=== HOP AI Bot Monitor ===
Contributors: headsonpillows
Tags: ai, bots, seo, geo, crawler, chatgpt, claude, perplexity, analytics, hospitality
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.1.0
License: GPLv2 or later

Track AI bot crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot & 90+ more) on your WordPress site. Built for hospitality & tourism.

== Description ==

**HOP AI Bot Monitor** detects and logs AI bot visits to your WordPress site — completely self-contained, no external API, no site key required.

= What it tracks =
* **95+ AI bot patterns** across 25+ LLM platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity, xAI, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, Cohere, Firecrawl, NotebookLM, and more)
* **26 search engine bots** (Googlebot, BingBot, Baidu, Yandex, etc.)
* HTTP response codes — see exactly what status code each bot received
* Bot type classification: training, assistant, search, agent, opt-out

= Features in v1.1.0 =
* **Auto recommendations engine** — actionable insights generated from your data
* **Crawl heatmap** — hour x day-of-week visualization
* **Bot type breakdown** — donut chart of training/assistant/search/agent
* **Trend comparison** — current vs previous period for every metric
* **Response code tracking** — wasted crawl budget detection
* **First-seen alerts** — admin notice when a new AI platform discovers your site
* **CSV export** — full data export
* **Auto-cleanup** — configurable retention (30–365 days)
* **Brand-aligned UI** — Heads on Pillows visual identity

= Built for =
* Hotels, resorts, and hospitality brands monitoring AI discovery
* SEO/GEO agencies tracking AI bot activity across client sites
* Direct booking specialists who want to measure GEO performance

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `hop-ai-bot-monitor` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu
3. Go to **AI Bot Monitor** in the admin sidebar to view your dashboard
4. That's it — no API key, no configuration needed

== Changelog ==

= 1.1.0 =
* Added 11 new AI bot patterns (Google-NotebookLM, Google-Read-Aloud, FirecrawlAgent, iAskAI, Timpibot, and more)
* Reclassified bingbot as a search engine bot (not AI)
* New: Auto recommendations engine with actionable insights
* New: Crawl heatmap (hour x day-of-week)
* New: Bot type breakdown donut chart
* New: Trend comparison (current vs previous period)
* New: HTTP response code tracking
* New: First-seen bot detection with admin notice
* New: Pages-with-errors report
* Redesigned UI with Heads on Pillows brand identity
* Poppins font, HOP Blue/Purple/Yellow palette
* Custom SVG iconography (no emojis)

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release
* 84 AI bot patterns across 20+ LLM platforms
* Admin dashboard with summary cards
* Log Explorer with filtering
* CSV export
