Managing Your Chatbot's Knowledge Base
Understanding Website Scraping
When your chatbot is created or updated, it uses an intelligent scraping system to learn from your website:
- Automatically follows internal links within your domain
- Intelligently extracts meaningful content while ignoring UI elements
- Processes up to 50 pages per scraping session
- Handles JavaScript-rendered content
⚠️ Important: For best results, temporarily disable Cloudflare or similar bot protection during the initial scraping process. You can re-enable it afterward.
Knowledge Input Methods
Manual Data Input
Add knowledge directly through our text interface:
Google Workspace Integration
Import from Google Docs:
Import from Google Sheets:
Excluding Content
To prevent your chatbot from using certain content:
- Navigate to "Remove URLs from Knowledge Base"
- Enter the URLs you want to exclude (one per line)
- Click "Remove and Save Exclude URLs"
Common uses for exclusion:
- User-generated content areas
- Blog comments sections
- Outdated documentation
- Temporary promotional pages
Additional Knowledge Sources
Enhance your chatbot with knowledge beyond website content:
Custom Knowledge Base
Add information in the "Additional Knowledge" section using these formats:
Q: What are your business hours? A: We are open Monday-Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM EST. Q: Do you offer refunds? A: Please contact our support team for refund inquiries. Key Information: - Customer support phone: (555) 123-4567 - Emergency contact: support@example.com - Response time: Within 24 hours
Guided Prompts
Create specific responses for common queries:
- Enter one prompt per line
- Be specific and direct
- Cover frequently asked questions
- Include important business policies
Monitoring and Updates
Keep track of your chatbot's knowledge:
- View all scraped URLs in the Knowledge Settings
- Check last scraping date for each URL
- Monitor training status in real-time
- Retrain on updated content using "Scrape Current URL"
Best Practices
- Regularly update your chatbot when website content changes
- Use clear, concise language in additional knowledge
- Test your chatbot after making significant changes
- Keep excluded URLs list up to date