WhatsApp button

Show a WhatsApp control on your live chat widget so a visitor can continue the conversation in WhatsApp. This opens wa.me with your business number and an optional prefilled message.

This is click-to-chat, not an inbox. Messages the visitor sends on WhatsApp will not appear in Atchr unless you also connect WhatsApp Cloud inbox.

Step 1: Save your business number

  1. Open the entity → Apps & channels → WhatsApp.
  2. Enter the number with country code, digits only (example 263771234567). Do not include + or spaces.
  3. Optionally set a prefill message (up to 300 characters).
  4. Tick Show WhatsApp in the widget and click Save WhatsApp.
Click-to-WhatsApp settings

Step 2: Check the live widget

Open your website with the Atchr widget. On the live chat toolbar you should see a WhatsApp control. It is hidden while the feature is off.

WhatsApp control on the live chat widget

Requirements

  • Professional or Enterprise subscription.
  • A WhatsApp-reachable business number.
  • The widget embed on your site (see Embedding Code).

Need inbound WhatsApp threads in the same dashboard inbox? Follow WhatsApp Cloud inbox.