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Meta gives every business 1,000 free service conversations per month, which covers most small stores entirely.<\/p>\n\n Order Status Notifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Send a WhatsApp message automatically on every WooCommerce order status change:<\/p>\n\n Each event has its own message template with full variable substitution \u2014 order number, customer name, total amount, shipping address, tracking URL, and more.<\/p>\n\n GDPR-Compliant Opt-In<\/strong><\/p>\n\n STOP-Keyword Auto-Unsubscribe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Staff Notifications (Single Phone)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Click-to-Chat & Share Buttons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Built-in Message Log<\/strong><\/p>\n\n In-Plugin Setup Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Technical Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n A Pro add-on plugin is available on codeatoz.com<\/a> that unlocks advanced commerce automation modules:<\/p>\n\n The Pro version is a separate, standalone plugin \u2014 not a paid feature unlock<\/strong> of this free plugin. If you only ever use the free version, every free feature listed above will keep working forever with no nag screens or time limits.<\/p>\n\n This plugin connects to and uses the following external services to deliver its core functionality. By installing and using this plugin you acknowledge that data is transmitted to these services.<\/p>\n\n WhatsApp Business Cloud API (Meta Platforms, Inc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n This plugin does not<\/strong> connect to any other external service. All other functionality (message queue, log, settings, subscriber list, dashboard) runs entirely on your own WordPress install. No telemetry, no analytics, no tracking pixels.<\/p>\n\n This plugin stores the following customer data locally in your WordPress database:<\/p>\n\n Customers can request their personal data via the standard WordPress Personal Data Export \/ Erasure tools (Tools \u2192 Export Personal Data \/ Erase Personal Data<\/strong>). This plugin registers the appropriate WordPress GDPR hooks to include WhatsApp messaging data in exports and to erase it on request.<\/p>\n\n Customers can also send the keyword \"STOP\", \"UNSUBSCRIBE\", \"QUIT\" or \"END\" to your WhatsApp Business number to opt out immediately \u2014 no email or admin intervention needed.<\/p>\n\n Meta receives the phone number and message content of every outbound notification. Meta's WhatsApp Business privacy policy governs how they handle that data (link above). The plugin does not send any other customer data (name, address, email, purchase history) to Meta unless you explicitly include those values in your message template variables.<\/p>\n\n\n You'll need a Meta Business account, a Meta Developer App with WhatsApp product enabled, and a phone number not currently registered to WhatsApp Personal or Business. The built-in Setup Guide walks you through:<\/p>\n\n Setup typically takes 15\u201330 minutes. Once connected, send a test message from the Connection tab to confirm everything works, then start enabling order status notifications.<\/p>\n\n Meta gives every business 1,000 free service conversations per month<\/strong> per WhatsApp Business number. Beyond that, conversations are priced per-country \u2014 typically $0.005 to $0.10 per conversation (a single conversation = 24 hours of back-and-forth messaging with one customer). You pay Meta directly. This plugin charges zero markup<\/strong> on message costs.<\/p>\n\n For a small WooCommerce store doing 200 orders\/month, you'll likely stay entirely within the free tier. For a larger store, your monthly Cloud API bill is usually a fraction of equivalent SMS costs.<\/p><\/dd>\n Only if you first delete WhatsApp Personal or WhatsApp Business from the device. A phone number can only be registered to ONE of: WhatsApp Personal, WhatsApp Business app, or WhatsApp Cloud API. This plugin uses Cloud API, so you'll need to migrate the number off WhatsApp Personal\/Business first.<\/p>\n\n If you want to keep your personal WhatsApp running, get a separate business number (a VOIP number, a second SIM, or a landline that can receive SMS or voice for verification will work).<\/p><\/dd>\n Brand-new WhatsApp Business numbers start at Tier 1: 250 unique customer conversations per 24 hours<\/strong>. As long as your message quality stays \"High\" in Meta's quality assessment, Meta will auto-promote you to:<\/p>\n\n The progression typically takes 2\u20134 weeks. Send transactional (Utility) templates first \u2014 they build trust fastest with Meta's quality system.<\/p><\/dd>\n The most common rejection reasons:<\/p>\n\n Edit the template wording and resubmit. After two rejections of the same template name, use a new name (e.g., Visit WhatsApp Commerce \u2192 Message Log<\/strong> and find the most recent message to that customer. The status column tells you exactly what happened:<\/p>\n\n Yes. The opt-in checkbox renders on both classic checkout and the new Blocks Checkout. We update it as WooCommerce updates the Blocks API.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. HPOS compatibility is declared in the plugin header and tested against the latest WooCommerce versions.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The The access token is encrypted using OpenSSL AES-256-CBC before being written to the The free version focuses on transactional notifications (order updates, opt-in confirmations, click-to-chat). For bulk marketing campaigns, segmented broadcasts, or abandoned cart recovery, the Pro version on codeatoz.com adds those features. The free version does not<\/strong> include broadcast functionality.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhy use WhatsApp for order notifications?<\/h4>\n\n
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.pot<\/code> file is included in \/languages\/<\/code>, plus sample .po<\/code> files for German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, and Danish. Translations are loaded on the init<\/code> hook with priority 5 so other modules can use translated strings safely.<\/p><\/dd>\nHow is my Meta access token stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp_options<\/code> table. The encryption key is derived from your WordPress AUTH_KEY constant. The token is decrypted only at the moment of an outbound API request to Meta. If you back up your database and accidentally expose it, the token cannot be used without your WordPress secret keys.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I send broadcast \/ marketing messages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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