Initiate Proactive Chat Without Widget Click
Is it possible to initiate a proactive chat without the user clicking the widget?
Currently, proactive chat triggers in Zendesk require some form of interaction with the chat widget. The trigger can fire when the widget is loaded, a chat is requested, or a message is sent.
Unfortunately, there is no native way to initiate a proactive chat without the user clicking the widget. This means that while you can engage users who have loaded the widget, they must still interact with it to start a chat.
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