=== Shop Explorer - AI Powered Inventory Management | Complete Store Management Solution for WooCommerce ===
Contributors: wpazleen
Tags: backend order management, woocommerce frontend dashboard, woocommerce inventory management, woocommerce product management, woocommerce order management
Requires at least: 6.7
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.6.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Bulk edit WooCommerce products & orders, generate invoices, manage customers with tagging, track expenses, review management, AI-powered analytics, all from one dashboard.

== Description ==

Shop Explorer is a complete WooCommerce store management plugin that unifies product editing, order management, customer relationship management, invoice generation, expense tracking, review moderation, and AI-powered analytics into a single admin dashboard. Every tool you need to run your store is one click away - no switching between plugins.

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**[Shop Explorer](https://wpazleen.com/shop-explorer/)** | **[Documentation](https://wpazleen.com/docs/)**

== Features ==

=== 📊 Analytics Dashboard ===

A live, interactive analytics dashboard that updates without leaving the page:

* Revenue analytics with daily, weekly, and monthly breakdowns
* Interactive AreaChart with teal gradient fill (powered by Recharts)
* Total Orders, Revenue, and Average Order Value (AOV) KPI cards
* Order trend visualization — spot seasonal peaks before they happen
* Top-performing products ranked by revenue and units sold
* Customer type widget — new vs. returning customer ratio
* Customer segments widget — behavioral and spend-based groupings
* Order locations globe — interactive 3D visualization of where orders come from
* Low stock widget — alerts for products approaching zero inventory
* Recent orders widget with status indicators
* Conversion funnel chart — add to cart → checkout → purchase drop-off
* Cart interactions analytics — add, remove, and update events per product
* Incomplete orders section — abandoned checkout recovery tracking
* Extended KPI cards with period-over-period growth indicators
* Order rates widget — processing vs. completed vs. refunded breakdown
* Custom date filtering: today, yesterday, last 7/15/30 days, or custom range using Ant Design RangePicker
* AI Revenue Analysis panel — AI-generated insights on sales trends and conversion opportunities

=== 🛒 Bulk Product Editor ===

A fast, full-featured product editing engine replacing WooCommerce's limited built-in bulk editor:

* Bulk price updates — regular price, sale price, or percentage increase/decrease
* Bulk stock management — set quantities, fix stock status, resolve low-stock issues
* Bulk category and tag assignment across thousands of products at once
* Bulk status changes — publish, draft, privatize, toggle featured status
* Variation bulk editing — update variation-specific pricing, stock, and attributes at scale
* Batch processing with configurable batch sizes (default 5,000 products)
* Real-time progress tracking with live success/failure counts and cancel mid-run
* Product filtering by type, price range, stock, category, tag, attribute, featured, or on-sale status
* Search by product name, SKU, or description
* Sort by date, name, price, stock, or SKU (ascending/descending)
* Attribute manager — create and manage product attributes
* Brand selector — assign brands to products
* Category and tag management panels
* Variation generator — create variations from attribute combinations
* Image uploader with WordPress Media Library integration
* Custom fields manager

=== 📦 Order Management ===

Handle your entire order workflow without clicking through individual order screens:

* Complete order list with advanced search and multi-criteria filtering
* Filter by status, date range, price range, item count, customer name/email/phone, payment method, and product
* Date range presets using Ant Design RangePicker (consistent with orders and analytics)
* Bulk order status updates — move hundreds of orders in one action
* Bulk order export to CSV with custom field selection
* Inline order notes — add, edit, and delete without leaving the list
* Full order detail panel — customer info, payment, shipping, line items, notes, and refunds
* Bulk Order Editor — common field edits (status, billing, shipping, notes) across multiple orders at once, with individual-row mode for per-order changes
* Order create dialog — create new WooCommerce orders directly from the dashboard
* Order edit dialog — modify existing order details inline
* Advanced filters — payment method, transaction ID, coupon, product, customer type, and more (PRO)
* Customer notification sender — bulk email notifications to multiple order recipients

=== 🧾 Invoice Generator ===

A complete PDF invoice system built on mPDF:

* **6 invoice templates:**
  * Minimal — clean white, simple table layout 
  * Modern — gradient accents, rounded corners, modern typography 
  * Classic — traditional layout with professional borders 
  * Corporate — multi-column executive layout 
  * Premium — luxury gold accents, serif typography 
  * Elegant — minimalist ultra-light typography
* Full invoice settings panel with tabs: Template, Colors, Company, General, Columns, Footer
* Company branding — logo, name, tagline, address, phone, email, website, tax ID
* Custom primary/text/accent color pickers per template
* Column toggles — SKU, product image, attributes, tax, discount
* Section toggles — company logo, tax breakdown, shipping row, discount row, customer notes, payment method, order number
* Invoice numbering — custom prefix, start number, padding
* Auto-generation — trigger on order status change (configurable statuses)
* Admin download button on WooCommerce order edit page
* **Customer PDF download from My Account page** — customers download their own invoice with one click
* Invoice caching — generated PDFs stored in uploads, regenerated only when settings change
* Page size selection (A4, Letter, etc.)
* Footer text and legal text per invoice
* Attachment to WooCommerce order emails (configurable)

=== 👥 Customer Management ===

A complete customer hub next to your product and order management:

* Full customer database with advanced search and filtering
* Customer profile page — lifetime value, purchase history, tags, notes
* Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) calculation per account
* Registration date and last-order date tracking
* Refund total tracking per customer
* Customer notes — add, view, delete internal notes on each customer
* Customer tagging (see below)
* Customer editor — update customer details inline
* Bulk customer export to CSV

=== 🏷️ Customer Tagging ===

Automatic and manual customer classification:

* **Automatic rule-based tags:**
  * VIP Customer — high-value spenders
  * At-Risk Customer — customers showing churn signals
  * New Customer — first-time buyers
  * Loyal Customer — repeat purchasers
  * Big Spender — top percentile by order value
  * Discount Hunter — primarily coupon users
  * Frequent Buyer — high order frequency
  * Dormant — no purchases in a defined period
  * Wholesale Buyer — bulk order patterns
  * International Customer — ships outside home country
* **Manual tags** — create and apply custom labels to any customer
* Tag settings — configure thresholds for each auto-tag rule (order count, spend amount, days inactive, etc.)
* Customer Tag Badge component — visual labels on customer lists and profiles
* Tag filtering — filter customer lists by any tag
* Tag Manager — view, edit, and delete tags from the Settings > Customer Tagging tab

=== 💰 Expense Manager ===

Track store operating costs alongside revenue:

* Expense list with search, filter by category, and date range
* **Expense categories:** Operating, Marketing, Inventory, Shipping, Software, Salaries, Other
* Recurring expense support — mark expenses as repeating
* Expense create/edit modal with amount, category, date, and notes
* Expense view modal — full detail overlay per expense
* Dashboard KPI cards — total expenses, by category breakdown
* Expense editor page — full-page editing mode
* CSV export of expense data
* Expense summary widgets integrated into the analytics dashboard

=== ⭐ Review Management ===

Moderate and respond to WooCommerce product reviews:

* Full review list with status, star rating, author, and product filters
* Filter by: all, approved, pending, spam, trash, and verified-only
* Search reviews by content or author
* Sort by date, rating, or author
* Approve, reject, spam, and trash reviews in one click
* Reply to reviews directly from the dashboard
* Expandable review detail view
* Review settings — enable/disable reviews, verified-only mode, star rating requirements, show verified badge
* Bulk review actions — approve or trash multiple reviews at once
* Review count badges per status tab

=== 🤖 AI Integration ===

Shop Explorer connects to the AI provider of your choice and uses it across the entire plugin:

* **AI Content Generator** — generate product names, descriptions, pricing, SKUs, and stock levels from a single prompt
* **AI Revenue Analysis** — turn sales data into plain-language insights about trends, growth patterns, and conversion suggestions
* **AI Generate Button** — appears in the Product Editor and Order Editor when AI Integration is enabled
* **Supported providers:**
  * Google Gemini (Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, and more)
  * OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, GPT-4.1, O4-mini)
  * Anthropic Claude
  * DeepSeek
  * X.AI Grok
  * OpenRouter (100+ models from multiple providers)
* API key storage — encrypted in WordPress database, masked in the UI, never exposed to the frontend
* Provider switcher — change providers at any time without losing content
* Model selector — choose from all available models per provider
* Generation parameters — Temperature slider (Precise → Creative) and Max Tokens selector
* Test connection button — verify key and model before using AI features
* AI settings save integrated with global Settings save button
* AI Revenue Panel — dedicated panel with AI-written analysis of your revenue data

=== 🔐 Roles & Permissions ===

Granular control over who can do what inside Shop Explorer:

* **Shop Manager role** — full capability set for store managers (non-admin access)
* Roles & Permissions table — toggle individual capabilities on/off per role
* Capabilities covered: manage products, manage orders, manage customers, view analytics, export data, manage settings, and more
* Visual capability matrix — rows for capabilities, columns for roles
* Changes apply immediately to WordPress capability system
* Settings tab: Roles & Permissions with full CRUD control

=== 📤 Export Settings ===

Flexible data export across all entities:

* Products — export full catalog or filtered subset to CSV
* Orders — export with custom field selection (customer, payment, shipping, line items, notes)
* Customers — export customer base with CLV and tag data
* Expenses — export filtered expense records to CSV
* Analytics data — export revenue and order trend data

=== 🔔 Notifications ===

* Order toast notifications — real-time pop-up alerts in the admin when new orders arrive
* Sound notifications — optional audio alert with new order toasts
* Email notifications — alerts for sync completions, errors, and bulk operation results
* Configurable notification email address

=== ⚙️ Settings ===

A tabbed settings panel covering every part of the plugin:

* **General** — Database mode, Multivendor mode (coming soon), Auto export (coming soon)
* **Quick Actions** — one-click shortcuts for common bulk operations
* **WooCommerce** — Analytics dashboard toggle, Incomplete Orders Tracking, Cart Interactions Tracking, abandonment delay, cleanup schedule, Bulk Edit batch size, threshold limits, Optimize Mode
* **AI Integration** — full provider/model/key/parameter configuration (see AI section above)
* **Export Settings** — configure which fields appear in each CSV export
* **Notifications** — toast, sound, and email notification preferences
* **Customer Tagging** — auto-tag rule thresholds and manual tag management
* **Invoices** — complete invoice generator configuration (see Invoice section above)
* **Roles & Permissions** — capability matrix for each role
* **More** — additional plugin configuration
* Global Save Settings button — saves all tabs including AI Integration settings in one click

=== 🛡️ Safety & Reliability ===

Speed without safety is risky. Every bulk operation includes:

* Threshold system — configurable maximum records per operation, with confirmation dialog before writing
* Batch processing — configurable batch sizes with memory-efficient execution for 50,000+ product catalogs
* Progress tracking — live progress bars, success/failure counts, detailed logs, cancel mid-run
* Validation engine — checks for errors before any bulk change is written to the database
* HPOS compatibility — supports WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage

AI provider APIs used: api.openai.com (OpenAI), api.deepseek.com (DeepSeek), generativelanguage.googleapis.com (Google Gemini), api.anthropic.com (Anthropic Claude), api.x.ai (X.AI Grok), and openrouter.ai (OpenRouter). Full terms of service and privacy policy links for each provider are listed in the plugin's Privacy section.

== External Services ==

This plugin connects to external services only when the relevant integration is enabled or feature is used by the site administrator.

= Freemius Checkout =
Loads the Freemius checkout script when a user opens the Pro upgrade modal in the WordPress admin. The script is served from checkout.freemius.com. No personal data or form submission data is sent.
Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/ | Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

= WPAzleen Settings API =
Loads display configuration for the Pro upgrade modal in the plugin admin area. No personal data or form submission data is sent.
Privacy: https://wpazleen.com/privacy-policy

= AI provider =
The only external connection is the AI provider API you choose to use. 
AI provider endpoints:
- https://api.openai.com/v1/ (OpenAI)
- https://api.deepseek.com/v1/ (DeepSeek)
- https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/ (Google Gemini)
- https://api.anthropic.com/ (Anthropic Claude)
- https://api.x.ai/ (X.AI Grok)
- https://openrouter.ai/api/ (OpenRouter)

Full terms of service and privacy policy links for each provider are in the plugin's Privacy section.

=== Compatibility ===

* All WooCommerce product types: Simple, Variable, Grouped, External/Affiliate
* All standard and custom WooCommerce order statuses
* WordPress Multisite compatible
* Built following WordPress coding standards and WooCommerce best practices
* Zero frontend footprint - no impact on site speed or customer experience

== Competitor Analysis ==
 
Search the WordPress plugin directory for a WooCommerce bulk edit or store management plugin and a handful of names come up again and again, so it is worth being clear about where Shop Explorer actually fits among them.
 
WooCommerce Dashboard, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Google Sheets Sync, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor is the closest match. It is also a free, all-in-one admin replacement with its own bulk editor, real-time analytics dashboard, order management, and inventory tools, so anyone comparing the two is comparing like for like. Where BrikPanel pulls ahead is breadth outside the core workflow: abandoned cart recovery, a live visitor widget, and native Google Sheets sync. Shop Explorer pulls ahead on AI: an AI content generator that writes product names, descriptions, and pricing from a single prompt, AI-written revenue analysis with specific recommendations, and an Ask Anything chat assistant that answers questions about your store data directly, none of which BrikPanel's free version includes.
 
Advanced WooCommerce Bulk Edit & Inventory Management is a mature, spreadsheet-style editor that can bulk edit almost any WordPress post type and custom field, not just WooCommerce products, and it has a large Pro add-on library for advanced workflows like scheduled edits and undo history. That depth is real, but most of it, including CSV export and most bulk actions, sits behind the Pro tier. Shop Explorer's free version bulk edits full WooCommerce catalogs, orders, and customers with CSV export included, and adds the AI dashboard and chat assistant Smart Manager does not offer at any tier.
 
Beyond those two, most of the other names that show up nearby are solving a narrower problem, not a weaker version of the same one. Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor, Bulk Edit Categories and Tags, and Bulk Edit Coupons for WooCommerce are three separate spreadsheet-style editors from the same developer, each scoped to one data type (products, taxonomy terms, or coupons), with the free tier limited to a handful of fields per plugin. Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce is a straightforward bulk field editor for products, orders, and coupons with no order management panel, customer database, or analytics dashboard attached. Product Import Export for WooCommerce – Import Export Product CSV Suite is built for moving product data in and out of WooCommerce through CSV files, migrations, and catalog transfers, including AI-generated descriptions during import, rather than for editing an existing live catalog in place.

A few more names turn up in "WooCommerce store management" and "WooCommerce reporting" searches, and each covers a narrower slice of what Shop Explorer does. Shop Manager for WooCommerce is the closest architectural cousin: a clean order, product, and customer dashboard with real-time analytics, built as a frontend dashboard so managers never need wp-admin access at all. Its AI tools, product content generation, customer auto-tagging, store insights, sit behind its Pro tier, and it has no bulk editing engine with threshold protection for large catalogs. Shop Explorer runs as a zero-frontend-footprint admin dashboard instead, and includes full bulk product/order editing, AI content generation, AI revenue analysis, and the Ask Anything chat assistant in the free version, none of it gated. StoreSuite takes a similar frontend-shortcode approach for a lighter dashboard, listing, adding, and editing products, categories, tags, brands, coupons, and orders one at a time rather than in bulk, with no AI tools and no analytics beyond basic KPIs.

PBULKiT and PB Bulk Product Editor for WooCommerce are both spreadsheet-style bulk product editors in the same vein as WP Sheet Editor's Bulk Edit Products, strong at inline and bind editing for prices, stock, and attributes, but neither includes order management, customer management, or an analytics dashboard, and PBULKiT keeps scheduling, ACF field support, and full edit history behind its Pro version. Shop Explorer's free bulk editor covers the same product fields and variations, then adds order processing, customer CLV tracking, and live revenue analytics in the same dashboard. WooReports sits in a different category entirely: it enhances WooCommerce's built-in Reports tab with deeper sales and analytics breakdowns, but it doesn't bulk edit products or orders, manage customers, or include any AI tooling, reporting is the whole plugin rather than one piece of a larger dashboard like Shop Explorer's.
 
So of everything that turns up in a "WooCommerce bulk edit" or "WooCommerce management" search, only BrikPanel and Smart Manager are actually built for the same job as Shop Explorer: managing products, orders, customers, and store performance from one dashboard. Between those two and the more focused spreadsheet and import/export tools, Shop Explorer's combination of full bulk editing, order and customer management, a real-time analytics dashboard, and built-in AI tools, all in the free version, is what sets it apart.

=== Connect & Support ===

* Facebook: [facebook.com/wpazleens](https://www.facebook.com/wpazleens)
* YouTube Tutorials: [youtube.com/@wpazleen](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqR5SPvn6N2ZBq7AyYKfEnA)
* X / Twitter: [x.com/wpazleen](https://x.com/wpazleen)
* Love Shop Explorer? [Leave a Review](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shop-explorer/#reviews)

== Source Code ==

The source files for all compiled/minified JavaScript and CSS in this plugin are publicly available at:

https://github.com/wpazleen/shop-explorer

Build instructions:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Run `npm install` in the root to install dependencies.
3. Run `npm run build` to compile the JavaScript and CSS assets.
4. The compiled files are output to `/build`.

The React admin app source is located in `src/` and is built with `npm run build` from the `react/` directory.


== Installation ==

= Automatic Installation (Recommended) =

1. Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress dashboard
2. Search for "Shop Explorer"
3. Click Install Now, then Activate

= Manual Installation =

1. Download the plugin .zip file from WordPress.org
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Upload the .zip file and click Install Now
4. Click Activate Plugin

= Requirements =

* WordPress 6.7 or higher
* WooCommerce 7.0 or higher (must be installed and active)
* PHP 7.4 or higher (PHP 8.x recommended for best performance)

= Initial Setup =

1. After activation, click Shop Explorer in your WordPress admin sidebar
2. Your live analytics dashboard loads automatically with your WooCommerce data
3. Use the top navigation to switch between Dashboard, Products, Orders, and Customers
4. Visit Settings to configure batch sizes, thresholds, and notification preferences

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What does Shop Explorer do? =

Shop Explorer is a WooCommerce store management plugin that combines bulk product editing, order management, customer management, and AI-powered revenue analytics in a single WordPress admin dashboard. It replaces the need to run separate plugins for each of those tasks.

= How do I bulk edit WooCommerce products with Shop Explorer? =

Open Shop Explorer > Products, filter or search for the products you want to change, select them, and choose a bulk action such as updating price, stock, category, or status. A threshold system and validation engine check the change before it writes to your database, and a progress bar shows live results.

= How does the AI revenue analysis work? =

The AI revenue analysis reads your live WooCommerce sales data and turns it into plain-language insights about trends, growth, and conversion opportunities, using the AI provider you connect (OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, DeepSeek, X.AI, or OpenRouter). It gives specific suggestions based on your actual numbers rather than generic advice.

= How do I install and set up Shop Explorer? =

Install it from Plugins > Add New like any WordPress plugin, activate it, and the dashboard loads automatically using your existing WooCommerce data. No import or migration step is required. To use AI features, add your own API key under Settings > AI Provider after installation.

= Do I need to configure anything before I can bulk edit products? =

No. Shop Explorer reads your existing WooCommerce catalog on activation, so you can start filtering and bulk editing products immediately. Batch sizes and threshold limits have sensible defaults but can be adjusted under Settings if you manage a very large catalog.

= How is Shop Explorer different from Shop Manager for WooCommerce? =

Shop Manager for WooCommerce is a frontend dashboard for order, product, and customer management with real-time analytics, but its AI content generation, customer tagging, and store insights are Pro-only, and it has no bulk editing engine with threshold protection. Shop Explorer includes bulk product and order editing with built-in safety controls, plus AI content generation, AI revenue analysis, and the Ask Anything chat assistant, all in the free version.

= Is Shop Explorer a good free alternative to StoreSuite? =

StoreSuite offers a lightweight frontend dashboard for listing and editing WooCommerce products, categories, coupons, and orders one at a time, without bulk editing or AI tools. Shop Explorer bulk edits thousands of products and orders at once, adds a customer CRM with lifetime value tracking, and includes AI-powered content generation and revenue analysis.

= How does Shop Explorer compare to PBULKiT? =

PBULKiT is a mature spreadsheet-style bulk product editor with strong inline and bind editing, though scheduling, ACF field support, and edit history sit behind its Pro tier. Shop Explorer's free bulk editor covers the same product and variation fields, then adds order management, customer management, and an AI-powered analytics dashboard that PBULKiT doesn't offer at any tier.

= Is Shop Explorer different from PB Bulk Product Editor for WooCommerce? =

PB Bulk Product Editor for WooCommerce is a straightforward spreadsheet-style editor for prices, stock, and SKUs on individual product rows, with variation support still in development. Shop Explorer bulk edits full products including variations today, and adds order processing, customer management, and AI-powered analytics that PB Bulk Product Editor doesn't include.

= How is Shop Explorer different from WooReports? =

WooReports focuses entirely on enhancing WooCommerce's built-in Reports tab with deeper sales and analytics breakdowns; it doesn't touch product or order editing. Shop Explorer includes a real-time analytics dashboard as one part of a larger toolkit that also bulk edits products and orders, manages customers, and answers questions about your store data through AI.

= Is Shop Explorer compatible with my WooCommerce setup? =

Yes. Shop Explorer works with any standard WooCommerce installation and supports all product types, including Simple, Variable, Grouped, and External. All data is read and written using WooCommerce's native functions and hooks, so it stays compatible with other WooCommerce extensions.

= Is Shop Explorer compatible with WordPress Multisite? =

Yes. Shop Explorer is built to work on WordPress Multisite installations the same way it works on a single site.

= Does Shop Explorer work with my theme or page builder? =

Yes, with any of them. Shop Explorer runs entirely inside the WordPress admin as a React application and has zero frontend footprint, so it does not touch your theme, page builder, or storefront templates in any way.

= What PHP and WordPress versions does Shop Explorer require? =

Shop Explorer requires WordPress 6.7 or higher, WooCommerce 7.0 or higher, and PHP 7.4 or higher. PHP 8.x is recommended for the best performance on large catalogs.

= How accurate is the analytics and revenue data? =

All data is pulled directly from your WooCommerce database in real time. Revenue figures, order counts, and AOV calculations use WooCommerce's own data structures, with no sampling, estimation, or third-party data source involved.

= Is it safe to bulk edit thousands of products at once? =

Yes. A threshold system warns you before any large-scale change runs, and a validation engine checks for errors before writing anything to the database. You can also set the maximum number of records a single operation is allowed to affect.

= Will Shop Explorer slow down my website? =

No. Shop Explorer runs entirely inside the WordPress admin and has zero frontend footprint, so your customers never load any code from this plugin. Admin-side queries use pagination and batching, so stores with 50,000+ products and orders stay fast and responsive.

= Can I bulk edit WooCommerce product variations? =

Yes. Variation-specific pricing, stock levels, and attributes can all be updated in bulk through the product editor and bulk operations panel.

= Is Shop Explorer free? =

Yes. Bulk product editing, order management, customer management, the analytics dashboard, and all current AI tools are free. You only pay your chosen AI provider directly for API usage, based on your own volume. A Pro version with scheduled exports and multivendor support is in development, but the current free feature set stays free.

= Do the AI features cost extra? =

The AI features are part of the plugin, but you bring your own API key from your chosen provider (OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, DeepSeek, X.AI, or OpenRouter), so usage is billed by that provider based on your store's volume.

= What export formats are supported? =

Products, orders, and customers can all be exported to CSV. Order exports support custom field selection so you get the columns your reporting or accounting workflow needs.

= Is Shop Explorer a good free alternative to Bulky - Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce? =

Bulky handles bulk product, order, and coupon field editing well and is a solid free choice if bulk editing is all you need. Shop Explorer covers the same bulk product and order editing, then adds customer management, a real-time analytics dashboard, and built-in AI tools, all in the free version.

= How is Shop Explorer different from Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce (WP Sheet Editor)? =

WP Sheet Editor's Bulk Edit Products gives you a spreadsheet-style editor for products, which is useful if you prefer editing in a grid, though the free version only edits simple products and a handful of fields. Shop Explorer's free version bulk edits all product types including variations, and adds order management, customer management, and AI analytics that WP Sheet Editor's product plugin does not include.

= Is Shop Explorer different from Product Import Export for WooCommerce? =

Product Import Export for WooCommerce focuses on moving product data in and out of your store via CSV, including AI-generated descriptions during import, and is a strong choice for migrations and catalog transfers. Shop Explorer is built for day-to-day store management rather than one-off imports: bulk editing existing products in place, managing orders and customers, and running live AI revenue analysis.

= Does Shop Explorer replace Bulk Edit Categories and Tags or Bulk Edit Coupons for WooCommerce? =

Those two plugins from WP Sheet Editor are focused, single-purpose tools for taxonomy terms and coupons in a spreadsheet view. Shop Explorer does not currently offer a dedicated spreadsheet editor for categories, tags, or coupons; it focuses on products, orders, customers, and analytics. If category/tag or coupon spreadsheet editing is your main need, those plugins are purpose-built for it.

= How is Shop Explorer different from BrikPanel? =

BrikPanel is a strong free, all-in-one WooCommerce admin with its own bulk editor, analytics dashboard, cart recovery, and Google Sheets sync. Shop Explorer covers the same core ground (bulk editing, orders, customers, analytics) and differentiates with built-in AI: an AI content generator, AI-written revenue insights, and a live Ask Anything chat assistant that answers questions about your store data.

= How is Shop Explorer different from Smart Manager for WooCommerce? =

Smart Manager is a mature, spreadsheet-style bulk editor that goes deep on editing almost any WordPress post type and custom field, with a large Pro feature set for advanced users. Shop Explorer trades some of that field-level depth for a purpose-built store dashboard: bulk editing, orders, customers, live analytics, and AI tools presented as one connected workflow rather than a generic spreadsheet grid.

= Does Shop Explorer collect any personal data? =

Shop Explorer itself does not send your store data anywhere except to the AI provider you choose, and only when you actively use an AI feature. Chat history and AI-generated content are stored locally in your WordPress database, not on a third-party server.

= Is Shop Explorer GDPR compliant? =

Yes. Shop Explorer includes built-in data export, anonymization, and retention controls for AI chat data, and does not store any customer data outside your own WordPress database.

= My AI features aren't responding, what should I check? =

First confirm you've added a valid API key under Settings > AI Provider and that the key has available quota with your provider. If the key is valid, check that your server can make outbound HTTPS requests to the provider's API endpoint, since some hosts block outbound connections by default.

= Where can I get support? =

Free support is available in the [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shop-explorer/). Priority support is available at [wpazleen.com/support](https://wpazleen.com/support/).

= How do I report a bug? =

Report bugs through the [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shop-explorer/) with details on what you were doing and any error messages you saw. For urgent issues, priority support is available at [wpazleen.com/support](https://wpazleen.com/support/).

= Is there a Pro version? =

Yes, a **Pro** version is available and includes features such as **scheduled exports**, **advanced product analytics**, and **undo/rollback history**.
Follow [WPAzleen](https://wpazleen.com/shop-explorer) on our official landing page and [WPAzleen](https://www.facebook.com/wpazleens) on Facebook for the latest features, updates, and announcements.

== Screenshots ==

1. Analytics Dashboard - real-time revenue charts, order metrics, AOV tracking, and top-product analysis all on one screen
2. Order Management - fast order list with bulk status updates, advanced filtering, and CSV export
3. Product Bulk Edit - bulk edit thousands of WooCommerce products with threshold controls and live progress tracking
4. Customer Management - full customer database with lifetime value calculations and complete purchase history
5. Revenue Analytics Charts - interactive Recharts visualizations for daily revenue, orders, and average order value
6. Bulk Operations Panel - safe bulk editing interface with real-time progress bars and detailed operation logs
7. Mobile Responsive Design - fully optimized interface for managing your store from tablets and mobile devices
8. Settings and Configuration - flexible options for batch sizes, thresholds, export formats, and notifications

== Changelog ==

= 1.6.0 - 06 August 2026 =
* New: Introduced generate invoices, manage customers with tagging, role and capabilities management.
* Fix: Resolved AI settings not save on global save buttons and need double click.

= 1.5.0 - 14 July 2026 =
* New: Introduced Expenses analytics to monitor and manage business operating costs.
* Improved: Upgraded Revenue Analytics with enhanced sales performance metrics and trend analysis.
* New: Introduced a Conversion Funnel report to help track customer conversions from visit to purchase.

= 1.4.2 - 11 July 2026 =
* Improved: Enhanced overall UI/UX across the plugin.
* Improved: Refined the Dashboard, Orders, and Products pages for a better user experience.

= 1.4.1 - 23 June 2026 =
* Fix: Resolved compatibility conflict with Google for WooCommerce  

= 1.4.0 - 06 June 2026 =
* New: Added new product fields to the Common and Individual editors
* New: Added an "Edit Together" toggle to switch between bulk and individual editing directly from the table
* Improved: Faster data loading on the Products, Orders, and Revenue pages
* Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 7.0

= 1.3.0 - 05 May 2026 =
* New: AI Revenue Analysis for sales trends, growth patterns, and store performance
* New: Ask Anything AI chat for real-time, data-driven answers about your store
* New: Actionable AI recommendations to improve conversions and revenue
* New: Conversation memory so the AI remembers previous queries for follow-ups
* New: AI Content Generator for product names, descriptions, pricing, SKU, and stock
* New: Instant analytics filtering for faster decision-making

A full version history is available in changelog.txt.