What Is the WhatsApp Chat Widget?
A WhatsApp chat widget displays a floating WhatsApp button on your site. When clicked, it opens a pre-filled WhatsApp conversation with your business phone number. There's no chat backend to monitor — messages just land in your existing WhatsApp app.
Planned Capabilities
- Zero backend — messages land directly in your WhatsApp app
- Pre-filled greeting message reduces friction ("Hi, I'd like an estimate for...")
- Auto-detects mobile vs desktop and uses the correct WhatsApp deeplink
- Optional pre-chat form collects name and project type before launch
- Lightweight: under 4 KB
How Contractors Use It
- Spanish-speaking and Latin-American customer markets where WhatsApp is dominant
- Mobile-first audiences who prefer messaging to phone calls
- Service-area pages where you want a low-friction question channel
Current Status
- No public JS file or demo page is published for this widget yet.
- Direct checkout is disabled until the widget has a working public asset.
- Use one of the six ready widgets today, or contact TradeCalcs for a custom build.
- Not included in the current instant-install 29 ready tools: 23 calculators + 6 widgets package.
The WhatsApp Chat Widget is part of the TradeCalcs product catalog. The current instant-install package is 29 ready tools: 23 calculators + 6 widgets; product-spec pages stay visible for SEO and roadmap clarity without pretending unfinished widgets are ready to buy.