Theme Packs

Everything you need to know about one of GreetBot’s most fun features.

  • Written by Piotr Bakker
    Updated on October 14, 2020

In addition to posting your own, custom #channel messages you can also select from GreetBot’s built-in message bundles — Theme Packs. The idea is simple: you pick a Theme Pack and each time someone joins a designated #channel GreetBot welcomes them with a message from that theme.

For example, if you pick the Hollywood theme, GreetBot will welcome new members using quotes from cinema classics like “May the Force be with you” or “Live long and prosper” And if you pick the Rockstar theme, GreetBot will use lyrics from hit songs, like “Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy.”

You can also choose from Theme Packs with animated GIFs. Howdy, comes with GIFs of pop culture icons waving hello in all sorts of goofy ways, and Woofy comes packed with GIFs of adorable puppies running, rolling and shaking in excitement.

As such Theme Packs give you the ability to greet new joiners with a different message each time. They help you draw the attention of existing team members to each new joiner in a simple yet playful way, making the onboarding experience more fun and engaging for everyone involved.

  • GreetBot
    Alrighty! What channel would you like me to post your message to?

  • Jimmy
    #general

  • GreetBot
    Okay! Now pick a Theme Pack that you would like to use in #general. You can type:

    Hollywood — to use quotes from cinema classics
    Rockstar — to use lyrics from hit songs
    Howdy — animated GIFs of people saying hello
    Woofy — animated GIFs of excited puppies
    Winnie — to use quotes from Winnie the Pooh
    Globetrotter — to use greetings from around the world
    Mixer — to use a mix of greetings from all themes
    Custom — to write your own welcome message

    Tip: Theme Packs help you to create a simple and fun onboarding experience 🤹 Use the custom option if you’d like to get creative 😃

Message GreetBot...

You can use GreetBot’s Theme Packs to have some fun with your team.

Configuration

To use Theme Packs in one of your #channels type channel in chat with GreetBot and follow the instructions. After you select which #channel you would like to configure GreetBot will ask you to pick from the list of available themes. If you are undecided you can pick Mixer and use greetings from all available themes at random. Mixer is a great way to inject an element of surprise and spontaneity into your onboarding process. You never know what’s coming and it can spark a lot of fun conversations.