* **Built for growing businesses** - lead capture, booking, and marketing in the same platform your chat widget already lives in.
* **Leads land where your team already looks** - Slack, HubSpot, or email, not another inbox to check.

= 🟢 Top features =

* 🧠 **Agentic AI chat** - your agent doesn't just answer questions, it can take multi-step actions using tools to actually help a visitor, not just recite FAQ answers.
* 📝 **Agentic forms, not static contact forms** - build a form once, and the agent asks for each field conversationally, in context, instead of dumping a wall of inputs on the visitor. No more abandoned "Contact Us" pages.
* 🔌 **MCP integration** - connect Google Calendar and other MCP-compatible services out of the box, plus wire up your own custom MCP tools for the agent to use.
* 📅 **Calendar & meeting booking** - visitors can book meetings with you directly inside the chat, synced to your calendar with no back-and-forth emails.
* 📣 **Social marketing automation** - schedule one-off and recurring posts across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube from a single campaign dashboard, so your marketing keeps running while you focus on the business.
* 🎯 **Lead capture & qualification** - every conversation that matters gets captured as a lead, with visitor analytics so you know who's actually on your site.
* 📥 **Leads delivered where you already work** - new leads route straight to Slack, HubSpot, or email, so nothing sits unread in a dashboard.
* 🎛️ **Fully customizable agent** - set its tone, business context, what it's allowed to discuss, when it should escalate to a human, and more - it represents your business the way you want, not a generic script.
* 🔐 **Automatic, secure domain verification** - this plugin proves you own your site to N3 Chat for you; no manual file uploads or DNS TXT records.
* ⚙️ **Zero-friction WordPress connect** - one button, one confirmation screen, done.

= 🧠 Real Agentic AI, Not Automation Theater =

Most "AI chat" plugins are a decision tree wearing an AI badge. N3 Chat's agent actually reasons about what a visitor needs, pulls from your real site content and documents (via retrieval, not a fixed FAQ list), and decides when to use a tool - book a meeting, submit a form, pull pricing - versus when to just answer in text. It's the same agent architecture on every plan, including free, not a stripped-down "lite" bot that gets upgraded later.

= 📝 Agentic Forms - Say Goodbye to Static Contact Forms =

Build a form once in your N3 Chat dashboard - name, email, budget, whatever you need - and the agent asks for each field naturally, in the flow of conversation, instead of handing the visitor a wall of inputs. Fewer visitors bounce off an empty form, and you still get complete, structured submissions every time, because the agent won't submit until every required field is collected.

= 📅 Calendar Booking & MCP Integrations =

Visitors can book a meeting directly inside the chat, synced to your calendar with no back-and-forth emails. That's powered by MCP (Model Context Protocol) - Google Calendar is built in, and you can also connect your own custom MCP-compatible tools so the agent can do more than just talk.

= 📣 Social Marketing on Autopilot =

Beyond the chat widget, your N3 Chat dashboard includes a full social marketing scheduler: plan one-off or recurring posts across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube from a single campaign view, so your content keeps shipping even when you're heads-down on the business.

= 📥 Leads Delivered Where You Already Work =

New leads don't sit in a dashboard waiting to be checked - connect Slack, HubSpot, and/or email, and qualified leads route there automatically the moment they come in.

= 🎛️ An Agent That's Actually Yours =

Set the agent's tone, business context, what it should and shouldn't discuss, when it should hand off to a human, and more - it's built to represent your business the way you actually run it, not a generic script every competitor's chatbot recites.

= 👥 Built for Teams =

Invite teammates to your N3 Chat account with role-based access, so your whole team can manage conversations, leads, and settings from one shared dashboard - not a single-seat tool.

= ⚙️ Technical Requirements =

To connect reliably, we recommend your WordPress host supports:
- Outbound HTTPS requests (so your site can reach n3chat.com)
- cURL or PHP streams (used by WordPress's built-in HTTP API)
- OpenSSL (for secure token exchange during verification)

Most standard WordPress hosts already support all three out of the box.

= 🔗 One-click WordPress connect, done right =

Click "Connect to N3 Chat" in Settings, confirm on N3 Chat's side, and you're back in your WordPress admin with a live, verified widget. The plugin handles domain verification automatically using WordPress's own admin session - the same manual DNS/file-upload step other integrations make you do by hand is done for you in one redirect.

= 🔐 Data sent to N3 Chat =

Connecting this plugin sends your site's domain to N3 Chat (n3chat.com) to create or match your account's site record, and your site serves a short verification file so N3 Chat can confirm you control the domain. Once connected, your visitors interact with the N3 Chat widget directly, governed by N3 Chat's own [Terms of Service](https://n3chat.com/terms) and [Privacy Policy](https://n3chat.com/privacy). Nothing is sent to N3 Chat before you click Connect.

= 🆓 Free to start =

N3 Chat has a free tier - install the plugin, connect your account, and try the agent on your own site before you commit to anything.

= 💰 Pricing =

Start free, no credit card required. See current plans and pricing at [n3chat.com](https://n3chat.com/#pricing).

= 🚀 Get Started =

Installing N3 Chat takes one click. Activate the plugin, connect your account, and your agent is live on your site.

== Installation ==

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Go to **Settings > N3 Chat**.
3. Click **Connect to N3 Chat** and sign in (or sign up for free).
4. That's it - your widget is live the moment the connection is confirmed.

If your server's outbound requests are restricted, use the manual "Site ID + Token" fields on the same settings page instead (found on the domain verification screen in your N3 Chat dashboard).

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Do I need an N3 Chat account? =

Yes - this plugin connects your site to your N3 Chat account; it isn't a standalone chatbot engine. A free tier is available, so you can get started without paying.

= What makes this different from a basic live chat widget? =

N3 Chat is agentic: it can use tools (like your calendar or custom MCP connections) to actually do things during a conversation - book a meeting, look something up, qualify a lead - instead of only returning scripted text replies.

= Can it book meetings on my calendar? =

Yes. Calendar integration lets visitors book meetings with you directly from the chat, with no manual scheduling back-and-forth.

= What is MCP integration? =

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets the N3 Chat agent connect to external tools and services. Google Calendar is built in, and you can connect your own custom MCP-compatible tools for the agent to use.

= Does N3 Chat help with marketing too? =

Yes. From your N3 Chat dashboard you can schedule and automate recurring social media posts across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube - separate from the chat widget itself, but part of the same account.

= Can I replace my contact form with this? =

Yes. Build a form in your N3 Chat dashboard and the agent asks for each field conversationally during the chat instead of showing a static form - visitors answer naturally instead of filling out fields, and you still get structured, complete submissions.

= Where do my leads go? =

Wherever your team already works - connect Slack, HubSpot, and/or email in your N3 Chat dashboard, and new leads are delivered there automatically as they come in.

= Can I customize what the agent says and does? =

Yes. You control its tone, business context, what topics it can and can't discuss, when it should hand off to a human, and more - it's not a fixed script.

= Does this modify my theme files? =

No. The widget is added via WordPress's standard script-enqueue system on the front end only - nothing is written to your theme.

= What happens right after I install the plugin? =

Nothing changes on your site until you click "Connect to N3 Chat" in Settings and confirm - installing alone doesn't add the widget or send any data.

= Can my team use N3 Chat together? =

Yes. Invite teammates to your N3 Chat account with role-based access so multiple people can manage conversations, leads, and settings from one shared dashboard.

= Can I integrate N3 Chat with other apps? =

Yes - Slack and HubSpot are built in for lead delivery, Google Calendar is built in via MCP, and you can connect your own custom MCP-compatible tools for the agent to use.

= Do I need to install any other plugin or tool? =

No. This single plugin handles the connection; everything else - the agent, forms, calendar booking, marketing scheduling - lives in your N3 Chat dashboard.

= How do I remove the widget? =

Go to **Settings > N3 Chat** and click Disconnect, or deactivate/delete the plugin.

== Screenshots ==

1. Connect your WordPress site to N3 Chat in one click from Settings.
2. The N3 Chat widget live on your site, answering from your own content.
3. Manage leads, meetings, and conversations from the N3 Chat dashboard.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release: one-click connect, automatic domain verification, widget injection.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.0 =
Initial release.
