=== ClaraConverts - Your Website Employee ===
Contributors:      volkerarndt
Tags:              ai chatbot, lead capture, conversion, customer support, ai assistant
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to:      7.0
Requires PHP:      7.4
Stable tag:        1.2.0
License:           GPLv2 or later
License URI:       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Clara is your AI website employee. She talks to every visitor, qualifies leads, and turns traffic into customers — 24/7, in 9 languages.

== Description ==

**Clara is your website employee — not another chatbot.**

Most website chatbots sit in the corner and wait. Clara works. She understands what your business sells, starts the conversation before a visitor slips away, answers out loud in a natural voice and in the visitor's own language, qualifies the visitor, books the appointment, and turns anonymous traffic into named customers — 24 hours a day, while you sleep.

= Why Clara, not a generic AI chatbot? =

A generic chatbot answers when it's spoken to. Clara sells. She reads your entire site so she knows your business cold, greets every visitor with a reason to stay, listens and adapts, and drives each conversation toward a booking, a lead, or a sale. And she's the only website AI that actually talks back — replying out loud in a natural human voice, so the visitors who'd rather listen than read stay engaged.

**See her in action:** Clara is greeting visitors on our own homepage right now — say hello at https://claraconverts.com

= What Clara does for you =

* **Starts conversations automatically** so visitors don't leave without asking a single question.
* **Greets every visitor in their own language** — Clara speaks nine and detects each visitor's automatically, so an international audience feels at home.
* **Turns anonymous visitors into named prospects** — Clara qualifies interest and captures the lead, even while you sleep.
* **Talks back out loud** — Clara speaks every reply in a natural human voice, in real time. No other site chatbot does this.
* **Books appointments, reservations, and stays** right inside the chat.
* **Recommends products and builds the cart** so browsers become buyers.
* **Knows your whole business** — Clara reads your entire site, not just the homepage, so every answer is accurate and on-brand.
* **Routes every lead** straight to your CRM and email list, so nothing slips through the cracks.

= Live in 30 seconds. No code. =

Install the free plugin, click **Connect**, and Clara reads your site and goes live on your pages within seconds. No API keys. No copy-paste. No developer. If you ever cancel, the widget removes itself automatically.

= Who it's for =

* Small businesses that want a 24/7 employee without adding headcount.
* Sites that get real visitor traffic but let too much of it leave without converting.
* Businesses with an international audience who want every visitor greeted in their own language.
* Agencies and freelancers who want to add conversion AI to client sites without writing code. (Agency white-label is available at claraconverts.com/agencies, not through this plugin.)

= Pricing =

The plugin is free. Clara runs on **Clara Cloud**, a paid subscription:

* **Standard — $49/mo** — Clara answers, qualifies, and captures leads in text.
* **Pro — $99/mo** — Everything in Standard, plus voice: Clara speaks every reply out loud. Recommended.
* **Volume — $799/mo** — Up to 10 sites on one subscription, every Pro feature on every site.

Cancel within 14 days for a full refund — no questions asked. Cancel anytime after that from your billing portal.

== Installation ==

1. In WordPress: **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**. Pick `claraconverts-website-employee.zip` and click **Install Now**.
2. Click **Activate**.
3. Open **Settings → ClaraConverts**. Clara reads your site and shows you a live preview of herself on it.
4. Choose your plan. Clara goes live on your site within seconds.

Or install directly from the WordPress plugin directory: search for "ClaraConverts - Your Website Employee" under **Plugins → Add New**.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How is Clara different from a normal chatbot? =

A normal chatbot waits to be asked a question and reads back an answer. Clara starts the conversation, understands what your business sells, qualifies the visitor, books appointments, recommends products, and speaks her replies out loud in a natural voice. She's built to turn visitors into customers, not just to deflect support tickets.

= What languages does Clara speak? =

Nine, with natural voices — English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese, and Chinese. In auto mode she detects each visitor's language and replies in it, so one install can greet an international audience. You can also pin her to a single language.

= Do I need to write or paste any code? =

No. The plugin handles everything. Subscribe inside the plugin and the widget mounts itself.

= Is the plugin free? =

Yes — the WordPress plugin is free and always will be. Clara herself runs on Clara Cloud, a paid subscription that starts at $49/mo with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

= What happens if I cancel? =

The widget disappears from your site automatically. The plugin stays installed and shows the preview again, so you can resubscribe anytime.

= Will Clara slow down my site? =

No. The widget loads asynchronously after your page renders, so it never blocks paint or interactivity. Conversation traffic goes to Clara Cloud, not your server.

= Where does my visitors' data go? =

Conversations are processed by Clara Cloud. Read the full privacy policy at https://claraconverts.com/privacy.

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.0 =
* Refreshed listing to reflect what Clara does today: nine-language voice conversations with automatic visitor-language detection, appointment booking, product recommendations, and lead routing. These run on Clara Cloud and are live for connected sites — no plugin action required.

= 1.1.0 =
* New preview experience — instead of a small admin card, the plugin now opens a full-viewport preview on claraconverts.com showing your site with Clara floating on top.
* "Open preview" button opens in a new browser tab; "Continue to choose a plan" returns you to wp-admin.
* Reports your site's timezone during setup so lead and chat times display in your local zone.

= 1.0.1 =
* Bumped "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.0.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.
* Live in-admin Clara preview before subscription.
* One-click checkout with auto-configuration after payment.
* Reconnect flow for plugin reinstalls and domain migrations.
* Public-site widget injection via `wp_footer`.

== External services ==

This plugin connects to the following external service to provide its functionality:

**Clara Cloud (ClaraConverts)** — https://claraconverts.com

The plugin sends the following data to Clara Cloud:

* Your site URL (during the install handshake, so Clara can read your site)
* The site admin email address (used to bind your Clara Cloud subscription to your site)
* A site identifier derived from your blog ID and home URL host (used to track which sites are connected)
* Visitor conversations (only after you subscribe — visitor messages are sent to Clara Cloud for processing)
* Lead capture data (name, email, message — only when a visitor fills out a lead form in the chat)


Terms of use: https://claraconverts.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://claraconverts.com/privacy
