Plugin info

Total downloads: 170,657
Active installs: 40,000
Total reviews: 14
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 11/21/2025 (39 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 9/4/2021 (4 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 39 days ago • 14 reviews

63/100

Is Simple Chat Button abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 39 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.7
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 5.6

Developers

Languages

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Description

WhatsApp Chat Button (Simple Chat Button) is the Fastest (No use JavaScript), Lightweight and Very Simple WordPress plugin that displays the beautiful WhatsApp Sticky Button on the WordPress frontend.

After clicking on the WhatsApp Sticky Button, It will bring you to the WhatsApp application.

Live Demo

WhatsApp Chat

Add your ‘WhatsApp’ or ‘WhatsApp Business’ Number. And let your website visitors contact you with a single click.

Mobile: Navigates to WhatsApp Mobile App.

Desktop: Navigates to WhatsApp Web.

Prefilled Message

Text that appears at the WhatsApp chat window when the user clicks on the WhatsApp Button.

Users can start the conversation easily.

Position

Different positions for Mobile, Tablet and Desktop Devices.

Chat Button Settings

  1. Enable Chat Button Show Status
  2. Add WhatsApp Number
  3. Add WhatsApp Default Message
  4. Change the Position of WhatsApp Button to ‘Bottom Left’ or ‘Bottom Right’
  5. Customize Icon Margin for the Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Devices
  6. Save Changes & Enjoy!

Translations

Available languages:

  • English (Default)
  • Persian (Iran)

Performance

Clean and very Lightweight. We love simplicity and efficiency.

This plugin no affect your Site Speed or Google Page Speed result.

Installation

From Dashboard ( WordPress admin )

  • Plugins -> Add New
  • Search for ‘Simple Chat Button’
  • Click on ‘Install Now’ and then ‘Active’.

Using FTP or similar

  • Unzip “simple-chat-button.zip” file
  • Upload “simple-chat-button” folder to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
  • Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I set WhatsApp number?

You can set WhatsApp number with country code but without any plus, preceding zero, hyphen, brackets, space.
For example :

Use: 15551234567
Don’t use: +001-(555)1234567

Basic Troubleshooting

  • Clear cache (or disable and enable cache plugin)
  • Check WhatsApp number entered with country code
  • Check Button show status settings

Give Support

If you like this plugin and is useful for you, please support us by giving 5 star rating .

Review feed

nasour
1/28/2022

very good

Hi Simple, beautiful and functional Thankful
Abolfazl Sabagh
2/28/2022

Best in Whatsapp links

you can provide all feature that want in simple as possible . but intelligence people can find simplify. best regards to rasool.
Hassan Hossinie
6/16/2022

Great Plugin

Good and Great Plugin.
Ram Shengale
8/15/2025

Simple, lightweight plugin

Simple, lightweight, no nonsense plugin to add a simple WhatsApp chat button on your website. Other plugins add too much bloat to your site. Not this one.
jayarsiech
9/13/2025

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Screenshots

  1. screenshot-1.png - Simple Chat Button Settings (Whatsapp Settings)

    screenshot-1.png - Simple Chat Button Settings (Whatsapp Settings)

  2. screenshot-2.png - Simple Chat Button Settings (Button Settings)

    screenshot-2.png - Simple Chat Button Settings (Button Settings)

  3. screenshot-3.png - Whatsapp Button with text box (Bottom Left position)

    screenshot-3.png - Whatsapp Button with text box (Bottom Left position)

  4. screenshot-4.png - Whatsapp Button without text box (Bottom Left position)

    screenshot-4.png - Whatsapp Button without text box (Bottom Left position)

  5. screenshot-5.png - Whatsapp Button with text box (Bottom Right position)

    screenshot-5.png - Whatsapp Button with text box (Bottom Right position)

  6. screenshot-6.png - Whatsapp Button without text box (Bottom Right position)

    screenshot-6.png - Whatsapp Button without text box (Bottom Right position)

Changelog

1.9

  • Refactor: improved sanitization

1.8

  • Fixed: translation problem
  • Fixed: change default desktop link type

1.7

  • Added: HTML output minifier

1.6

  • Fixed: change language text domain for fix translate bug in wordpress repository

1.5

  • Added: option to choose whatsapp web, api or desktop app version for desktop mode
  • Fixed: nofollow button link to improve SEO
  • Fixed: Lighthouse “Links do not have a discernible name” error

1.4

  • Added: Meta box to disable on custom pages

1.3

  • Added: WPML config to translate variables and whatsapp number
  • Added: _blank and _self target for whatsapp link
  • Added: z-index for controls the vertical stacking order of elements that overlap
  • Fixed: issue in margin inputs

1.2

  • Fixed: chat link bug in desktop mode (for iranian users)

1.1

  • Fixed: chat link bug in desktop mode
  • Fixed: display chat button in widgets editor

1.0

  • Initial Release