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Internal content, external sources, uploaded resources, and manual knowledge-base entries are indexed locally first. If Pinecone is enabled and synced, AutoChat can use Pinecone retrieval as an additional source instead of becoming dependent on it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Use AutoChat to:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>answer common visitor questions automatically<\/li>\n<li>build a chat knowledge base from multiple data sources<\/li>\n<li>keep a local retrieval path active even when Pinecone is disabled<\/li>\n<li>review conversation volume and estimated token usage in the dashboard<\/li>\n<li>configure assistant language and widget presentation from wp-admin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Local-first knowledge retrieval from internal content, external sources, resources, and manual knowledge-base entries<\/li>\n<li>Optional Pinecone sync and retrieval fallback<\/li>\n<li>React-based admin dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Frontend floating chat widget<\/li>\n<li>Saved replies for common prompts<\/li>\n<li>Conversation analytics and estimated token usage<\/li>\n<li>Language selection for assistant replies<\/li>\n<li>REST API powered architecture for admin and frontend flows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/autochat<\/code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <code>Plugins<\/code> screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Open <code>AutoChat<\/code> in the WordPress admin area.<\/li>\n<li>Configure general settings, assistant behavior, and data sources.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally configure Pinecone and run sync if you want vector retrieval in addition to local retrieval.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20autochat%20require%20pinecone%3F\"><h3>Does AutoChat require Pinecone?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. AutoChat works with its local knowledge index by default. 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AutoChat stores conversation and message records in WordPress database tables created on activation.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Rebuilt the plugin around a React admin dashboard and frontend widget.<\/li>\n<li>Added local-first retrieval from internal content, external sources, resources, and knowledge-base entries.<\/li>\n<li>Added optional Pinecone enable, test, and sync flows.<\/li>\n<li>Added dashboard analytics for conversations and estimated token usage.<\/li>\n<li>Added assistant language selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"AutoChat adds an AI-powered chat assistant to WordPress with a local knowledge base, optional Pinecone sync, analytics, and a customizable frontend wi &hellip;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/185702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185702"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/apikx"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=185702"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=185702"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=185702"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=185702"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=185702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}