Zanderio AI
Zanderio AI connects your WordPress site or WooCommerce store to an AI-powered sales agent that
answers customer questions in real time using your live product and order data.
The chat widget is bundled directly inside the plugin — no external scripts are
loaded or executed at runtime. All communication with the Zanderio service uses
your store’s existing Application Password credentials over HTTPS.
Features:
- One-click activation — auto-handshake with Zanderio backend
- Application Password authentication (no manual API keys)
- WooCommerce product/order sync via webhooks
- Widget colour customisation from Settings Zanderio
- Daily health heartbeat
- Clean uninstall — all data removed from both sides
External Services
This plugin connects your WordPress site to the Zanderio external service
(zanderio.ai). Two endpoints are used:
api.zanderio.ai (REST API)
Used server-side by the plugin (PHP) and client-side by the chat widget (JS).
Server-side (PHP):
- On activation — sends your store URL, site name, admin email, WordPress
version, WooCommerce version, and plugin version to register the store. - Webhooks — WooCommerce product and order data is pushed via webhooks so
the AI agent can answer customer questions accurately. - Daily heartbeat — a lightweight ping confirming the store is still active.
- On deactivation / uninstall — notifies Zanderio to disconnect the store
and delete associated data.
Client-side (loader.js):
- Chat conversations — visitor messages typed into the chat widget are sent
over HTTPS to the REST API for AI processing. No personally identifiable
visitor data is stored by the plugin itself.
ws.zanderio.ai (WebSocket)
Used client-side by the chat widget (JS) to provide real-time, streaming
responses from the AI agent. The WebSocket connection is opened when a visitor
starts a chat conversation and transmits the same conversation data as the
REST API above.
Links:
Source Code & Build Tools
The file assets/loader.js is a minified production build. The full,
human-readable source code is available on GitHub:
Source repository: https://github.com/Zanderio-ai/zanderio-wp-widget
To build loader.js from source:
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Zanderio-ai/zanderio-wp-widget.git - Install dependencies:
npm install - Build for WordPress:
npm run build:wordpress:prod
The compiled file is output to sources/wordpress/assets/loader.js.