Joinchat – Enhanced "click to chat" vs Social Chat – Click To Chat App 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. 💬 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. But to automatically display the CTA, two cookies are necessary. They are first-party cookies 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!

Premium | Demo | Documentation | Discord WhatsApp Chat for WordPress allows your customers to click a button and open a conversation from your website directly to your “WhatsApp” or “WhatsApp Business” phone number. This plugin includes a Whatsapp button where you can include a pre-set message, which will be automatically be the first message in the conversation. Formerly WhatsApp Chat This plugin was formerly known as “WhatsApp Chat”. WordPress forced us on August 8, 2019 to change the name of the plugin due to use of the “WhatsApp” word in the name. We apologize for the problems that the downtime may have caused to you. Why WhatsApp? WhatsApp is these days, the most popular instant messaging application in the world. Is available in more than 100 countries and supporting more than 50 languages. This means most of our users use WhatsApp as their main contact method, and they probably have been using it for years. Therefore, offering easy access from our website is a good way to convert those visitors into customers. Generating leads is the key to every business success, and the Social Chat button can help you to increase your overall sales and reach this goal. WhatsApp Button With the Social Chat button, your visitors will be allowed to send a message directly to your phone number. To start configuring it, you have to go to the button tab inside the Social Chat section that you can find in your admin dashboard. Inside the button tab, you wil be able to switch between two different layouts, and to define if you want to include rounded edges, also the position where you want to show the WhatsApp button, the text to be displayed inside, the WhatsApp phone number and the default user message. Social Chat Box Social Chat also allows you to include a box to show some contact information and a personalized message. This box can be activated through the Box tab inside the Social Chat section, and there also you can define the header and footer message, contact name, phone, work, and an avatar. Social Chat Features WhatsApp button WhatsApp contact box WhatsApp button and box colors Add custom icon in the WhatsApp button Two button layouts Hide the button based on post types and taxonomies Add rounded or square borders Vertical and horizontal position Custom button text Custom user message WooCommerce product page integration WooCommerce archive pages integration Dynamic message variables WhatsApp Message Dynamic Variables Synce version 5.0.6 you’re able use variables in your WhatsApp Button or contact messages. {SITE_TITLE} ➡ Is replaced by the current site title {SITE_URL} ➡ Is replaced by the current site url {SITE_EMAIL} ➡ Is replaced by the current site email {CURRENT_TITLE} ➡ Is replaced by the current page title {CURRENT_URL} ➡ Is replaced by the current page url WooCommerce WhatsApp Message Variables Since version 8.1.9, WooCommerce users can use product-specific variables in their WhatsApp messages: {PRODUCT_TITLE} ➡ Is replaced by the product name {PRODUCT_URL} ➡ Is replaced by the product URL {PRODUCT_PRICE} ➡ Is replaced by the product price {PRODUCT_SKU} ➡ Is replaced by the product SKU {PRODUCT_ID} ➡ Is replaced by the product ID 🎁 New!! WooCommerce WhatsApp Since version 6.0.1 you can include a WooCommerce WhatsApp button in the Single product pages to allows your users to prompt a custom message to your WhatsApp App. The WhatsApp Button can be included directly on your WooCoomerce product pages next to the “Add to cart” button. Also you can include WooCommerce WhatsApp button in the next actions: Before “Add To Cart” form Before “Add To Cart” button After “Add To Cart” button After “Add To Cart” form After “Additional information” 🎁 New!! WooCommerce Archives WhatsApp Since version 8.1.9 you can display a customizable WhatsApp button on WooCommerce archive pages, including: Shop page Product category archives Product tag archives Product brand archives (for plugins that support it) You can configure a custom message, button style, and position for each archive type. The button supports all WooCommerce product variables, making it easy for customers to inquire about products directly from archive pages. 🎁 New!! WooCommerce WhatsApp Payment Gateway (Premium) Since version 8.3.0 you can enable WhatsApp as a payment method in WooCommerce checkout! This powerful premium feature allows customers to: Select WhatsApp Order as a payment method at checkout Automatically send order details to your WhatsApp number Customize order messages with dynamic variables (ORDER_ID, ORDER_TOTAL, CUSTOMER_NAME, ORDER_PRODUCTS, etc.) Auto-redirect customers to WhatsApp after placing an order Configure custom order status, redirect delay, and visibility settings Support for both individual phone numbers and WhatsApp groups Full compatibility with WooCommerce Blocks checkout Perfect for businesses that want to confirm payments via WhatsApp or provide a more personal checkout experience. All order information is automatically formatted and sent to your WhatsApp, making order management seamless. WooCommerce Order Message Variables: {ORDER_ID} ➡ Order ID {ORDER_NUMBER} ➡ Order Number {ORDER_TOTAL} ➡ Order Total Amount {ORDER_DATE} ➡ Order Date {ORDER_TIME} ➡ Order Time {ORDER_STATUS} ➡ Order Status {ORDER_URL} ➡ View Order URL {ORDER_PRODUCTS} ➡ List of ordered products {CUSTOMER_NAME} ➡ Customer Full Name {CUSTOMER_EMAIL} ➡ Customer Email {CUSTOMER_PHONE} ➡ Customer Phone {BILLING_ADDRESS} ➡ Billing Address {SHIPPING_ADDRESS} ➡ Shipping Address {PAYMENT_METHOD} ➡ Payment Method Title WhatsApp Premium The premium version of the Social Chat plugin allows you to include multiple team member agents, distinguishing their names and labels inside. The contact box helps to provide direct contacts to the different support areas of your site. A new option to display a chatbox for each agent is included. This box will be displayed when the user clicks on the WhatsApp contact, and you can define custom message to be shown from each contact. Your users will be able to type the message that will be sent to the WhatsApp contact phone. Finally, we’ve included an option that allows you to select between more than fourteen icons to be included at WhatsApp button, and allowa full integration with the WordPress live customizer. AI-Powered Chatbots (Beta) Build intelligent chatbots with our visual flow builder – no coding required! Create smart conversations using a simple drag-and-drop interface to convert visitors into customers. Design conversation flows with connected blocks, deploy instantly to your contacts, and boost engagement with AI-powered responses. Join our Discord community to get early access and help shape this revolutionary feature. Social Chat Premium Features AI-Powered Chatbots with visual flow builder Multiple WhatsApp phone numbers Chatbox interface for each WhatsApp phone number Customize each WhatsApp contact welcome message Allow users to send the first message to your WhatsApp GDPR consent checkbox with customizable message Display WhatsApp button based on custom post types and taxonomies Display WhatsApp Button business hours Display WhatsApp Contacts business hours Google Analytics v3 events Google Analytics v4 events WhatsApp group support WooCommerce WhatsApp Payment Gateway Auto-redirect to WhatsApp after order placement WooCommerce Blocks checkout compatibility WhatsApp Button Installation Go to the Plugins Menu in WordPress Search for “Social Chat WP” Click “Install” Click “Activation” Go to the Social Chat options in the dashboard WhatsApp Button Shortcodes Our WhatsApp plugin support shortcodes to add WhatsApp button or box inside any post or widget. You can change the shortcode attributes to customize the WhatsApp phone number, styles or welcome message. WhatsApp Shortcodes Developed by QuadLayers