WVDevel Community Assistant for Telegram

This plugin connects a Telegram bot to your WordPress site to support
the community or group you manage:

• Validates every Telegram user against the plugin’s own database
  table (username, Telegram ID and an access code). The code is stored
  encrypted with AES-256-GCM (authenticated encryption) using the
  security keys from your own wp-config.php, and is managed from a
  screen in the WordPress admin, with no loose JSON files.
• If a user is not validated, the bot does not reply at all -except
  for a single private notice the first time they write- so no
  information is exposed and no spam is generated.
• In a group, the bot only replies if it is mentioned (@bot username,
  replying to one of its messages, or with a command directed at it).
  In private chats it always replies, to already validated users.
• Includes configurable general commands: /reglas, /horario,
  /anuncios, /recursos, /ayuda, /misdatos -all editable from
  the WordPress admin, without touching code.
• Includes moderation commands for administrators, private chat only:
  /validar, /invalidar, /listar, /anunciar, /stats.
• Integrates an Ollama (conversational AI) client that is already
  built but disabled by default: once your Ollama server is ready,
  just enable the checkbox and set the URL/model in Settings. Until
  then the bot replies with a notice instead of failing.

Use cases

Built for any Telegram community that needs to moderate access and
automate replies: study groups, communities of practice, work teams,
clubs or product support.

External services

This plugin connects to the following external services to work:

• Telegram Bot API (https://api.telegram.org) – required for the
  bot to function. The plugin sends your bot token and the text
  messages exchanged with Telegram users (inbound and outbound) so it
  can receive and reply to messages via webhook. Subject to Telegram’s
  Terms of Service and
  Privacy Policy.
• Ollama (URL you configure, typically your own server) – optional
  and disabled by default. If you enable it, the text of messages from
  validated users is sent to the URL you configure to generate an AI
  reply. No information is sent to any third-party server other than
  the one you specify in Settings.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.8 or higher.
• PHP 7.4 or higher, with the openssl extension enabled.
• A site with valid HTTPS (Telegram does not accept webhooks over
  http://).
• A bot created with @BotFather on Telegram.