The Manual Invitation feature allows you to proactively invite a visitor on your website to start a chat. You can customize the invitation by defining a personalized message and presentation style to better engage visitors.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Log in to your Comm100 Control Panel.
- From the left navigation menu, go to Live Chat > Campaign.
- Select a campaign from the drop-down list and go to Invitation.
- Select the Manual Invitation tab and configure the following options:
- Invitation Style
Bubble - For the Adaptive chat button type, the bubble invitation appears above the chat button. For Image or Text Link button types, you can customize where the bubble appears.
Greeting Message - The chat window opens automatically when the invitation is issued, and the invitation text appears as a greeting message in the chat window. - Invitation Header
Choose either an Agent Avatar or an Image to display in the invitation. - Invitation Message
Enter a personalized message for the invitation. You can also insert dynamic info into the message if needed.
Set the Text background color and choose whether to display the typing area. - Position
If you are using the Image or Text Link chat button, choose the position where the invitation should appear.
- Invitation Style
- Click Save.
The settings take effect immediately. Each time you manually invite a visitor to chat, you can also edit the invitation message before sending it.
Note:
- You must have the Invite Visitors to Chat permission to manually invite visitors. To learn how to manage agent permissions, see this article.
- This Manual Invitation feature is available in Live Chat Plus and Live Chat Ultra plans. To learn more about Comm100 product plans, visit here.