InfoChat – AI Chat with CRM vs Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress

Code Engine is a snippets manager that doesn’t stop at snippets. Yes, it runs your PHP and JavaScript exactly where and when you want: frontend, backend, on a schedule, or inside your content. But its real magic is what happens after you write a function: the same little piece of code instantly becomes a tool your AI chatbots can call, a step you can drag into a visual workflow, and an endpoint the outside world can trigger. One function, three superpowers. Most “code snippets” plugins stop at a textarea and a toggle. Code Engine treats your functions as first-class building blocks for the whole Meow Apps ecosystem, and for anything that can speak REST. Think out of the box, let your creativity flow, because the possibilities really are endless! ✨ For more, check the official website and come say hi on the Discord. Quick Intro Hello! ☀️ I built Code Engine because I was tired of pasting mystery snippets into functions.php and praying. I wanted a place where small bits of code are organized, safe, AI-assisted, and reusable everywhere. Here’s the idea. You write a function (or let the AI write it for you from a plain-English description). That function immediately shows up in three places: AI Engine: your chatbots and MCP clients (Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code) can call it as a tool, with real arguments. Ask “how many orders shipped today?” and your chatbot runs your function to answer. Workflow Engine: your function appears in the step picker as its very own block. Drag it onto the canvas, wire it between an AI step and a Slack step, done. No glue code. REST / External tools: give it a secure endpoint and a token, then trigger it from Make.com, n8n, Zapier, a cron job, or a webhook. You never wrote an “integration.” You just wrote a function. Code Engine did the rest. 🤝 Core Modules 🧩 Snippets Manager Backend, Frontend, Persistent, Scheduled, Functions, and in-content (PHP/JS) snippets, all in one clean dashboard with tags, search, scope filters, and priorities. 🪄 AI-Assisted Coding Describe what you want in plain English and let AI Engine write the snippet: code, name, arguments, and scope included. Refine existing code or implement it straight from your comments. 🤖 Functions as AI Tools Every Function snippet becomes a function-calling tool and an MCP tool, so your AI Engine chatbots (and external AI agents) can actually do things on your site, not just talk. 🔀 Functions as Workflow Steps Workflow Engine surfaces each of your functions as its own draggable step. Your custom logic becomes a first-class citizen on the automation canvas. 🌐 External Access (REST) Expose any runnable snippet through a secured REST endpoint with a bearer token. Perfect for Make.com, n8n, webhooks, and scheduled external jobs. 🛡️ Safe Mode A snippet that throws a fatal error is automatically caught and disabled before it can take your site down. Code with confidence. ⏰ Scheduling Run a snippet daily at a chosen time via WP-Cron (reports, cleanups, syncs) without touching the server crontab. 🧱 Code Blocks & Shortcodes (Pro) Drop PHP or JS straight into a post or page with a Gutenberg block or the [code-engine] shortcode, with safety guards. 🧩 Snippets, the way they should be Code Engine organizes your code by scope, so each snippet runs exactly where it belongs: Persistent: runs everywhere (frontend and backend). Your everyday “add this to functions.php” code, but managed. Frontend: runs only on the public site. Backend: runs only in the admin. Function: a named, callable function with typed arguments and defaults. This is the reusable building block (see below). Scheduled: runs on a WP-Cron schedule, at the hour and minute you pick. Content (PHP / JS): runs inside a specific post or page, via a Gutenberg Code Block or the [code-engine] shortcode (Pro). Everything is searchable, taggable, sortable by priority, and importable/exportable. The CodeMirror editor gives you proper syntax highlighting and keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+S to save, Cmd+Enter to run). A nikic/php-parser pass validates your PHP before it ever runs. 🪄 Let AI write it for you Don’t feel like writing the boilerplate? Describe the snippet in plain language and Code Engine, powered by AI Engine, generates the whole thing: the code, a sensible name, a description, the right scope, and, for functions, the argument list with names, types, and defaults. Already have code? Ask the AI to modify it from a prompt, or write a few comments describing what you want and let it fill in the implementation. It’s pair programming, right inside your dashboard. ✨ The big idea: write once, use everywhere This is what makes Code Engine different. A Function snippet is not just code you call from other code. It’s a reusable capability that the rest of your stack can plug into. The moment you save it, the same function is available in three places at once: 1. As an AI tool, for chatbots and AI agents With AI Engine active, your functions are exposed through function calling and over MCP (Model Context Protocol). Your on-site chatbot can run them mid-conversation, and external AI agents (Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, OpenClaw) can call them too. Want a chatbot that checks stock, looks up a booking, or kicks off a process? Write the function; the chatbot gains the skill. 2. As a workflow step, for automation With Workflow Engine, every active function shows up in the Add-step picker as its own block, named after your snippet, with one input per argument. Drag it onto the canvas and wire it between other steps: an AI step that summarizes, your function that saves, a Social Engine step that posts. There’s also a generic “Execute snippet (by ID / by name)” step when you want to call one dynamically. You never write integration code; your function is the integration. 3. As a REST endpoint, for the outside world Give a snippet a custom endpoint name and a bearer token, and it’s instantly callable from anywhere: POST /wp-json/code-engine/v1/snippets-endpoint/your-endpoint Pass arguments as JSON in the body, secure it with a token, and trigger it from Make.com, n8n, Zapier, GitHub Actions, or a humble cron job. Automation without a middleware bill. 🛡️ Safe by default Running arbitrary code is powerful, so Code Engine takes safety seriously: Safe Mode catches fatal errors and auto-disables the offending snippet, so a typo never white-screens your site. REST whitelisting means global snippets only run on trusted REST routes by default, so you choose what to open up. Per-snippet tokens secure your external endpoints. Validation with a real PHP parser before code is saved. For developers who want fewer guardrails, there’s a “Bypass REST Security” option and filters (mwcode_rest_authorized, mwcode_rest_whitelist) to tailor exactly what’s allowed. Works beautifully with the Meow Apps family Code Engine is one engine in a connected set, each one useful alone, magical together: AI Engine: chatbots, content generation, and MCP. Turns your functions into AI tools. Workflow Engine: visual automation. Turns your functions into draggable steps. SEO Engine: smart, lightweight AI SEO. Social Engine: schedule and automate social posts. Why Code Engine? Reusable, not throwaway Other snippet plugins give you a place to paste code. Code Engine gives you a place to build capabilities that your AI, your workflows, and your external tools can all use. Native to WordPress Clean, fast, and built the WordPress way. No clunky external dashboards, no bloat. AI-native Write snippets with AI, expose them to AI. The whole loop lives in your wp-admin. Developer friendly REST API, MCP tools, function calling, scheduling, import/export, and plenty of filters to hook into. Cared for Part of the Meow Apps family, with regular updates and a real human behind it. 💕

InfoChat adds an intelligent AI-powered chat widget to your WordPress website. The AI automatically reads your published pages, posts, and products to answer visitor questions accurately — while capturing leads for follow-up. Key Features AI-Powered Chat — Connect your own AI API key (Google Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic) to power the chat Website Context Awareness — Automatically analyzes your pages, posts, and products so the AI gives accurate answers Lead Capture — Collects visitor contact information during chat conversations Built-in Lead Management — View and manage all leads directly inside WordPress Chat History — Full conversation history stored and viewable in the admin panel Customizable Widget — Adjust colors, position, welcome message, and chat title WooCommerce Support — Automatically indexes product information including prices and attributes Mobile Responsive — Works on all screen sizes and devices Dark Mode Support — Automatically adapts to the visitor’s system preference How It Works Install & activate the plugin Go to InfoChat → Settings and add your AI API key Click “Analyze Website Now” to index your content The chat widget appears on your website — visitors can ask questions and get instant answers Leads are captured and viewable in InfoChat → Leads Optional: CRM Integration The free version includes a built-in lead management system. If you use an external CRM, you can optionally connect it: InformSuite CRM (recommended) — erp.informsuite.com HubSpot Salesforce Zoho CRM Pipedrive Custom API / Webhook CRM integration requires an active account with the respective CRM provider. No plugin upgrade is needed — simply enter your CRM API credentials in the settings. Supported AI Providers You need an API key from one of these providers: Google Gemini (recommended — free tier available) OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-3.5-turbo) Anthropic (Claude) Third-Party Services This plugin connects to external third-party services. By using these services, you agree to their respective terms and privacy policies. AI Providers (one required) The plugin sends your website content (as context) and visitor chat messages to your chosen AI provider to generate responses. Google Gemini (Google AI) * Service URL: https://ai.google.dev/ * API Endpoint: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/ * Terms of Service: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms * Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy * Data sent: website content summary, visitor chat messages, chat history OpenAI * Service URL: https://openai.com/ * API Endpoint: https://api.openai.com/v1/ * Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use * Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy * Data sent: website content summary, visitor chat messages, chat history Anthropic (Claude) * Service URL: https://www.anthropic.com/ * API Endpoint: https://api.anthropic.com/v1/ * Terms of Service: https://www.anthropic.com/policies/terms * Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/policies/privacy * Data sent: website content summary, visitor chat messages, chat history CRM Providers (optional) If you enable CRM integration, lead data (name, email, phone, company, chat transcript) is sent to your chosen CRM. HubSpot * API Endpoint: https://api.hubapi.com/ * Privacy Policy: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy Salesforce * API Endpoint: Your Salesforce instance URL * Privacy Policy: https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/ Zoho CRM * API Endpoint: https://www.zohoapis.com/ * Privacy Policy: https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html Pipedrive * API Endpoint: https://api.pipedrive.com/ * Privacy Policy: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/privacy InformSuite CRM (WPAdroit CRM) * Service URL: https://erp.informsuite.com/ * API Endpoint: Your InformSuite CRM instance URL * Privacy Policy: https://wpadroit.com/privacy-policy * Note: When InformSuite CRM live chat is enabled, a WebSocket connection is established to your InformSuite instance for real-time operator chat. Custom API / Webhook * Sends lead data to a URL you configure in the settings. Data Handling All chat conversations and lead data are stored in your WordPress database Data is only sent to external services you explicitly configure (AI provider and/or CRM) No data is collected by the plugin author No analytics or tracking is included in this plugin The plugin sets one cookie (infochat_session) to maintain the chat session (expires in 24 hours) IP addresses are collected solely for rate limiting purposes Privacy Policy InfoChat stores all data in your WordPress database. The plugin does not send any data to the plugin author or any third party except the AI provider and CRM you explicitly configure. See the “Third-Party Services” section above for details on what data is sent to each service. Site administrators are responsible for: * Informing visitors about the use of AI chat and data collection in their privacy policy * Ensuring compliance with GDPR, CCPA, or other applicable data protection regulations * Configuring appropriate data retention policies