{"id":358378,"date":"2026-08-28T02:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/frontierbase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T04:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:11:51","slug":"frontierbase","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/frontierbase\/","author":23554538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.2","stable_tag":"1.0.2","tested":"7.1","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"FrontierBase","header_author":"FrontierBase","header_description":"Embed the official FrontierBase chatbot widget. Configure data and rules on FrontierBase, then paste your plugin key here.","assets_banners_color":"15236e","last_updated":"2026-08-28 04:11:51","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/about","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":49,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.1":{"tag":"1.0.1","author":"hadfamily","date":"2026-08-28 02:38:00","revision":3669713},"1.0.2":{"tag":"1.0.2","author":"hadfamily","date":"2026-08-28 04:11:51","revision":3669754}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.0.2":"<p>Adds admin UI translations for major locales.<\/p>","1.0.1":"<p>Review fixes: wp_enqueue for CDN script and external services documentation.<\/p>","1.0.0":"<p>Initial public release.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.png":{"filename":"icon-128x128.png","revision":3669730,"resolution":"128x128","location":"assets","locale":"","width":128,"height":128},"icon-256x256.png":{"filename":"icon-256x256.png","revision":3669730,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":"","width":256,"height":256}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.png":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.png","revision":3669730,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1544,"height":500},"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":3669730,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":"","width":772,"height":250}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.1","1.0.2"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":3669730,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":"","width":2936,"height":1522},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":3669730,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":"","width":2932,"height":1532}},"screenshots":{"1":"Settings page with empty-state setup instructions","2":"Settings page with plugin key connected"}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[2364,2369,1643,277985,162],"plugin_category":[43],"plugin_contributors":[277986],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-358378","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-chatbot","plugin_tags-customer-support","plugin_tags-faq","plugin_tags-frontierbase","plugin_tags-widget","plugin_category-customization","plugin_contributors-hadfamily","plugin_committers-hadfamily"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/frontierbase\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3669730","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/frontierbase\/assets\/banner-1544x500.png?rev=3669730","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/frontierbase\/assets\/icon-128x128.png?rev=3669730","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/frontierbase\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=3669730","generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/frontierbase\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=3669730","caption":"Settings page with empty-state setup instructions"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/frontierbase\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=3669730","caption":"Settings page with plugin key connected"}],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>FrontierBase connects product, pricing, inventory, or policy tables and answers from retrieved rows through a website widget.<\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin is the <strong>official WordPress installer<\/strong> for that widget. It does not invent customer-support answers inside WordPress.<\/p>\n\n<h4>How it works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Create a channel and configure data \/ response rules in <a href=\"https:\/\/console.frontierbase.io\">FrontierBase Console<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Copy your <strong>plugin key<\/strong> from Channel management \u2192 Button install.<\/li>\n<li>Paste the key in <strong>Settings \u2192 FrontierBase<\/strong> and save.<\/li>\n<li>The official script <code>https:\/\/cdn.frontierbase.io\/chatbot.js<\/code> loads on your public site and boots with your plugin key.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>What this plugin does<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Stores your FrontierBase plugin key securely in WordPress options<\/li>\n<li>Embeds only the official FrontierBase CDN snippet (fixed URL)<\/li>\n<li>Skips loading entirely when no key is set (safe empty state)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>What this plugin does not do<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>It does not provide an arbitrary JavaScript\/PHP code editor<\/li>\n<li>It does not auto-generate support policies or FAQ text<\/li>\n<li>It does not paywall built-in plugin features \u2014 connection settings work fully; usage limits (if any) are on the FrontierBase service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>A FrontierBase account is required: <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierbase.io\">https:\/\/frontierbase.io<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to FrontierBase services to display the official chatbot widget on your public site. A FrontierBase account and plugin key are required.<\/p>\n\n<h4>FrontierBase CDN (chatbot widget)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Service:<\/strong> <code>https:\/\/cdn.frontierbase.io\/chatbot.js<\/code><\/li>\n<li><strong>Used for:<\/strong> Loading the FrontierBase chatbot widget UI and running customer conversations on your site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When data is sent:<\/strong> Only on public site pages where the widget is enabled and a valid plugin key is saved. The plugin key is passed to the script at load time. When a visitor uses the chat widget, messages and related session data are sent to FrontierBase to generate replies from your configured datasets (not from WordPress posts or pages).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terms of Service:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/terms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy Policy:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>FrontierBase Console (account setup)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Service:<\/strong> https:\/\/console.frontierbase.io<\/li>\n<li><strong>Used for:<\/strong> Creating a channel, configuring datasets and response rules, and obtaining your plugin key. The plugin links to Console from the settings screen; configuration happens outside WordPress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terms of Service:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/terms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy Policy:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.frontierbase.io\/privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>frontierbase<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install the zip via <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate <strong>FrontierBase<\/strong> through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 FrontierBase<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open <a href=\"https:\/\/console.frontierbase.io\">FrontierBase Console<\/a>, create a channel, and copy the plugin key.<\/li>\n<li>Paste the plugin key, ensure <strong>Enable widget<\/strong> is checked, and click <strong>Save settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>View your public site \u2014 the chatbot button should appear (typically bottom-right).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"why%20is%20nothing%20showing%20after%20install%3F\"><h3>Why is nothing showing after install?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The widget loads only after you paste a valid FrontierBase plugin key. Until then the plugin intentionally injects nothing on the front end. Complete setup under <strong>Settings \u2192 FrontierBase<\/strong>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20do%20i%20find%20the%20plugin%20key%3F\"><h3>Where do I find the plugin key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>In FrontierBase Console: <strong>Channel management \u2192 Button install<\/strong>. It is the same <code>pluginKey<\/code> value used in the embed snippet.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20send%20my%20wordpress%20content%20to%20frontierbase%20automatically%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin send my WordPress content to FrontierBase automatically?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. You configure datasets and rules in FrontierBase Console. This plugin only embeds the official widget script with your plugin key.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20disable%20the%20widget%20without%20removing%20the%20key%3F\"><h3>Can I disable the widget without removing the key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Uncheck <strong>Enable widget<\/strong> on the settings page and save.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20arbitrary%20code%20allowed%3F\"><h3>Is arbitrary code allowed?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Only the fixed official CDN URL and a boot call with your sanitized plugin key are used.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add bundled translations (ko_KR, ja, fr_FR, de_DE, it_IT, es_ES, zh_TW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Load widget JavaScript via wp_enqueue_script<\/li>\n<li>Document external FrontierBase services in readme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release: plugin key settings, enable toggle, official CDN embed<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Embed the official FrontierBase row-based support chatbot widget on your WordPress site.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/358378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358378"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/hadfamily"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=358378"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=358378"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=358378"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=358378"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ory.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=358378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}