Free WhatsApp chat widget for website
Create a WhatsApp chat button for your website in a minute. Visitors click it, and a chat with your business opens in WhatsApp.
- Free
- No coding
- Works on any website
Create your WhatsApp button
What is a WhatsApp chat widget?
A WhatsApp chat widget is a button on your website that opens a chat with your business in WhatsApp. Visitors click it and message you from their phone or WhatsApp Web — no contact forms and no waiting for an email reply.
The free Chatfuel generator gives you a ready-to-paste code: a WhatsApp button with your welcome message and a pre-filled text for customers. Stay in touch with leads, improve customer experience and boost sales — easy setup, no coding required.
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How to create a WhatsApp click-to-chat button
- Enter your numberType your WhatsApp Business number with the country code, without + or spaces.
- Write a welcome messageGreet visitors in the bubble next to the button and invite them to chat.
- Add a pre-filled messageOptionally set the text customers send you, so you know they came from your site.
- Paste the codeClick “Create WhatsApp button”, copy the code and add it to your website.
Why add WhatsApp chat to your website
- Answer pre-sale questionsHelp visitors choose a product or plan while they are still on the page.
- Capture leadsEvery chat gives you the customer’s WhatsApp number for follow-ups.
- Support customersSolve order and delivery questions in the app your customers already use.
- Take bookingsLet visitors book tables, visits and appointments in a quick chat.
- Save salesClear up doubts on product and checkout pages before visitors leave.
Upgrade your WhatsApp business number
The widget starts the conversation. With the WhatsApp Business API on Chatfuel, your team can answer every chat at scale.
Unlimited agents on one number
Improve customer service and response times by allowing multiple agents to handle messages within a single WhatsApp number.
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Apply for the verified badge on WhatsApp with Chatfuel, an official Meta Business Partner.
Integration with ChatGPT
Maximize your WhatsApp number potential, enhance customer engagement, and drive growth by seamlessly integrating ChatGPT.
WhatsApp chat widget FAQ
Any website visitor can start a chat with a brand by clicking the click-to-chat link embedded in a WhatsApp chat button.
Yes. Creating the widget code with the Chatfuel generator is free, and you don’t need a Chatfuel account to add the button to your website.
No. Instead of coding, you create a WhatsApp chat widget with a generator like Chatfuel: fill in the form, copy the code and paste it into your website.
Paste the code where your website builder accepts custom code. In WordPress, use a header and footer code plugin or your theme’s footer. In Shopify, add it to theme.liquid right before </body>. In Wix, go to Settings → Custom code and place it at the end of the body.
WhatsApp opens on their phone, or WhatsApp Web on a computer, with a chat to your number and your pre-filled message already typed. They only need to tap send.
No. The script loads asynchronously, so it doesn’t block your pages from rendering.
Yes. Create a new button with the updated text and replace the old code on your website.
Yes. WhatsApp app is a top popular messaging app in over 100 countries with over 2 billion active users. In addition, WhatsApp messages reach up to 98% open rate. That way, WhatsApp is a leading communication channel with great potential for business use.
Turn WhatsApp chats into sales
Connect your number to the WhatsApp Business API on Chatfuel to answer every customer instantly, qualify leads and hand hot conversations to your team.