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Smart Auto-Replies

Answering the questions a group asks after an announcement goes out.

Section 4 of the workflow builder is a list of switches. Turn one on and MsgOrb answers that question automatically when a member replies. Several of them ask you to type the answer.

SwitchAnswersYou supply
Time / Date answers*What time?*The time and date
Venue / Location answers*Where?*Venue or link
Organizer details*Who do I contact?*Name and contact
RSVP confirmation*I will attend*Nothing
Greeting acknowledgementThanks and greetingsNothing
Dress code*What should I wear?*Dress code
Parking / Directions*Where do I park?*Parking notes
Cost / Ticket price*How much?*Cost details
Agenda / Program*What is the programme?*Programme outline

How long they stay active

Answers run for 24 hours after each send, matching the WhatsApp customer-service window. Set Stop answering at to end them earlier — useful when the event has already happened.

Quick-reply buttons

The Quick-reply buttons field in section 3 takes up to three comma-separated labels, for example YES, Can't make it, More info. They appear as tappable buttons so a member replies with one tap, and each tap opens their 24-hour window.

Held attachments

A flier attached in section 3 is not pushed out with the announcement. It is released when a member asks for it using a media word — *flier*, *flyer*, *poster*, *brochure*, *leaflet*, *pamphlet*, *picture*, *photo* or *image*. Asking *what is the programme?* returns the programme answer as text instead, not the file.

This is not a language model. Each switch matches fixed keywords in the incoming message against the answer you typed. Anything it does not recognise goes to the Inbox for a person to answer.