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drop WhatsApp buttons anywhere in your content, landing pages, or widgets.<br \/>\nThe plugin is lightweight, uses standard WordPress APIs, and is designed to work with most themes.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Key Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Floating WhatsApp button with position, size, color, tooltip, and animation options.<\/li>\n<li>Optional chat popup with header, welcome message, and \"Start Chat\" button.<\/li>\n<li>FAQ section inside the popup with clickable questions that pre-fill WhatsApp messages.<\/li>\n<li>Device targeting: show on all devices, desktop only, or mobile only.<\/li>\n<li>Visibility rules: show on all pages or only on selected pages.<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce product inquiry button with customizable label and message template.<\/li>\n<li>Options to hide add-to-cart, buy-now, prices, cart page, and checkout page.<\/li>\n<li>Separate controls for shop\/archive pages (hide add-to-cart and\/or prices).<\/li>\n<li>Custom button styles for WooCommerce (background, text color, radius, solid\/outline).<\/li>\n<li>Shortcodes for inline WhatsApp buttons anywhere in posts, pages, or widgets.<\/li>\n<li>Settings export\/import and full reset to defaults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Features in Detail<\/h3>\n\n<h4>Floating Button &amp; Chat Popup<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Choose button position (bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left).<\/li>\n<li>Adjust X\/Y offsets and button size so it fits your layout.<\/li>\n<li>Configure primary color, tooltip text, and entrance animation (none, bounce, pulse).<\/li>\n<li>Enable a chat popup with:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Header title and subtitle<\/li>\n<li>Welcome message<\/li>\n<li>\"Start chat\" button text<\/li>\n<li>Custom header background color<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Optional FAQ section inside the popup with unlimited question\/answer pairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Visibility Controls<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Mode \"Show on all pages\" \u2013 display the button site-wide.<\/li>\n<li>Mode \"Show only on specific pages\" \u2013 select individual pages where the button will appear.<\/li>\n<li>Device filter to show on desktop only, mobile only, or both.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>WooCommerce Inquiry Mode<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Enable a WhatsApp inquiry button on product pages.<\/li>\n<li>Customize the button label and WhatsApp message template using tags:\n\n<ul>\n<li>{product}, {price}, {quantity}, {url}, {site}<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Optionally:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Hide add-to-cart and buy-now buttons<\/li>\n<li>Hide product prices<\/li>\n<li>Hide\/redirect Cart page<\/li>\n<li>Hide\/redirect Checkout page<\/li>\n<li>Hide add-to-cart and prices on shop\/category archives<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Choose where to place the inquiry button on the single product page:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Before add-to-cart<\/li>\n<li>After add-to-cart<\/li>\n<li>After price<\/li>\n<li>After product summary<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Optional custom quantity field for the WhatsApp inquiry when add-to-cart is hidden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Shortcodes<\/h4>\n\n<p>ChatLink registers two equivalent shortcodes:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>[chatlink]<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>[whatsapp_button]<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Supported attributes (all optional):<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>phone<\/code> \u2013 Override the global phone number.<\/li>\n<li><code>message<\/code> \u2013 Custom message text (tags like {product}, {url}, {site} are supported).<\/li>\n<li><code>label<\/code> \u2013 Button text. Default: <code>Chat on WhatsApp<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>style<\/code> \u2013 <code>button<\/code>, <code>link<\/code>, or <code>icon<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>size<\/code> \u2013 <code>small<\/code>, <code>medium<\/code>, or <code>large<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>align<\/code> \u2013 <code>left<\/code>, <code>center<\/code>, <code>right<\/code>, or <code>inline<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>color<\/code> \u2013 Button or link color (hex).<\/li>\n<li><code>text_color<\/code> \u2013 Text color (hex).<\/li>\n<li><code>radius<\/code> \u2013 Border radius in pixels.<\/li>\n<li><code>icon<\/code> \u2013 <code>yes<\/code> or <code>no<\/code> to show\/hide the WhatsApp icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[chatlink]  \n[chatlink label=\"Talk to Support\" color=\"#000000\" radius=\"30\"]  \n[chatlink style=\"link\" color=\"#25D366\" label=\"Click here to chat\"]  \n[whatsapp_button size=\"large\" align=\"center\" message=\"I need help with this page\"]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>chatlink-for-woocommerce<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install via the WordPress Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>ChatLink<\/strong> in the admin menu.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your WhatsApp number and adjust general settings.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Configure the chat popup, FAQs, and WooCommerce inquiry options.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Use the shortcodes in posts\/pages or widgets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20chatlink%20send%20messages%20from%20my%20server%3F\"><h3>Does ChatLink send messages from my server?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. All messages are sent through WhatsApp (app or Web) using the official <code>wa.me<\/code> links.<br \/>\nThe plugin only builds the URL and opens it in the user's browser or WhatsApp app.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20this%20without%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Can I use this without WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WooCommerce features are optional.<br \/>\nIf WooCommerce is not active, only the floating button, chat popup, visibility, and shortcode features are loaded.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20change%20the%20default%20whatsapp%20message%3F\"><h3>Can I change the default WhatsApp message?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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