General settings
Chatbot description
Chatbot description
Update the description shown on your chatbot’s home screen. This helps users understand what your chatbot can help with.
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Navigate to general settings
Navigate to Settings > General
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Enter description
Enter your new description
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Save
Click Save Changes
Smart follow-up questions
Smart follow-up questions
SiteGPT automatically suggests relevant follow-up questions to increase engagement by 30-40%.Configure follow-ups:
- Enable/disable - Toggle smart follow-up questions on or off
- Number of questions - Choose between 1-5 follow-up questions to display (default: 3)
- GPT model - Choose GPT-4.1 mini or GPT-4.1 for generating suggestions
Lead notifications
Lead notifications
Control email notifications when new leads are captured.Settings:
- Enable/disable - Toggle email notifications for new leads
- Notifications are sent to the chatbot owner’s email address
Conversation history
Conversation history
Configure how many previous messages the chatbot considers when generating responses.Settings:
- History count - Set between 0-4 messages (0-50 for advanced plans)
- Higher values provide more context but may increase response time
- Default: 1 message
GPT model selection
GPT model selection
Choose which AI model powers your chatbot responses.Available models:
- GPT-4.1 Mini - Faster responses, lower cost (default)
- GPT-4.1 - More advanced reasoning, higher accuracy
Rate limiting
Rate limiting
Limit the number of messages per conversation to manage usage and costs.Settings:
- Enable/disable - Toggle message limits per conversation
- Max messages - Set between 1-1000 messages per conversation (default: 20)
- When limit is reached, users are prompted to start a new conversation
Rate limiting is available on Growth, Scale, and Enterprise plans.
User data collection
- Lead collection settings
- Custom fields
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Navigate to user data
Navigate to Settings > User Data
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Enable collection
Enable Collect user data
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Select fields
Select which fields to collect:
- Name
- Phone number
- Custom fields
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Configure timing
Configure when to collect data:
- At conversation start
- After specific questions
- Before escalation to agent
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Save
Click Save Changes
Chat modes
- AI mode
- Agent mode
- Hybrid mode
All conversations handled by AI (default). Best for fully automated support.
Select your preferred mode and click Save Changes.
Users can request human support in any mode if you’ve enabled escalation.
Localization
Customizable text
Customizable text
Home screen:
- Welcome message
- Conversation starter heading
- Start conversation button
- Input placeholder
- Send button text
- Typing indicator
- Error messages
- System messages
- Login prompts
- Verification messages
- Account settings labels
Multi-language support
Multi-language support
Translate your chatbot interface to any language:
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Navigate to localization
Navigate to Settings > Localization
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Update text fields
Update each text field with your translations
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Save
Click Save Changes
Your chatbot will respond in the language of your training content, while the interface displays your custom text.
Personas
- Pre-built personas
- Custom personas
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Navigate to personas
Navigate to Settings > Personas
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Choose persona
Choose from pre-built personas:
- Polite and friendly
- Professional and formal
- Inspirational
- Casual and conversational
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Assign
Click Assign to Chatbot
Instructions (Prompts)
- Default instructions
- Custom instructions
Choose from pre-built instruction templates that control how your chatbot responds to questions.
Advanced settings
Session timeout
Session timeout
Set conversation expiration time.
Source citations
Source citations
Show/hide source links in chatbot responses.
Conversation history access
Conversation history access
Enable/disable conversation history for users.
Branding
Branding
Remove “Powered by SiteGPT” (paid plans).
Webhooks
Send real-time conversation data to external systems.Navigate to Settings > Webhooks to configure:
- Webhook URL
- Events to send (messages, leads, escalations)
- Authentication headers
- Retry settings
Changes to settings take effect immediately without requiring chatbot retraining.