ChatLink for WooCommerce vs Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box

ChatLink for WooCommerce adds a customizable WhatsApp floating button to your site so visitors can start a chat in a single click. The button can open WhatsApp directly or display a small chat popup with a welcome message and quick FAQ replies. For WooCommerce stores, ChatLink can turn products into “inquiry by WhatsApp” items instead of using the normal cart flow. You can optionally hide add-to-cart buttons, prices, and even redirect cart/checkout to keep everything as conversation-based inquiries. Shortcodes are included so you can drop WhatsApp buttons anywhere in your content, landing pages, or widgets. The plugin is lightweight, uses standard WordPress APIs, and is designed to work with most themes. Key Features Floating WhatsApp button with position, size, color, tooltip, and animation options. Optional chat popup with header, welcome message, and “Start Chat” button. FAQ section inside the popup with clickable questions that pre-fill WhatsApp messages. Device targeting: show on all devices, desktop only, or mobile only. Visibility rules: show on all pages or only on selected pages. WooCommerce product inquiry button with customizable label and message template. Options to hide add-to-cart, buy-now, prices, cart page, and checkout page. Separate controls for shop/archive pages (hide add-to-cart and/or prices). Custom button styles for WooCommerce (background, text color, radius, solid/outline). Shortcodes for inline WhatsApp buttons anywhere in posts, pages, or widgets. Settings export/import and full reset to defaults. Features in Detail Floating Button & Chat Popup Choose button position (bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left). Adjust X/Y offsets and button size so it fits your layout. Configure primary color, tooltip text, and entrance animation (none, bounce, pulse). Enable a chat popup with: Header title and subtitle Welcome message “Start chat” button text Custom header background color Optional FAQ section inside the popup with unlimited question/answer pairs. Visibility Controls Mode “Show on all pages” – display the button site-wide. Mode “Show only on specific pages” – select individual pages where the button will appear. Device filter to show on desktop only, mobile only, or both. WooCommerce Inquiry Mode Enable a WhatsApp inquiry button on product pages. Customize the button label and WhatsApp message template using tags: {product}, {price}, {quantity}, {url}, {site} Optionally: Hide add-to-cart and buy-now buttons Hide product prices Hide/redirect Cart page Hide/redirect Checkout page Hide add-to-cart and prices on shop/category archives Choose where to place the inquiry button on the single product page: Before add-to-cart After add-to-cart After price After product summary Optional custom quantity field for the WhatsApp inquiry when add-to-cart is hidden. Shortcodes ChatLink registers two equivalent shortcodes: [chatlink] [whatsapp_button] Supported attributes (all optional): phone – Override the global phone number. message – Custom message text (tags like {product}, {url}, {site} are supported). label – Button text. Default: Chat on WhatsApp. style – button, link, or icon. size – small, medium, or large. align – left, center, right, or inline. color – Button or link color (hex). text_color – Text color (hex). radius – Border radius in pixels. icon – yes or no to show/hide the WhatsApp icon. Examples: [chatlink] [chatlink label="Talk to Support" color="#000000" radius="30"] [chatlink style="link" color="#25D366" label="Click here to chat"] [whatsapp_button size="large" align="center" message="I need help with this page"]

⭐ Lightweight and fast, persistent chat solution! ⭐ Fully self-hosted: No 3rd-party account required 🙂 Simple Ajax Chat makes it easy for your visitors to chat with each other on your website. Simply add a shortcode to any post or page and done! Instant chat forum anywhere. The chat form is fully customizable with many options, so you can create the perfect chat box for your visitors. 👉 Check out a Live Demo of Simple Ajax Chat at WP-Mix » 👉 Pro version supports unlimited chat forms! Simple Ajax Chat is fully self-hosted with NO 3rd-party service required. Many (if not all) of the other free chat plugins require registration and monthly service from a 3rd-party provider. With Simple Ajax Chat, there is no 3rd-party: WordPress is all that’s required. Own your chats! Difference between SAC free and SAC Pro The main difference between SAC free and SAC Pro? Easy: SAC free supports 1 chat form SAC Pro supports unlimited chat forms Pro can do everything free can do and SO much more. Customize each chat form with unique features. SAC Pro is an all new plugin written with smarter, faster code and all the latest techniques. Get SAC Pro » SAC Features The simplest possible persistent chat Fully self-hosted: No 3rd-party account required Ajax goodness loads new chats without page refresh Smart chat processing optimizes for performance Works with all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) Works with all mobile devices (iPhone, Android, etc.) Display easily via shortcode or template tag Display chat box in multiple locations Regularly updated & “future proof” Supports custom CSS styles Strong anti-spam security Clean HTML markup More Features Plug-&-play: no configuration required Built-in control panel to edit and delete chats Define your own list of banned words and phrases Display chat messages in ascending or descending order Display custom content before/after the chat form Option to play sound alert for chat messages Option to restrict chat to logged-in users Option to restore default plugin settings Option to enable browser notifications Export all chat messages via CSV file Supports emoticons and emojis 🙂 Customize Everything Limit maximum number of chat messages Limit maximum length of each chat message Advanced customization via filter hooks Option to use textarea for larger input field Option to use logged-in username as the chat name Option to enable/disable URL field for chat names Load JavaScript only when chat box is displayed Customize the update interval for Ajax requests Customize the fade-in colors for new chats Customize the fade-duration for new chats Plus much more! 👉 That’s a LOT of features, but the Pro version has WAY more. Compare features (free vs. pro) » Exclusive Pro Features Enable Google reCaptcha (invisible) for all chat forms Choose from six form styles, or use custom styles Advanced chat management tools and user statistics Mute any user so they are not allowed to chat Ban any non-admin users from any chat session Enable customizable emoji picker for any chat form Display user avatars next to chat messages Display the user role next to chat messages Define your own Bang (!bang) shortcuts Email notifications for new chat messages Limit number of users for any chat form Create private chat boxes between users Banned phrases in text messages and user names Fine-grain control over allowed chat content Built with vanilla JavaScript (jQuery not required) Optionally display inline images in chat messages Automatically clear chat messages and send email alert Display a “current online users” widget for any form Displays a max-character counter for messages Display a role-based chat box on the WP Dashboard Choose from six sound alerts for new chat messages Option to include your own CSS and JavaScript 👉 Learn more and get SAC Pro » Privacy This plugin collects voluntary user chat data (i.e., Name, Chat Message, and optional URL field). It also gives the administrator the option to collect or not collect user IP information. Aside from those two things, this plugin does not collect or store any user data. This plugin uses a few cookies for the chat functionality. It does not connect to any third-party locations. Minimal impact on privacy. Translations This plugin supports translation into any language » Developer Simple Ajax Chat is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂