Description
StartWeb Chat Button & Messaging Badge adds a floating contact button to your WordPress website, with support for WhatsApp messaging links.
Main features:
- Floating chat button and messaging badge.
- Custom phone number, texts, colors, position and icon.
- Online/offline status based on the WordPress timezone.
- Working hours with morning and afternoon ranges.
- Holidays and vacation period support.
- Special days with custom hours or forced offline status.
- REST-based status refresh to reduce cache issues.
- Shortcode support:
[swcbmb_chat_badge].
The plugin is designed for small businesses, agencies, professionals and websites that want a simple WhatsApp contact badge with a more realistic availability status.
Developed by Start Web: https://www.startwebagency.it/
This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by WhatsApp or Meta.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/startweb-chat-badgedirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > StartWeb Chat Button & Messaging Badge and configure your phone number, texts, colors and working hours.
FAQ
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Can I use the badge with a shortcode?
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Yes. Use
[swcbmb_chat_badge]anywhere shortcodes are supported. -
Does it work with cache plugins?
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The badge status is refreshed through a REST endpoint with no-cache headers. This helps keep the online/offline status updated even when pages are cached.
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Can I hide the badge on mobile?
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Yes. There is an option in the settings page to hide the badge on mobile devices.
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Contributors & Developers
“StartWeb Chat Button & Messaging Badge” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.6.1
- Fixed admin JavaScript loading through WordPress enqueue functions.
- Improved POST data sanitization and validation.
1.6.0
- Renamed plugin to StartWeb Chat Button & Messaging Badge.
- Updated author branding to Start Web.
- Repository-ready cleanup.
- Added WordPress.org readme.
- Added uninstall cleanup.
- Improved sanitization and escaping.
- Removed public debug status parameter.
- Added neutral default values.
- Improved internationalization readiness.
- Removed jQuery dependency from frontend scripts.