Description
AK Simple Chat enables site admins to easily add a floating WhatsApp chat widget to the frontend of their website. It supports multiple agents with name, number, and profile image, and allows customizing the label shown for each agent.
Key features include:
- Floating WhatsApp chat button
- Support for multiple agents
- Admin panel to manage agents, labels, and profile images
- Option to customize the chat button label text (e.g., “Start chat with”)
- Theme color customization for chat button to match your website design
- Automatic text color adjustment for accessibility based on theme color brightness
- Custom message support when users contact from WooCommerce product pages
- Ability to assign a profile image to each agent using an image URL
- Enable/disable the widget without removing settings
- Clean, lightweight, and fast
Great for businesses, customer support, or service professionals.
Example agent format (in settings):
John - 9876543210 - https://example.com/john.jpg
Jane - 1234567890 -
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
Copyright 2025 Anil Kumar
Website: https://akmaurya.in
Screenshots
Admin settings screen for agents and customization. 
Frontend chat button if only one agent is added. 
Frontend chat button with open agent dropdown and profile images.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/ak-simple-chatdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > AK Simple Chat to configure the plugin.
FAQ
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Can I add multiple WhatsApp agents?
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Yes, just enter each agent on a new line using the format:
Name - Number - ImageURL. The image is optional. -
Yes. You can change the main button label, chat widget header, and subheading from the settings panel.
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Will the chat color match my theme?
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Yes. You can select any hex color. The plugin will also auto-adjust text color (black or white) for readability.
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What happens on WooCommerce product pages?
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When enabled, a product-specific message (including the product name and link) is added automatically to the WhatsApp message.
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Is it mobile-friendly?
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Yes. The chat button is responsive and works well on both desktop and mobile devices.
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Do I need a WhatsApp Business account?
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No. The chat links open in WhatsApp (or WhatsApp Web) with the pre-filled message. Any WhatsApp account will work.
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Will this plugin slow down my website?
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No. It’s designed to be lightweight, loads assets only when activated, and uses standard WordPress practices.
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Will this plugin work with any theme?
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Yes, it is designed to work with any well-coded WordPress theme.
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Contributors & Developers
“AK Simple Chat” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.4
- Updated multiple agent style.
1.3
- Sanitizing variables by escaping for safe output.
1.2
- New accessibility improvements.
- Recommended update
1.1
- Added dynamic text color for better contrast
- Added header and subheading customization
- Improved WooCommerce product message
- Code cleanup and performance optimizations
1.0
- Initial release
- Multi-agent WhatsApp chat support
- Custom button label and theme color
- WooCommerce integration
- Optional agent profile images
- Lightweight settings panel