Description
Let’s make your Web page visitors Contact you through “WhatsApp”, “WhatsApp Business” with a single Click (WhatsApp Chat, Group, Share)
WhatsApp connectivity for WordPress websites! Engage customers and generate leads!
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WhatsApp Chat
Add ‘WhatsApp’ or ‘WhatsApp Business’ Number. And let your website visitors contact you with a single click.
๐ฑ Mobile: Navigates to WhatsApp Mobile App.
๐ป Desktop: Navigates to WhatsApp Desktop App / Web WhatsApp page(web.whatsapp.com)
๐ Styles
Select a Style that matches your Website design.
- 8 pre-defined style/designs
- Add your own Image/GIF
- Custom Element/Design
- Shortcodes
- Different Styles, Positions for Mobile, Desktop
- All pre-defined styles are customizable
- Select style, customize to match the website design.
list of Styles | โ๏ธCustomize Styles
๐ผ Add Own Image
Instead of selecting a pre-defined style, add any Image/Animated-image/GIF.
๐ Custom Element
Convert any Element as WhatsApp Chat Element by adding
- Class name: ‘ctc_chat’ (or)
- Id name: ‘ctc_chat’ (or)
- Href/link: ‘#ctc_chat’
The custom design will navigate to WhatsApp based on plugin settings (WhatsApp Number, pre-filled message, …. ).
(e.g. Add WhatsApp in menu)
Greetings Dialog
Encourage user engagement by displaying the perfect message at the perfect time
- Greetings-1: Customizable Design
- Greetings-2: Content Specific Design
- Greetings-Form: Form Filling before initializing the chat [PRO]
[Actions](https://holithemes.com/plugins/click-to-chat/greetings-actions/)
Click: Display Greetings When Clicks on any element with Class name: ‘ctc_greetings’
ViewPort: Display Greetings When an element is in viewport(25% margin) with Class name: ‘ctc_greetings_now’ [PRO]
Time, Scroll Display Greetings based on time, scroll [PRO]
โณ๏ธ Position to Place
- Add WhatsApp at any position of the screen
(not limited to fixed positions). - Different positions for Mobile and Desktop.
โฉ Pre-filled Message
Text that appears at the WhatsApp chat window when the user clicks on the WhatsApp Image/button.
Users can start the conversation easily.
Variables to change values dynamically
{site} -> Website Title
{title} -> Page Title
{url} -> Web page URL
[url] -> Web page full URL including parameters
With these variables, we can understand from which page the user started WhatsApp chat.
๐ WooCommerce
WooCommerce Single product pages
Separate ‘pre-filled message’, ‘call to action’ settings for WooCommerce Single product pages.
Additional variables, specific to WooCommerce single product page to change values dynamically
{product} -> Product Name
{price} -> Product Price (current price)
{regular_price} -> Regular product price (with out any sale)
{sku} -> Stock keeping unit
Add WhatsApp in WooCommerce Product pages
- After product summary
PRO:
- Before Main Content
- Before Product
- Before Product Summary
- Product Summary
- Before Add to Cart Form
- Before Cart Button
- After Cart Button
- After Add to Cart Form
- After Product
Add WhatsApp Icon/Button in WooCommerce Product pages
WooCommerce Shop Page
Add WhatsApp at WooCommerce Products list (shop page, related products list)
๐ Page Level Settings
At the page-level, we can overwrite the settings for each post. we can add different Whatsapp Number, Prefilled Message, Call to Action.
(while editing the post, at the right sidebar ‘Click to Chat’ metabox)
- WhatsApp Number
- Call to Action
- Pre-filled Message
- Display Settings
PRO:
- Styles
- Time Delay
- Scroll Delay
๐ Analytics
Creates an Event when the user clicks on the WhatsApp Icon/button.
Webhooks
Connect other applications using Integrate, Automation tools like Zapier, IFTTT, Pipedream
๐ PRO
- Random Numbers
- Business hours: Offline/Online Settings
- Change WhatsApp number When Offline
- Change call to Action When Offline
or - Hide When Offline
- Show/Hide on selected time range in a day
- Show/Hide on selected days in a week
- Webhooks – Dynamic variables
- {url} – replace with current page URL
- {time} – time the user interacted with WhatsApp Button/Icon
- {number} – WhatsApp Number for that icon/button
- Greetings
- Greetings From filling before initiating the chat
- Display/reappear based on Time, page scroll
- Position to place
- Fixed: Fixed position to the screen (default, available in Free version)
- Absolute: Fixed position to the body content. (Moves when the user scrolls page)
- Time Delay – Displays WhatsApp after some time delay
- Scroll Action – Displays WhatsApp after user scrolls the page of a given percentage
- Display based on Website visitors login status
- Page-level settings – Change styles, time, scroll delay.
- WooCommerce
- Mulitple position to add WhatsApp in product pages.
๐ฏ Localization
Click to Chat is Compatible with translate plugins. WPML, Polylang.
Easy to set up different values for each language
- WhatsApp Number
- Call to Action
- Pre-filled Message
- Greetings Content
- Group ID
- Share Text
๐ Performance
- Rich in features but the frontend of the site content is very lightweight.
We highly concentrate on speed, performance.
๐ Display Settings
Show/Hide styles based on
- Post type
- Post Id
- Category name
- Device Type(Mobile, Desktop)
- WooCommerce single product pages
PRO:
- Time delay
- Scroll delay
- Selected time range in a day
- Selected Days in a week
- Website visitor login status
โณ Shortcodes
Use shortcodes to add WhatsApp icon/button with inline the Post content, widget area.
change the default setting values using shortcode attributes – WhatsApp Number, Style, Pre-filled message, Call to Action.
Chat Shortcodes
[ht-ctc-chat]
To change the WhatsApp number use the ‘number’ attribute
[ht-ctc-chat number=915123456789]
Group
Enable Group chat feature and add WhatsApp Group id at the plugin settings.
Make it easy for your customers to join your Whatsapp Group.
Share
Let users share your website with their WhatsApp contacts and get more leads.
Help Translate The Plugin
Help by Translating the plugin to be available in more languages
Screenshots
8 Styles, 1 Add own image / GIF Style Chat Settings - Enter WhatsApp Number, prefilled message, call to action, desktop: web view / desktop app view Style, position to place (at any position of the screen) - Desktop, Mobile Add WhatsApp Menu item (Custom Element) Change Values at page level: 'WhatsApp Number', 'Call to action', 'Group ID' Shortcodes - add style with inline the content Style - 5 - Image with content box Style - 8 - Materialize button Style - 99 - Add your own Image / GIF(Animated Image) Customize Styles Enable Group, Share Settings Group settings page Share settings page Display settings Webhooks prefilled, call to action for WooCommerce single product pages Animations Analytics - Google analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Ads Conversations
Installation
From Dashboard ( WordPress admin )
- plugins -> Add New
- search for ‘click to chat for whatsapp’
- click on Install Now and then Active.
using FTP or similar
- Unzip “Click-to-Chat” file and
- Upload “Click-to-Chat” folder to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
FAQ
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WhatsApp Number
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Enter the WhatsApp number with country code
E.g.
country code +1
number: 6123456789
** WhatsApp number: 16123456789 **[https://holithemes.com/plugins/click-to-chat/whatsapp-number/?utm_source=wp&utm_medium=readme-faq&utm_campaign=ht](WhatsApp Number)
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Pre-filled Message
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Makes the users start the conversation easily.
Add variables to change values dynamically
{url} -> Web page URL {title} -> Page Title {site} -> Website Title
E.g.
Hi {site}!! Name: I like to know more information about this {title}, {url}.
Additional variables for WooCommerce single product pages
{product} -> Product Name
{price} -> Product Price (current price might be the sale price/regular price)
{regular_price} -> Regular product price (with out any sale)
{sku} ->Stock keeping unitE.g.
Hi {site}!! Name: I like to buy this {product}, {url}
With this prefilled text, we can know from which page the user started the conversation, purpose of the contact, and their details
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Call to Action
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Text that appears along with the icon/button.
E.g.
WhatsApp us
For WooCommerce single product pages
E.g.Chat to buy, only {sku} stock left
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Select Styles
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Select styles based on Device.
* Style for Desktop
* Style for MobileFor selecting styles: plugin detects the device(mobile, desktop) based on HTTP User Agent (using wp_is_mobile)
Styles are customizable according to your theme/usecase.
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Position to place the styles
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Add Styles at any position of the screen (not just fixed to selected positions).
Position to place settings
E.g.
bottom-right corner:
bottom: 10px
right: 10pxCenter of the Screen (bottom-center)
bottom: 10px
right: 50%Center of the Screen (left-center)
bottom: 50%
right: 10pxPlugin supports all CSS units as suffix. (px, %, rem,…)
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Localization – WPML, Polylang
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From WPML, Polylang Settings -> ‘String Translations’ and filter strings to ‘Click to chat for WhatsApp’ and change value based on language.
- User Input (Plugin Settings values): – ‘Click to chat for WhatsApp’
- Admin strings (Plugin Settings) – text domain: ‘click-to-chat-for-whatsapp’
Help plugin by Translating Setting page, Readme text
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Shortcodes Attributes
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Shortcodes by default get values from the plugin settings page. Override these values using attributes.
- number
- call_to_action
- pre_filled
- style
E.g.
[ht-ctc-chat number=915123456789]
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GDPR
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“Click to Chat” don’t collect any of the user data and don’t use cookies.
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Show/Hide on Selected pages/devices
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WhatsApp Group Invite/chat
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Enable Group Feature Add WhatsApp group id at plugin settings page. and let user join in WhatsApp Group.
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Enable Share feature and let users share your website easily.
Add variables to change values dynamically
{url} -> Web page URL
{title} -> Page Title
{site} -> Website TitleShare Text – E.g.
Checkout this Awesome page {title}, {url}
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AMP Compatibility
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Click to Chat is Compatible with (AMP)[https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/] plugin. AMP wont load plugins JavaScript file, limited functionality available.
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๐ง Basic Troubleshooting
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- Clear cache
- Check WhatsApp number entered with country code
- Check Show/Hide settings
For any queries, please contact us.
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โค๏ธ Support / Contact
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For any issues with the plugin / suggestions:
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๐ง ctc@holithemes.com
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WordPress new topic
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HoliThemes – Click to Chat Support Forum
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โญ๏ธ Give Support
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If you like the plugin, support the developers by giving 5 star rating
Thank you so much in advance from “Click to Chat” Team
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Click to Chat” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors“Click to Chat” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Click to Chat” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
3.9.7
- New: opt-in – user consent before initiate the chat
- Enchantment: Greetings Text Editor, can add background color to text.
3.9.6
- Enchantment: click to chat admin page for WooCommerce
3.9.5
- Fix: display settings for custom post types
3.9.4
- Enchantment: Webhooks, greetings, admin interface.
3.9.3
- Enchantment: Greetings feature
- Open Greetings dialog:
- Click on any element which contains Class /Id name: ‘ctc_greetings’
- When an element is in viewport(25% margin) which contains Class name: ‘ctc_greetings_now’ [PRO]