Preview mode vs. live mode
Before you publish, it is worth understanding the two operating modes:Assign your Avatar
1
Open your project
In the Plural dashboard, navigate to Projects and open the project you want to publish.
2
Click the gear icon on the Avatar frame
In the upper-left corner of your Avatar frame, click the gear (⚙) icon.
3
Click Assign Robots
Select Assign Robots from the dropdown menu. A list of all Avatars in your account will appear (this is the same list you see in My Robots).
4
Select the Avatar
Click the Avatar you want to run this project. If your list is empty or all Avatars are already in use, see Add a Device to add a new one.
Publish your project
After assigning the Avatar, two buttons appear:- Preview in Browser — Opens the Avatar in a new browser tab for testing. A watermark may be visible; this is normal and will not appear in the live version.
- Copy Live Link — Copies the production URL to your clipboard. Share this URL or open it on your display device for the real user experience.
1
Test with Preview in Browser
Click Preview in Browser to open a new tab and interact with your Avatar. Verify that the flow works as expected.
2
Go live with Copy Live Link
When you are satisfied, click Copy Live Link and open or share that URL on your target screen.
Controlling GO usage during testing
Avatar features like TTS (Text-to-Speech) and STT (Speech-to-Text) consume GOs — even in Preview mode when enabled. To test for free: Turn off speech recognition:1
Navigate to My Robots
Click the navigation arrow and select My Robots.
2
Open the options menu for your Avatar
Click the three dots (⋯) next to your Avatar’s name.
3
Toggle speech recognition off
Click Toggle Speech recognition on/off to disable TTS and STT. With this off and testing in Preview, no GOs are consumed.
Face detection and QR code scanning can remain on in Preview mode — they do not consume GOs during preview.
Pushing updates remotely
Once your Avatar is live and you make further changes to the project, you can push updates without asking users to refresh. See Publish Remotely for details.Congratulations — your project is now live on your Avatar! To explore all of Plural’s features in depth, continue to the Product Tour.
