by Creame 4.7 (189 reviews)

Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat”

Name: Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat”
Rating: 4.7 (189 reviews)
Author: Creame

The most installed WordPress plugin for WhatsApp: a customizable floating button that turns your visitors into chats, leads and sales.

Joinchat ranks #89 among WordPress.org plugins with 700,000+ active installations, is #7 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4.7/5 rating from 189 reviews, and was last updated Oct 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v6.4.2 Current Version v6.4.2

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 13 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 18 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#7 of 3,634 in Communication Top 1% by installs Actively maintained

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#89

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Active Installs

700K+

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KW Avg Position

2.4

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Downloads

18.9M

+844 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (189 reviews)

Next Milestone 800K

Total Progress 14.3%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.4.2
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2026
Requires WP: 4.9.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Creame

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 189
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

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Joinchat is for WordPress site owners who want to let visitors reach them via WhatsApp using a floating chat button. It solves the problem of converting site visitors into chats and leads while avoiding WhatsApp bans by having visitors message first instead of being contacted unprompted.

Floating WhatsApp chat button
Customizable CTAs with Rich Chat
Dynamic conversation start messages
WooCommerce integration
Built-in analytics and clicks counter
WhatsApp Contact Button Block
Opt-in consent text
Multi-language and RTL support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat”

}); If your site don't have standard names for data layer ('dataLayer') you can set your custom names with this PHP filter. Also can set a different event name for GA4: // Rename GA4 event / Rename dataLayer name add_filter( 'joinchat_get_settings', function( $settings ){ $settings['ga_event'] = 'myGA4Event'; $settings['data_layer'] = 'dataLayerCustom'; return $settings; } ); // Disable GA4 event add_filter( 'joinchat_get_settings', function( $settings ){ $settings['ga_event'] = false; return $settings; } ); Joinchat is compatible with plugins MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress, Google Tag Manager for WordPress and PixelYourSite custom names. Google Tag Manager integration Joinchat sends a 'JoinChat' event if GTM is detected when user launch WhatsApp: dataLayer.push({ event: 'JoinChat', event_action: 'whatsapp: 99999999999', event_label: destination_url, chat_channel: 'whatsapp', chat_id: '99999999999',

page_location: current_url, page_title: page_title, }); Facebook Pixel integration Joinchat sends a 'JoinChat' custom event if Facebook Pixel is detected when user launch WhatsApp: fbq('trackCustom', 'JoinChat', { event_action: 'whatsapp: 99999999999', event_label: destination_url, chat_channel: 'whatsapp', chat_id: '99999999999',

page_location: current_url, page_title: page_title, }); Custom Events / add Event Parameters Joinchat triggers custom events before launch WhatsApp 'joinchat:open' and before send analytics events 'joinchat:event'. You can use them to extend them to your needs, add extra functions, cancel events or add extra parameters. // e.g.: Send webhook to Zapier jQuery(document).on('joinchat:event', function (event, params) { jQuery.post('https://hooks.zapier.com/hooks/catch/123456/xxxxxx/', params ); }); // e.g.: Add user_is_logged param for GA4/GTM event jQuery(document).on('joinchat:event', function (event, params) { params.user_is_logged = document.body.classList.contains('logged-in') ? 'yes' : 'no'; });

Joinchat can be used without any cookies. Depending on your Joinchat settings, browser storage may be needed. Joinchat uses localStorage (or sessionStorage when cookieless mode is enabled) and doesn't collect personal data. joinchat_views is a visits counter to control when to show chat window. joinchat_hashes saves when a user has interacted with a CTA to prevent automatically show that CTA again. You can view in your Settings > Privacy > Policy Guide the suggested text by Joinchat. To ensure a non-persistent data mode, you can use Joinchat Premium privacy controls or add this snippet to force cookieless mode (sessionStorage only): add_filter( 'joinchat_get_settings', function( $settings ){ $settings['cookieless'] = true; return $settings; } );