How to Set Up Your aeo.press Answer Engine

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Technical Setup

Follow these steps to integrate the aeo.press Answer Engine with your website:

1. Configure DNS Records

  • Point ai.example.com to aeo.press

    • Type: CNAME
    • Name: ai
    • Value: dwid9lli9xbl8.cloudfront.net

  • Point www to aeo.press for AI bot tracking

    • Type: CNAME
    • Name: www
    • Value: dwid9lli9xbl8.cloudfront.net

  • Optional: Set up root A and AAAA records as needed for your domain configuration.

2. Complete Account Setup with aeo.press

  • aeo.press will finalize your account setup after DNS records are configured.
  • A distribution for ai.example.com will be created on llmo-site.
  • An SSL certificate for ai.example.com must be obtained to ensure secure connections.

3. Install the AI Chat Experience

  • Embed the AI chat interface on your website according to aeo.press installation instructions.
<script>
    window.aeoSettings = {
        organization_id: <%= @current_organization.id %>,
        // css_path: "https://aeo.press/example.css"
        chat: {
            enabled: true,
            button_text: "Ask <%= @current_organization.name %> AI",
            button_color: "#000",
            button_text_color: "#fff",
            intro_text: "Hello, welcome to <%= @current_organization.name %>'s AI. How can I help you today?",
        }
    }
</script>
<script src="<%= Rails.application.credentials.url %>/embed.js"></script></textarea>

4. Update Your robots.txt File

  • Ensure your robots.txt file is updated to allow appropriate indexing and tracking by the AI engine.
User-agent: *
Disallow:
Allow: /

# LLMs Files
# llms.txt: https://ai.example.com/llms.txt
# llms.json: https://ai.example.com/llms.json

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://ai.example.com/sitemap.xml

5. (Optional) Connect to Webflow CMS

  • If using Webflow, you may connect your account to host answer content directly in your Webflow CMS.

Content Setup

1. Create AI Pages

  • Develop question and answer pairs tailored to your audience's needs.

2. Publish Content

  • Publishing will generate:
    • AI pages
    • An updated sitemap
    • An llms.txt file for large language model site indexing

Following these steps ensures a seamless and secure integration of the aeo.press Answer Engine, providing users with fast and reliable AI-powered answers.