Botpress Cloud: Webchat Customization

Overview

Styling Webchat

In this article, we will explore how to customize the behavior and appearance of the web chat. By default, the web chat comes with a set of pre-defined styles and options, but you can customize it to better suit your needs.

Configuring the Web Chat

You should select the Configurable option if you want to customize the web chat configuration.

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// Include the Botpress Web Chat library
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<script src="https://cdn.botpress.dev/webchat/v0/inject.js"></script>
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// Initialize the web chat with default options
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<script>
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window.botpressWebChat.init({
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"botId": "539dd4de-aaa1-4a46-9218-95f32b2a1e3f",
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"hostUrl": "https://cdn.botpress.dev/webchat/v0",
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"messagingUrl": "https://messaging.botpress.dev",
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"clientId": "539de4de-aea1-4a46-9218-95f32b2a1e3f",
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"botName": "Wonderful-chatbot"
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});
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</script>

Note

To add your own CSS styling, you must upload your CSS file to your server and add it's url to the stylesheet parameter.


The configuration object passed to the .init() accepts the following available options which you can pass to customize the behavior of the web chat:


Customization Variable Variable type Default value Description
stylesheet string - Provide a path to a stylesheet to customize the web chat
showConversationsButton boolean true If false, will hide the conversation list pane
showTimestamp boolean false If true, will display a timestamp under each messages
enableTranscriptDownload boolean true Allows the user to download the conversation history
enableConversationDeletion boolean false Allows the user to delete its conversation history
closeOnEscape boolean true Close the web chat when pressing the Esc key
botName string - Displays the bot name to the right of its avatar
composerPlaceholder string 'Reply to {botname}' Allows to set a custom composer placeholder
avatarUrl string - Allow to specify a custom URL for the bot's avatar
locale string 'browser'

Force the display language of the web chat (en, fr, ar, ru, etc..)
Defaults to the user's browser language if not set


Set to 'browser' to force use the browser's language

botConversationDescription string - Small description written under the bot's name
hideWidget boolean false When true, the widget button to open the chat is hidden
disableAnimations boolean false Disable the slide in / out animations of the web chat
useSessionStorage boolean false Use sessionStorage instead of localStorage, which means the session expires when tab is closed
containerWidth string | number 360 Sends an event to the parent container with the width provided
layoutWidth string | number 360 Sets the width of the web chat
enablePersistHistory boolean true When enabled, sent messages are persisted to local storage (recall previous messages)
className string - CSS class to be applied to iframe
disableNotificationSound boolean false If true, chat will no longer play the notification sound for new messages.
googleMapsAPIKey string - Google Maps API Key required to display the map. It will display a link to Google Maps otherwise.
website string - Displays the bot's website in the conversation page
phoneNumber string - Displays the bot's contact phone number in the conversation page
termsConditions string - Displays the bot's terms of service in the conversation page
privacyPolicy string - Displays the bot's privacy policy in the conversation page
emailAddress string - Displays the bot's email address in the conversation page.
coverPictureUrl string - Displays the bot's cover picture in the conversation page
showBotInfoPage boolean false Enables the bot's information page in the web chat
showCloseButton boolean true Display's the web chat close button when the web chat is opened

Styling the Web Chat

This CSS code includes styles for a chatbot widget


Class Name Description
.bpw-layout Sets the height, position, border, border-radius, and z-index of the chatbot widget.
.bpw-header-title Sets the font color of the chatbot header title to white.
.bpw-from-bot .bpw-chat-bubble .bpw-chat-bubble-content Sets the font color and background color of the chatbot message bubbles from the bot.
.bpw-header-icon Sets the fill color of the chatbot header icon to white when hovered over.
.bpw-header-container Sets the border, background color, and border radius of the chatbot header container.
.bpw-header-title-container .bpw-bot-avatar Hides the bot avatar in the chatbot header title container.
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Sets the font color of links in the chatbot widget to white and changes color to light gray when hovered over.

.bpw-from-user .bpw-chat-bubble .bpw-chat-bubble-content Sets the background color and border radius of the chatbot message bubbles from the user.
#botpress-tooltip-1, #botpress-tooltip-37 Hides the tooltips for the chatbot widget.
.bpw-send-button Sets the appearance and position of the chatbot send button.
.bpw-powered Hides the powered by Botpress logo in the chatbot widget.
.bpw-card-action Sets the font weight, color, and border of the action buttons in the chatbot card carousel.
.bpw-card-container Sets the border of the chatbot card carousel.
.bpw-keyboard-quick_reply Sets the background color and padding of the chatbot quick reply buttons.
.bpw-button Sets the appearance and font of the chatbot quick reply buttons.
.bpw-widget-btn Sets the appearance and background image of the chatbot widget button.
.bpw-floating-button Removes the box shadow from the chatbot widget button.

Go to next chapters to learn more about how to configure these classes.