For Facebook bots, you can set some widgets to quickly start talking to the bot. To setup:
go "Tools" from the left sidebar
click "Widgets"
"+ New Widget"
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Messenger Ref URL Widget
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put a widget name
choose a sub flow the link goes to
(leave 3 and 4 blank if no reference is needed)
put a parameter name
assign a custom user field
What does the Ref parameter do?
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So here, by visiting any of the following links, your users can start talking to your bot:
example link | value in variable "source" |
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advertisement | |
shared_by_users | |
promoted_by_sales |
Yes, you might notice that by adding "--xxx" after the link, the value "xxx" will be transferred to the bot.
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URL links are convenient to click via electronic way while QR codes are more suitable for on-site use. By scanning a QR code, your users can start talking to your bot.
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To setup:
give a widget name
select a sub flow
upload your logo image
adjust image size if needed
adjust color if needed
adjust dot scale if needed
click "Generate" to get an image on the right. Repeat step 4, 5 and 6 to get a final image
download your QR code, print it and put it in your store, restaurant, office, etc
Customer Chat Widget
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This widget is to be embedded on your website, so that your website can have a bot serving users as UChat Website do:
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To setup:
give a widget name
select a sub flow
adjust theme color if needed
adjust greeting message which will be shown above the "Continue as xx" button (see in the previous picture).
select a display type
adjust the delay if the second or the third display type is selected
for payload, see explanation in Messenger Ref URL above.
Click "Save" after finishing all the settings, again, click the pencil to edit this widget and you will see this button:
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