Wapulse Chat
Add a lightweight click-to-chat button for WhatsApp conversations on your WordPress website.
Solid choice
Wapulse Chat is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 3 weeks ago
- Small user base (70+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Wapulse Chat stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| chat | #60 |
| click to chat | #46 |
| customer support | >100 |
| floating button | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Wapulse Chat
From the official readme · v1.0.9Description
Wapulse Chat is a simple and lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you add a customizable click-to-chat button for WhatsApp conversations on your website.
The plugin is designed for website owners, service providers, agencies, stores, consultants, and businesses that want to make it easier for visitors to start a WhatsApp conversation directly from the website.
With Wapulse Chat, you can add a floating chat button, set your WhatsApp number, customize the default message, choose the button position, adjust the button color, and use a shortcode to place the chat button anywhere on your website.
This first version focuses on clean basic functionality, performance, and ease of use. It does not require any WhatsApp API setup, third-party account, or complicated configuration.
Wapulse Chat is intentionally built as a privacy-conscious, single-purpose click-to-chat utility. It does not collect visitor data, does not load external scripts, and gives site owners simple control over frontend visibility for mobile and desktop visitors.
Key Features
- Add a floating click-to-chat button to your website.
- Set your WhatsApp number from the admin settings page.
- Add a custom default message.
- Customize the button text.
- Choose button position: bottom right, bottom left, bottom center, top right, top left, or top center.
- Change the button color.
- Choose rounded or square button shape.
- Choose text plus icon or icon-only display.
- Select small, medium, or large button size.
- Show or hide the button label.
- Enable or disable the floating button.
- Display a WhatsApp SVG icon with the button.
- Use shortcode support to place the button manually.
- Lightweight frontend styling.
- No API setup required.
- Control floating button visibility: show everywhere, hide on selected pages/posts, show only selected pages/posts, or show on home page only.
- Set a custom WhatsApp message for individual pages and posts.
- Show a professional tooltip above the floating WhatsApp button.
- Enable or disable the floating button tooltip.
- Customize tooltip text and tooltip image/logo.
- WooCommerce product inquiry button.
- Auto product name in WhatsApp message.
- Auto product URL in WhatsApp message.
- Optional product price.
- Optional product SKU.
- Admin toggle to enable/disable WooCommerce inquiry.
Shortcode
You can display the WhatsApp chat button anywhere using:
[wapulse_chat]
You can also customize the text and message:
[wapulse_chat text="Get Quote on WhatsApp" message="Hello, I need more details."]
Version 1.0.6 also supports optional style attributes:
[wapulse_chat size="large" shape="square"]
[wapulse_chat display="icon-only" label="hide"]
Available shortcode style attributes:
shape: rounded or squaredisplay: text-icon or icon-onlysize: small, medium, or largelabel: show or hidecolor: any valid hex color, for example #25D366
How It Works
Wapulse Chat creates a WhatsApp click-to-chat link using your saved phone number and default message. When a visitor clicks the button, WhatsApp opens with your pre-filled message.
Important Note
This plugin is not an official WhatsApp product and is not affiliated with WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. WhatsApp is a trademark of its respective owner.
Installation
- Upload the
wapulse-chatfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > Wapulse Chat.
- Enter your WhatsApp number with country code and without the plus sign.
- Add your default message.
- Choose your button position and color.
- Save the settings.
- Visit your website frontend to see the floating WhatsApp chat button.
Changelog
Added optional WooCommerce product inquiry button with product name, URL, price, SKU, and customizable message template.
1.0.9
- Added WooCommerce product inquiry button.
- Added admin toggle for WooCommerce inquiry.
- Added product name and product URL in inquiry messages.
- Added optional product price in inquiry messages.
- Added optional product SKU in inquiry messages.
- Added customizable WooCommerce inquiry button text.
- Added customizable WooCommerce inquiry message template.
- Added safe WooCommerce integration guards so the plugin does not break when WooCommerce is inactive.
1.0.8
- Added page/post-level custom WhatsApp message override.
- Added default fallback to the global WhatsApp message when no page/post custom message is set.
- Kept shortcode message attribute as the highest priority override.
- Added a professional frontend tooltip above the floating WhatsApp button.
- Added tooltip enable/disable setting.
- Enabled tooltip by default for new installs.
- Added customizable tooltip text.
- Added tooltip image/logo support using the WordPress Media Library.
- Added frontend tooltip close behavior.
- Improved Wapulse Chat settings page by hiding external plugin notices on the plugin settings screen.
1.0.7
- Initial release.
- Added floating WhatsApp click-to-chat button.
- Added admin settings page.
- Added custom WhatsApp number field.
- Added default message field.
- Added button text setting.
- Added button position setting.
- Added button color setting.
- Added enable/disable floating button option.
- Added WhatsApp SVG icon.
- Added shortcode support.
- Added shortcode usage note in the settings area.
- Added a welcome banner after plugin activation.
- Added Explore More and Write Review buttons.
- Added dismiss option for the welcome banner.
- Replaced the welcome banner tick icon with the actual Wapulse Chat logo.
- Improved welcome banner branding and visual consistency.
- Tested compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
- Improved the admin settings screen with a cleaner card-style layout.
- Added a floating button status badge.
- Added a copy shortcode button for easier shortcode usage.
- Improved admin settings organization and usability.
- Added a live button preview to the admin settings screen.
- Fixed welcome banner logo display when the logo image file is missing or unavailable.
- Improved logo fallback handling in the welcome banner and admin settings header.
- Added more floating button positions: bottom center, top right, top left, and top center.
- Added rounded and square button shape options.
- Added text plus icon and icon-only display options.
- Added small, medium, and large button size controls.
- Added label visibility control.
- Added sanitization for new button style settings.
- Updated frontend renderer to support new button position and style classes.
- Updated frontend CSS for new positions, shapes, sizes, and icon-only mode.
- Added shortcode style attributes for shape, display, size, label, and color.
- Updated live admin preview to reflect the new style controls.
- Added page visibility rules for the floating WhatsApp button.
- Added Show Everywhere option.
- Added Hide on Selected Pages/Posts option.
- Added Show Only on Selected Pages/Posts option.
- Added Home Page Only option.
- Added admin settings UI for selecting pages and posts.
- Added sanitization for visibility rule and selected content IDs.
- Added frontend conditional logic to control floating button visibility.
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FAQ
Wapulse Chat: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 28, 2026
Is Wapulse Chat free?
Yes. Wapulse Chat is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Wapulse Chat safe to use in 2026?
Wapulse Chat is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Wapulse Chat?
Wapulse Chat is active on 70+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,262 times since it launched in May 2026. It was downloaded 317 times in the last 30 days.
Does Wapulse Chat work with WordPress 7.1?
Wapulse Chat is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Wapulse Chat need?
Wapulse Chat requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Wapulse Chat last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.9, was released on October 6, 2026 (3 weeks ago).
Who makes Wapulse Chat?
Wapulse Chat is developed and maintained by habibnoori.
What are the best alternatives to Wapulse Chat?
The most popular alternatives to Wapulse Chat are Joinchat (700K+ installs), Floating Chat Widget: Conta… (300K+ installs) and Tidio (70K+ installs).
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