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Newo Chat (Live)

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This guide explains how you can configure and publish the Newo Chat on your website. By enabling the connector and embedding the widget script, you allow your AI Employee to engage with visitors via text chat.

Enabling the Newo Chat connector

The newo_chat connector enables your AI Employee to communicate through a web chat interface. If the connector status is Stopped, you must enable it before proceeding.

  1. Navigate to Integrations in the left-side panel on the Builder.

  2. Click the three dots icon next to the newo_chat connector.

  3. Select Run.

  4. Confirm the status changes to Running.

Configuring connector settings

You can customize the appearance and behavior of the chat widget to match your brand.

  1. Click the three dots icon next to the newo_chat connector.

  2. Select Edit Settings.

  3. Update the parameters defined in the table below.

Parameter

Description

Example value

Agent Name

Displayed at the top of the web chat window.

Support Agent

Agent Picture URL

Optional. A publicly available URL for the Digital Employee's avatar. Leave empty for the default picture.

Auto Open After

Determines when the chat opens automatically.

  • -1: Never opens automatically.

  • 0: Opens immediately on page load.

  • >0: Opens after N seconds.

5 (chat opens after 5 seconds)

Bubble Text

Text displayed in a bubble before the chat window opens.

Chat with us!

Client Secret

Read-only. Generated automatically after running the connector. Used for widget authentication.

(Auto-generated)

Client Website Base URL

Required. The base domain where the chat will be added. Must include https://.

Color

The HEX color code for the chat icon on your website.

#FFFFFF

Greeting Phrase

The welcome message displayed to the user.

Hello, how can I help?

Icon Position X

Shifts the icon horizontally (in pixels) from the bottom-right corner.

20

Icon Position Y

Shifts the icon vertically (in pixels) from the bottom-right corner.

20

Show-case Status

Required. Set to Disabled for live websites. Only enable this when demoing the agent.

Disabled

Widget Script

Read-only. The HTML code required to add the widget to your site.

(Auto-generated)

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Ensure you click Save after making any changes to these settings.

Adding the code to a website

Once your settings are configured, you must embed the generated script into your website's HTML.

  1. Click the three dots icon next to the newo_chat connector.

  2. Select Edit Settings.

  3. Verify the Client Website Base URL matches your live website domain (e.g., https://example.com).

  4. Copy the content of the Widget Script field to your clipboard.

  5. Paste the script into your website's HTML immediately before the closing </body> tag. For example:

    <body>   
    ...
    [Paste widget script here]
    </body>
  6. Click Save on the connector settings.

  7. Publish your website changes.

  8. Verify the Newo Chat widget appears in the bottom-right corner of your site.

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