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Finding your way around

Finding your way around

Once you're signed in, everything you need sits in the left-hand menu. Here's what each item does, so you always know where to go.

Playground
Test your receptionist by chatting with it yourself.
Knowledge
Everything Costello knows about your business.
Integrations
Connect your channels and the web chat widget.
Inbox
Read and reply to live customer conversations.
Activity
See performance and your conversation history.
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Billing
Manage your plan and track message usage.
Support
Get help from the Costello team.
Settings
Manage your account details.

The menu, item by item

Playground

Your private testing ground. Chat with your receptionist exactly as a customer would and check the answers before — and after — you go live. It's the first place to look whenever a reply doesn't seem right. Open the Playground guide →

Knowledge

The single page holding everything Costello knows: your business information, website sources, files and documents, FAQs, voice and tone, opening hours, and policies. Change anything here and Costello retrains automatically. This is where you'll spend most of your setup time.

Integrations

Where you connect the places your customers message you — Instagram, Facebook Messenger — and set up the web chat widget for your own website. Set up the web chat widget →

Inbox

Your live conversations. Read what customers are asking, see how Costello replied, and jump in to reply yourself whenever a conversation needs a human touch. Learn about the Inbox →

Activity

The bird's-eye view: how many enquiries you're getting, how Costello is handling them, and the full history of past conversations. The place to check that things are going well. See the Activity overview →

Billing

Your plan and your usage. See how many of your monthly messages you've used, and upgrade or change plan whenever you need to.

Support

Reach the Costello team when you're stuck. Send us a message describing what's happening and we'll help. Learn how to contact support →

Settings

Your account details — the housekeeping corner for managing your login and profile.

Start in the Playground

Whenever something looks off, open the Playground first. It tells you instantly whether the issue is in what Costello knows (fix it in Knowledge) or somewhere else.

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