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Start a Chat with Website Visitors After Set Time

Learn how to initiate a chat with website visitors after they've been on your site for a certain time using Zendesk chat triggers.

How can I start a chat with a customer on my website after a certain time?

You can initiate a chat with a customer on your website after they've been there for a set amount of time. To do this, you need to create a chat trigger that sends a welcome message after a specified duration, like 30 seconds.

To set this up, add a chat trigger and select the option for the message to be sent only once per visitor. In the trigger settings, choose 'Chat' as the channel and set it to run when the chat widget is loaded. Ensure the conditions are set to check if the visitor is still on the site, hasn't visited before, isn't requesting a chat, and hasn't been served. Then, configure the action to send a message from an agent, such as 'Welcome! Can we help you with anything?'. Finally, create the trigger to activate it. For more details, you can refer to theoriginal Zendesk article.


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