Joinchat – Enhanced "click to chat" vs Tap Chat – Floating Contact Button

Turn conversations into conversions Joinchat is the most installed plugin for WhatsApp: a customizable floating button that turns your visitors into chats, leads and sales. Built for conversion from the very first click: eye-catching CTAs, dynamic start messages, native WooCommerce integration and built-in analytics to measure every conversation. 🌍 Joinchat, the global leader in WhatsApp click to chat 🗺️ Present in more than 176 countries 🏆 #1 chat solution in: 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇪🇸 Spain 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇨🇱 Chile 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal Source: BuiltWith® What you get with Joinchat A complete WhatsApp conversion toolkit for WordPress, designed to capture more leads and close more sales. Floating WhatsApp button that opens the WhatsApp app on mobile, and on desktop launches WhatsApp Desktop or WhatsApp Web and shows a scannable QR code. Eye-catching CTAs to greet visitors, present offers and start the chat with the right message. Dynamic start messages so every conversation arrives with full context (the page, the product, the price, the discount…). WooCommerce integration, with a contact button next to “Add to cart” and shop-specific CTAs. Analytics built in — 🆕 — Clicks counter in your WordPress dashboard. Events for Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel, plus Google Ads conversions. Lightweight and fast — JavaScript with no dependencies and lazy-loaded styles. No render-blocking. Customizable site-wide or at the page, product, category, etc. level. 🛡️ Say goodbye to the fear of WhatsApp bans Many companies lose their WhatsApp Business number for contacting customers first without consent. Joinchat flips the model: the visitor writes first, so every conversation starts aligned with WhatsApp’s official policies. The result: your business number protected and your customers reaching out when they need to, not the other way around. With Joinchat, you can unlock the full potential of WhatsApp’s “click to chat” feature. Take Joinchat further with Premium and AI Joinchat Free is just the start. Premium and AI unlock its full conversion potential. 🌍 Show or hide the button by country — 🆕 — geo-target your visitors with country-specific rules. Perfect for international stores, regional campaigns and multi-language sites. 💬 Add more support channels — extend beyond WhatsApp with Telegram, Facebook Messenger, phone calls and more, all from the same widget. 🕒 Multi-agent with custom schedules — assign chats to the right person at the right time. Each agent works their own hours and only takes chats when available, and you can set an alternative CTA when no agents are online. 🔁 Add a Chat Funnel — guided conversational flows that qualify and capture leads automatically with higher conversion than a form, 24/7, even when no one is at the desk. ✨ Add an AI agent — trained on your FAQs and website content. Answers visitors instantly, anytime, with the tone and knowledge you define. 👉 Get Joinchat Premium | 👉 Get Joinchat AI 📝 Settings at page or archive level You can change main settings on every Post, Page, Product or CPT and for Tag or Category archive pages. Edit your WhatsApp number, CTA, Start Message and Visibility options. 🔴 Show a notification Use a balloon on the button to get the visitor’s attention. In this way, you ensure that you do not miss any important message you want to give them, surprise them in a less intrusive way. 📯 Create call-to-action messages CTAs with Rich Chat: multiple chat bubbles with links, buttons, images or random text. Encourage users to contact you with a welcome message, offering help or promotions and offers. Read more 💬 Customize conversation start messages Defines a pre-loaded initial message for when the user contacts via WhatsApp. Add context with our “Dynamic Variables” and you will know what page the visitor is coming from or what product they are looking at when they start the chat. ✅ Opt-in text Opt-in is a users’ consent to receive messages from a business. Write a text with the conditions under which the visitor contacts you (or other info that you consider important). You can make it mandatory and disable contact until the user accepts it. 🛒 Integration with WooCommerce Set CTAs and Start Messages for shop page, product pages and for products on sale. Add a WhatsApp Contact Button directly on your product page next to the “Add to cart” button or choose the best position, even on products without a price. 🧩 WhatsApp Contact Button Block Add beautiful and customizable WhatsApp contact buttons in the Block Editor. You can define phone and initial message of the button or use the post/general Joinchat settings (ideal for Reusable Blocks). Enable QR Code on desktop to allow your visitors to scan it and start messaging from their phone. 🃏 Dynamic Variables Use variables in your CTAs and Start Messages that change dynamically for each page: {SITE} ➡ Website title {TITLE} ➡ Current page title {HOME} ➡ Website home url {URL} ➡ Current page url {HREF} ➡ Current page url (full with query params) {PRODUCT} ➡ Product name (Woo) {SKU} ➡ Product SKU (Woo) {REGULAR} ➡ Product regular price (Woo) {PRICE} ➡ Product current price (Woo) {DISCOUNT} ➡ Product percent discount when is on sale (Woo) 📈 Analytics Integration Automatically send events to Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel when the user opens WhatsApp. — 🆕 — Clicks counter in your WordPress dashboard Google Analytics 4 send the recommended "generate_lead" event Google Tag Manager send "JoinChat" event Facebook Pixel send "JoinChat" event Google Ads conversion, just add your Conversion ID and Conversion Label You can also create your own custom events or add event parameters. View FAQs / Read more 🍾 Chat Triggers Any element in your page can be a chat trigger, eg: it can launch WhatsApp from a link or show the Joinchat CTA when the user scrolls to the footer. On page load (by url): url query param joinchat to show chat window. Can set delay in seconds, default is 0 (e.g. example.com/page/?joinchat=5) url query hash #joinchat to show chat window (e.g. example.com/page/#joinchat) On click: class "joinchat_app" direct launch WhatsApp class "joinchat_open" opens Joinchat CTA link href "#whatsapp" direct launch WhatsApp link href "#joinchat" opens Joinchat CTA Set custom phone and initial message for direct WhatsApp triggers: data-phone="99999999" data-message="Only for this trigger message". On scroll (when element appears on screen): class "joinchat_show" opens Joinchat CTA (first time) class "joinchat_force_show" opens Joinchat CTA (always) 💱 Multi-Language & RTL Support To be able to support all your users, wherever they are. Our plugin is compatible with WPML, Polylang and — 🆕 — TranslatePress and also RTL languages are supported. 🌈 Theme Colors & 🌚 Dark Mode You choose a color and we customize the entire visual theme of the widget. With Dark Mode display the chat window with dark colors and white text. From settings you can activate it or leave it automatic and detects devices’ configuration. ⚡ Fast & Light Only load what need when needed. Joinchat is lightweight and follow best coding practices. Use vanilla JavaScript without dependencies, deferred scripts and lazy load of styles to prevent render-blocking. See Tests Report and Speed Score. 🔕 No distractions Joinchat integrates with all major Visual Editors and Page Builders and will not appear when editing a page. Supported editors: Beaver Builder, Brizy Page Builder, Elementor, Oxygen Builder, Page Builder by SiteOrigin, Thrive Architect, Visual Composer and WP Page Builder. 🍪 Cookies & GDPR Joinchat can be used without any cookies or persisten storage and don’t collect personal data. Joinchat integrates with WordPress’s Privacy Policy Guide and suggests the necessary text. 👨‍💻 Developer friendly Fully extensible, with lots of filters and actions to extend its functionality or change behavior. Documentation ⌁ If you like Joinchat 😍 Please leave us a ★★★★★ rating. We’ll thank you. Help us with the translation in your language Visit our blog and find tips and tricks at join.chat. Follow @joinchatnow on X. Join chat now!

Tap Chat adds a beautiful floating WhatsApp button with advanced features — and now a built-in, privacy-first analytics dashboard so you can see exactly how many visitors tap to chat, from which pages and on which devices, without sending a single byte to Google or anyone else. Set business hours, show welcome messages with multiple styles, control visibility, and customize appearance — all while keeping your site fast and privacy-friendly. Demo: Plugin demo Support Forum: WordPress.org support Bug Reports: GitHub issues Key Features Built-in Privacy-First Analytics Dashboard (NEW) – See Total / Today / This Week / This Month chat clicks, percentage change vs the previous period, Top Pages by clicks, and Clicks by Device — right inside wp-admin. Optionally measure button views, unique visitors and click-through rate (CTR). 100% first-party: no cookies, no personal data, no external requests, and your data never leaves your server. Floating Chat Button – Beautiful, customizable button that sticks to your site Custom Icon Upload – Replace WhatsApp icon with your own brand logo or custom image Custom link – Replace WhatsApp Link with Telegram, Messenger, a contact page, Phone, Email or any URL Welcome Bubble – Friendly greeting message to encourage conversations with two styles (Modern & Simple) Smart Triggers – Show the bubble at the perfect moment based on visitor behavior Country Selector – Easy phone number configuration with 150+ country codes and flags Working Hours – Display button only during business hours with timezone support Page Visibility – Show or hide button on specific pages/posts Fully Customizable – Colors, sizes, positions, labels – make it yours Mobile Optimized – Separate mobile/desktop configurations Google Analytics 4 / Tag Manager Integration – Optionally also forward chat clicks and welcome-bubble impressions as GA4 events using the analytics already installed on your site Translation Ready – Fully translatable with .pot file included Performance First – Minimal footprint, no jQuery dependencies in frontend Built-in Analytics Features Know what actually drives conversations — without handing your visitors’ data to third parties. Everything is stored in your own WordPress database. Headline metrics at a glance: Total, Today, This Week and This Month chat clicks, with a clear percentage change versus the previous period. Top Pages by Clicks: discover which pages and products send the most people to chat. Clicks by Device: see the mobile / desktop / tablet split at a glance. Click-through rate (CTR): turn on optional traffic tracking to measure the Visitors → Button Views → Clicks → CTR funnel. At-a-glance dashboard widget: today / last 7 days / all-time clicks with a 14-day sparkline, right on your WordPress dashboard. Privacy by design: no cookies, no personal data (IP address and user agent are never stored), no external requests, and nothing shared with Google or any third party. You stay in control: exclude logged-in users from tracking, choose how long data is kept (auto-pruned daily), and reset all analytics data at any time. Optional GA4 / Tag Manager: if you prefer, also forward events to your existing GA4 or Google Tag Manager — kept completely separate from the built-in analytics. Welcome Bubble Features The welcome bubble is designed to increase engagement and conversions: Two Beautiful Styles: Modern – Rich bubble with avatar, name, and online status Simple – Clean bubble with message only, positioned above or beside button Smart Triggers – Show bubble based on visitor behavior: Time on Page – After visitor spends specific time (recommended) Scroll Depth – When visitor scrolls to specific percentage Exit Intent – When visitor moves to close tab/window Idle Detection – When visitor is inactive Customization Options: Custom welcome message with emoji support Agent/team name display (Modern style) Avatar image upload (Modern style) Multiple trigger combinations Auto-close on interaction Session-based display (won’t annoy visitors) Advanced Features Custom Icon Upload: Replace default WhatsApp icon with your brand logo Supports PNG, JPG, SVG formats Perfect circular display with automatic sizing Works in floating button, offline button, and bubble avatar Easy fallback to default icon Business Hours Control: Set different hours for each day of the week Timezone support for accurate scheduling Custom offline message Choose to hide button or show offline state Visibility Rules: Show on specific pages only Hide on specific pages (e.g., checkout, cart) Combine show/hide rules for precise control Support for all post types and WooCommerce pages Customization Options: Button position (left/right) Custom colors Icon sizes (separate for desktop/mobile) Hide/show label on mobile or desktop Pre-filled message text Page context appending (automatic page info in message) Usage Shortcode: Display chat link anywhere with: [tapchat] Custom shortcode parameters: [tapchat phone=”+1234567890″ message=”Hello!” label=”Contact us”] Roadmap Planned features for future versions: Click source breakdown (button vs. welcome bubble vs. inline shortcode) UTM / campaign attribution for chat clicks CSV export of analytics reports Multiple agents support with round-robin Want a specific feature? Let us know in the support forum!