AI ask box widget
Overview
PREREQUISITES:
- AI search is available out-of-the-box as of Sitefinity CMS 15.4.8626.
- A Progress Agentirc RAG account is required to manage knowledge boxes.
The Ask box widget provides a natural-language input box for visitors to submit queries. The Ask box initiates the search request and passes the query to PARAG via the Sitefinity proxy endpoint. Typically you place it on a landing page or search page. The widget then redirects users to a results page containing the Answer and Search results widgets.
Configuration options
AI ask box setup
In AI ask box setup section, you can do the following:
- Agentic RAG connection - A connection to a specific knowledge box in Progress Agentic RAG. Select which connection this widget should use to search and answer questions. You can manage connections in Administration » Progress Agentic Rag connections.
- Search Configuration - A saved set of search settings that the AI uses to find content. Can be found in Progress Agentic Rag portal Search » Saved configurations.
- After search is submitted... - Select whether you want to stay on the same page or designate a page to redirect to when displaying the answer. The page where the answer is displayed must contain the AI answer and/or the AI results widget.
- Suggestions - These are example questions or phrases displayed under the AI ask box.
Display settings
In Display setting section, you can do the following:
- Change the template
To change the template that the Ask box widget uses, select the new template in the Ask box template dropdown box.
You must first have created a custom template.
For more information, see Next.js pages and templates and ASP.NET Core pages and templates.
- Configure the widget margins
In Margins, you can choose the margins between the text and the column where it is placed.
Choose from the predefined values of none, small, medium, or large.
Advanced widget settings
To open the advanced settings, in the upper-right corner of the Ask box page, click 
(Advanced settings).
- In Label, you can enter a specific name for this widget.
This name will be displayed in:
- In CSS class, you can enter individual CSS class for the Intent box widget.
- In Display on public site for…, you can select which user role can see the widget content when viewing the public site.
Labels & Messages
In the Labels & Messages section, you can do the following:
- In Label, you can create a header for the widget visible above the intent input field.
- In Placeholder text, you can enter some text to orientate the user for an initial input.
For example, you can enter Ask for products, rates, or services... This text is only a guidance for the user and is not submitted as an intent input.
- In Suggestions label, you can put a header for the suggestions.
Save your changes.