Easy Tawk.to Integrator

• Contributors: danukaprasad
• Tags: tawk.to chat, tawk.to chat widget, tawk.to integration, live chat, chat plugin, wordpress chat, wordpress live chat
• Requires at least: 5.0
• Tested up to: 6.4
• Requires PHP: 8.0
• Stable tag: 1.0.0
• License: GPL-2.0
• License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html

Integrate Tawk.to live chat into your WordPress site with easy setup and powerful customization options.

Description

The Easy Tawk.to Integrator plugin offers a straightforward and robust solution for adding the Tawk.to live chat widget to your WordPress website. Beyond simple integration, it provides a dedicated settings page to manage your Tawk.to Property ID and Widget ID, ensuring a seamless connection.

Designed with extensibility in mind, this plugin lays a solid foundation for future enhancements related to widget appearance, behavior, and event handling. It adheres to WordPress plugin development best practices, making it reliable and easy to maintain.

Key Features:

• Core Tawk.to Widget Integration: Handles the foundational setup and initialization of the Tawk.to widget, including defining essential constants and hooks for seamless operation.
• Intuitive Admin Dashboard: Offers a dedicated WordPress admin interface for managing plugin settings, including organized view files for overall admin-side logic.
• Seamless Front-End Widget Display: Manages the public-facing display of the Tawk.to chat widget, ensuring it is correctly embedded and interacts as expected on your website.
• Extensible Architecture: Designed with an includes directory for shared libraries, core functionalities, and helper functions, facilitating future expansions and custom development.

Installation (WordPress Repository)

1. Go to WP repository: While on Admin dashboard of your wordpress site, visit plugin section.
2. Search for plugin: Type "easy tawk.to integrator" into the search bar.
3. Install & activate: Click on the plugin to install, then activate button to activate the plugin.
4. Configure: Go to "Configure Tawk.to Chat Widget" in the WordPress admin menu (under "Settings" or a custom top-level menu item) to set up your Tawk.to Property ID and Widget ID.

Installation (Manual)

1. Upload: Upload the easy-tawk-to-integrator folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate: Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in your WordPress dashboard.
3. Configure: Go to "Configure Tawk.to Chat Widget" in the WordPress admin menu (under "Settings" or a custom top-level menu item) to set up your Tawk.to Property ID and Widget ID.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I find my Tawk.to Property ID and Widget ID?

You can find these IDs in your Tawk.to dashboard. After logging in, navigate to Admin -> Property -> Chat Widget. Your Property ID and Widget ID will be displayed there.

Changelog

1.0.0 - 2023-12-08

• Initial release of the plugin.
• Basic plugin structure established.
• Admin settings page with tabs implemented.
• Placeholder for Tawk.to widget integration.

Upgrade Notice

1.0.0

This is the initial release. No upgrade notice is required.

Planned Updates for the Future

The Easy Tawk.to Integrator plugin is continuously evolving with exciting new features planned to enhance its capabilities:

• Advanced Visitor Information: Future updates will enable passing custom attributes about logged-in WordPress users directly to Tawk.to, allowing for more personalized and informed chat interactions.
• Enhanced Tagging Features:
  • Action-Based Tagging: Users will be able to define rules to automatically apply specific tags to visitors when they click on designated elements on your site.
  • Automatic Page Tagging Enhancements: Improved control over which pages are excluded from automatic tagging.
• Custom JavaScript API Event Actions: Upcoming features will allow users to leverage Tawk.to's JavaScript API events for custom scripts, including:
  • onChatStarted / onChatEnded Events: Execute custom code when a chat session begins or ends.
  • onPrechatSubmit Events: Run custom scripts when the pre-chat form is submitted, with access to the submitted data.
• Pro Version Features: A future Pro version will unlock advanced functionalities such as webhook integrations (e.g., Zapier), deeper WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads integration, customizable chat widget styling presets, and priority support.