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WEBSITE CHAT - MANAGING WEBSITE CHAT SETTINGS

WEBSITE CHAT - MANAGING WEBSITE CHAT SETTINGS

Customize your website chat to match your brand and provide a great visitor experience.

Updated over a month ago

✨ Introduction:

Webware’s Website Chat comes with customizable settings that allow you to personalize the visitor experience and control how the chat widget appears and behaves on your website. From setting a custom welcome message to choosing where the widget appears, you have full control directly from your Webware Dashboard.


🔔 What to Know Before You Start:

  • All changes you make in Chat Settings apply immediately to the chat widget on your website.

  • You can customize:

    • Admin Contact Information (name and email for notifications).

    • Chat widget welcome message and label.

    • Position of the chat widget on your website.

    • Whether the chat widget is visible to visitors.

  • You can update your notification email to ensure you receive alerts when new chats come in.


🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Manage Website Chat Settings

  1. Log in to your Webware Dashboard.

  2. From the left-hand navigation, click Conversations.

  3. Under Conversations, click Chat.

  4. In the Chat section, click the Settings button in the top-right corner.

  5. You’ll now see the Conversation Settings page where you can customize:

    • Admin First & Last Name: The name that appears as the admin for the chat.

    • Chat Notification Email: Where alerts for new chats will be sent.

    • Intro Text: The welcome message visitors see when they open the chat.

    • Welcome Message: The first message visitors see once they start the chat.

    • Chat Widget Label: Text that appears on the minimized chat widget (for example, “💬 Chat Now!”).

    • Chat Widget Position: Choose Bottom Right (Tab) or other placement options.

    • Show Chat Widget: Toggle to enable or disable the widget.

  6. Once you’ve made your changes, click Save.

Your website chat settings are now updated!


✅ Pro Tip:

Consider adding a friendly welcome message to invite visitors to start a conversation. This helps increase engagement and makes your website feel more approachable.

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