WC WhatsApp Plugin -WhatsApp Business API Integration for WooCommerce

Overview

The WC WhatsApp Plugin seamlessly integrates the WhatsApp Business API with your WooCommerce store, harnessing the power of WhatsApp for enhanced customer communication. The WC Whatsapp plugin also enables seamless order notifications through WhatsApp, keeping customers informed about their purchases, shipping updates, and delivery details.

Features-Free v/s Premium

Free Version 

  • Default Notification Support- The free version of the WC WhatsApp Plugin supports all default notifications of WooCommerce, such as new orders, order processing, payment completion, and order status updates, allowing you to send these notifications to customers through WhatsApp for real-time updates.

Premium Version

Send default order alerts and reminders through WhatsApp- The plugin supports all default notifications of WooCommerce, including new orders, order processing, payment completion, and order status updates. These notifications can be sent directly to customers via WhatsApp, providing real-time updates.

Enable two-way messaging with customers- You can send and receive messages via WhatsApp, allowing for interactive conversations between businesses and customers.

Send template messages for more personalized communication- WhatsApp has specific guidelines for business messaging, including the use of pre-approved templates for notifications.

Facebook Whatsapp Configuration

The first thing we need to do is create an app and generate some tokens in Facebook developer. We need to do this so we can link Orderable and WhatsApp together.

This sounds complicated, but we’ll walk you through every step of the way:

  1. First, log in to developers.facebook.com.
  2. Then click on the My Apps link in the menu at the top of the screen. Then, click the Create App button on the right-hand side.
  1. Click Business on the page that appears and then the Next button.
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  1. In the next step, enter your app name and email (these are for admin purposes). Then select Business Account. Next, click the Create App button.
Whatsapp woocommerce business account info
  1. Enter your Facebook account password in the confirmation popup.
  2. The app will then be created and you’ll be asked to select the products you want to add to the app. Scroll down and click the Set up button under Whatsapp.
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  1. On the next page, select or create a Meta Bussiness account using the dropdown. Then click Continue. 
  2. It will redirect you to the Getting Started page. Now you need to add your phone number to the WhatsApp API. This will be the number from which your store’s messages will be sent.
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  1. Once clicked, you’ll need to enter the details for your WhatsApp account profile.  
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  1. Enter your phone number and verify it by entering the verification code received.
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  1. Now the WhatsApp app is all set up, copy the Access Token, Phone Number ID, and Business Account ID. We’ll add these into Orderable in the next few steps.

Installing Woocommerce Plugin

Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.

  1. Go to “Plugins” in the left-hand menu.
  2. Click on “Add New.”
  3. Search for the desired plugin using keywords “Whatsapp” or WC Whatsapp.
  4. Click on the “Install Now” button next to the plugin you want.
  5. Once installed, click on the “Activate” button.
  6. You’re done! The WC Whatsapp plugin is now installed and active on your WordPress website.
  7. Goto Woocommerce -> settings -> advanced

Settings Page

1.Whatsapp Access Token: Access token can be got from https://developers.facebook.com/apps/   Temporary token is valid only for 23hrs. So, if you require a permanent token create a system user and generate the token. Learn how to create a permanent token

Admin notification numbers: These are admin WhatsApp numbers to send notifications. Separate each mobile numbers by comma and add the country code.

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2.Enabling order status with corresponding details

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3.If want more buttons add them and save all the changes

WC Whatsapp Plugin Update

You will be notified about new feature updations along with a changelog. You can read about the fixes and features and can update our premium plugins like how you update other WordPress plugins. 

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Support

To access the premium version with a valid license key, please mention your license key in the subject line when making the purchase from us. Contact us.

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