Hide Department Field on Zendesk Pre-Chat Form
How can I hide the department field on the Zendesk pre-chat form?
To hide the department field on the Zendesk pre-chat form, you can use a specific script. While there's no native setting to completely remove the department field, you can make it invisible to visitors by using the Departments API endpoint with an empty array.
Here's the script you need to add after your widget script on your website:
<script type="text/javascript"> window.zESettings = { webWidget: { chat: { departments: { enabled: [] } } } }; </script>This code will prevent visitors from seeing the department dropdown, but you can still assign a department to a chat request on the backend using a trigger or the departments.select function. For more details, check out the originalZendesk article.
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What should I do if the department field still shows after using the script?
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Can I assign a department to a chat request without showing the field?
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Why does the department field become hidden when only one department is available?
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