{"id":1310,"date":"2021-04-01T16:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T10:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:14:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:44:37","slug":"whatsapp-at-widget-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/whatsapp-at-widget-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Add WhatsApp at Widget Area &#8211; Sidebar, Footer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Click to Chat plugin allows us to easily display a WhatsApp icon or image in widget areas using shortcodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Add WhatsApp via Shortcode:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to: <strong>&#8220;WordPress Dashboard&#8221;<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>&#8220;Appearance&#8221;<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>&#8220;Widgets.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"159\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Widgets-Nav.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6390\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add a Custom HTML block to any widget area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paste the Click to Chat Shortcode into the content field and save it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image.png 540w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Main Sidebar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example Placement:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Sidebar:<\/strong> Add the Shortcode inside a Custom HTML widget placed in the Main Sidebar area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-2-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-2-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-2-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-2-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Right Sidebar:<\/strong> If the widget is placed in the <strong>right sidebar<\/strong>, the WhatsApp icon will appear on posts\/pages where the right sidebar is active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-3-1024x226.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-3-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-3-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-3-768x169.png 768w, https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-3.png 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortcodes for Chat<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the provided Click to Chat shortcodes to insert the WhatsApp button wherever needed within the widget areas for enhanced customer engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/shortcodes-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chat Shortcodes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Click to Chat plugin allows us to easily display a WhatsApp icon or image in widget areas using shortcodes. 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