teleCast

teleCast connects your Telegram group to your WordPress website, turning it into a live chat
system (aka “widget”) your visitors can use directly from any page where you place our shortcode.

IMPORTANT

This plugin requires an account at thesaasfactory.net** to function. There is a
one-time registration fee of USD15.00 to onboard. If you wish to use the translation option then
you will also need to top up translation credit once an initial 50000 characters have been used
for evaluation/testing. Pre-purchase of 1M (one million) characters costs USD25.00.

The plugin loads the teleCast widget JavaScript from thesaasfactory.net servers, and all chat
messages are relayed through the teleCast service to enable real-time communication between your
website and Telegram. Our translation services are powered by DeepL Pro. Available languages
therefore match those available from DeepL.

How it works

1. Visitors send messages through the widget on your WordPress site
2. Messages are transmitted to thesaasfactory.net servers via WebSocket connection
3. thesaasfactory.net relays messages to your Telegram group
4. Replies from your Telegram group follow the same path back to your website visitors
5. Messages are translated in both directions when visitors use a different language than your
   group

Messages flow in both directions — visitors on your site chat with your Telegram group in real
time. No page reloads, no polling delays. teleCast uses a persistent WebSocket connection for
instant delivery and harnesses the power of Telegram bots to place/read messages in the group.

Key features

Telegram bridge
— your Telegram group becomes your chat backend. Manage conversations from any device using the
Telegram app you already use and know.

Real-time, bi-directional
— messages from your Telegram group appear almost instantly in the widget, and visitor messages
appear in your group.

Multilingual translation
— teleCast includes English and your choice of a second language. Messages are automatically
translated in both directions so visitors and group members can communicate naturally in their
own language. Powered by DeepL Pro.

Shadow DOM isolation
— the widget is fully isolated from your theme’s CSS. It looks great on any site without style
conflicts but may be further customized if desired. Light and dark themes are configured with a
simple attribute but more options are available for precise styling.

Simple shortcode
— add [telecast token="YOUR_TOKEN" channel="your-channel"] to any page or post. * No jQuery,
no dependencies — a single lightweight vanilla JS file.

Service requirements

1. Create a Telegram bot via @BotFather and add it to your group as an admin.
2. Register for an account at thesaasfactory.net and create a
   teleCast channel.
3. Add the [telecast] shortcode to any page with your token and channel slug.

Translation credits are managed via your account at thesaasfactory.net. Recognising that some
phrases are used repeatedly in chat sessions, we cache translations and try to match our cache
first. All such matches are free — credits are only consumed when a fresh translation is required.

External Services

This plugin requires and relies on the teleCast service hosted at thesaasfactory.net to
function.

What data is transmitted:

When you use this plugin, the following data is sent to thesaasfactory.net:

Chat messages
— All messages sent by website visitors through the widget are transmitted to thesaasfactory.net
servers, which relay them to your Telegram group. Replies from your Telegram group are
transmitted through thesaasfactory.net back to your website visitors.

Visitor display names
— The display name entered by visitors when they start chatting is transmitted to identify the
sender in your Telegram group.

Translation requests
— When messages need translation (visitor language differs from group language), the message
content is sent to thesaasfactory.net for translation via DeepL Pro before being relayed.

WebSocket connections
— The widget establishes a persistent WebSocket connection to wss://ws.thesaasfactory.net for
real-time message delivery. * Widget JavaScript — The plugin loads the teleCast widget
JavaScript file from https://thesaasfactory.net/telecast/assets/telecast.js on every page where
the shortcode is used.

When data is sent:
– When a visitor opens a page containing the [telecast] shortcode (widget JavaScript loads)
– When a visitor enters their name and starts chatting (WebSocket connection establishes)
– Every time a message is sent or received (messages are relayed through the service)
– When messages require translation (sent to DeepL Pro via thesaasfactory.net)

Service information:
– Service provider: the SaaS factory (thesaasfactory.net) * Terms of Service:
https://thesaasfactory.net/terms.php * Privacy Policy: https://thesaasfactory.net/privacy.php

By using this plugin, you acknowledge that chat messages and visitor display names will be
transmitted through thesaasfactory.net servers to enable the Telegram bridge functionality.
Messages are encrypted in transit but are processed by the service to enable translation and
relay to Telegram.