> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://sitegpt.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chatbot settings

> Every field on the chatbot Settings screens, what it does, and its default.

Open the settings from the chatbot sidebar: **Advanced** > **Settings**. The Settings screen has these tabs: **General**, **Chat Modes**, **Localization**, **Personas**, **Instructions**, and **Webhooks**.

Managers, Admins, and Super Admins can see and change these settings. Agents cannot open Settings. See [Team members](/docs/guides/account/team-members).

Select **Save Changes** to keep your changes, unless the table says otherwise.

## General

| Field                                               | What it does                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Default             |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------- |
| **Your Chatbot ID**                                 | Shows the ID of the chatbot, with a **Copy** button. Use it when a plugin or integration asks for the chatbot ID. Read-only.                                                                                 |                     |
| **Description**                                     | Text shown on the home screen of your chat widget.                                                                                                                                                           | Empty               |
| **Support Email**                                   | The reply-to address on emails that SiteGPT sends to your visitors, for example email verification codes.                                                                                                    | Your account email  |
| **Allowed Domains**                                 | The websites that can embed this chatbot. Type a domain and press Enter. Each domain also covers its subdomains. Up to 50 domains. The dashboard preview always works.                                       | Empty (any website) |
| **Excluded Pages**                                  | Pages of your site where the floating chat button does not show. `/pricing` matches that page only. `/checkout/*` matches that page and every page under it. Up to 50 paths. Inline embeds are not affected. | Empty (every page)  |
| **Disable smart follow up questions**               | Turns off the follow-up questions that the AI suggests after each answer.                                                                                                                                    | Off                 |
| **Number of smart follow up questions to be shown** | How many AI follow-up questions to show. From 1 to 5.                                                                                                                                                        | 3                   |
| **Disable lead notifications**                      | Stops the email you get for each new lead.                                                                                                                                                                   | Off                 |
| **Enable Page Context Awareness**                   | Sends the URL, title, and description of the page the visitor is on to the chatbot. The page text itself is not sent.                                                                                        | Off                 |
| **GPT Model**                                       | The model that writes answers: **GPT-4.1 Mini** or **GPT-4.1**.                                                                                                                                              | GPT-4.1             |
| **Limit Messages Per Conversation**                 | When on, visitors must start a new conversation after a set number of messages. Growth plan and above.                                                                                                       | Off                 |
| **Max Messages Per Conversation**                   | The number of messages allowed before the visitor must start a new conversation. From 1 to 1000. Available when **Limit Messages Per Conversation** is on.                                                   |                     |

The **Danger Zone** at the bottom of **General** has the button to delete the chatbot. Only Super Admins see it. See [Manage your chatbots](/docs/guides/account/manage-chatbots).

Related guides:

* [Control where the chatbot appears](/docs/guides/install/control-where-it-appears)
* [Follow-up suggestions](/docs/guides/widget/follow-up-suggestions)
* [Choose a model](/docs/guides/answers/choose-a-model)
* [Keep answers on topic](/docs/guides/answers/keep-answers-on-topic)

## Chat Modes

Sets who answers a new conversation first.

| Option                                        | What it does                                                                                              | Default  |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| **Always Starts New Conversation with AI**    | Every new conversation starts in AI mode. The chatbot answers.                                            | Selected |
| **Always Starts New Conversation with Human** | Every new conversation starts in human mode. The AI does not reply. Your team answers from the dashboard. |          |

See [Set up human support](/docs/guides/human-support/set-up-human-support).

## Localization

The sidebar also links to this tab as **Customizations** > **Language & Region**. It sets the text that the chat widget shows to visitors.

| Section       | What you set                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Language**  | **Timestamp language**: the language of the times under each message, such as "2 minutes ago".                                                                                       |
| **Home**      | Text on the widget home screen, such as **Start a conversation**.                                                                                                                    |
| **Messages**  | Text on the conversation list, such as **No Messages**.                                                                                                                              |
| **Message**   | Names and system text inside a conversation: **Bot**, **You**, **Agent**, the escalation confirmation, and the text shown when a visitor reaches the message limit per conversation. |
| **Top Menu**  | Labels in the widget menu, such as **Refresh chat** and **Download**.                                                                                                                |
| **Account**   | Text for visitor email verification, such as **Verify your email**.                                                                                                                  |
| **Lead Form** | Text on the lead form.                                                                                                                                                               |

Each field label shows the default English text. Leave a field as it is to keep the default. These fields change the widget text only. They do not change the language of the answers.

See [Change the widget language and text](/docs/guides/widget/language-and-text).

## Personas

A persona sets the tone of the chatbot's answers. Select one persona per chatbot.

| Section              | What it contains                                                                     |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Default Personas** | Built-in personas, such as **Default**, **Neutral**, and **Sales Expert**.           |
| **Custom Personas**  | Personas you add. Each one has a **Title**, a **Description**, and **Instructions**. |

If you do not select a persona, the chatbot uses **Default**, which keeps answers short.

See [Write instructions and choose a persona](/docs/guides/answers/write-instructions).

## Instructions

| Section                  | Fields                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Default                                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Fallback Message**     | **Fallback Message**: the answer the chatbot gives when it cannot find the information in your content. Save it with **Save Fallback Message**.                                                          | "I'm sorry, I don't have enough information to answer your question, but I'm happy to assist with any other questions you may have." |
| **Default Instructions** | One built-in option, **None**. It uses the default AI behavior with no custom instructions.                                                                                                              | **None**                                                                                                                             |
| **Custom Instructions**  | Instructions you add. Each one has a **Title** and **Instructions**. When you edit a saved instruction, you can also set its **Creativity Level** from 0 (more focused) to 1 (more random and creative). | Creativity Level 0.5                                                                                                                 |

See [Write instructions and choose a persona](/docs/guides/answers/write-instructions) and [Keep answers on topic](/docs/guides/answers/keep-answers-on-topic).

## Webhooks

This tab shows only when the chatbot owner's plan includes webhooks. See [Plans and limits](/docs/reference/plans-and-limits).

| Field                        | What it does                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Messages Webhook URL**     | SiteGPT sends a request to this URL for each new message in a conversation. This includes AI answers, replies from your team, and system messages.                               |
| **Messages Webhook Token**   | Sent in the `X-WEBHOOK-TOKEN` header of message webhooks, so you can check the request came from SiteGPT.                                                                        |
| **Escalation Webhook URL**   | SiteGPT sends a request to this URL when a visitor escalates a conversation. If the visitor then gives their contact details, SiteGPT sends a second request with those details. |
| **Escalation Webhook Token** | Sent in the `X-WEBHOOK-TOKEN` header of escalation webhooks.                                                                                                                     |
| **Leads Webhook URL**        | SiteGPT sends a request to this URL when the chatbot collects a new lead.                                                                                                        |
| **Leads Webhook Token**      | Sent in the `X-WEBHOOK-TOKEN` header of lead webhooks.                                                                                                                           |

All fields are empty by default. See [Webhooks](/docs/developers/webhooks) for the payloads.

## Settings on other screens

Some chatbot settings have their own screens in the sidebar.

| Screen             | Where                                  | What it sets                                                                                                     | Guide                                                              |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Appearance**     | **Customizations** > **Appearance**    | Chatbot name, welcome message, colors, icons, position, terms and disclaimer, and which buttons the widget shows | [Appearance](/docs/guides/widget/appearance)                            |
| **Human Support**  | **Customizations** > **Human Support** | Escalation, escalation buttons, and notification emails                                                          | [Set up human support](/docs/guides/human-support/set-up-human-support) |
| **Leads Settings** | **Leads** > **Leads Settings**         | The lead form and pre-chat user details                                                                          | [Collect leads](/docs/guides/leads/collect-leads)                       |
| **Members**        | **Advanced** > **Members**             | Who can work on the chatbot                                                                                      | [Team members](/docs/guides/account/team-members)                       |
| **Integrations**   | **Advanced** > **Integrations**        | Chat channels such as Slack and Zendesk                                                                          | [Integrations](/docs/integrations/overview)                             |
