System Integration

Tutorial 4 of 4

1. Introduction

In this tutorial, we will learn how to integrate a chatbot into a website or an application. This kind of integration can be useful in a variety of scenarios, such as providing customer support, gathering user information, or answering frequently asked questions.

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

Understand what a chatbot is and how it can be used
Embed a chatbot into a website
Make the chatbot interact with users on your platform

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of JavaScript and HTML
Familiarity with chatbot technology (though not necessary, it will help)

2. Step-by-Step Guide

We will use a simple HTML page and JavaScript to embed the chatbot. For the chatbot, we will use a free and open-source chatbot platform.

Step 1: Create a basic HTML page

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Website with Chatbot</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Welcome to my website!</h1>
  <!-- Chatbot will be embedded here -->
</body>
</html>

Step 2: Embed the chatbot

We will use BotPress, a free and open-source chatbot platform. Once you've created your chatbot on BotPress, you can embed it into your website with a few lines of JavaScript.

<script src="https://chat.botpress.io/inject.js"></script>
<script>
  window.botpressWebChat.init({
    host: 'https://chat.botpress.io',
    botId: 'myBot'
  })
</script>

Replace 'myBot' with the ID of your chatbot. The script will inject the chatbot into your website.

3. Code Examples

Let's consider another practical example where we are not only embedding the chatbot but also customizing its appearance.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Website with Chatbot</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Welcome to my website!</h1>
  <script src="https://chat.botpress.io/inject.js"></script>
  <script>
    window.botpressWebChat.init({
      host: 'https://chat.botpress.io',
      botId: 'myBot',
      // Customizing the appearance
      config: {
        showConversationsButton: false,
        enableReset: true,
        enableTranscriptDownload: false
      }
    })
  </script>
</body>
</html>

In the above code, we have customized the chatbot's appearance using the 'config' property. For instance, we have disabled the 'Conversations' button and enabled the 'Reset' button.

4. Summary

In this tutorial, we learned about chatbots and how to integrate them into a website using JavaScript and HTML. We also looked at how to customize the appearance of the chatbot.

For further learning, you can explore more on chatbot platforms, how to create your own chatbot, and how to handle more advanced interactions with users.

5. Practice Exercises

Embed a chatbot into a website and customize its appearance. Test it by initiating a simple conversation.
Create a website with multiple pages. On each page, embed a different chatbot, each serving a different purpose.
Create a chatbot that can answer questions about the content of your website. For example, if your website sells products, the chatbot could answer questions about the products.

Solutions and explanations:

Follow the steps and code examples provided above. The conversation can be initiated by sending a message to the chatbot.
This will require creating multiple chatbots on the BotPress platform (or any other platform of your choice) and embedding each one on a different page using the respective botId.
This will require more advanced knowledge of creating and training chatbots, which is beyond the scope of this tutorial. However, most chatbot platforms provide guides and tutorials on how to do this.