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Widget control

Methods to programmatically control the chat widget's visibility and state.

userengage('widget.hide')​

Completely hides the widget launcher button.

userengage('widget.hide');

userengage('widget.show')​

Shows the widget launcher button (after it was hidden).

userengage('widget.show');

userengage('widget.open')​

Expands/opens the chat window.

userengage('widget.open');

userengage('widget.close')​

Closes/minimizes the chat window.

userengage('widget.close');

UE.destroy()​

Completely removes the widget instance from the DOM.

UE.destroy();

For detailed widget state management, see Widget state. To remove the widget entirely, see Destroying the widget.