WAButton
High-Converting WhatsApp Button Widget

The WhatsApp Button Widget That Converts Visitors into Leads

Add a floating WhatsApp chat widget to your website in 2 minutes. Qualify leads with pre-chat forms, route to team members, and turn visitors into buyers.

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The cost of silence

The problem isn't traffic. It's hesitation.

Someone lands on your website. They're interested. They have one question: price, availability, delivery, timing, fit. If asking feels difficult, they leave.

Not because they rejected you. Because they postponed you. And postponed often means forgotten.

The pricing question

They want to ask before committing.

The timing question

They need to know if you can help today.

The trust question

They want to know a real person is there before buying.

WhatsApp button, click to chat, and widget

Three names people search. One job: open a WhatsApp chat from your website. WAButton is the widget that does it, built on WhatsApp's own click to chat links.

WhatsApp button

A WhatsApp button is a visible control on a website, usually a floating icon, that opens a chat with your business number. Unlike WhatsApp's official Chat on WhatsApp image, a website button can match your brand, show on specific pages, and collect a name and question before the chat starts.

Floating WhatsApp button

WhatsApp click to chat

Click to chat is WhatsApp's official way to start a conversation without saving a number. The visitor opens a wa.me link and lands in WhatsApp, encrypted by WhatsApp. WAButton uses that same protocol after the tap. The widget is everything that happens before it.

Free wa.me link generator WhatsApp's click to chat docs

WhatsApp widget

A WhatsApp widget on a website is the full chat launcher: button, greeting, optional form, hours, and routing. It is not the home-screen widget inside the WhatsApp mobile app. If you want WhatsApp on a site, this is the one.

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Official click to chat URL

https://wa.me/<number>?text=<urlencoded message>

2-minute setup

How to Add a WhatsApp Chat Button to Your Website in 3 Steps

Add a floating WhatsApp chat button to any website in under 2 minutes. WAButton connects your website visitors directly to your WhatsApp Business number with pre-filled messages and lead qualification, without writing code or slowing down your site.

  1. 01 Step 1

    Customize Your Button Design

    Choose your floating button style, colors, position, greeting bubble, and business hours in our live configurator.

    ✓ No design skills needed
  2. 02 Step 2

    Set Up Qualification & Routing

    Enable a pre-chat form to collect customer name, email, and questions, or route conversations to specific sales and support agents.

    ✓ Capture name, email & topic
  3. 03 Step 3

    Paste the 1-Line Code Snippet

    Copy your lightweight embed script and paste it right before the closing </body> tag in Shopify, WordPress, Webflow, or custom HTML.

    ✓ Under 2 minutes install
Compatible guides:
Shopify WordPress WooCommerce Webflow Wix Squarespace All guides →

Works on Any Website, E-commerce Store, or CMS

Zero plugins required. Installs in under 2 minutes with no theme slowdown and 100/100 Core Web Vitals.

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Live builder

See exactly what your visitors will see.

Most button generators stop at colors. WAButton helps you design the moment that turns hesitation into a conversation.
What it does once it's live

More than a button. A conversation engine.

One line of code, then every feature starts working for you, from on-brand design to smart targeting and team routing.

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Pricing pages
Product pages
Blog articles
Checkout pages
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Billing
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Paste one line of code
ShopifyWordPressWixWebflowAny custom site

Match your colors, choose a position, drop in your label or icon. Light or dark. Live in two minutes, no developer needed.

Create your button

Your button, your brand

More than a floating icon.

The difference between starting a chat and capturing a lead is everything that happens after the tap.

Customize

Make it feel native to your brand.

Control color, label, icon style, greeting bubble, position, spacing, and behavior.

Convert

Prompt visitors at the right moment.

Use smart greetings, notification bubbles, page-specific messages, and intent-based prompts.

Control

Show the right button to the right visitor.

Choose device visibility, page targeting, campaign parameters, and department routing.

Launch

Go live without developer drama.

Generate your widget, paste one line of code, and start receiving WhatsApp conversations.

Visitor Question WhatsApp chat Lead captured
Installed in minutes Works with any website Built for conversion Designed for business teams
Why WAButton

WhatsApp Widget vs. Traditional Live Chat & Static Links

See why modern businesses replace slow, overpriced chat widgets with high-converting WhatsApp conversations.

Capability
WAButton Recommended
Traditional Live Chat (Intercom, Zendesk) Plain wa.me Link
Page Speed & Bundle Size
<15KB async edge script
500KB+ heavy JS (hurts Google PageSpeed) 0KB (static HTML link)
Conversation Persistence
Permanent in customer's personal WhatsApp
Lost forever when visitor closes browser tab Saved in WhatsApp chat history
Pre-Chat Lead Qualification
Custom pre-chat forms (name, email, topic)
Expensive chatbot add-ons ($$$) None (empty chat window)
Multi-Agent Team Routing
Department & agent routing with photos
Per-seat agent pricing ($50-$100/seat) Single static phone number only
Pricing & Free Tier
Generous Free plan / from $9/mo
$70 to $200+ per month minimum Free (untracked)
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What the widget actually does on the page

The chat still happens in WhatsApp. WAButton is the launcher: small, locked to your domains, and measurable with the tags you already run.

No tracking cookies

Nothing set in the visitor's browser by default

The widget does not set tracking cookies on its own. If your policy needs a consent gate before it appears, turn that gate on in the dashboard.

Under 15KB

Async edge script

The launcher is a small script served from Cloudflare's edge and loaded asynchronously, so it does not block first paint.

Pro and above

Domain lock on the server

List the domains that may run your widget. Copied embed code on someone else's site does not load. The check is server-side, not a browser suggestion.

Your existing tags

Clicks into GA4 and Meta Pixel

When gtag or fbq is already on the page, the widget can fire click and lead events into them. Pro also sends the lead to your webhook.

Everything that happens after the tap.

A button opens WhatsApp. This opens a home screen your visitor can use, then routes the conversation with the details already attached.

9
screens the widget can open
16
blocks for the home screen
5
destinations per widget
12
CRM fields on every lead

Look at each one

Built for how your business actually gets asked.

The questions differ by trade. So do the answers, the routing and the hours.

Lead capture

Don't just start chats. Capture leads.

WAButton asks for the details that matter (name, email, WhatsApp number, and what they need) and validates every field live. Only then does it open WhatsApp, with everything pre-filled.

Live validation: no fake emails or broken numbers ever reach you.
Route instantly by the topic each visitor picks.
Every chat becomes a contact you own, not just a message.
Opens wa.me/your-number, pre-filled
Acme Team
● Online · replies in minutes
Hi there! Before we connect you on WhatsApp, share a few details so the right person can help. It takes 20 seconds.
Interactive Demo: Test lead capture and preview the WhatsApp conversation flow.

We only use this to route your chat. No spam, ever.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

Start free. Upgrade when you grow. No credit card to begin.

Save ~50% on annual

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Free

$0/mo

Free forever, no card

Start free

Includes

  • 1 widget
  • 1 team agent
  • 10,000 monthly visitors
  • Full button & greeting customization
  • Pre-chat form & popups

Solo & small sites

Starter

$9/mo

billed monthly

14-day free trial

Start free trial

Everything in Free, plus

  • 3 widgets
  • 3 team agents
  • 100,000 monthly visitors
  • Multi-agent team routing
  • Business hours & away messages
Most popular

Growing business

Pro

$19/mo

billed monthly

14-day free trial

Start free trial

Everything in Starter, plus

  • 10 widgets · 10 agents
  • Unlimited monthly visitors
  • Multi-step lead capture forms
  • Page & geo targeting
  • Webhooks, domain lock & IP blocking

Agencies & multi-client

Agency

$59/mo

billed monthly

14-day free trial

Start free trial

Everything in Pro, plus

  • 50 widgets · 50 agents
  • Unlimited monthly visitors
  • Consolidated client billing
  • Remove WAButton branding
  • Manage multiple client accounts

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Free WhatsApp tools, platform guides, and playbooks

The homepage is the hub. These pages are the cluster: wa.me utilities, install guides for each CMS, and the workflow for each trade.

Free WhatsApp tools

All free WhatsApp tools

WhatsApp button by platform

All platform guides

WhatsApp widget by industry

All industry playbooks

Common questions

What is a WhatsApp button?

A WhatsApp button is a clickable control on a website that opens a chat with your business on WhatsApp. WAButton is a customizable floating button plus greeting, lead form, hours, and routing, installed with one line of code.

What is WhatsApp click to chat?

Click to chat is WhatsApp's official wa.me link format. Anyone who opens https://wa.me/YOURNUMBER starts a chat without saving the contact. WAButton uses that protocol after the visitor taps your widget.

What is a WhatsApp widget?

On a website, a WhatsApp widget is the chat launcher visitors see: a button, greeting bubble, and optional form that opens WhatsApp. It is different from the home-screen widgets inside the WhatsApp app on a phone.

How is a WhatsApp widget different from a plain wa.me link?

A plain wa.me link opens an empty chat. A widget can qualify the lead, route to the right person, hide itself outside hours, and still open the same official WhatsApp chat.

How do I add a WhatsApp button widget to my website?

Copy and paste our lightweight snippet into your website HTML before the closing </body> tag. It takes under 2 minutes and works seamlessly on Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, Wix, Webflow, and custom websites.

Is the WAButton WhatsApp widget free to use?

Yes, WAButton offers a generous Free plan that includes a fully customizable floating WhatsApp button widget, custom greeting text, and unlimited chats with zero ads.

How does the pre-chat lead form work?

Instead of opening an empty WhatsApp chat, WAButton can prompt visitors for their name, email, and query. It validates their details live and launches WhatsApp with everything pre-filled so your agents receive qualified leads.

Can I route chats to multiple team members or departments?

Yes! With team routing, you can add multiple agents with custom names, avatars, and roles (such as Sales, Support, or Billing). Visitors choose whom to contact and reach the right person instantly.

Will adding the WhatsApp button widget slow down my website?

No. WAButton ships as a small async script under 15KB from a global CDN edge, so it does not block first paint.

Tomorrow's conversations are already visiting your website today.

The opportunity isn't only getting more visitors. It's connecting with the ones you already have, before their interest fades.

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