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AI chatbot for Antora

Here's a step-by-step guide to help you install Biel.ai in your Antora project.

Chatbot widget for docs

Prerequisites​

Before you begin, you'll need to have the following:

  • A Biel.ai account. If you don't have one, sign up for free.
  • A project created in your Biel.ai dashboard. If you haven't created one yet, follow the steps in the Quickstart guide.
  • An Antora project.

Installation​

To integrate the Biel.ai widget into your Antora site:

  1. Modify the UI bundle:

    • If you're using a custom UI bundle for your Antora project, navigate to the UI bundle's directory.

    • If not, you'll first need to clone Antora's default UI bundle.

      git clone https://gitlab.com/antora/antora-ui-default.git

  2. Locate the head.hbs file, which is usually under src/partials, and insert the following code:

    <!-- Initialize the Biel.ai widget -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/biel-search/dist/biel-search/biel-search.css">
    <script type="module" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/biel-search/dist/biel-search/biel-search.esm.js"></script>

  3. Locate the footer.hbs or the specific file where you'd like the chatbot to appear. Just before the closing tags in that file, add the following snippet:

    <biel-button project="<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>" 
        header-title="Biel.ai chatbot"
        button-position="bottom-right"
        modal-position="bottom-right"
        button-style="dark">
            Ask AI
    </biel-button>

    Replace <YOUR_PROJECT_ID> with your project's ID from the Biel.ai dashboard.

  4. Build the project:

    • If you're using a custom UI, make sure to re-bundle it and then run the Antora command to build your project.
    • If you cloned the default UI, you'd have to integrate it as a local UI and then run Antora with the --ui-bundle-url flag to point to your modified local UI bundle.

  5. Once it builds successfully, verify that the chatbot appears and functions correctly on your site.

Next steps​

For more about customization and additional features exploration, check out the customization section.

Need assistance? We're here to help! Reach out to us at Biel.ai Support.