AI (GPT) Convenient Blog

Short description

The add-on extends the blog in CS-Cart: adds an Editor.js content editor, article covers, likes and views, AI (CGGPT) integration for content generation, product-to-article linking, and a “Product in Article of the Day” block for Block Manager.

What it is used for

• Improve blog functionality on the storefront and in the admin panel.
• Generate article text with AI using a prompt.
• Manage article, editor, and display settings.
• Show articles in a separate section, link products to articles, and display related articles on the product page.

Main features

• Editor.js editor — headers, paragraphs, images, tables, lists, and other tools (configured in the “Tools” section).
• AI assistant — generates article content from a prompt in the admin page editor (via CGGPT/Supabase).
• Article cover — upload and store a header image.
• Likes and views — tracks likes and views (enabled via settings).
• Article of the day — mark one article as “article of the day”.
• Products in an article — link products to an article and show linked articles on the product page.
• Block Manager block — “Product in Article of the Day” block to show products from the article of the day.
• Storefront editor — when enabled, customers can create and edit articles in their account area (best_blog.write, best_blog.all_articles).
• Migrations — creates required tables and columns during installation (for example ms_best_blog_likes, ms_best_blog_link_products, etc.).

Where to find it in admin

• Website → Pages — create and edit blog pages (page type “Blog”). The editor includes: AI assistant (prompt, products), “Article of the day” checkbox, product linking, cover image.
• Add-ons → Manage add-ons → AI (GPT) Convenient Blog — settings:
  • Products — link products to an article; show linked articles on the product page.
  • Blog — default root category, likes, views, subtitle.
  • Profile — enable storefront article editor.
  • Tools — enable/disable Editor.js tools (header, delimiter, paragraph, embed, image, underline, table, raw, list, Marker).
• Design → Layouts — “Product in Article of the Day” block in Block Manager.

Dependencies

• The add-on uses the external CGGPT (Supabase) service to generate AI content.