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Connect your store to the official Meta WhatsApp Cloud API and map approved message templates to each order status.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Free features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Meta WhatsApp Cloud API settings with connection test<\/li>\n<li>Enable\/disable order status notifications<\/li>\n<li>Order status notifications (placed, processing, completed)<\/li>\n<li>Template name and body mapping for Meta-approved WhatsApp templates<\/li>\n<li>In-plugin setup guide with links to Meta Developer Console<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Pro version (sold separately on Freemius)<\/h4>\n\n<p>Upgrade to <strong>WhatsApp Automate Pro<\/strong> for:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Interactive COD confirm\/cancel WhatsApp buttons<\/li>\n<li>Indian courier tracking (ST Courier, Delhivery, Professional Couriers)<\/li>\n<li>Meta webhook for inbound button replies<\/li>\n<li>Abandoned cart recovery reminders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Pro is a separate plugin. Purchase on Freemius, then deactivate this plugin and activate Pro. The free and Pro plugins cannot run at the same time.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.freemius.com\/product\/32319\/plan\/53021\/\">Get Pro on Freemius<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to third-party services to send WhatsApp notifications and optionally load a checkout for the separate Pro plugin.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Meta WhatsApp Cloud API (Facebook Graph API)<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin sends WhatsApp template messages through Meta's WhatsApp Business Cloud API when a WooCommerce order status changes (for example: pending, processing, or completed).<\/p>\n\n<p>Data sent may include the customer's billing phone number, the Meta template name you configured, and template parameters derived from the order (such as customer name, order ID, order total, and shop name). 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