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Customizing the widget

Everything about how the widget looks and behaves is controlled from the Customize tab. Changes build a draft; click Save changes and they go live for visitors immediately, no redeploy.

Appearance #

  • Style: the switch design. There are six built-in looks; see Switch styles.
  • Accent color: the "on" color, used for the track, spark, and popup heading. Light colors automatically get dark ("ink") text for contrast.
  • Label: optional text beside the switch (e.g. "Explain"). Leave it blank for a compact control.
  • Spark icon: show or hide the little spark mark.
  • Size: small, medium, or large.
  • Corner: which corner of the screen the button sits in.

The explanation popup #

  • Theme: dark or light ("paper").
  • Width and corner radius: tune the popup's footprint.
  • Branding: toggle the small "Explained with Plotap" line.

AI behavior #

  • Tone: how explanations read (e.g. "friendly and concise", "formal", "playful").
  • Language: the response language. auto matches the language of the selected text.

Explanations are intentionally in-depth: each one opens with a plain-language definition, then adds detail: how it works, why it matters, and an example when it helps.

Want pixel-level control?

The friendly options cover most cases, but you can override anything with scoped CSS. See Custom CSS.