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Only if they confirm that their question is not listed can they proceed to contact you.<\/p>\n\n<p>This approach helps:\n- Reduce repetitive questions\n- Save time for store owners and support teams\n- Improve user experience without blocking communication<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin is fully self-contained, multilingual-friendly, and follows WordPress.org coding standards.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Why Modulux Chat Box?<\/h3>\n\n<p>Many chat plugins rely on:\n- External SaaS services\n- Heavy icon libraries\n- Tracking scripts\n- Bloated frontend frameworks<\/p>\n\n<p>Modulux Chat Box does <strong>none<\/strong> of these.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u2714 No external APIs<br \/>\n\u2714 No tracking or analytics<br \/>\n\u2714 No third-party icon libraries<br \/>\n\u2714 No SaaS dependencies<\/p>\n\n<p>Everything runs locally inside WordPress.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Control visibility by post type<\/li>\n<li>Optionally limit display to specific pages<\/li>\n<li>Floating launcher button with full styling control<\/li>\n<li>Custom post type for Questions &amp; Answers<\/li>\n<li>Searchable Q&amp;A list<\/li>\n<li>Confirmation checkbox before enabling contact<\/li>\n<li>WhatsApp or custom contact URL<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce product-aware message templates<\/li>\n<li>Working hours \/ offline message support<\/li>\n<li>Custom open triggers via CSS selector<\/li>\n<li>Optional overlay background when open<\/li>\n<li>Multilingual ready (Polylang \/ WPML)<\/li>\n<li>Accessible and keyboard-friendly UI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Lightweight by Design<\/h3>\n\n<p>The plugin loads only what it needs:\n- Small vanilla JavaScript file (no frameworks)\n- Minimal CSS scoped to the plugin\n- No frontend requests to external servers<\/p>\n\n<p>HTML is rendered server-side and enhanced with JavaScript only where needed.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Multilingual Support<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Q&amp;As are stored as a custom post type and can be translated using Polylang or WPML<\/li>\n<li>All interface texts are translatable<\/li>\n<li>WPML configuration file included for option strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/modulux-chat-box\/<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" menu<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; Modulux Chat Box<\/li>\n<li>Add your questions under \"Chat Q&amp;As\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20control%20where%20the%20chat%20box%20appears%3F\"><h3>Can I control where the chat box appears?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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