Title: timer function Last modified: April 10, 2025 --- # timer function * Resolved [Abishek Newar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abishekcoolplugins/) * (@abishekcoolplugins) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timer-function/) * I want to add a timer function. Basically if a user is inactive or doesn’t text for certain time such as 5 minutes then the chat will reply a inactive message automatically Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Support [Val Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/) * (@valwa) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timer-function/#post-18413647) * Hey [@abishekcoolplugins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abishekcoolplugins/)! 👋 * There are multiple ways you can do that — either through JavaScript with a client- side timer to lock the chatbot after a certain duration, or on the server side using a filter like mwai_ai_allowed, which will display an error message in the chatbot once a message is sent after a time limit is reached. * You can find both the filters and JS functions in the [AI Engine API documentation](https://meowapps.com/ai-engine/api/). Hope this helps! * Thread Starter [Abishek Newar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abishekcoolplugins/) * (@abishekcoolplugins) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timer-function/#post-18417141) * Thank you for your response, * but if the user closes the browser the injected code would disappear and then the chat can be continued even after the time limit of being inactive, i have tried to do that using blocks but it is the problem that i am facing * Plugin Author [Jordy Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigroumeow/) * (@tigroumeow) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timer-function/#post-18417186) * When a user closes the browser, any injected or regular code disappears – it’s the same in both cases. I’m not entirely sure what you’re aiming for; could you explain your goal a bit more clearly? * If you’re thinking about interacting with a chat after the user closes their browser, that’s technically either impossible or very complicated. The user wouldn’t see this anyway, so it might not make much sense. * If you want to send a message through the chatbot automatically after some time, that’s not a built-in feature, but you could do it easily with some injected code (that should not be build inside the plugin, I wouldn’t do it neither even if I need it). I would use `setBlocks` via the MwaiAPI in JavaScript, this is the way to do it! 🙂 It’s pretty straightforward. Here’s a link to help you get started: * * Try exploring the plugin’s native features and API first, and take a look at the documentation. It’s a powerful tool, and we designed it to be easy to customize using filters and actions. * Thread Starter [Abishek Newar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abishekcoolplugins/) * (@abishekcoolplugins) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timer-function/#post-18418870) * The block would be executed after the first chat but i want the code to be executed on just loading the site not after the first chat, just like maybe shortcuts but in shortcut we cannot inject js. i want to make a feature such that if the user starts a chat once and then if he doesn’t sends another chat (maybe within 30 mins), the chat would be locked and then a block will be added that the chat has ended due to inactivity. * this feature might not be possible only with backend i think this need the frontend to be changes a bit - This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by [Abishek Newar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abishekcoolplugins/). * Plugin Support [Val Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/) * (@valwa) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timer-function/#post-18426135) * Hey [@abishekcoolplugins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abishekcoolplugins/)! 👋 * There’s no out-of-the-box solution for your exact use case, so you’ll need to use the available tools to build something custom. You’ll likely need a mix of front-end and back-end code to track user inactivity across your website — for example, by using shared metadata — and then display a block inside the chatbot based on that value. * This is just one possible approach. If needed, we recommend reaching out to an experienced freelancer to help you implement it. * Please note that this is not officially supported by AI Engine, so we’ll consider this topic closed for now. Thanks for your understanding — hope this helps! 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