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It helps guests find information quickly and easily by answering questions based on your hotel's website content.<\/p>\n\n<p>The WordPress plugin makes it easy to install Lobbychat on your hotel website without editing code. Simply install, enter your Lobbychat ID, and enable the chatbot.<\/p>\n\n<p>Don't have a Lobbychat ID yet? Use Get Started to send your hotel website, name, and email to the Lobbychat team. 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Chatbot widget script<\/strong>\nWhen the chatbot is enabled, the plugin loads a JavaScript file from <code>https:\/\/app.lobbychat.ai\/embed\/{your-chatbot-id}.js<\/code> on every public page of your website. This script renders the AI chatbot widget for your guests. No personal visitor data is sent to Lobbychat beyond what the guest types into the chat window.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>2. Enable \/ disable sync<\/strong>\nWhen you toggle the chatbot on or off from the WordPress admin, the plugin sends a request to <code>https:\/\/app.lobbychat.ai\/api\/public\/chatbots\/{your-chatbot-id}\/set-active<\/code> to keep your widget status in sync with the Lobbychat dashboard. Only the chatbot ID and the enabled\/disabled state are transmitted.<\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin requires an active Lobbychat account. By using this plugin you agree to the Lobbychat Terms of Service and Privacy Policy:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Terms of Service: https:\/\/lobbychat.ai\/terms-conditions\/<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/lobbychat.ai\/privacy-policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>3. Setup-request emails<\/strong>\nOnly when a WordPress administrator submits the Get Started form, the plugin uses WordPress <code>wp_mail()<\/code> to email the entered name, hotel website, email address, current WordPress site URL, and submission date\/time to the Lobbychat team. A confirmation email is also sent to the entered address. The submitted details are stored in WordPress options to show the confirmation on return and prevent accidental duplicate requests. No tracking or automatic account provisioning is added. Delivery requires a working WordPress mail configuration authorized to send as <code>alex@lobbychat.ai<\/code>; the plugin does not supply SMTP credentials.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>lobbychatai<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install the plugin directly from the WordPress plugin directory.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Lobbychat<\/strong> in your WordPress admin sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your Lobbychat ID (found in your Lobbychat dashboard under <strong>Embed Code<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Toggle the chatbot on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"what%20is%20lobbychat%3F\"><h3>What is Lobbychat?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Lobbychat is an AI chatbot built specifically for hotels. 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