How to Add a Website to Coconaut to Power a Chat Bot

Broadening your chat bot's knowledge base by adding a full website as a source is a powerful way to help your bot better respond to user inquiries. By indexing an entire website, your chat bot can access and learn from a wide array of data. With Coconaut, this process is straightforward and efficient. Here's how to do it.

Step 1: Preparing Your Website

Before you start, ensure the website you plan to add contains relevant and well-structured information that would benefit your chat bot's learning. The website should be publicly accessible, meaning it doesn't require a login or captcha to access.

Step 2: Accessing the Add Source Interface

  1. Log into your Coconaut account.
  2. Select the bot to which you wish to add the website.
  3. Navigate to the Sources tab of the bot.
  4. Click the 'Add' button, located at the top right of the sources table.

Step 3: Adding Your Website

  1. In the add source modal that opens, select the 'Website' tab.
  2. You will see a field where you can enter the website's base URL. The URL should be the full absolute URL of the website's homepage (i.e., it should start with "http://" or "https://").
  3. After entering the URL, click the 'Add Source' button to submit it.

Once the website is added, Coconaut will begin the process of discovering and indexing all the pages on the same domain. This process may take some time depending on the size of the website.

Step 4: Monitoring Your Website Status

After adding your website, give it some time for the chat bot to index and learn the new information. You can monitor the status in the Source row, waiting until the status reads 'Ready'. Once the source has been successfully learned, you can query your chat bot to test for successful query responses.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues while adding the website, ensure that you've entered a valid, absolute URL and that the website is publicly accessible. If the bot doesn't seem to be learning from the new source, check the website's relevance and structure.

Getting Help

If you encounter any difficulties or have any questions during this process, don't hesitate to reach out to Coconaut's support team. They're always ready to help make your experience with Coconaut as smooth as possible.

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