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AICA – Smart AI Commerce Assistant

by joseph78developer

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Description

AICA – Smart AI Commerce Assistant is a powerful WooCommerce plugin that adds an intellectual AI-powered shopping assistant to your store. It uses advanced AI models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter) to provide personalized product recommendations and instant customer support.

🚀 KEY FEATURES

Multi-Provider AI Support
* OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-4o, GPT-3.5)
* Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus)
* Google (Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini Pro)
* OpenRouter (access to 100+ models)

Intelligent Product Search (RAG)
* Semantic product search using embeddings
* Context-aware recommendations
* Understands natural language queries
* Filters by stock, price, categories

Smart Cart Integration
* Add products to cart via AI
* Track cart contents in conversation
* Seamless WooCommerce integration

Customizable Widget
* Position: bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left
* Custom colors and branding
* Magic prompts (quick suggestions)
* Light/dark themes
* Mobile responsive

Analytics & Insights
* Track product recommendations
* Monitor conversion rates
* Session analytics
* Popular queries tracking

Developer Friendly
* Clean, documented code
* WordPress Coding Standards compliant
* Extensive filter/action hooks
* REST API endpoints
* Translation ready

💡 PERFECT FOR

  • Online stores wanting to improve customer experience
  • Shops with large product catalogs
  • Businesses looking to reduce cart abandonment
  • Stores needing 24/7 customer support
  • Sites wanting to increase average order value

🌐 MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT

  • Translation ready (i18n)
  • WPML compatible
  • Polylang compatible
  • Supports RTL languages

🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY

  • Data sanitization and validation
  • Nonce verification on all requests
  • Rate limiting to prevent abuse
  • No data shared without consent
  • GDPR compliant

Third-Party Services

This plugin connects to third-party AI services to function. Please review their privacy policies:

OpenAI
* Service: https://api.openai.com/
* Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/privacy/
* Terms: https://openai.com/terms/

Anthropic (Claude)
* Service: https://api.anthropic.com/
* Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/privacy
* Terms: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms

Google (Gemini)
* Service: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
* Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms

OpenRouter
* Service: https://openrouter.ai/api/
* Privacy Policy: https://openrouter.ai/privacy
* Terms: https://openrouter.ai/terms

Data sent to these services includes:
* User messages
* Product information from your catalog
* Conversation history (temporary)

NO personally identifiable user information is sent without explicit user action.

Developer Documentation

Filters

aica_max_products_per_response - Modify max products shown
aica_system_prompt - Customize AI system prompt
aica_widget_settings - Modify widget configuration
aica_rate_limit - Adjust rate limiting

Actions

aica_before_chat_response - Before AI generates response
aica_after_chat_response - After response is generated
aica_product_added_to_cart - When product added via AI
aica_conversation_started - New conversation started

REST API Endpoints

  • POST /wp-json/ai-assistant/v1/chat – Send message
  • GET /wp-json/ai-assistant/v1/products/search – Search products
  • POST /wp-json/ai-assistant/v1/cart/add – Add to cart
  • GET /wp-json/ai-assistant/v1/cart/get – Get cart contents
  • GET /wp-json/ai-assistant/v1/settings – Get widget settings

See full developer documentation at https://www.aica-assistant.com

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports:
* Visit our support forum on WordPress.org
* Documentation: https://www.aica-assistant.com

Credits

Developed by joseph78developer joseph78@altervista.org (https://www.aica-assistant.com)
Icons from FontAwesome (CC BY 4.0 License)
Powered by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and OpenRouter APIs

Minimum Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0 or greater
  • WooCommerce 7.0 or greater
  • PHP version 7.4 or greater
  • MySQL version 5.6 or greater

Automatic Installation

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins Add New
  3. Search for “AICA – Smart AI Commerce Assistant”
  4. Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”

Manual Installation

  1. Download the plugin ZIP file
  2. Upload to wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Unzip the file
  4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Configuration

  1. Go to AI Assistant Settings in your WordPress admin
  2. Choose your AI provider (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or OpenRouter)
  3. Enter your API key for the selected provider
  4. Configure widget appearance and position
  5. Go to AI Assistant Index Products to index your catalog
  6. (Optional) Customize magic prompts in AI Assistant Magic Prompts

Getting API Keys

OpenAI
1. Visit https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
2. Sign up or log in
3. Create a new API key
4. Copy and paste into plugin settings

Google Gemini
1. Visit https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
2. Create an API key
3. Copy and paste into plugin settings
4. Gemini 2.5 Flash is FREE up to 15 requests/minute

Claude (Anthropic)
1. Visit https://console.anthropic.com/
2. Sign up for an account
3. Create an API key
4. Copy and paste into plugin settings

OpenRouter
1. Visit https://openrouter.ai/
2. Sign up and add credits ($5 minimum)
3. Create an API key
4. Access to 100+ models including free options

  1. Banner e banner-icon (3 images)

    Banner e banner-icon (3 images)

  2. AICA - Smart AI Commerce Assistant widget in action - Chat interface with product recommendations

    AICA - Smart AI Commerce Assistant widget in action - Chat interface with product recommendations

  3. Admin settings page - Configure AI provider, API keys, and widget appearance

    Admin settings page - Configure AI provider, API keys, and widget appearance

  4. Analytics dashboard - Track conversations, recommendations, and conversion rates

    Analytics dashboard - Track conversations, recommendations, and conversion rates

Is this plugin free?

Yes! The plugin is completely free. However, you’ll need an API key from an AI provider (OpenAI, Google Gemini, Claude, or OpenRouter). Google Gemini offers a free tier perfect for testing.

Which AI provider should I choose?

  • Google Gemini 2.5 Flash: FREE tier, great for small-medium stores
  • OpenAI GPT-4o: Best quality, higher cost
  • Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Excellent balance of quality and speed
  • OpenRouter: Access to many models, good for experimentation

Does it work with my theme?

Yes! The widget is designed to work with any WordPress theme. It’s fully self-contained and doesn’t interfere with your theme’s styling.

Will it slow down my site?

No. The AI widget loads asynchronously and doesn’t impact your site’s initial page load speed. AI responses are fast (typically 1-3 seconds).

Can I customize the widget appearance?

Absolutely! You can customize:
* Position (four corners)
* Primary color
* Widget title
* Greeting message
* Magic prompts (quick suggestions)
* Light/dark theme

Is it GDPR compliant?

Yes. The plugin only sends data to AI providers when users actively interact with the widget. No data is collected or shared without user action.

Can customers add products to cart through the AI?

Yes! The AI can recommend products and add them to the cart directly from the conversation.

Does it support multilingual stores?

Yes! The plugin is translation-ready and compatible with WPML and Polylang. All user-facing strings can be translated.

How do I track performance?

Go to AI Assistant Analytics to view:
* Total conversations
* Products recommended
* Cart additions via AI
* Most common queries
* Conversion rates

What if the AI can’t find products?

Make sure to index your products first by going to AI Assistant Index Products. The plugin uses embeddings for semantic search, which requires products to be indexed.

Can I disable embeddings?

Yes. In Settings RAG Settings, you can disable embeddings and use traditional full-text search instead. Embeddings provide better results but require OpenAI API calls for indexing.

What happens during high traffic?

The plugin includes rate limiting to protect your API costs. You can configure limits in Settings Advanced.

Does it collect analytics data?

Only locally in your WordPress database. NO data is sent to external servers except to your chosen AI provider for generating responses.

Great idea

By acsafrica on January 21, 2026

This is a great feature to woocommerce. Though i am yet to find out if it is extendable to our app via RestAPl and StoreAPI

1.0.7 – 2026-02-04

  • bug fixed

1.0.6 – 2026-02-03

  • Add “Get API Key” Help Links in Admin
  • UI minor fixed
  • 404 bug fixed

1.0.5 – 2026-01-30

  • Updated author references and email address
  • Updated plugin website URL to aica-assistant.com

1.0.4 – 2026-01-22

  • Added dynamic currency and price formatting support based on WooCommerce settings
  • Improved AI response consistency for currency symbols and decimal separators
  • Optimized system prompt for better price rendering in chat

1.0.3 – 2026-01-15

  • Added “Powered by AICA” link to widget
  • Minor UI improvements

1.0.2 – 2026-01-07

  • Improved React widget stability
  • Fixed ReactCurrentOwner error (wp-element dependency)
  • Optimized admin settings UI
  • Updated compatibility for WooCommerce 9.0

1.0.1 – 2026-01-05

  • Security enhancements for REST API
  • Improved data sanitization
  • Minor UI bug fixes

1.0.0 – 2026-01-02

  • Initial release
  • Multi-provider AI support (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter)
  • RAG-based product search with embeddings
  • Smart cart integration with WooCommerce
  • Customizable chat widget with dark/light themes
  • Magic prompts for quick user actions
  • Analytics dashboard with conversion tracking
  • System health checker and diagnostics
  • Rate limiting and security features
  • WPML/Polylang compatibility
  • Onboarding wizard for easy setup
  • Comprehensive error handling
  • RESTful API for developers
  • WordPress Coding Standards compliant
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