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It does not add any forms of its own; it listens to the form plugins you already use.<\/p>\n\n<p>Each message includes the page the lead came from and all of the submitted fields, formatted for quick reading.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Supported form sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>iDance Site Builder<\/li>\n<li>Contact Form 7<\/li>\n<li>WPForms<\/li>\n<li>Fluent Forms<\/li>\n<li>Gravity Forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Self-contained<\/strong> \u2014 it does not modify your theme or other plugins, and stores nothing about your visitors beyond forwarding the lead you already collect.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Looking for live chat + AI?<\/strong>\nA live website chat widget (with replies straight from Telegram) and an AI assistant trained on your business profile are available in the separate <strong>ABDS Connect Pro<\/strong> add-on, which requires a licence. The Pro add-on is not part of this free plugin and is distributed separately. Learn more at https:\/\/abds-seo.com\/#connect.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>Telegram Bot API<\/strong> (https:\/\/api.telegram.org) to deliver your form leads to the Telegram chat you configure. A request is sent only when a form on your site is submitted (and, if you use the \"Test\" button, when you press it). Each request contains the lead data from that submission (the form fields and the source page URL) plus the bot token and chat ID you enter in the settings. No data is sent anywhere until you configure a bot token and chat ID.<\/p>\n\n<p>Telegram is a third-party service; its use is governed by the Telegram Terms of Service (https:\/\/telegram.org\/tos) and Privacy Policy (https:\/\/telegram.org\/privacy).<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>ABDS Connect<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>In a Telegram chat with @BotFather, create a bot and copy its token; paste it into <strong>Bot token<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the <strong>Chat ID<\/strong> the leads should be delivered to.<\/li>\n<li>Tick the form sources you use, then save.<\/li>\n<li>The settings screen shows whether your bot is connected; use <strong>Send test message<\/strong> to confirm delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20add%20a%20contact%20form%3F\"><h3>Does it add a contact form?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. It listens to the form plugins you already use and forwards their submissions to Telegram.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20forms%20are%20supported%3F\"><h3>Which forms are supported?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>iDance Site Builder, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Fluent Forms and Gravity Forms.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20get%20live%20chat%20and%20the%20ai%20assistant%3F\"><h3>How do I get live chat and the AI assistant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Those are part of the separate ABDS Connect Pro add-on (licence required); this free plugin covers leads \u2192 Telegram only.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20is%20my%20data%20stored%3F\"><h3>Where is my data stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>This free plugin stores no lead data of its own \u2014 it forwards each submission to your Telegram and nothing more.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New \"Plans\" screen: your current plan at a glance, a side-by-side Free\/Pro comparison, and a direct link to buy \u2014 no more digging for what Pro actually includes.<\/li>\n<li>Own icon and menu icon, and a settings screen that now shares its visual language (colours, spacing) with ABDS SEO \u2014 the two plugins read as one product.<\/li>\n<li>Fully translatable: every piece of text this plugin shows you \u2014 the settings screen and the Telegram messages it sends you \u2014 now goes through WordPress's standard translation system (ready for community translations via translate.wordpress.org).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.1. 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