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Visitor messages are forwarded to your Telegram bot, and when you reply to a message in Telegram, the answer is shown back to the visitor on the site \u2014 no third-party SaaS, no monthly fees.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Floating chat widget, compatible with any theme (isolated styles)<\/li>\n<li>Visitor messages delivered straight to your Telegram bot<\/li>\n<li>Reply from Telegram \u2014 answers appear on the site in real time<\/li>\n<li>Automatic chat id linking \u2014 just press Start in your bot<\/li>\n<li>Pre-chat name field<\/li>\n<li>Customizable texts, colors and backgrounds, with a live preview<\/li>\n<li>Optional support avatar in the chat header<\/li>\n<li>Optional sound notification on new replies<\/li>\n<li>Translations: English, Russian, Ukrainian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>How it works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Create a bot via @BotFather and paste its token in the settings.<\/li>\n<li>Press Connect \u2014 the plugin verifies the bot and registers a Telegram webhook.<\/li>\n<li>Open your bot and press Start \u2014 your chat id is captured automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Visitors chat on the site; you reply from Telegram by using \"Reply\" on their message.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>A public HTTPS URL is required for the Telegram webhook to work.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the Telegram Bot API (https:\/\/api.telegram.org) \u2014 a third-party service provided by Telegram \u2014 to send and receive chat messages.<\/p>\n\n<p>When is data sent:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>When a visitor sends a message in the chat widget, the message text and the visitor's chosen name are sent to the Telegram Bot API so the message can be delivered to the site owner's Telegram chat.<\/li>\n<li>When the site owner replies in Telegram, the plugin's webhook endpoint receives the reply text from the Telegram Bot API and stores it so it can be shown to the visitor.<\/li>\n<li>During setup, the bot token is sent to the Telegram Bot API to verify the bot and register the webhook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>No data is sent to any service other than Telegram, and nothing is sent until you configure a bot token and connect it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Telegram Terms of Service: https:\/\/telegram.org\/tos\nTelegram Privacy Policy: https:\/\/telegram.org\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/l3-live-chat-via-telegram<\/code> directory, or install it through the Plugins screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the new \"Live Chat\" menu item.<\/li>\n<li>Create a Telegram bot via @BotFather, paste the token, and press Connect.<\/li>\n<li>Open your bot in Telegram and press Start to finish linking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20a%20public%20https%20website%3F\"><h3>Do I need a public HTTPS website?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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