Gold Calculator Chatbot

A WordPress plugin that provides an interactive chatbot interface for gold investment consultation with multiple bot personas.

Features

• 🤖 Interactive chatbot with conversation flow
• 💰 Budget-based product recommendations
• 📊 Product management with buying/selling prices
• 📧 Email notification system
• 🔄 XML integration for automatic price updates
• 🎨 Multiple shortcodes for different layouts
• 📱 Responsive design
• 🎭 Multiple bot personas (ZLATIJA, ZLATA, ZLATKA, ZLATISLAVA)

Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Configure settings in Gold Calculator → Settings

Usage

Basic Shortcode

[gold_calculator_chatbot]

Available Shortcodes

• [gold_calculator_chatbot] - Full chatbot interface
• [gold_calculator_compact] - Compact version with button
• [gold_calculator_inline] - Inline version for content
• [gold_calculator_button] - Simple button opening modal
• [gold_calculator_stats] - Current gold prices widget
• [gold_calculator_products] - Products display grid

Shortcode Parameters

Full Chatbot

[gold_calculator_chatbot 
    persona="ZLATIJA" 
    theme="light" 
    width="600px" 
    height="500px"
    button_color="#f4d03f"
    text_color="#2c3e50"
    background_color="#ffffff"
]

Compact Version

[gold_calculator_compact 
    persona="ZLATA" 
    button_text="Start Consultation"
    alignment="center"
]

Configuration

Settings

• Exchange rates
• Bot personas
• Email templates
• XML integration
• High budget thresholds

Product Management

• Add/edit products
• Set buying/selling prices
• Configure stock and advance payment options
• Upload product images

Bucket System

• Configure budget-based product recommendations
• Set weight preferences
• Define Smartpack and Smartbox eligibility

Database Tables

The plugin creates the following tables:

• wp_gcc_products - Product data
• wp_gcc_quotes - Customer quotes
• wp_gcc_buckets - Budget configuration

File Structure

gold-calculator-chatbot/
├── gold-calculator-chatbot.php (main plugin file)
├── includes/
│   ├── class-database.php
│   ├── class-chatbot-api.php
│   ├── class-admin.php
│   ├── class-email-handler.php
│   ├── class-xml-parser.php
│   └── class-shortcodes.php
├── templates/
│   ├── chatbot.php
│   └── chatbot-templates.php
├── admin/
│   ├── dashboard.php
│   ├── settings.php
│   └── shortcode-modal.php
├── assets/
│   ├── css/
│   ├── js/
│   └── images/
└── SHORTCODES.md (detailed documentation)

Requirements

• WordPress 5.0+
• PHP 7.4+
• MySQL 5.6+

Support

For detailed shortcode documentation, see SHORTCODES.md

Version

1.0.0 - Initial release