{"id":392,"date":"2019-12-12T17:13:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T11:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/?p=392"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:10:47","slug":"group-chat-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holithemes.com\/plugins\/click-to-chat\/group-chat-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Chat Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can enable our website visitors to join our <strong>WhatsApp Group<\/strong> with a single click, making communication and engagement effortless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div data-ctc-link=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/9EHLsEsOeJk6AVtE8AvXiA\" data-return_type=\"group\" data-group_id=\"9EHLsEsOeJk6AVtE8AvXiA\" data-is_ga_enable=\"yes\" data-is_fb_pixel=\"yes\" data-ga_ads=\"yes\" style=\"display: inline; cursor: pointer; z-index: 99999999; \" class=\"ht-ctc-sc ht-ctc-sc-group sc-style-4 ht-ctc-inline\">\n    <div class=\"ctc_chip ctc-analytics ctc_cta\" style=\"display:inline-flex;;justify-content:center;align-items:center;background-color:#e4e4e4;color:#7f7d7d;padding:0 12px;border-radius:25px;font-size:13px;line-height:32px;\">\n        <span style=\"margin:0 8px 0 -12px;;order:0;\"><svg style=\"pointer-events:none; 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Enable the Group Feature<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Click to Chat \u2192 Advanced \u2192 Group, Share features<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check <strong>Enable Group Features<\/strong> and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once enabled, <strong>Group<\/strong> appears in the plugin\u2019s sidebar. 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