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The Add Chat App Button<\/em> plugin enables adding a customizable click-to-chat WhatsApp button.\nThe plugin lets you choose between a simple WhatsApp icon and a rectangle with a custom text label (see screenshots).<\/p>\n\n

Usage<\/h3>\n\n

To enable the WhatsApp button, check the first checkbox in the settings page. You will find the settings page in the admin dashboard menu, under Settings->Add Chat App Button.<\/p>\n\n

You must enter an international phone number (only numbers, NO plus sign (+), NO dashes(-)<\/strong>) in order to enable the WhatsApp button. Even if you manage to save settings into the database without entering a phone number, your button might not work properly.<\/p>\n\n

The plugin settings page has two tabs: \"General Settings\" and \"Button Design\".<\/p>\n\n

The General Settings tab<\/em> includes options such as limiting the button to only display under a certain screen resolution (in pixels), attaching a default message that will be populated in the user's phone when they click the button, and more.<\/p>\n\n

The Button Design tab<\/em> includes controls for the button color, label text color, button type (side-bearing rectangle, WhatsApp icon, fixed-bottom button), and more. The Button Design tab also includes a smartphone mockup with a live<\/strong> preview screen, enabling you to see a real-time (estimated) rendering of how your button would look, on the fly, as you are changing its design.<\/p>\n\n

The plugin detects whether the site visitor is using a desktop or mobile device and serves a different link for each accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Upload the plugin files (the contents of add-whatsapp-button.zip) to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/add-whatsapp-button<\/code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress<\/li>\n
  3. On the WordPress Admin menu, go to Settings->Add Chat App Button to configure the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    I see there is a setting for limiting the display hours for the WhatsApp button. What timezone does the plugin use for this setting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Add Chat App Button<\/em> uses Javascript to check the time on the client's device. So it will be displayed\/hidden according to the set time in each client's timezone.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    2.1.9<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.9.4<\/li>\n
    • Fixed some UI bugs in the button preview in admin settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      2.1.7<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Security update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        2.1.6<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          2.1.5<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Added Settings page link in the Plugins page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            2.1.4<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.5.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              2.1.3<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                2.1.2<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Moved the button dragging functionality under a flag (admin setting)<\/li>\n
                • The dragging is now done by a small dragging handle instead of the entire button being draggable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  2.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Fixed bug with limiting display hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    2.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Refactored all of the Javascript to ES6<\/li>\n
                    • Fixed various bugs<\/li>\n
                    • Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.4.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      2.0.5<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        2.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • Updated compatibility with WordPress 5.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          2.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
                            \n
                          • Updated compatibility with WordPress 5.8.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                            2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                              \n
                            • Complete PHP rewrite to use OOP and scoped methods instead of global functions.<\/li>\n
                            • Bug fixes<\/li>\n
                            • Updated compatibility with WordPress 5.8.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                              1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                \n
                              • Bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                1.2<\/h4>\n\n
                                  \n
                                • Changed plugin display name to comply with Facebook's trademark requirements<\/li>\n
                                • Updated support for Wordpress 5.2.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                  1.1.3<\/h4>\n\n
                                    \n
                                  • Some bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                    1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                      \n
                                    • Updated support for WordPress 5.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                      1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                        \n
                                      • Updated compatibility with WordPress 5.1.1<\/li>\n
                                      • Added a \"Hide Button\" option to the WhatsApp button. It adds a small button on the corner of the WhatsApp button that enables site visitors to hide the WhatsApp button if it bothers them. The \"Hide Button\" has two options: \n\n
                                          \n
                                        • Full Remove: Completely remove the button from the page<\/li>\n
                                        • Hide with Toggle Button: Slides the WhatsApp button to the side (outside page boundaries). This enables the site visitor to un-hide the WhatsApp button later, if they want.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                          1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n
                                            \n
                                          • Updated compatibility with WordPress 5.1<\/li>\n
                                          • Minor bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                            1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
                                              \n
                                            • Updated compatibility with WordPress 5.0<\/li>\n
                                            • Minor bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                              1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
                                                \n
                                              • Minor bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                                1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                                  \n
                                                • Fixed a bug with identification of the User Agent in Apple mobile devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Add Chat App Button enables adding a customizeable click-to-chat button that opens a chat on WhatsApp. This plugin is not affiliated with WhatsApp or …","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/93301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93301"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/udidol"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=93301"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=93301"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=93301"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=93301"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=93301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}