← All changes | js/chat-script.js +202 -487 3.2.3 → 3.0.7 View file →

		@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
1	1	jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
2	2
3		- // Nonce refresh is deferred until first user interaction (ensureSession)
4		- // to avoid admin-ajax calls on passive page loads.
5		- var nonceRefreshed = false;
6		- function refreshNonceIfNeeded(callback) {
7		- if (nonceRefreshed || typeof mxchatChat === 'undefined' || !mxchatChat.ajax_url) {
8		- if (callback) callback();
9		- return;
10		- }
11		- nonceRefreshed = true;
12		- $.post(mxchatChat.ajax_url, { action: 'mxchat_refresh_nonce' }, function(res) {
13		- if (res && res.success && res.data && res.data.nonce) {
14		- mxchatChat.nonce = res.data.nonce;
15		- }
16		- if (callback) callback();
17		- });
18		- }
19		-
20	3	// ====================================
21	4	// MULTI-INSTANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
22	5	// ====================================
23	6
		@@ -33,9 +16,9 @@
33	16	var chatPersistenceEnabled = typeof mxchatChat !== 'undefined' && mxchatChat.chat_persistence_toggle === 'on';
34	17
35	18	this.instances[botId] = {
36	19	botId: botId,
37		- sessionId: null,
	20	+ sessionId: this.getChatSession(botId),
38	21	lastSeenMessageId: '',
39	22	notificationCheckInterval: null,
40	23	pollingInterval: null,
41	24	processedMessageIds: new Set(),
		@@ -60,77 +43,23 @@
60	43	return Object.keys(this.instances);
61	44	},
62	45
63	46	// Session management per bot
64		- // Returns existing session ID from cookie or localStorage (with in-memory fallback),
65		- // or null if none exists. Does NOT create a new session — use ensureSession() for that.
66	47	getChatSession: function(botId) {
67	48	var cookieName = 'mxchat_session_id_' + botId;
68		- var storageKey = 'mxchat_session_id_' + botId;
69	49	var sessionId = getCookie(cookieName);
70	50
71		- // Fallback to localStorage if cookie is missing (e.g. cleared by browser/consent)
72	51	if (!sessionId) {
73		- try { sessionId = localStorage.getItem(storageKey); } catch (e) {}
	52	+ sessionId = generateSessionId();
	53	+ this.setChatSession(botId, sessionId);
74	54	}
75	55
76		- // Fallback to in-memory instance when cookie AND localStorage are both blocked
77		- // (Safari ITP, strict tracking prevention, cross-origin iframes with partitioned
78		- // storage). Without this, ensureSession() can generate and store an ID that
79		- // getChatSession() then can't read back, causing null session_ids on send.
80		- if (!sessionId && this.instances[botId] && this.instances[botId].sessionId) {
81		- sessionId = this.instances[botId].sessionId;
82		- }
83		-
84		- // Guard against stored sentinel values that indicate earlier broken writes.
85		- if (sessionId === 'null' || sessionId === 'undefined') {
86		- sessionId = null;
87		- }
88		-
89		- // Re-sync cookie from localStorage if cookie was lost
90		- if (sessionId && !getCookie(cookieName)) {
91		- document.cookie = cookieName + "=" + sessionId + "; path=/; max-age=86400; SameSite=Lax";
92		- }
93		-
94		- return sessionId || null;
	56	+ return sessionId;
95	57	},
96	58
97		- // Lazy session initializer — called on first user interaction
98		- ensureSession: function(botId) {
99		- botId = botId || 'default';
100		- var instance = this.instances[botId] || this.init(botId);
101		-
102		- if (instance.sessionId) {
103		- return instance.sessionId;
104		- }
105		-
106		- // Check for existing session from cookie or localStorage
107		- var existingSession = this.getChatSession(botId);
108		-
109		- if (existingSession) {
110		- instance.sessionId = existingSession;
111		- } else {
112		- // Brand new session
113		- var newId = generateSessionId();
114		- this.setChatSession(botId, newId);
115		- instance.sessionId = newId;
116		- }
117		-
118		- // Now that we have a session, do the deferred work
119		- refreshNonceIfNeeded();
120		- trackOriginatingPage();
121		-
122		- // Note: loadChatHistory is handled by showChatContainerForBot with loader UI,
123		- // so we do NOT call it here to avoid a race condition.
124		-
125		- return instance.sessionId;
126		- },
127		-
128	59	setChatSession: function(botId, sessionId) {
129	60	var cookieName = 'mxchat_session_id_' + botId;
130		- var storageKey = 'mxchat_session_id_' + botId;
131	61	document.cookie = cookieName + "=" + sessionId + "; path=/; max-age=86400; SameSite=Lax";
132		- try { localStorage.setItem(storageKey, sessionId); } catch (e) {}
133	62	if (this.instances[botId]) {
134	63	this.instances[botId].sessionId = sessionId;
135	64	}
136	65	},
		@@ -135,10 +64,8 @@
135	64	}
136	65	},
137	66
138	67	resetChatSession: function(botId) {
139		- // Clear old session from localStorage before setting new one
140		- try { localStorage.removeItem('mxchat_session_id_' + botId); } catch (e) {}
141	68	var newSessionId = generateSessionId();
142	69	this.setChatSession(botId, newSessionId);
143	70	var $chatBox = getElement(botId, 'chat-box');
144	71	if ($chatBox.length) {
		@@ -147,20 +74,8 @@
147	74	if (this.instances[botId]) {
148	75	this.instances[botId].chatHistoryLoaded = false;
149	76	this.instances[botId].processedMessageIds = new Set();
150	77	}
151		- },
152		-
153		- // Silent reset — new session ID without clearing the chat UI
154		- // Used when IP changes mid-conversation so the user doesn't see messages vanish
155		- silentResetSession: function(botId) {
156		- try { localStorage.removeItem('mxchat_session_id_' + botId); } catch (e) {}
157		- var newSessionId = generateSessionId();
158		- this.setChatSession(botId, newSessionId);
159		- if (this.instances[botId]) {
160		- this.instances[botId].sessionId = newSessionId;
161		- }
162		- return newSessionId;
163	78	}
164	79	};
165	80
166	81	// ====================================
		@@ -465,9 +380,8 @@
465	380
466	381	// Update your existing sendMessage function
467	382	function sendMessage(botId) {
468	383	botId = botId || 'default';
469		- MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
470	384	var $chatInput = getElement(botId, 'chat-input');
471	385	var message = $chatInput.val();
472	386
473	387	// ADD PROMPT HOOK HERE
		@@ -475,14 +389,10 @@
475	389	message = customMxChatFilter(message, "prompt");
476	390	}
477	391
478	392	if (message) {
479		- // Don't disable input in live agent mode - let users chat freely
480		- var modeIndicator = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-mode-indicator');
481		- var isAgentMode = modeIndicator && modeIndicator.textContent === 'Live Agent';
482		- if (!isAgentMode) {
483		- disableChatInput(botId);
484		- }
	393	+ // Disable input while waiting for response
	394	+ disableChatInput(botId);
485	395
486	396	appendMessage("user", message, '', [], false, botId);
487	397	$chatInput.val('');
488	398	$chatInput.css('height', 'auto');
		@@ -510,9 +420,8 @@
510	420
511	421	// Update your existing sendMessageToChatbot function
512	422	function sendMessageToChatbot(message, botId) {
513	423	botId = botId || 'default';
514		- MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
515	424
516	425	// ADD PROMPT HOOK HERE
517	426	if (typeof customMxChatFilter === 'function') {
518	427	message = customMxChatFilter(message, "prompt");
		@@ -517,14 +426,10 @@
517	426	if (typeof customMxChatFilter === 'function') {
518	427	message = customMxChatFilter(message, "prompt");
519	428	}
520	429
521		- // Don't disable input in live agent mode - let users chat freely
522		- var modeIndicator = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-mode-indicator');
523		- var isAgentMode = modeIndicator && modeIndicator.textContent === 'Live Agent';
524		- if (!isAgentMode) {
525		- disableChatInput(botId);
526		- }
	430	+ // Disable input while waiting for response
	431	+ disableChatInput(botId);
527	432
528	433	var sessionId = getChatSession(botId);
529	434
530	435	if (hasQuickQuestions(botId)) {
		@@ -612,23 +517,13 @@
612	517
613	518	// Get instance for session start timestamp (used when persistence is OFF)
614	519	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
615	520
616		- // Guarantee a non-null session_id before the AJAX leaves. ensureSession() is idempotent
617		- // and returns the guaranteed-present session id from the in-memory instance even when
618		- // cookie/localStorage writes are silently blocked by the browser.
619		- var sessionId = MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
620		- if (!sessionId || sessionId === 'null' || sessionId === 'undefined') {
621		- // Last-resort generation to ensure we never POST a null marker.
622		- sessionId = generateSessionId();
623		- MxChatInstances.setChatSession(botId, sessionId);
624		- }
625		-
626	521	// Prepare AJAX data
627	522	const ajaxData = {
628	523	action: 'mxchat_handle_chat_request',
629	524	message: message,
630		- session_id: sessionId,
	525	+ session_id: getChatSession(botId),
631	526	nonce: mxchatChat.nonce,
632	527	current_page_url: window.location.href,
633	528	current_page_title: document.title,
634	529	bot_id: botId,
		@@ -690,16 +585,23 @@
690	585	errorMessage = "An error occurred. Please try again or contact support.";
691	586	}
692	587
693	588	// Handle session reset action (IP changed, session expired, etc.)
694		- // Silent reset — keep chat UI intact, just get a new session and retry
695	589	if (response.data && response.data.action === 'reset_session') {
696		- MxChatInstances.silentResetSession(botId);
697		- // Re-send the original message with the new session (user message is already displayed)
	590	+ // Clear the old session and generate a new one
	591	+ resetChatSession(botId);
	592	+ // Remove the temporary loading message
	593	+ getElement(botId, 'chat-box').find('.bot-message.temporary-message').remove();
	594	+ // Re-send the original message with the new session
698	595	var originalMessage = getElement(botId, 'mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').find('.mxchat-input-holder textarea').data('pending-message');
699	596	if (originalMessage) {
700	597	getElement(botId, 'mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').find('.mxchat-input-holder textarea').data('pending-message', null);
701		- var currentModel = mxchatChat.model || 'gpt-5.1-chat-latest';
	598	+ // Re-add the user message and thinking indicator
	599	+ appendMessage("user", originalMessage, '', [], false, botId);
	600	+ appendThinkingMessage(botId);
	601	+ scrollToBottom(botId);
	602	+ // Determine whether to use streaming
	603	+ const currentModel = mxchatChat.model || 'gpt-5.1-chat-latest';
702	604	if (shouldUseStreaming(currentModel)) {
703	605	callMxChatStream(originalMessage, function(response) {
704	606	getElement(botId, 'chat-box').find('.bot-message.temporary-message').removeClass('temporary-message');
705	607	}, botId);
		@@ -756,11 +658,9 @@
756	658	}
757	659
758	660	// Check for live agent response
759	661	if (response.success && response.data && response.data.status === 'waiting_for_agent') {
760		- removeThinkingDots(botId);
761	662	updateChatModeIndicator('agent', botId);
762		- enableChatInput(botId);
763	663	return;
764	664	}
765	665
766	666	// Handle the message and show notification if chat is hidden
		@@ -793,13 +693,9 @@
793	693	$badge.show();
794	694	}
795	695	}
796	696	} else {
797		- var emptyMsg = "I received an empty response. Please try again or contact support if this persists.";
798		- if (response.vectorstore_error) {
799		- emptyMsg = "I received an empty response. Debug info: " + response.vectorstore_error;
800		- }
801		- replaceLastMessage("bot", emptyMsg, '', [], botId);
	697	+ replaceLastMessage("bot", "I received an empty response. Please try again or contact support if this persists.", '', [], botId);
802	698	}
803	699
804	700	if (response.message_id) {
805	701	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
		@@ -861,22 +757,12 @@
861	757
862	758	// Get instance for session start timestamp (used when persistence is OFF)
863	759	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
864	760
865		- // Guarantee a non-null session_id before the fetch. FormData.append() stringifies any
866		- // non-string value via String(), so passing `null` would POST the literal string "null"
867		- // and land in the transcripts table as a ghost session. ensureSession() always returns
868		- // a real string even when cookies/localStorage are blocked.
869		- var streamSessionId = MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
870		- if (!streamSessionId || streamSessionId === 'null' || streamSessionId === 'undefined') {
871		- streamSessionId = generateSessionId();
872		- MxChatInstances.setChatSession(botId, streamSessionId);
873		- }
874		-
875	761	const formData = new FormData();
876	762	formData.append('action', 'mxchat_stream_chat');
877	763	formData.append('message', message);
878		- formData.append('session_id', streamSessionId);
	764	+ formData.append('session_id', getChatSession(botId));
879	765	formData.append('nonce', mxchatChat.nonce);
880	766	formData.append('current_page_url', window.location.href);
881	767	formData.append('current_page_title', document.title);
882	768	formData.append('bot_id', botId);
		@@ -1120,16 +1006,21 @@
1120	1006	errorMessage = "An error occurred. Please try again or contact support.";
1121	1007	}
1122	1008
1123	1009	// Handle session reset action (IP changed, session expired, etc.)
1124		- // Silent reset — keep chat UI intact, just get a new session and retry
1125	1010	if (data.data && data.data.action === 'reset_session') {
1126		- MxChatInstances.silentResetSession(botId);
1127		- // Re-send the original message with the new session (user message is already displayed)
	1011	+ // Clear the old session and generate a new one
	1012	+ resetChatSession(botId);
	1013	+ // Re-send the original message with the new session
1128	1014	var originalMessage = getElement(botId, 'mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').find('.mxchat-input-holder textarea').data('pending-message');
1129	1015	if (originalMessage) {
1130	1016	getElement(botId, 'mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').find('.mxchat-input-holder textarea').data('pending-message', null);
1131		- var currentModel = mxchatChat.model || 'gpt-5.1-chat-latest';
	1017	+ // Re-add the user message and thinking indicator
	1018	+ appendMessage("user", originalMessage, '', [], false, botId);
	1019	+ appendThinkingMessage(botId);
	1020	+ scrollToBottom(botId);
	1021	+ // Determine whether to use streaming
	1022	+ const currentModel = mxchatChat.model || 'gpt-5.1-chat-latest';
1132	1023	if (shouldUseStreaming(currentModel)) {
1133	1024	callMxChatStream(originalMessage, callback, botId);
1134	1025	} else {
1135	1026	callMxChat(originalMessage, callback, botId);
		@@ -1151,22 +1042,8 @@
1151	1042	}
1152	1043	return; // Exit early for errors
1153	1044	}
1154	1045
1155		- // Check for live agent response
1156		- if (data.success && data.data && data.data.status === 'waiting_for_agent') {
1157		- removeThinkingDots(botId);
1158		- // Also remove any leftover bot-message that lost its temporary-message class
1159		- var $chatBox = getElement(botId, 'chat-box');
1160		- $chatBox.find('.bot-message .thinking-dots').closest('.bot-message').remove();
1161		- updateChatModeIndicator('agent', botId);
1162		- enableChatInput(botId);
1163		- if (callback) {
1164		- callback('');
1165		- }
1166		- return;
1167		- }
1168		-
1169	1046	// Handle different response formats
1170	1047	if (data.text || data.html || data.message) {
1171	1048
1172	1049	// Apply response hooks
		@@ -1211,15 +1088,19 @@
1211	1088	}
1212	1089
1213	1090	// Enhanced updateChatModeIndicator function for immediate DOM updates
1214	1091	function updateChatModeIndicator(mode, botId) {
	1092	+ console.log('[MxChat] updateChatModeIndicator called with mode:', mode, 'botId:', botId);
1215	1093	botId = botId || 'default';
1216	1094	const indicator = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-mode-indicator');
	1095	+ console.log('[MxChat] chat-mode-indicator element found:', !!indicator);
1217	1096	if (indicator) {
1218	1097	const oldText = indicator.textContent;
	1098	+ console.log('[MxChat] Current indicator text:', oldText, '-> changing to mode:', mode);
1219	1099
1220	1100	if (mode === 'agent') {
1221	1101	indicator.textContent = 'Live Agent';
	1102	+ console.log('[MxChat] Mode is agent, calling startPolling...');
1222	1103	startPolling(botId);
1223	1104	} else {
1224	1105	// Everything else is AI mode
1225	1106	const customAiText = indicator.getAttribute('data-ai-text') || 'AI Agent';
		@@ -1290,12 +1171,9 @@
1290	1171	// Update the event handlers to use the correct function names (using event delegation)
1291	1172	// Use class-based selectors for multi-instance support
1292	1173	$(document).on('click', '.send-button', function() {
1293	1174	var botId = getBotIdFromElement(this);
1294		- var modeIndicator = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-mode-indicator');
1295		- if (!(modeIndicator && modeIndicator.textContent === 'Live Agent')) {
1296		- disableChatInput(botId);
1297		- }
	1175	+ disableChatInput(botId);
1298	1176	sendMessage(botId);
1299	1177	});
1300	1178
1301	1179	// Override enter key handler (using event delegation)
		@@ -1302,12 +1180,9 @@
1302	1180	$(document).on('keypress', '.chat-input', function(e) {
1303	1181	if (e.which == 13 && !e.shiftKey) {
1304	1182	e.preventDefault();
1305	1183	var botId = getBotIdFromElement(this);
1306		- var modeIndicator = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-mode-indicator');
1307		- if (!(modeIndicator && modeIndicator.textContent === 'Live Agent')) {
1308		- disableChatInput(botId);
1309		- }
	1184	+ disableChatInput(botId);
1310	1185	sendMessage(botId);
1311	1186	}
1312	1187	});
1313	1188
		@@ -1350,12 +1225,17 @@
1350	1225	'margin-bottom': '1em'
1351	1226	});
1352	1227	}
1353	1228
1354		- // Process the message content - always run linkify to convert markdown
1355		- // links and format text. linkify() handles existing HTML safely via
1356		- // negative lookaheads that skip URLs already inside <a> tags.
1357		- let fullMessage = linkify(messageText);
	1229	+ // Process the message content based on sender
	1230	+ let fullMessage;
	1231	+ if (sender === "user") {
	1232	+ // For user messages, apply linkify after sanitization
	1233	+ fullMessage = linkify(messageText);
	1234	+ } else {
	1235	+ // For bot/agent messages, preserve HTML
	1236	+ fullMessage = messageText;
	1237	+ }
1358	1238
1359	1239	// Add images if provided
1360	1240	if (images && images.length > 0) {
1361	1241	fullMessage += '<div class="image-gallery" dir="auto">';
		@@ -1490,12 +1370,26 @@
1490	1370	bgColor = botMessageBgColor;
1491	1371	fontColor = botMessageFontColor;
1492	1372	}
1493	1373
1494		- // Always run linkify to convert markdown links and format text.
1495		- // linkify() already handles existing HTML (its URL patterns use negative lookaheads
1496		- // to avoid double-processing URLs that are already inside <a> tags).
1497		- var fullMessage = linkify(responseText);
	1374	+ // FIXED: Only linkify if response doesn't already contain HTML links or tags
	1375	+ // This prevents double-processing of URLs that are already formatted as HTML
	1376	+ var fullMessage;
	1377	+ if (sender === "user") {
	1378	+ // Always linkify user messages (they're plain text)
	1379	+ fullMessage = linkify(responseText);
	1380	+ } else {
	1381	+ // For bot/agent messages, check if HTML already exists
	1382	+ if (responseText.includes('<a href=') || responseText.includes('</a>') ||
	1383	+ responseText.includes('<img') || responseText.includes('<div') ||
	1384	+ responseText.includes('<p>') || responseText.includes('<br>')) {
	1385	+ // Response already has HTML, don't process it
	1386	+ fullMessage = responseText;
	1387	+ } else {
	1388	+ // Plain text response, apply linkify
	1389	+ fullMessage = linkify(responseText);
	1390	+ }
	1391	+ }
1498	1392
1499	1393	if (responseHtml) {
1500	1394	// Only add line breaks if there's actual text content before the HTML
1501	1395	if (fullMessage && fullMessage.trim()) {
		@@ -1562,15 +1456,8 @@
1562	1456
1563	1457
1564	1458	function appendThinkingMessage(botId) {
1565	1459	botId = botId || 'default';
1566		-
1567		- // Don't show thinking dots in live agent mode - message is just forwarded to a human
1568		- var indicator = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-mode-indicator');
1569		- if (indicator && indicator.textContent === 'Live Agent') {
1570		- return;
1571		- }
1572		-
1573	1460	var $chatBox = getElement(botId, 'chat-box');
1574	1461
1575	1462	// Remove any existing thinking dots in this bot's chat first
1576	1463	$chatBox.find('.thinking-dots').remove();
		@@ -1592,9 +1479,9 @@
1592	1479	'</div>' +
1593	1480	'</div>';
1594	1481
1595	1482	// Append the thinking dots to this bot's chat container - skip inline colors if AI theme is active
1596		- var messageStyle = skipColors ? '' : ' style="background-color: ' + botMessageBgColor + '; color: ' + botMessageFontColor + ';"';
	1483	+ var messageStyle = skipColors ? '' : ' style="background-color: ' + botMessageBgColor + ';"';
1597	1484	$chatBox.append('<div class="bot-message temporary-message"' + messageStyle + '>' + thinkingHtml + '</div>');
1598	1485	scrollToBottom(botId);
1599	1486	}
1600	1487
		@@ -1600,11 +1487,9 @@
1600	1487
1601	1488	function removeThinkingDots(botId) {
1602	1489	botId = botId || 'default';
1603	1490	var $chatBox = getElement(botId, 'chat-box');
1604		- // Remove by temporary-message class first, then fall back to any bot-message containing thinking dots
1605	1491	$chatBox.find('.thinking-dots').closest('.temporary-message').remove();
1606		- $chatBox.find('.bot-message .thinking-dots').closest('.bot-message').remove();
1607	1492	}
1608	1493
1609	1494	// ====================================
1610	1495	// TEXT FORMATTING & PROCESSING
		@@ -1638,12 +1523,9 @@
1638	1523	processedText = formatTextStyling(processedText);
1639	1524
1640	1525	// Process code blocks BEFORE processing links
1641	1526	processedText = formatCodeBlocks(processedText);
1642		-
1643		- // Process markdown tables BEFORE converting newlines to paragraphs
1644		- processedText = formatMarkdownTables(processedText);
1645		-
	1527	+
1646	1528	// NOW convert to paragraphs
1647	1529	processedText = convertNewlinesToBreaks(processedText);
1648	1530
1649	1531	// IMPORTANT: Handle citation-style brackets FIRST [URL]
		@@ -1656,63 +1538,37 @@
1656	1538	// Return as a proper link without the brackets
1657	1539	return `<a href="${safeUrl}" target="${linkTarget}">${cleanUrl}</a>`;
1658	1540	});
1659	1541
1660		- // Process markdown links: [text](url) and [](url)
1661		- // Uses balanced parenthesis matching to handle URLs containing parens
1662		- // (e.g. PDF filenames with dates like (2025-08-28).pdf)
1663		- processedText = (function(input) {
1664		- var result = '';
1665		- var i = 0;
1666		- while (i < input.length) {
1667		- // Look for [ at current position
1668		- if (input[i] === '[') {
1669		- // Find closing ]
1670		- var closeBracket = input.indexOf(']', i + 1);
1671		- if (closeBracket === -1 || closeBracket + 1 >= input.length || input[closeBracket + 1] !== '(') {
1672		- result += input[i];
1673		- i++;
1674		- continue;
1675		- }
1676		- var linkText = input.substring(i + 1, closeBracket);
1677		- // Check if URL starts with http
1678		- var urlStart = closeBracket + 2;
1679		- if (!input.substring(urlStart).match(/^https?:\/\//)) {
1680		- result += input[i];
1681		- i++;
1682		- continue;
1683		- }
1684		- // Find balanced closing paren
1685		- var depth = 1;
1686		- var j = urlStart;
1687		- while (j < input.length && depth > 0) {
1688		- if (input[j] === '(') depth++;
1689		- else if (input[j] === ')') depth--;
1690		- if (depth > 0) j++;
1691		- }
1692		- if (depth !== 0) {
1693		- result += input[i];
1694		- i++;
1695		- continue;
1696		- }
1697		- var url = input.substring(urlStart, j);
1698		- var cleanUrl = url.replace(/[\].,;!?]+$/, '');
1699		- var encodedUrl = safeEncodeUrl(cleanUrl);
1700		- if (!linkText || !linkText.trim()) {
1701		- result += '<a href="' + encodedUrl + '" target="' + linkTarget + '">' + cleanUrl + '</a>';
1702		- } else {
1703		- var safeText = sanitizeUserInput(linkText);
1704		- result += '<a href="' + encodedUrl + '" target="' + linkTarget + '">' + safeText + '</a>';
1705		- }
1706		- i = j + 1; // Skip past the closing )
1707		- } else {
1708		- result += input[i];
1709		- i++;
1710		- }
	1542	+ // Process proper markdown links with text: [text](url)
	1543	+ // This MUST have non-empty text in the first brackets
	1544	+ const markdownLinkPattern = /\[([^\]]+)\]\((https?:\/\/[^\s)]+)\)/g;
	1545	+ processedText = processedText.replace(markdownLinkPattern, (match, text, url) => {
	1546	+ // Make sure we have actual text (not just whitespace)
	1547	+ if (!text || !text.trim()) {
	1548	+ // If no text, treat the URL as the text
	1549	+ let cleanUrl = url.replace(/[.,;!?]+$/, '');
	1550	+ const safeUrl = safeEncodeUrl(cleanUrl);
	1551	+ return `<a href="${safeUrl}" target="${linkTarget}">${cleanUrl}</a>`;
1711	1552	}
1712		- return result;
1713		- })(processedText);
	1553	+
	1554	+ // Clean the URL
	1555	+ let cleanUrl = url.replace(/[\].,;!?]+$/, '');
	1556	+ const safeUrl = safeEncodeUrl(cleanUrl);
	1557	+ const safeText = sanitizeUserInput(text);
	1558	+ return `<a href="${safeUrl}" target="${linkTarget}">${safeText}</a>`;
	1559	+ });
1714	1560
	1561	+ // Handle empty markdown links: [](url)
	1562	+ // This is a specific case where there's no text
	1563	+ const emptyMarkdownPattern = /\[\]\((https?:\/\/[^\s)]+)\)/g;
	1564	+ processedText = processedText.replace(emptyMarkdownPattern, (match, url) => {
	1565	+ let cleanUrl = url.replace(/[.,;!?]+$/, '');
	1566	+ const safeUrl = safeEncodeUrl(cleanUrl);
	1567	+ // Use the URL itself as the link text
	1568	+ return `<a href="${safeUrl}" target="${linkTarget}">${cleanUrl}</a>`;
	1569	+ });
	1570	+
1715	1571	// Process phone numbers: [text](tel:number)
1716	1572	const phonePattern = /\[([^\]]+)\]\((tel:[\d+\-\s()]+)\)/g;
1717	1573	processedText = processedText.replace(phonePattern, (match, text, phone) => {
1718	1574	const safePhone = safeEncodeUrl(phone);
		@@ -1864,78 +1720,9 @@
1864	1720	});
1865	1721
1866	1722	return text;
1867	1723	}
1868		-
1869		- function formatMarkdownTables(text) {
1870		- var lines = text.split('\n');
1871		- var result = [];
1872		- var i = 0;
1873		-
1874		- while (i < lines.length) {
1875		- // Check for a table: current line has pipes AND next line is a separator row
1876		- if (i + 1 < lines.length &&
1877		- lines[i].indexOf('|') !== -1 &&
1878		- /^\s*\|?[\s\-:]+(\|[\s\-:]+)+\|?\s*$/.test(lines[i + 1])) {
1879		-
1880		- var tableLines = [];
1881		- var headerLine = lines[i];
1882		- var separatorLine = lines[i + 1];
1883		- tableLines.push(headerLine);
1884		- tableLines.push(separatorLine);
1885		-
1886		- // Collect remaining table rows
1887		- var j = i + 2;
1888		- while (j < lines.length && lines[j].indexOf('|') !== -1 && lines[j].trim() !== '') {
1889		- tableLines.push(lines[j]);
1890		- j++;
1891		- }
1892		-
1893		- // Parse alignment from separator row
1894		- var sepCells = separatorLine.split('|').filter(function(c) { return c.trim() !== ''; });
1895		- var alignments = sepCells.map(function(cell) {
1896		- var trimmed = cell.trim();
1897		- if (trimmed.charAt(0) === ':' && trimmed.charAt(trimmed.length - 1) === ':') return 'center';
1898		- if (trimmed.charAt(trimmed.length - 1) === ':') return 'right';
1899		- return 'left';
1900		- });
1901		-
1902		- // Build HTML table
1903		- var html = '<div class="mxchat-table-wrapper"><table class="mxchat-table">';
1904		-
1905		- // Header row
1906		- var headerCells = tableLines[0].split('|').filter(function(c) { return c.trim() !== ''; });
1907		- html += '<thead><tr>';
1908		- headerCells.forEach(function(cell, idx) {
1909		- var align = alignments[idx] || 'left';
1910		- html += '<th style="text-align:' + align + '">' + cell.trim() + '</th>';
1911		- });
1912		- html += '</tr></thead>';
1913		-
1914		- // Body rows
1915		- html += '<tbody>';
1916		- for (var r = 2; r < tableLines.length; r++) {
1917		- var rowCells = tableLines[r].split('|').filter(function(c) { return c.trim() !== ''; });
1918		- html += '<tr>';
1919		- rowCells.forEach(function(cell, idx) {
1920		- var align = alignments[idx] || 'left';
1921		- html += '<td style="text-align:' + align + '">' + cell.trim() + '</td>';
1922		- });
1923		- html += '</tr>';
1924		- }
1925		- html += '</tbody></table></div>';
1926		-
1927		- result.push(html);
1928		- i = j;
1929		- } else {
1930		- result.push(lines[i]);
1931		- i++;
1932		- }
1933		- }
1934		-
1935		- return result.join('\n');
1936		- }
1937		-
	1724	+
1938	1725	function sanitizeUserInput(text) {
1939	1726	const div = document.createElement('div');
1940	1727	div.textContent = text;
1941	1728	return div.innerHTML;
		@@ -2156,12 +1943,15 @@
2156	1943	// LIVE AGENT FUNCTIONALITY
2157	1944	// ====================================
2158	1945
2159	1946	function startPolling(botId) {
	1947	+ console.log('[MxChat] startPolling called for botId:', botId);
2160	1948	botId = botId || 'default';
2161	1949	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
2162	1950	// Clear any existing interval first
2163	1951	stopPolling(botId);
	1952	+ // Start new polling interval
	1953	+ console.log('[MxChat] Starting polling interval (5s) for botId:', botId);
2164	1954	instance.pollingInterval = setInterval(function() {
2165	1955	checkForAgentMessages(botId);
2166	1956	}, 5000);
2167	1957	}
		@@ -2166,17 +1956,20 @@
2166	1956	}, 5000);
2167	1957	}
2168	1958
2169	1959	function stopPolling(botId) {
	1960	+ console.log('[MxChat] stopPolling called for botId:', botId);
2170	1961	botId = botId || 'default';
2171	1962	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
2172	1963	if (instance.pollingInterval) {
2173	1964	clearInterval(instance.pollingInterval);
2174	1965	instance.pollingInterval = null;
	1966	+ console.log('[MxChat] Polling stopped for botId:', botId);
2175	1967	}
2176	1968	}
2177	1969
2178	1970	function checkForAgentMessages(botId) {
	1971	+ console.log('[MxChat] checkForAgentMessages called for botId:', botId);
2179	1972	botId = botId || 'default';
2180	1973	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
2181	1974	const sessionId = getChatSession(botId);
2182	1975	$.ajax({
		@@ -2202,12 +1995,8 @@
2202	1995	instance.processedMessageIds.add(message.id);
2203	1996	}
2204	1997	});
2205	1998
2206		- if (hasNewMessage) {
2207		- enableChatInput(botId);
2208		- }
2209		-
2210	1999	var $floatingChatbot = getElement(botId, 'floating-chatbot');
2211	2000	if (hasNewMessage && $floatingChatbot.hasClass('hidden')) {
2212	2001	showNotification(botId);
2213	2002	}
		@@ -2213,13 +2002,8 @@
2213	2002	}
2214	2003
2215	2004	scrollToBottom(botId, true);
2216	2005	}
2217		-
2218		- // Handle chat mode transitions (e.g. agent ended chat via !endchat)
2219		- if (response.success && response.data?.chat_mode) {
2220		- updateChatModeIndicator(response.data.chat_mode, botId);
2221		- }
2222	2006	},
2223	2007	error: function (xhr, status, error) {
2224	2008	// Polling error - silently continue
2225	2009	}
		@@ -2229,29 +2013,20 @@
2229	2013	// ====================================
2230	2014	// CHAT HISTORY & PERSISTENCE
2231	2015	// ====================================
2232	2016
2233		-function loadChatHistory(botId, onComplete) {
	2017	+function loadChatHistory(botId) {
2234	2018	botId = botId || 'default';
2235	2019	var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
2236	2020
2237	2021	// Prevent duplicate loading
2238	2022	if (instance.chatHistoryLoaded) {
2239		- if (onComplete) onComplete();
2240	2023	return;
2241	2024	}
2242	2025
2243		- // Use getChatSession which returns null if no session exists (does NOT create one)
2244	2026	var sessionId = getChatSession(botId);
2245	2027	var chatPersistenceEnabled = mxchatChat.chat_persistence_toggle === 'on';
2246	2028
2247		- // No session yet — nothing to load. History will load after first message via ensureSession.
2248		- if (!sessionId) {
2249		- instance.chatHistoryLoaded = true;
2250		- if (onComplete) onComplete();
2251		- return;
2252		- }
2253		-
2254	2029	if (chatPersistenceEnabled && sessionId) {
2255	2030	$.ajax({
2256	2031	url: mxchatChat.ajax_url,
2257	2032	type: 'POST',
		@@ -2262,12 +2037,11 @@
2262	2037	},
2263	2038	success: function(response) {
2264	2039	// Handle session reset (IP changed while user was away)
2265	2040	if (response.success === false && response.data && response.data.action === 'reset_session') {
2266		- // Silent reset — new session but don't clear UI
2267		- MxChatInstances.silentResetSession(botId);
	2041	+ // Silently reset session - user will start fresh
	2042	+ resetChatSession(botId);
2268	2043	instance.chatHistoryLoaded = true; // Prevent retry loop
2269		- if (onComplete) onComplete();
2270	2044	return;
2271	2045	}
2272	2046
2273	2047	// Check if the response indicates success
		@@ -2323,19 +2097,9 @@
2323	2097	var content = message.content;
2324	2098	content = content.replace(/\\'/g, "'").replace(/\\"/g, '"');
2325	2099	content = decodeHTMLEntities(content);
2326	2100
2327		- // Skip linkify for messages containing structured HTML
2328		- // (forms, product cards, galleries, etc.) to avoid
2329		- // markdown formatting corrupting HTML attributes
2330		- // (e.g. underscores in name="field_name" becoming <em> tags)
2331		- if (content.includes("mxchat-product-card") ||
2332		- content.includes("mxchat-image-gallery") ||
2333		- content.includes("mxchat-featured-products") ||
2334		- content.includes("<form") ||
2335		- content.includes("<input") ||
2336		- content.includes("<select") ||
2337		- content.includes("<textarea")) {
	2101	+ if (content.includes("mxchat-product-card") || content.includes("mxchat-image-gallery")) {
2338	2102	messageElement.html(content);
2339	2103	} else {
2340	2104	var formattedContent = linkify(content);
2341	2105	messageElement.html(formattedContent);
		@@ -2375,17 +2139,13 @@
2375	2139	instance.chatHistoryLoaded = true;
2376	2140	}
2377	2141	}
2378	2142	}
2379		- if (onComplete) onComplete();
2380	2143	},
2381	2144	error: function(xhr, status, error) {
2382	2145	// Error loading chat history - silently continue
2383		- if (onComplete) onComplete();
2384	2146	}
2385	2147	});
2386		- } else {
2387		- if (onComplete) onComplete();
2388	2148	}
2389	2149	}
2390	2150
2391	2151
		@@ -2561,35 +2321,45 @@
2561	2321	// ====================================
2562	2322
2563	2323	function checkPreChatDismissal(botId) {
2564	2324	botId = botId || 'default';
2565		- try {
2566		- var dismissedAt = localStorage.getItem('mxchat_pre_chat_dismissed_' + botId);
2567		- if (dismissedAt) {
2568		- // Re-show after 24 hours
2569		- var elapsed = Date.now() - parseInt(dismissedAt, 10);
2570		- if (elapsed < 86400000) {
	2325	+ $.ajax({
	2326	+ url: mxchatChat.ajax_url,
	2327	+ type: 'POST',
	2328	+ data: {
	2329	+ action: 'mxchat_check_pre_chat_message_status',
	2330	+ _ajax_nonce: mxchatChat.nonce
	2331	+ },
	2332	+ success: function(response) {
	2333	+ if (response.success && !response.data.dismissed) {
	2334	+ getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message').fadeIn(250);
	2335	+ } else {
2571	2336	getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message').hide();
2572		- return;
2573	2337	}
2574		- // Expired — clear and show again
2575		- localStorage.removeItem('mxchat_pre_chat_dismissed_' + botId);
	2338	+ },
	2339	+ error: function() {
	2340	+ // Error checking pre-chat dismissal - silently continue
2576	2341	}
2577		- getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message').fadeIn(250);
2578		- } catch (e) {
2579		- // localStorage unavailable — show the message
2580		- getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message').fadeIn(250);
2581		- }
	2342	+ });
2582	2343	}
2583	2344
2584	2345	function handlePreChatDismissal(botId) {
2585	2346	botId = botId || 'default';
2586	2347	getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message').fadeOut(200);
2587		- try {
2588		- localStorage.setItem('mxchat_pre_chat_dismissed_' + botId, String(Date.now()));
2589		- } catch (e) {
2590		- // localStorage unavailable — dismissal won't persist
2591		- }
	2348	+ $.ajax({
	2349	+ url: mxchatChat.ajax_url,
	2350	+ type: 'POST',
	2351	+ data: {
	2352	+ action: 'mxchat_dismiss_pre_chat_message',
	2353	+ _ajax_nonce: mxchatChat.nonce
	2354	+ },
	2355	+ success: function() {
	2356	+ $('#pre-chat-message').hide();
	2357	+ },
	2358	+ error: function() {
	2359	+ // Error dismissing pre-chat message - silently continue
	2360	+ }
	2361	+ });
2592	2362	}
2593	2363
2594	2364
2595	2365	// ====================================
		@@ -2656,26 +2426,8 @@
2656	2426	$(this).addClass('hidden');
2657	2427	$badge.hide(); // Hide notification when opening chat
2658	2428	disableScroll();
2659	2429	$preChat.fadeOut(250);
2660		-
2661		- // Load chat history for returning visitors (persistence)
2662		- var chatPersistenceEnabled = typeof mxchatChat !== 'undefined' && mxchatChat.chat_persistence_toggle === 'on';
2663		- if (chatPersistenceEnabled) {
2664		- MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
2665		- }
2666		-
2667		- // Deferred email check — only on first widget open
2668		- var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
2669		- var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
2670		- if (emailBlocker && !instance.emailCheckDone) {
2671		- instance.emailCheckDone = true;
2672		- resolveEmailState(botId);
2673		- } else if (!emailBlocker) {
2674		- // No email collection — still route through showChatContainerForBot
2675		- // so the loader is shown while chat history loads
2676		- showChatContainerForBot(botId);
2677		- }
2678	2430	} else {
2679	2431	$chatbot.removeClass('visible').addClass('hidden');
2680	2432	$(this).removeClass('hidden');
2681	2433	enableScroll();
		@@ -2693,9 +2445,11 @@
2693	2445
2694	2446	$(document).on('click', '.close-pre-chat-message', function(e) {
2695	2447	e.stopPropagation(); // Prevent triggering the parent .pre-chat-message click
2696	2448	var botId = getBotIdFromElement(this);
2697		- handlePreChatDismissal(botId);
	2449	+ getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message').fadeOut(200, function() {
	2450	+ $(this).remove();
	2451	+ });
2698	2452	});
2699	2453
2700	2454
2701	2455	// PDF upload button handlers - use class selector
		@@ -2896,59 +2650,8 @@
2896	2650	});
2897	2651
2898	2652
2899	2653	// ====================================
2900		-// INIT LOADER & CHAT CONTAINER HELPERS
2901		-// ====================================
2902		-// These must be outside the email collection block so they're always available
2903		-// (used by persistence loading even when email collection is off)
2904		-
2905		-function showInitLoader(botId) {
2906		- var loader = getElementDOM(botId, 'mxchat-init-loader');
2907		- if (loader) loader.style.display = 'flex';
2908		-}
2909		-
2910		-function hideInitLoader(botId) {
2911		- var loader = getElementDOM(botId, 'mxchat-init-loader');
2912		- if (loader) loader.style.display = 'none';
2913		-}
2914		-
2915		-function showEmailFormForBot(botId) {
2916		- hideInitLoader(botId);
2917		- var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
2918		- var chatContainer = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-container');
2919		- if (emailBlocker) emailBlocker.style.display = 'flex';
2920		- if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'none';
2921		-}
2922		-
2923		-function showChatContainerForBot(botId) {
2924		- var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
2925		- var chatContainer = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-container');
2926		- if (emailBlocker) emailBlocker.style.display = 'none';
2927		-
2928		- var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
2929		- var chatPersistenceEnabled = mxchatChat.chat_persistence_toggle === 'on';
2930		-
2931		- // If persistence is on and history hasn't loaded yet, show loader
2932		- // while history loads to prevent flash of empty chat
2933		- if (chatPersistenceEnabled && !instance.chatHistoryLoaded) {
2934		- if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'none';
2935		- showInitLoader(botId);
2936		- loadChatHistory(botId, function() {
2937		- hideInitLoader(botId);
2938		- if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'flex';
2939		- scrollToBottom(botId, true);
2940		- });
2941		- } else {
2942		- hideInitLoader(botId);
2943		- if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'flex';
2944		- if (typeof loadChatHistory === 'function') {
2945		- loadChatHistory(botId);
2946		- }
2947		- }
2948		-}
2949		-
2950		-// ====================================
2951	2654	// EMAIL COLLECTION SETUP - MULTI-INSTANCE VERSION
2952	2655	// ====================================
2953	2656	// Only run email collection setup if it's enabled
2954	2657	if (mxchatChat && mxchatChat.email_collection_enabled === 'on') {
		@@ -2984,8 +2687,28 @@
2984	2687	`;
2985	2688	document.head.appendChild(style);
2986	2689	}
2987	2690
	2691	+ // Helper functions for email collection (multi-instance aware)
	2692	+ function showEmailFormForBot(botId) {
	2693	+ var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
	2694	+ var chatContainer = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-container');
	2695	+ if (emailBlocker) emailBlocker.style.display = 'flex';
	2696	+ if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'none';
	2697	+ }
	2698	+
	2699	+ function showChatContainerForBot(botId) {
	2700	+ var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
	2701	+ var chatContainer = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-container');
	2702	+ if (emailBlocker) emailBlocker.style.display = 'none';
	2703	+ if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'flex';
	2704	+
	2705	+ // Load chat history for this bot
	2706	+ if (typeof loadChatHistory === 'function') {
	2707	+ loadChatHistory(botId);
	2708	+ }
	2709	+ }
	2710	+
2988	2711	function isValidEmailAddress(email) {
2989	2712	const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
2990	2713	return emailRegex.test(email.trim()) && email.length <= 254;
2991	2714	}
		@@ -3107,31 +2830,11 @@
3107	2830	existingErrors.forEach(error => error.remove());
3108	2831	}
3109	2832	}
3110	2833
3111		- // Resolve email state using server-side data when available, AJAX fallback otherwise
3112		- function resolveEmailState(botId) {
3113		- if (mxchatChat.skip_email_check && mxchatChat.initial_email_state) {
3114		- if (mxchatChat.initial_email_state.show_email_form) {
3115		- showEmailFormForBot(botId);
3116		- } else {
3117		- showChatContainerForBot(botId);
3118		- }
3119		- } else {
3120		- checkSessionAndEmailForBot(botId);
3121		- }
3122		- }
3123		-
3124	2834	function checkSessionAndEmailForBot(botId) {
3125		- const sessionId = MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
	2835	+ const sessionId = getChatSession(botId);
3126	2836
3127		- // Hide both panels while we check — show loader instead
3128		- var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
3129		- var chatContainer = getElementDOM(botId, 'chat-container');
3130		- if (emailBlocker) emailBlocker.style.display = 'none';
3131		- if (chatContainer) chatContainer.style.display = 'none';
3132		- showInitLoader(botId);
3133		-
3134	2837	fetch(mxchatChat.ajax_url, {
3135	2838	method: 'POST',
3136	2839	headers: {
3137	2840	'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
		@@ -3179,9 +2882,9 @@
3179	2882	var emailInput = getElementDOM(botId, 'user-email');
3180	2883	var nameInput = getElementDOM(botId, 'user-name');
3181	2884	var userEmail = emailInput ? emailInput.value.trim() : '';
3182	2885	var userName = nameInput ? nameInput.value.trim() : '';
3183		- var sessionId = MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
	2886	+ var sessionId = getChatSession(botId);
3184	2887
3185	2888	// Validate email
3186	2889	if (!userEmail) {
3187	2890	showEmailError(botId, 'Please enter your email address.');
		@@ -3304,27 +3007,25 @@
3304	3007	}
3305	3008	});
3306	3009
3307	3010	// Initialize email check for all bot instances
3308		- // For floating bots: defer until widget is opened (zero passive AJAX)
3309		- // For embedded bots: check immediately since the form is visible
3310	3011	$('.mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').each(function() {
3311	3012	var botId = $(this).data('bot-id') || 'default';
3312	3013	var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
3313	3014
	3015	+ // Only check if email blocker exists for this bot
3314	3016	if (emailBlocker) {
3315		- if (isEmbeddedBot(botId)) {
3316		- // Embedded bots are always visible — check now
3317		- resolveEmailState(botId);
	3017	+ if (mxchatChat.skip_email_check && mxchatChat.initial_email_state) {
	3018	+ if (mxchatChat.initial_email_state.show_email_form) {
	3019	+ showEmailFormForBot(botId);
	3020	+ } else {
	3021	+ showChatContainerForBot(botId);
	3022	+ }
	3023	+ } else {
	3024	+ setTimeout(function() {
	3025	+ checkSessionAndEmailForBot(botId);
	3026	+ }, 100);
3318	3027	}
3319		- // Floating bots: handled in the widget open handler
3320		- } else if (isEmbeddedBot(botId)) {
3321		- // Embedded bot, no email collection — load history with loader
3322		- var chatPersistenceEnabled = typeof mxchatChat !== 'undefined' && mxchatChat.chat_persistence_toggle === 'on';
3323		- if (chatPersistenceEnabled) {
3324		- MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
3325		- showChatContainerForBot(botId);
3326		- }
3327	3028	}
3328	3029	});
3329	3030	}
3330	3031
		@@ -3334,32 +3035,39 @@
3334	3035	var $chatbot = getElement(botId, 'floating-chatbot');
3335	3036	if ($chatbot.hasClass('hidden')) {
3336	3037	$chatbot.removeClass('hidden').addClass('visible');
3337	3038	getElement(botId, 'floating-chatbot-button').addClass('hidden');
3338		- handlePreChatDismissal(botId);
	3039	+ $(this).fadeOut(250); // Hide pre-chat message
3339	3040	disableScroll(); // Disable scroll when chatbot opens
	3041	+ }
	3042	+ });
3340	3043
3341		- // Load chat history for returning visitors (persistence)
3342		- var chatPersistenceEnabled = typeof mxchatChat !== 'undefined' && mxchatChat.chat_persistence_toggle === 'on';
3343		- if (chatPersistenceEnabled) {
3344		- MxChatInstances.ensureSession(botId);
3345		- }
	3044	+ // Dismiss pre-chat message via close button - handled by event delegation above at line ~2376
	3045	+ // This is a fallback for legacy support
	3046	+ $(document).on('click', '.close-pre-chat-message', function() {
	3047	+ var botId = getBotIdFromElement(this);
	3048	+ var $preChat = getElement(botId, 'pre-chat-message');
	3049	+ $preChat.fadeOut(200); // Hide the message
3346	3050
3347		- // Deferred email check — only on first widget open
3348		- var emailBlocker = getElementDOM(botId, 'email-blocker');
3349		- var instance = MxChatInstances.get(botId);
3350		- if (emailBlocker && !instance.emailCheckDone) {
3351		- instance.emailCheckDone = true;
3352		- resolveEmailState(botId);
3353		- } else if (!emailBlocker) {
3354		- showChatContainerForBot(botId);
	3051	+ // Send an AJAX request to set the transient flag for 24 hours
	3052	+ $.ajax({
	3053	+ url: mxchatChat.ajax_url,
	3054	+ type: 'POST',
	3055	+ data: {
	3056	+ action: 'mxchat_dismiss_pre_chat_message',
	3057	+ _ajax_nonce: mxchatChat.nonce
	3058	+ },
	3059	+ success: function() {
	3060	+ // Ensure the message is hidden after dismissal
	3061	+ $preChat.hide();
	3062	+ },
	3063	+ error: function() {
	3064	+ // Error dismissing pre-chat message - silently continue
3355	3065	}
3356		- }
	3066	+ });
3357	3067	});
3358	3068
3359		- // Legacy duplicate close handler removed — handled by single event delegation above
3360	3069
3361		-
3362	3070	function hasQuickQuestions(botId) {
3363	3071	botId = botId || 'default';
3364	3072	var questionsContainer = getElementDOM(botId, 'mxchat-popular-questions');
3365	3073	if (!questionsContainer) return false;
		@@ -3495,11 +3203,18 @@
3495	3203	});
3496	3204
3497	3205	// Initialize when document is ready
3498	3206	setFullHeight();
	3207	+ trackOriginatingPage();
3499	3208
3500		- // Note: trackOriginatingPage() and loadChatHistory() are now deferred
3501		- // until the user's first interaction via MxChatInstances.ensureSession()
	3209	+ // Only load chat history if email collection is disabled
	3210	+ if (mxchatChat.email_collection_enabled !== 'on') {
	3211	+ // Load history for all instances
	3212	+ $('.mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').each(function() {
	3213	+ var botId = $(this).data('bot-id') || 'default';
	3214	+ loadChatHistory(botId);
	3215	+ });
	3216	+ }
3502	3217
3503	3218	// Initialize chat visibility for all instances
3504	3219	$('.mxchat-chatbot-wrapper').each(function() {
3505	3220	var botId = $(this).data('bot-id') || 'default';