Moderate the chat, pin products and interactions, and understand user engagement with Livestream Assistant Mode.
To launch Assistant Mode, select Assistant Mode from the Livestream Overview page in the Business Portal.
Now that you've launched Assistant Mode, let's talk about how to use it!
Manage Activity Panel
Think of this feature as your control center. Start, pause, and end your stream to the left and keep tabs on your user engagement to the right.
To the left:
- Select
to share the event. - Select
to pause the event at any time. Pausing the event for 5 minutes will automatically end the stream. - Select
to end the event at any time.
To the right:
- Hover over the
icon to see active viewers on the stream. - Hover over the
icon to see how many viewers have liked the event. - Hover over the
icon to see how many viewers have shared the event. - Hover over the
icon to view the Added to cart count. - Select
to include a Running Announcement at the top of the event.
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- Select Save to launch the announcement.
- The Announcement will run across the screen until it is removed in Assistant Mode. Remove it by deleting the text.
Moderate the Chat
The live chat will appear on the left side of Assistant Mode where the moderator can change their name, respond, pin, delete messages, and block users.- Select
to delete messages from the audience view. - Select
to pin messages on the stream. - Select
to respond to messages privately to the viewer who asked the question, or publicly for all viewers to see. - Select
to block an audience member from the stream. Blocked users will no longer be allowed to participate in the stream.
Manage Products
The products that you added before the event will appear on the right side of the screen. During the event, you can pin, add, remove, and mark products as sold out.
- Select the icon to pin that product on the stream.
- Select the
icon to Mark as Sold Out. - Toggle On
to pin up to 3 products on your event. - Select
to add more products from your store.
Launch Interactions
The interactions that you added prior to the start of your event, will be ready for use once you go live. Pin a question or launch an poll to increase engagement with your viewers.
Note: Interactions must be added to your event prior to going live.
- Select the Interaction tab to pin questions or launch polls during your event.
- As a Moderator, you will see the number of responses to questions and poll results in realtime.
- Select the
icon to remove the Question from the stream. - Select
to end the poll.
Be on the lookout for Assistant Mode updates coming this Quarter!