=== WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside ===
Contributors: Tobias_Conrad, Freemius
Tags: live webinar, meeting, webinar, webinar registration, video conference, evergreen webinar
Requires at least: 6.1
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 4.25.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Free unlimited live, automated & evergreen webinars on your own site. 500 visitors, zero sales? Sell live, right in the room. WooCommerce ready, 26+ languages.

== Description ==

Run live, automated, and evergreen webinars on WordPress. Registration, reminders, and sales on your own site. Free unlimited webinars; WooCommerce checkout inside the room on Plus.

- Unlimited live, automated, and evergreen webinars — free on WordPress.org
- Unlimited attendees; AI assistant for invitation texts, registration pages and reminder emails (26 languages)
- Registration forms anywhere — footer, sidebar, popup (shortcodes)
- Automated reminder emails — confirmation through post-webinar follow-up
- WooCommerce-ready — button CTA on Free; checkout inside the webinar room on Plus
- Works with YouTube Live, Vimeo, your own stream, MP4/video files or iframe embeds — optional built-in live video on Plus (100ms or Daily.co)
- Per-webinar language, timezone, and date format
- 30-day Plus trial inside the plugin — unlock leads, unlimited CTAs, and in-room checkout

See it in motion — four short videos, about two minutes each:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaqXNsWBIgs8

Quick start: [Let the AI build your webinar with you — no manual needed](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) · live demo webinars below

= Three ways to start =

However you like to work, WebinarIgnition meets you there. The same webinar, three doors, and you can switch at any time.

1. **Let the AI write it on the web** — no install, nothing to set up: [open the AI Webinar Writer](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg), describe what you do, and get your webinar plan.
2. **Install the free plugin** — WebinarIgnition from WordPress.org, with an assistant working right in your dashboard.
3. **Connect your own AI over MCP** — point Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP-capable tool at [mcp.webinarignition.com](https://mcp.webinarignition.com?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=mcp&src=wporg).

The full story is further down: **Three ways to start**.

= Who is this for? =

**You know your subject. You are not a funnel builder.** That is exactly the gap WebinarIgnition closes. And the test is not how many features it has, but how the person on the other side feels at every step.

- **Coaches, course creators and consultants** who have the knowledge but not the funnel: registration page, reminder emails, the room, the offer, the replay. Built with you by the AI, so you launch on your message, not on an empty settings page. No agency invoice, no five tools that do not talk to each other.
- **WooCommerce shops** where traffic comes and goes without buying: sell **inside** the webinar room while attention is warm. Checkout, subscriptions and upsells without sending the buyer off the page.
- **Agencies** who rebuild every client funnel from zero: one repeatable way, in 26 languages, in hours instead of days. More clients, better margin.
- **EU/DACH hosts** who do not want their participants' data in a US cloud: everything stays on **your** WordPress, on your hosting.

**And the one who decides whether it worked is not you. It is your attendee.** From the invite to the confirmation, the calendar, the reminders, the countdown, the room, the offer and the replay, every step is built so a normal person can follow it without thinking. When your attendee feels good, the webinar sells itself. That is what we optimise for.

= How pricing works (no surprises) =

Unlimited live, automated, and evergreen webinars with unlimited attendees, no time limit, no demo mode. There are no per-attendee fees and no seat tiers: your price never jumps because one webinar did unusually well. Other platforms lock you into a high monthly tier all year even if you only fill the room once.

Plus ($99/mo) is for when you want to sell inside the room (WooCommerce and other checkouts), need built-in live video, and unlock individual leads and automations. Same flat plugin price whether you host a small group or a packed session. You only pay for the streaming you actually use. No success-tax: your price does not grow because your list or your audience grows.

We like that idea so much that we bundle it. **Plus VIP includes Groundhogg Pro (1 site)** for email automation with flat-rate pricing (around $50/mo no matter how big your list grows), instead of the per-contact pricing most email platforms charge.

= Free (install from WordPress.org) =

For: test and run real webinars before you pay.

* Unlimited live, automated, and evergreen webinars
* Unlimited attendees — dashboard shows total sign-up count
* AI assistant — writes your invitation texts, registration pages and reminder emails (26 languages)
* One in-webinar action per event — polls, booking, or any WordPress shortcode
* Registration forms anywhere — footer, sidebar, popup (shortcodes)
* Automated reminder emails — fully customizable
* Per-webinar language, timezone, and date format
* WooCommerce button CTA — link to your shop (checkout opens in a new tab)
* 30-day Plus trial available inside the plugin

= Unlimited plan =

For: solo creators who never want to hit limits.

Unlimited webinars, attendees, webinar time and in-webinar interactions. Extend with any WordPress plugin (polls, forms, booking, …).

* Everything in Free, plus unlimited in-webinar interactions per event
* Individual lead details — name, email, attendance, custom fields
* Send registration and attendance data to your CRM (ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, KlickTipp, FluentCRM, and more)
* Paid webinars — charge for access (WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, Digistore24)
* Bulk lead import and export (CSV)
* 1:1 consultant tech support

= Plus plan =

For: growing teams who want more sales from every webinar.

* Everything in Unlimited, plus:
* Webinar grid — visitors find live and evergreen offers fast
* Built-in live video — 100ms or Daily.co, meet and stream in a focused room (100ms up to 20,000 participants, Daily.co up to 1,000)
* External page CTAs inside the webinar — checkout or booking pages as live offers
* WooCommerce checkout inside the webinar room — no redirect, sell while trust is warm
* 1:1 technical done-for-you setup

= Plus VIP plan =

For: hands-on VIP support and email automation bundled.

* Everything in Plus, plus:
* 1:1 VIP technical support — direct line to an expert
* VIP meetings — plan funnels and launches together
* Groundhogg Pro (1 site) included — email automation on your server

See all plans: [webinarignition.com/#pricing](https://webinarignition.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg#pricing)

= Real hosts, real results =

**Felix, an agency in Hamburg,** ran a seven-hour symposium live — 19 May 2026, 10:00–17:00 CET — in German and English, with the language switched **live inside the webinar room**. About 600 people registered, and more than 100 questions were asked and answered in two-way chat, directly in the room. What stayed with him was the language switch: he would otherwise have rebuilt it as a separate page — another piece that does not fit together. Instead the whole thing lived in one room.

**Viktor, an agency in Spain,** runs protected press releases for a bicycle manufacturer in **eight languages** from a single setup.

**Daniela** shows what the plugin is really for: not five plugins that do not talk to each other, but registration, reminders and tracking connected in one place, so the webinar carries the message instead of the toolchain.

What they have in common, and what we build for: **make everything connectable, worked the way that suits you, at a fair price. And let AI carry what you cannot do well.** The writing, the lead capture, the landing page, the technical setup, holding the webinar, the reminders. You bring the idea. The plugin takes the rest off your hands.

The stream ran through an EU-hosted provider for GDPR/DSGVO-compliant hosting in Germany and Europe, not a US-only stack. Registrations, calendar entries, and reminder emails all ran on WebinarIgnition, on the client's own site.

During the event, our live-update service (hosted in Frankfurt) sends instant signals to every screen: a new CTA, a new question, your answer, a status change. So your WordPress site does not have to reload over and over. All registrations, chat, and attendee data stay on **your WordPress site**, where your hosting already is. The helper does not store that data. Available on every plan, including free.

= New: WebinarIgnition builds the webinar with you =

You probably do not wake up excited to write registration copy and reminder emails. Or to hunt down where in the settings the date lives. Or to work out why a page looks broken. That is exactly the job the AI assistant takes off your hands.

Describe the webinar you want, in plain words. Or let it ask you. It finds the topic with you, writes your invitation and reminder texts, builds the registration page, sets the dates and the schedule, points the live room at the right video source, keeps your colours readable, and answers your technical questions along the way. You read and change every line afterwards. You just never start from a blank page.

**Available on every plan, including free.** 26 languages included, more on request, best quality powered by AI.

There are three ways to let it work for you. Pick the one that fits how you already work, and see **Three ways to start** below. The easiest entry: [open the AI Webinar Writer and describe your webinar](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg).
= Free: AI Connector (MCP) =

Connect an AI assistant to your WordPress site. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP-capable tools all work. Then build your webinars from that chat.

Here the assistant is both writer and doer. It can reach into the running plugin and create and update webinars while you watch it happen: registration pages, emails, dates, settings, colours. You read and edit every line afterwards, the same way as with the AI writer above. What an assistant can do depends on the assistant and its plan.

It works on ordinary hosting. It also works when your site cannot be reached from outside, for example behind a bot wall, a firewall, or shared hosting that blocks incoming requests. Your site then reaches the connector itself and polls for work. No inbound access is needed, and nothing on your host has to change.

You find it under WebinarIgnition > AI connection (the same connection panel is on the Settings screen). Connecting needs an administrator account. Free on every plan.

= Three ways to start =

The point of all three is the same. You should not have to build the webinar alone. Pick the door that fits you today. You can switch at any time, and nothing is locked in.

1. **The AI Webinar Writer on the web.** No install, nothing to set up. Open the [AI Webinar Writer](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg), describe what you do, and it finds the topic, writes the texts and hands you a finished webinar plan. Then hand it over to your WordPress.
2. **Install the free plugin.** Add WebinarIgnition from WordPress.org (Plugins > Add New > search "WebinarIgnition"). Inside the plugin an assistant works **right in your dashboard**. You type the change, it makes it and confirms. Same AI, now connected to the real webinar.
3. **Connect your own AI over MCP.** Point Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP-capable tool at [mcp.webinarignition.com](https://mcp.webinarignition.com?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=mcp&src=wporg). Here your own AI is both writer and doer and can reach into the plugin directly. It works even behind a firewall.

In short: the **web writer** plans and writes, the **in-plugin assistant** builds your webinar on your site, and **MCP** does both through the AI tool you already use. Start where you stand.

= Join a live demo webinar =

- Webinar Driver School (English): [Beginner to pro -- all welcome](https://webinarignition.com/the-webinar-driving-school/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) -- Thu 11:30 a.m. ET
- WooCommerce Shop Owners: [Triple Your WooCommerce Sales in 30 Minutes](https://webinarignition.com/triple-your-woocommerce-sales-in-just-30-minutes-2/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg)
- WooCommerce Agencies: [Stop starting every client project from zero](https://webinarignition.com/ever-feel-like-every-client-project-starts-from-zero-%f0%9f%98%a9/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg)
- Demo site: [demo.webinarignition.com](https://demo.webinarignition.com/)

== WooCommerce Integration ==

- Free: Add a button CTA linking to your WooCommerce product page -- keep the connection warm, send them to the shop when the moment is right
- Plus: Embed WooCommerce checkout directly inside the webinar room -- products, subscriptions, upsells without a page redirect, while trust is at its peak
- Auto-fill checkout forms with data from webinar registration (name, email, address for logged-in customers)
- Sell WooCommerce subscriptions, memberships, and courses inside webinars
- Drop any WordPress plugin's funnel into the room — CartFlows, FunnelKit, WPFunnels and more — as a live CTA, so a whole checkout lives in the webinar, not just a WooCommerce product
- Send registration and attendance data (name, email, campaign tags, attended status, product purchased) to your CRM

== Integrations ==

- Email & CRM: Mailchimp, AWeber, GetResponse, iContact, InfusionSoft, Mautic (via HTML form) and KlickTipp (via WP2LEADS) directly — and any CRM or automation tool (ActiveCampaign, FluentCRM, Groundhogg, Brevo, Zapier, Make) via webhooks
- Payments: WooCommerce, Digistore24, Stripe, PayPal
- Funnels: CartFlows, FunnelKit, WPFunnels — your in-room CTA can open any of them
- Video: YouTube Live, Vimeo, your own live stream, MP4/video files, iframe embeds; built-in live video on Plus — 100ms meetings or Daily.co
- Social login: Nextend Social Login (22+ providers, external plugin, free or paid)
- Page builders: Elementor, Gutenberg/FSE, Divi, Beaver Builder, Thrive Architect, Oxygen, Bricks
- Works with what you already run — SureMail/SMTP for mail, Groundhogg for email automation, Nelio for A/B tests, and any other WordPress plugin, on any page or inside the webinar room

== Multilingual Webinars -- 26 Languages ==

Your webinar works best when people can follow every line without effort.
Reading and listening in a second language always costs energy. Every bit of extra effort lowers conversion.

Each webinar runs in its own language, timezone and date format.
Registration page, emails, thank-you page and the webinar room itself adapt to the audience you choose.

26 languages out of the box. Every language on request. Best quality powered by AI.

Hand-translated: English (en_US, en_GB), German (de_DE, de_DE_formal)
AI-translated: Spanish (es_ES, es_MX), French (fr_FR), Italian (it_IT), Dutch (nl_NL), Portuguese (pt_BR, pt_PT), Russian (ru_RU), Chinese (zh_CN), Hindi (hi_IN), Turkish (tr_TR), Ukrainian (uk), Hungarian (hu_HU), Croatian (hr), Japanese (ja), Urdu (ur), Bulgarian (bg), Romanian (ro), Polish (pl_PL), Indonesian (id_ID), Norwegian (nb_NO), Greek (el), Afrikaans (af)

Add or refine translations with the free Loco Translate plugin (auto-translate via DeepL, Microsoft, ChatGPT built in).

== GDPR & Privacy ==

All registration and attendee data stays on your own server. Registration confirms the contact by email. Whether you additionally run double opt-in inside WebinarIgnition at sign-up, or later in your email-marketing provider, is your choice. Forms include consent fields and compliance options for EU/DACH. No participant data is sent to external services without your explicit configuration.

== INSTALLATION ==

1. Install via Plugins > Add New > WebinarIgnition, or upload the zip file
2. Activate the plugin
3. Open the WebinarIgnition dashboard — or let the [AI assistant on the web](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) walk you through it first
4. Create your first webinar -- the AI wizard generates your registration page and reminder emails in minutes
5. Use registration shortcodes to embed the sign-up form anywhere on your site
6. Configure email delivery — WordPress `wp_mail()` works out of the box; install an SMTP plugin (e.g. SureMail) for reliable deliverability
7. Optionally start the 30-day Plus trial from inside the plugin to unlock in-room checkout, multiple CTAs, webhooks, and full lead management

Optional:
- Install Nextend Social Login for social registration (free or ~$50 once)
- Book a free onboarding call: [webinarignition.com/meet-us](https://webinarignition.com/meet-us/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg)

== SCREENSHOTS ==

1. Mini agent on the page -- say a change, the assistant edits it and confirms
2. AI assistant -- describe your webinar and get invitation texts, a registration page and reminder emails
3. AI connection (MCP) -- connect your own AI assistant to your WordPress site
4. Registration to thank-you -- sign up and land on the confirmation page with calendar add
5. Webinar dashboard -- create and manage unlimited live, automated and evergreen events
6. Funnel analytics -- registrations and attendance over time, in your WordPress dashboard
7. Traffic sources (UTM) -- see which channel brings your sign-ups
8. Registration page -- Gutenberg template with AI content and your theme colours
9. Live webinar room -- video, chat and offers in one place
10. In-webinar offer -- products and checkout inside the room, no redirect (Plus)
11. Reminder emails -- confirmation through post-webinar follow-up
12. Lead management -- individual details, bulk CSV import/export (paid plans)
13. Multilingual -- three sign-up forms side by side (English, Chinese, German)
14. Webinar grid -- every webinar in its own language
15. Settings -- connect your CRM and automate the funnel
16. Replay -- let people watch on demand
17. Live room on a phone -- the same room, made for thumbs
18. Before and after -- one instruction, one result
19. Webhooks -- send registration and attendance data to your CRM

== FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ==

= What is the best free webinar plugin for WooCommerce? =

WebinarIgnition is the free webinar plugin built for WooCommerce. The free version includes unlimited live, automated, and evergreen webinars with unlimited attendees, AI-generated registration pages, and one in-webinar interaction per event. No attendee limits, no demo mode, no time restriction. When you are ready to sell inside the webinar room, the Plus plan adds WooCommerce in-room checkout. No redirect, auto-fill customer data, close the sale while trust is at its peak.

= Is there a free alternative to WebinarNinja, Demio, or EasyWebinar on WordPress? =

Yes. WebinarIgnition runs entirely on your own site. No monthly SaaS platform, no attendee limits, and your leads stay on your server. The free version covers live, automated, and evergreen webinars with registration, reminders, and one in-webinar action. Paid plans add in-room WooCommerce checkout, webhooks, unlimited CTAs, and built-in live video (100ms up to 20,000 participants, Daily.co up to 1,000). You own everything: your leads, your recordings, your funnel.

= What is the best WordPress plugin for webinars with WooCommerce? =

WebinarIgnition embeds WooCommerce checkout directly inside the webinar room. No redirect, no drop-off. Attendees buy during the webinar without leaving. Auto-fill pre-populates checkout with registration data and existing WooCommerce customer details. The free version adds a button CTA linking to your WooCommerce product page. In-room checkout is available on the Plus plan.

= What does the free version include -- and what is in the paid plans? =

Run complete webinars from day one: unlimited events, unlimited attendees, AI-generated registration pages, and one in-webinar interaction per event. No demo mode, no time limit. Free shows the total sign-up count in your dashboard. Individual lead details and CRM handoff require Unlimited or a Plus trial.

See the plan blocks at the top of this page: **Free**, **Unlimited**, **Plus**, and **Plus VIP**. Full pricing: [webinarignition.com/#pricing](https://webinarignition.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg#pricing)

= Can I run live, automated, and evergreen webinars with one plugin? =

Yes. WebinarIgnition handles all three webinar types in a single plugin. All types share the same engine: CTAs, polls, booking forms, and checkout appear identically whether live or automated. The free version includes all three types with unlimited events and attendees.

= How does the AI webinar content generator work? =

Describe your webinar, or let the assistant ask you. It finds the topic with you, writes your invitation and reminder texts, builds the registration page and sets the dates. 26 languages included, more on request, best quality powered by AI. Available on all plans including free. [Let the AI build your webinar](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg)

= Is WebinarIgnition optimized for AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews)? =

Yes. The plugin FAQ, feature pages, and documentation are written to answer the specific questions AI assistants are asked about webinar solutions for WordPress, so assistants have clear, citable text to work from.

= How is WebinarIgnition different from WebinarPress? =

WebinarIgnition is built around WooCommerce-first sales automation and multilingual audiences. Key differences:

- Multilingual: WebinarIgnition supports 26 languages per-webinar -- registration pages, emails, thank-you pages, and the webinar room all adapt automatically. Your attendees register and convert in their native language.
- In-room checkout: WebinarIgnition embeds WooCommerce checkout inside the webinar (Plus) instead of sending the buyer to a product page.
- AI assistant: WebinarIgnition writes registration pages and reminder emails in 26 languages on all plans.
- Evergreen in free: WebinarIgnition includes automated and evergreen webinars in the free version.
- Shortcodes anywhere: Registration forms work in footers, sidebars, and popups, unlimited times on the same page.
- 1-click registration: WebinarIgnition sends personalized one-click registration links via email.
- Built-in video on Plus: 100ms or Daily.co — meetings up to 20,000 (100ms) or 1,000 (Daily.co) — see the Plus plan above.
- Active development: WebinarIgnition ships major features regularly (see changelog).

If you are comparing, test both on the points that matter to you: your language, your checkout, your funnel.

= Can I embed the registration form in my website footer, sidebar, or popup? =

Yes. Registration shortcodes work anywhere: footers, sidebars, widgets, popups, and multiple times on the same page. The shortcode inherits your theme's colors and fonts automatically.

= How do recurring live webinars work? =

Create a live webinar and set it to recur weekly, bi-weekly, or on a custom schedule. After each session, re-invite all previously registered attendees with one click. They receive a new 1-click registration link without re-entering their details.

= Can I use custom registration fields inside the webinar or in webhooks? =

Yes. Fields like participant reason, UTM parameters, and any custom fields are available in CTAs, email templates, and webhook payloads (paid plans). This enables advanced segmentation: "registered with reason: product demo AND attended AND did not buy."

= Does WebinarIgnition support paid webinars? =

Yes. Charge for access via WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, or Digistore24. Attendees purchase the webinar and receive a secure access link automatically. Available on the Unlimited plan and above.

= What video sources are supported? =

YouTube Live, Vimeo Live, any RTMP stream, MP4/video files, iframes, and the built-in live video on Plus: 100ms meetings up to 20,000 participants, or Daily.co meetings up to 1,000. Set a different video source per webinar.

= Can I automate a complete sales funnel with WebinarIgnition? =

Yes. Set up an evergreen webinar with timed CTAs, connect webhooks to your email tool, and trigger sequences based on attendance status. Use 1-click registration links in emails for frictionless re-entry. Combine with CartFlows or FunnelKit for WooCommerce upsell sequences. Full funnel: opt-in -> webinar -> in-room offer -> post-webinar follow-up.

= Can each webinar be in a different language and timezone? =

Yes. Every webinar has its own language, timezone, and date/time format. 26 languages included. Every language on request. Best quality powered by AI. Ideal for agencies running multilingual campaigns or global audiences.

= What email reminders are included? =

All plans include registration confirmation, 1 day before, 1 hour before, when live, and after the webinar. All fully customizable. On paid plans, send registration data via webhooks to trigger advanced automations like "registered but did not attend."

= Is WebinarIgnition GDPR-compliant? =

Yes. All data stays on your own server. Registration confirms the contact by email. Whether you run an extra double opt-in in WebinarIgnition or later in your email-marketing provider is your choice. Full compliance options for EU/DACH.

= What is the done-for-you setup service? =

Available on the Plus plan: our team personally configures your email delivery, email marketing connection, video source, streaming provider, and registration page design. Goal: your first webinar goes live with 100% tech success. Unlimited includes 1:1 consultant tech support; Plus VIP adds VIP support and VIP planning meetings.

= Can I report security bugs? =

Yes. Report through the [Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/webinar-ignition).

= EXTERNAL SERVICES =

This plugin may connect to external services depending on your configuration:

- Freemius: licensing, updates, and trial management ([freemius.com/privacy](https://freemius.com/privacy/)) -- required
- 100ms Video Meetings: built-in live video on paid plans ([100ms.live/privacy-policy](https://100ms.live/privacy-policy)) -- optional
- Google APIs: Calendar and YouTube ([Google privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)) -- optional
- Stripe, PayPal and Digistore24: payment processing ([stripe.com/privacy](https://stripe.com/privacy)) -- optional
- Cloudflare Turnstile: spam protection on registration forms ([Cloudflare privacy policy](https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/)) -- optional
- Pexels: stock-photo search inside the AI content wizard ([Pexels privacy policy](https://www.pexels.com/privacy-policy/)) -- optional
- mail-tester.com: spam-score check for your test emails ([mail-tester.com](https://www.mail-tester.com/)) -- optional
- Tawk.to: support chat in the plugin admin ([tawk.to privacy policy](https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy/)) -- optional
- Nextend Social Login: social registration, 22+ providers, external plugin -- optional
- WebinarIgnition AI relay: powers the built-in AI content wizard / AI Agent, optional -- only used when you actively use the AI wizard ([Terms](https://webinarignition.com/terms/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) · [Privacy](https://webinarignition.com/privacy-policy-agreement/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) · [Imprint](https://webinarignition.com/imprint/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg))
- CDN resources: jsDelivr (the interactive prompter). Bootstrap, Video.js, jQuery, Moment.js and Luxon ship inside the plugin

**About the AI content wizard / AI Agent (optional):** When -- and only when -- you use the AI wizard or AI Agent inside wp-admin to draft a webinar, registration page, or reminder emails, the plugin sends your request to the WebinarIgnition AI relay (hosted on Fly.io, default endpoint https://wi-node-ai-relay.fly.dev), which forwards it to an international AI model provider based in the USA (for web-research tasks a second international provider is used). What is sent: the text you type, the structured webinar concept you build in the wizard (goal, audience, topic, title, tone, speaker/guest names, key points and notes, video URLs, schedule), your WordPress site domain and site URL, plugin version, license plan, and your own WordPress profile display name and bio (used to personalize copy). No attendee, registrant, or lead data (participant names, emails, chat messages) is sent to the AI relay. Why: to generate the webinar copy, pages, and emails you asked the wizard to write. The API keys live on the relay, never in your WordPress install. The AI writing and conversation guidance itself (the prompt instructions that make the copy good) is served by the relay as part of that same service and is not stored inside the plugin; the plugin keeps only a short offline fallback so the free build stays usable without it. This is entirely optional: all core webinar features -- registration, reminders, live room, replay, WooCommerce CTAs -- work without the AI wizard, and the free WordPress.org build runs standalone without it. AI provider policies: [Anthropic privacy policy](https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy), [Perplexity privacy policy](https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/privacy-policy). WebinarIgnition AI relay Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: [Terms of Service](https://webinarignition.com/terms/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) · [Privacy Policy](https://webinarignition.com/privacy-policy-agreement/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg).

No participant data is sent to any external service without your explicit configuration.

= DOMAIN USAGE DISCLOSURE =

WebinarIgnition may connect to: freemius.com and checkout.freemius.com (required), 100ms.live (optional), googleapis.com and youtube.com/youtube-nocookie.com (optional), stripe.com and paypal.com (optional), digistore24.com (optional), challenges.cloudflare.com (optional), images.pexels.com (optional), mail-tester.com (optional), tawk.to (optional), social login provider domains (optional), wi-node-ai-relay.fly.dev, relay.webinarignition.com, rt.webinarignition.com and mcp.webinarignition.com (WebinarIgnition services -- AI wizard/agents, live updates and the MCP connector; optional), and cdn.jsdelivr.net for the interactive prompter (Bootstrap, Video.js, jQuery, Moment.js and Luxon ship inside the plugin).

== CHANGELOG ==

= 4.25.1 — 25 October 2026 =

* **The ChatGPT button now opens the entry, not an empty directory.** It pointed at the plugins directory page; it opens the WebinarIgnition entry, and a host without the app gets a short first-contact screen.
* **The assistant keeps the room and the cadence.** Who is in the room and how an evergreen series is spread are on the list of known facts now, so a turn cannot lose them.

= 4.25.0 — 22 October 2026 =

**Only your own browser counts as a test, so a real registrant can no longer drop out of your numbers.** Host visits used to be recognised by address as well as by browser, and an address is shared by an office, a carrier or a VPN. On 30 September that moved seven real registrants of one campaign into the self-test bucket at once, and the dashboard showed one registration instead of eight. From now on a registration is marked as a test only when the registering browser carries the seed itself. Your own rehearsal attendance also stays beside your real numbers instead of inside them, and the "Remove admin statistics" button still clears it on request.

**Imagine** clicking the link in your invitation and landing on a page that speaks a different language than the invitation you just read. That is what used to happen: the invitation was written in the webinar's language, the participant pages were not, so the required-fields hint and the privacy text could arrive in your WordPress site's language instead. Today every participant page speaks the language of the webinar, on pages built long ago as well as on new ones. A one-click registration keeps the timezone of the person who clicked, and a mail read as plain text carries its links as readable addresses — the button's words followed by the address it goes to.

**Imagine** asking only for a new date and finding your approved invitation texts overwritten by an automatic copy run. That is gone: the date, the time and the time zone are written on their own, and the moment a fact changes the assistant names the places where it shows up and asks what should be re-written before anything is touched. A note you gave it can be reworded or struck, invitation texts arrive as a proposal first, and every change can be taken back several steps. On the participant side the card field on a paid webinar is readable again, the privacy checkbox is a box you can tick, and "Quote" works on a phone. When you read your talk out loud, the teleprompter marks each word it recognised and follows your voice instead of jumping.

See it in motion — four short videos, about two minutes each:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaqXNsWBIgs8

= 4.24.1 =

Three fixes on the participant side. The Stripe card field on a paid webinar is readable again — field, amount and the "Powered by Stripe" line in the page's own colours, on the classic templates too — and a declined card now says so where you can see it. The privacy checkbox on a dark registration page is a box you can read, lined up with the fields. And the frontend agent's "Quote" button appears on a phone while you mark text, sits above the input field, and names the agent reply the quote came from.

= 4.24.0 =

This release is about keeping your approved wording. Changing a date now writes only the date, the time and the time zone, and the assistant shows you which places a changed fact touches and lets you pick what gets re-written — nothing is written before you confirm. Notes you gave it can be reworded or struck, invitation texts are shown as a proposal before they are stored, and text inside a WebinarIgnition block is changed through the field behind it. Every change can be taken back several steps, with a readable list and "Restore this version" per entry.

= 4.22.4 =

The teleprompter is available on every install — no switch, no staging-only build — in the Live Console tab and as the strip in the webinar room. It glides along with your voice instead of hopping from word to word, keeps your current sentence at the top so you can read ahead, and shows under the script what the voice recognition heard, with a small meter. Width, height and text size are yours and are remembered; on a phone it reduces to Start and Pause so you still see your audience.

= Breaking changes (please read before upgrading) =

1. **Skip thank-you page removed** — The old "skip thank-you page" setting is gone. Instant-access registrations go straight to the live room; date-based registrations always show the thank-you page first. If you previously skipped the thank-you page, attendees will see it again after updating.
2. **Old `[wi_webinar]` shortcode removed** — Use the Gutenberg block shortcode or the registration shortcodes instead.
3. **Gutenberg block shortcode only on Gutenberg webinars** — On classic hardcoded registration pages, the Gutenberg block shortcode is hidden on purpose so the form does not appear twice.
4. **Internal naming cleanup** — One internal page-type label was renamed. Your pages and settings migrate automatically the first time an admin logs in after updating; nothing you edited by hand should break.

= Milestones (December 2025 → June 2026) =

* **Dec 2025** — AI Wizard + Gutenberg registration templates; dashboard quick-start videos.
* **Jan 2026** — Security release 4.06.05 / 4.06.07; mobile 100ms room fixes.
* **Apr 2026** — New 100ms video option; clearer watch-time limits for admins; live room cleanup and the live-update relay groundwork.
* **May 2026** — Date/time overhaul; more reliable reminder emails; Asset Guard; clearer thank-you pages; live Q&A improvements; **19 May — Felix G. symposium, EU-hosted stream (~600 attendees, 7h DE/EN, 100+ in-room Q&A)**; support chat for admins.
* **Jun 2026** — Mail Preflight site-wide; step-by-step Setup Checklist; live Q&A polish; **4.12.x** line — stepping stone to **Version 5.0**.

= What's in it for me — and how to get it =

**For hosts:** More registrations, better attendance, checkout while trust is warm — with less manual glue between plugins.

**For admins:** AI drafts your copy, Preflight catches mail problems early, Checklist tells you the next click.

**Steps:**

1. **Install or update** — WordPress → Plugins → Add New → search "WebinarIgnition", or upload the latest build from [the AI Webinar Writer](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg).
2. **Activate** and open the WebinarIgnition dashboard.
3. **Create your first webinar** — run the **AI Content Wizard** (3 pages + 4 emails).
4. **Run Mail Preflight** and complete the **Setup Checklist** (Readiness tab).
5. **Publish** and embed registration via shortcode or Gutenberg template.
6. **Go live** — use the live console for CTAs, Q&A, and (on Plus) WooCommerce checkout in the room.

**Learn live:** [Webinar Driver School (English, Thu 11:30 ET)](https://webinarignition.com/the-webinar-driving-school/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg) · [Build your webinar in the AI chat](https://webinarignition.com/ai-webinar-writer/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin_readme&utm_campaign=site&src=wporg)

Questions or something not working? Use the built-in chat in the WebinarIgnition admin (or chat at [joinwi.com](https://joinwi.com)). You can also join a live session. We fix fast, often within hours.

= Planned for Version 5.x =

* Natural-language AI prompt interface — describe the webinar you want; the plugin builds and updates it for you.
* Revision system for fast iteration and easy rollbacks.
* Expanded integrations for AI-powered video content creation.
* Webinar room and in-room CTAs built natively in Gutenberg.
* **HSR — High Scalable Room** — A rebuilt live room designed for very large events, separate from today's "Modern" room. Testing on our own Cloudways site first; wider release after it proves itself in production.

Thanks for using WebinarIgnition!

[See all changes since 2013 here](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webinar-ignition/trunk/changelog.txt)

== UPGRADE NOTICE ==

= 4.24.4 =

Two empty boxes under the webinar date are gone. On OptimizePress pages the live date block lost the attributes of the two hidden timezone fields, so participants saw two empty white boxes under the date and their own timezone never reached the registration. The fields stay intact now, a stripped field stays hidden, and the page rebuilds them if a builder removes them. The WebinarIgnition panel starts as its title bar only in OptimizePress, Thrive, Oxygen and WPBakery screens and sits bottom left in OptimizePress, so the builder's own menus stay reachable. The note about a builder turning off the block editor can be dismissed and stays closed for that user.

= 4.24.2 =

Only the WordPress.org description was rewritten for this release. Nothing in the plugin changed — no settings, no behaviour, nothing to do after updating.

= 4.20.01 =

Activating or updating the plugin could start a repeated page scan and keep your server busy. The scan now runs once, in the background. Works automatically after update.

= 4.20.00 =

The assistant now writes your thank-you and closed-replay copy. Your colours follow you onto the site and into mail, and every page stays readable. Tested across the major hosting stacks. No settings changes required. Everything is additive.

= 4.15.15 =

Live reminder slots 4 and 5 now follow the same timing rules as slots 1–3. Works automatically after update.

= 4.15.13 =

Reminder skips now follow your offset and registration time only — not same-day rules. Evergreen cron includes new leads again. Works automatically after update.

= 4.15 =

Modern live room only, clearer reminder status in Mail Tab 8 (Queued / Sent / Failed), live-room and mail fixes since 4.13.68. After updating, run one registration → thank-you → join test and check Tab 8 on your next webinar. No settings changes required.

= 4.13.68 =

Evergreen fixed/delayed registration, mobile live-room sidebar offers, and instant-access routing are more reliable. Update for a smoother participant journey. No settings changes required.
