AI Business Automation for WordPress

Version: 1.0.0 | Requires: WordPress 6.4+, PHP 8.1+

The category-defining AI-powered business automation plugin for WordPress. Acts as an intelligent business co-pilot embedded directly in your WordPress dashboard.

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🚀 Features

Module	Free	Pro
AI Blog Generator	5/month	Unlimited
SEO Analyzer	Basic	Full + Bulk
AI Chatbot (RAG)	—	✅
WooCommerce AI	—	✅
Automation Workflows	3	100+
Marketing Automation	—	✅
Analytics & AI Insights	Basic	Full
Image Generation	—	✅

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📦 Installation

From WordPress Admin

1. Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
2. Activate the plugin
3. Go to AI Automation → Settings and enter your OpenAI API key
4. (Optional) Enter your AIBAWP license key to unlock Pro features

Manual Installation

cd wp-content/plugins
unzip ai-business-automation.zip

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🔨 Development Setup

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• Node.js 18+
• npm 9+

Install Dependencies

# PHP dependencies
composer install

# JavaScript dependencies
npm install

Build React SPA

# Development (watch mode)
npm run start

# Production build
npm run build

The build outputs:

• assets/js/admin.js – Main React admin SPA bundle
• assets/js/editor-sidebar.js – Gutenberg sidebar panel
• assets/css/admin.css – Admin styles (auto-generated)

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🔑 AI Provider Setup

OpenAI (Recommended)

1. Get API key from platform.openai.com
2. Go to Settings → AI Provider → OpenAI API Key
3. Click Test to verify, then Save

Anthropic Claude

1. Get API key from console.anthropic.com
2. Select Anthropic as provider in Settings
3. Enter and save your key

Local LLM (Privacy Mode)

1. Install Ollama or LM Studio
2. Pull a model: ollama pull llama3.2
3. Set provider to Local LLM, URL to http://localhost:11434/v1

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🏗️ Architecture

ai-business-automation/
├── ai-business-automation.php   # Plugin entry point
├── includes/                    # Core classes
├── services/                    # AI adapters, cache, queue
├── modules/                     # Feature modules
│   ├── content-ai/
│   ├── seo/
│   ├── chatbot/                 # RAG-powered chatbot
│   ├── woocommerce-ai/
│   ├── automation/              # Workflow engine
│   ├── marketing/
│   └── analytics/
├── api/                         # REST API (40+ endpoints)
├── admin/                       # Admin UI registration
├── assets/src/                  # React SPA source
├── database/                    # Table schemas
├── integrations/                # Third-party integrations
└── templates/                   # PHP & HTML templates

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🔌 Integrations

Plugin	Integration
WooCommerce	Products, orders, carts, reviews
Yoast SEO	Meta sync, score display
RankMath	Focus keyword sync, meta fill
Elementor	Chatbot widget
Contact Form 7	Lead capture, workflow triggers
WPForms	Workflow triggers

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🛠️ WordPress Hooks

Actions

// Fires after AI content is generated
do_action('aibawp_content_generated', $result, $params);

// Fires when a workflow completes
do_action('aibawp_workflow_completed', $workflow_id, $status, $steps);

// Fires when credits are depleted
do_action('aibawp_credits_depleted', $site_id);

Filters

// Modify AI prompts before sending
add_filter('aibawp_ai_prompt_template', function($prompt, $template, $vars) {
    return $prompt . ' Always write in UK English.';
}, 10, 3);

// Override AI provider per request
add_filter('aibawp_ai_provider', function($provider) {
    return 'anthropic'; // Force Anthropic for all requests
});

// Customize SEO scoring weights
add_filter('aibawp_seo_score_weights', function($weights) {
    $weights['keyword'] = 0.50; // Increase keyword weight
    return $weights;
});

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📡 REST API

Base URL: https://yoursite.com/wp-json/aibawp/v1/

All admin endpoints require: X-WP-Nonce header

# Generate a blog post
POST /content/generate
{
  "type": "blog",
  "keyword": "WordPress SEO tips",
  "tone": "professional",
  "word_count": 800
}

# Analyze SEO
POST /seo/analyze
{ "post_id": 123, "keyword": "target keyword" }

# Chat with AI
POST /chatbot/message
{ "message": "What are your prices?", "session_id": "abc123" }

# Create workflow
POST /workflows
{
  "name": "Post Published → Social",
  "trigger_type": "post_published",
  "workflow_json": "{\"nodes\": [], \"edges\": []}"
}

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🌐 Multisite Support

The plugin supports WordPress Multisite in two modes:

Network Activation: Shared license pool, per-site credit allocation, central dashboard.

Per-Site Activation: Each site has independent settings and license.

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🔒 Security

• All API keys encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM
• WordPress nonce validation on all admin requests
• current_user_can() checks on all REST endpoints
• Input sanitization via WordPress core functions
• SQL injection prevention via $wpdb->prepare()
• Rate limiting: 60 AI requests/hour on public endpoints
• HMAC-SHA256 webhook signature verification

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📋 Changelog

1.0.0 (March 2026)

• Initial release
• 7 feature modules: Content AI, SEO, Chatbot (RAG), WooCommerce AI, Automation, Marketing, Analytics
• 3 AI providers: OpenAI, Anthropic, Local LLM
• 40+ REST API endpoints
• React SPA admin dashboard
• Visual automation workflow builder
• Credit-based SaaS system
• Full WordPress Multisite support

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📄 License

GPL v2 or later — see LICENSE file.

🆘 Support

• Documentation: https://docs.aibawp.com
• Support: https://aibawp.com/support
• Upgrade: https://aibawp.com/pricing