Tutorials / Automate
Auto-replies and away messages
Answer common questions automatically, or send an away message outside business hours.
WhereDock → Automation → Auto-replies
Switch automations on
Use the Automations on switch at the top. Off means no auto-replies, chatbots or funnel messages.
Create a reply
Press New auto-reply. Give it a Name and Keywords (comma-separated, e.g. price, rate, kitna). Leave keywords empty to answer any message.
How to match
Choose Message contains, Message is exactly or Message starts with.
When
Always, Outside business hours (away message) or During business hours. Set your Business hours on the same page.
Don’t repeat
Don’t repeat for (hours) stops the same person getting the reply again and again.
Good to know
- When you reply to a chat yourself, automations pause there for 2 hours.
- Automations run only while WhatsApp Web is open, and never in groups.