Website chat widget settings

Customize the look and feel of the chat widget.

To customize the appearance of the chat widget, you can go to Settings > Channels > Web > Appearance.

There are multiple customization options offered:

Branding & Visual Design

Configuration

Description

Accent color

Customize the chat widget theme by selecting an accent color, which will be applied to the header, user message bubbles, and other interface elements.

Font Color

Defines the color of the font in the chat widget.

Style

Widget Displays a floating chat bubble with a widget icon in the bottom corner. Widget + Text Displays a rectangular floating chat bubble with customizable text next to the widget icon. The text can be customized up to a specified character limit.

Header Text

The Name of the chatbot

Widget icon

Image to be displayed as the floating chat bubble.

Header Image

Image to be displayed on the header when the chat bubble is opened.

Bot Image

Image to be placed next to the bot messages in the chat screen.

Information displayed on the chat widget's footer.

Configuration

Description

Remove "powered by"

Enabling this option removes the “Powered by ReplyCX” branding from the footer of the chat widget.

Footer Text

You can add a privacy policy text next to the “powered by” branding. It will appear as a clickable link that opens the webpage of your choice.

Widget Behaviour

Control how the widget behaves on your site, including its position, animations, and typing speed.

Configuration

Description

Orientation

Displays the chat widget on the bottom left corner OR the bottom right corner of the webpage.

Scroll behaviour

Scroll to end With every new message from the bot, the page automatically scrolls to the latest message. Scroll to first unread message The user’s position on the page remains unchanged. Instead, a “New messages” badge appears at the bottom, and clicking it takes the user to the first unread message.

Hint text

Placeholder text to be shown on the chat widget input box.

Typing speed

Adjust how quickly you want a bot to send the response.

Show historical chats

Enabling this will display a back button next to the header image. Clicking it will show all of the user’s past chat history.

Disclaimer Banner

Display an informational banner above the chat (e.g. availability or legal notices)

Enabling this will allow user to define the message to be displayed.

Privacy Banner

Display the privacy policy banner at the start of the chat.

Chat Session Behaviour

Setup the settings how cookies are handled when the page gets reload.

  • On Page Refresh :- 🡪 Start a new chat

🡪Retain Existing chat

  • Cookie Settings:- 🡪 Always Added

🡪 Manually added

Sounds & Animation

Control how the notification sounds and animation preferences are used.

Config

Description

Play Sound

Enabling this will play a sound for each message sent or received on the chat screen.

Stop Bouncing animation

Enabling this will stop the bouncing animation displayed on the chat widget icon before it is opened on the webpage.

Advance Customization

To further customize the chat widget, add your own custom CSS code here to modify its styling.

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