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Edit your website with AI chat: describe the change, review it, keep or undo

Editing a website with AI chat means typing what you want, add a pricing section after services, and having the AI make the change on your draft. The useful part is not the typing, it is that every change is listed, previewed and reversible before you publish.

Create a website with OneCraftThe AI assistant panel in the builder, the kinds of change it can make, and how changes are applied and undone

What it can change

The chat edits the draft through a fixed set of actions: update a section, switch its layout, add, remove or move sections, add or remove pages, change the theme, the menu, the footer and the search settings, and set images from a stock search or an AI image when you ask for one. It can also search the web and read a page you link, for facts such as a supplier list.

Every change listed

Each turn comes back with a reply and a list of changes, each worded as what it did, with the old and new text for wording changes. Clicking a change selects that section in the preview. Removing a page or a section waits for you to press Apply, so a misunderstood request cannot delete content on its own.

Undo, then keep editing

A chat turn lands as one undo step. The Undo in the chat panel restores the draft exactly as it was before that turn, and the builder Undo works too. Everything the chat changes stays editable in the normal panels, so a common rhythm is the chat for structure, such as a new pricing section, and the panel for exact wording.

It remembers the conversation

The chat keeps your recent messages, so a follow up such as make that section darker refers to the last change. The AI sees an outline of the site rather than every word, which keeps turns quick. If you close the builder while a turn is running, the result is offered as a preview the next time you open the site.

What it costs and where it stops

A chat turn needs at least 2 credits available and is billed by the model use of that turn, which for a typical edit is small. Messages can be up to 4,000 characters. The chat edits the draft only; nothing goes live until you publish. In Code mode the chat edits the project code instead, with a build after each change.

How it works, in three steps

  1. Step 1

    Open the AI chat

    Press the AI chat button in the builder header to open the assistant beside the preview.

  2. Step 2

    Ask for a change

    Describe it in plain words: what to add, where, and with which details.

  3. Step 3

    Review and apply

    Read the listed changes, press Apply for removals, Undo anything you do not want, then publish.

Limits worth knowing

Questions people ask

Can the chat write new copy for a section?

Yes. Ask for a rewrite in a tone or length, such as shorter and friendlier, or give it the facts to include. Wording changes show the old and new text in the change list, so you can compare before you keep them. For a one word fix, typing in the panel is quicker.

Can it add photos?

It can set an image from a stock photo search, or generate an AI image when you ask for one, which uses extra credits. It will not use stock photos for team portraits or logos, so upload those yourself in the image picker and the chat can then place them.

What happens if the chat misunderstands me?

Press Undo in the chat panel and the draft returns exactly to how it was before that turn. Then ask again with more detail, naming the section and the page, such as on the services page, in the second section. Short, specific requests give the most predictable results.

Can I ask it to redesign the whole site?

It can change the theme, switch section layouts and reorder sections across pages in a turn, which can transform the look. Large requests take longer and touch more things, so split them: colours first, then the home page, then the other pages, checking the preview each time.

Does the chat publish my changes?

No. The chat only edits the draft, which is saved automatically. The live site changes only when you press Publish, and each publish is kept as a version you can restore. That separation lets you experiment with the chat without visitors seeing half finished changes.

Can it read my old website for content?

Yes. Paste the address in your message and ask it to use the services or the about text from that page. It reads the public page and writes the content into the sections you name. Check facts it carries over, since old pages are often out of date.

Make your own website

The button opens the generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to match yours, generate, then edit anything you like.

Create a website with OneCraft

Related pages

More finished work of this kind is on the website examples hub.

Sources

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