=== The Tech Pad for WooCommerce ===
Contributors: thetechpad
Tags: whatsapp, woocommerce, order notifications, abandoned cart, cart recovery
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.7
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Send WooCommerce order updates and recover abandoned carts over WhatsApp with The Tech Pad.

== Description ==

Connect your WooCommerce store to [The Tech Pad](https://thetechpad.com) — the WhatsApp team workspace —
and automate the messages your customers actually want:

* **Order confirmation** — the moment payment completes, on WhatsApp.
* **Shipped with tracking** — works with the official Shipment Tracking plugin, Aftership, and other
  common tracking plugins (tracking link included when available).
* **Order cancelled / refunded** — keep the customer informed automatically.
* **Abandoned-cart recovery** — when a shopper leaves items in their cart, they get a WhatsApp message
  with a link that restores their cart and sends them back to checkout. Delays, quiet hours and
  frequency caps are all controlled from your The Tech Pad dashboard.
* **Reports** — recovery rate, revenue recovered, delivery/read status, failures — all inside the
  The Tech Pad dashboard (Integrations → WooCommerce).

== How it works ==

1. Install and activate this plugin.
2. In The Tech Pad (thetechpad.com/wa → Integrations → WooCommerce tab) click **Request install code**.
3. Paste the 8-character code in **WooCommerce → The Tech Pad** and click **Connect store**.
4. Configure which messages to send (and which WhatsApp templates to use) in the dashboard's Flows tab.

No developer required. The plugin never asks for your WooCommerce API keys — it uses its own secure,
signed channel to The Tech Pad.

== Installation ==

1. Upload `the-tech-pad-woocommerce.zip` via **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**, or extract it into
   `wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate the plugin (WooCommerce must be active).
3. Open **WooCommerce → The Tech Pad**, paste your install code and click **Connect store**.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Do I need a The Tech Pad account? =
Yes — the messages are sent from your The Tech Pad workspace WhatsApp number. Create a free workspace
at thetechpad.com/wa.

= Which WhatsApp templates do I need? =
Outside the 24-hour customer-service window, WhatsApp requires approved templates. Create and get
`order_confirmation`, `order_shipped`, `order_cancelled`, `order_delivered` and `cart_recovery`
approved in your workspace's Templates module, then map them in the dashboard Flows tab.

= Is my store data safe? =
The plugin sends only order-level data (order id, total, line items, billing contact) over HTTPS to
The Tech Pad, signed with a per-store secret. Your WooCommerce API credentials are never used or
requested.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release: order lifecycle events, abandoned-cart tracking with cart restore links, secure
  signed delivery with an outbox retry queue, heartbeat health sync, WooCommerce admin settings page.
