WhatsApp is a very popular messaging system. In this article you will learn how to link WhatsApp in WordPress.
What is Whatsapp?
Okay, we will not insult your intelligence, nor will we waste your time telling you what you already know. Because unless you've lived in a cave (without Wifi) the last ten years, it is quite possible that, not only do you know what WhatsApp it is. It is most likely the messaging system that you use the most day by day.
But, if it happens to you like a few webmasters, who still don't see the potential of having at WhatsApp in WordPress We will tell you the reasons to link them.
Why link WhatsApp to WordPress?
Everything could be summarized in one figure: 1 billion users. And you have to bear in mind that WhatsApp users are smartphone technology users.
You know what we have told you about smartphone technology: it is the future of the internet. Today the amount of Internet users via mobile it is higher than that of Internet users on desktop computers. At the same time, it is proven that users who browse from their Tablets and Smartphones have a greater predisposition to share content and to generate interactions around what they share.
So… what is your job?
Make things easier for them.
How can I link WhatsApp in WordPress?
There are many methods to link WhatsApp in WordPress, Although the options to have WhatsApp in WordPress will always be two:
- Through the share buttons the content from your blog to this messaging system.
- Integrating a chat on your website that enables users to contact you via private messaging, directly to your WhatsApp (or that of your company).
Let's see how to do it on our website.
In this article we will work with the first option and we will teach you the second method in another installment.
How to add share buttons on WhatsApp
Social buttons are plentiful.
We ourselves have prepared several tops where we list the best ones. This time we will work with those who make it possible to add a share button by Whats.
The dynamics with all the share buttons that exist for WordPress to date is the same.
You choose any add-on that allows your users the option to share your tickets through private messaging. In other words: whatsapp the content of your blog. Apply the procedure that we give you here and you will have the same result.
A data: You have to bear in mind that not all social buttons have the option to share via WhatsApp. And many of the plugins that do allow it do not have it activated by default.
This time we will opt for the social plugin: Simple Social Media Share Buttons.
Why did we choose Simple Social Media Share Buttons?
Because it provides updates constant. It is fremium. It is going quite well, it does not slow down our websites. At the same time, it is used by a very active community, so it is always possible to find an answer to any questions that may arise.
How to allow your visitors WhatsApp your content with Simple Social Media Share Buttons
- Go to official plugin repository of WordPress. Or follow the link below: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-social-buttons/
- Download the plugin on your computer and install it following the usual procedure. Here you can see the Step by Step installation in case you forgot how to do it:
Plugins in WordPress: what they are and how to install them
- Active Simple Social Media Share Buttons.
- If you have done everything right you will see in your WordPress dashboard a new tab called Social buttons.
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Enter the setting of the plugin, follow this path:
Social buttons> Settings.
You will find different configuration options, mostly related to the design, colors and arrangement of buttons.
- As most of the options are of the aesthetic type, you can configure them as you like. Even by default they work fine, except for a pair of settings necessary for the what's work. So you have to take into account the next step.
- By default Simple Social Media Share Buttons bring the button what's Our task will be to move the button from the row of inactive to assets.
- Before saving the changes, we recommend that you configure these settings as follows:
- The position of the icons: Above and below the content. This maximizes the possibility that the reader will share our entries.
- Hide on mobile devices: disabled, because? Because exactly what we want is to take advantage of the advantages that WhatsApp offers to all who browse via smartphone.
- Text inviting them to share: This text is to the taste of each web master. The idea is that it is a text with a hook that invites to share, we are going a Call to Action.
- Places where the buttons will be displayed: We choose them all. And the reason is obvious.
- Now we save all the changes, we go to the preview of the place on our WordPress website where we activate our WhatsApp button and that's it.
You can get a lot out of this messaging system from WordPress. If you liked this post (of a series that we will dedicate to WhatsApp) and you intend to continue learning and become expert in WordPress: sign up for the best online course in Spanish from the best content manager: WordPress.org
