In this guide we’ll show you how to add a pre-set message with title and URL merge tags to your WhatsApp channel. Please note this is a Pro feature.

You can set up a pre-set message for WhatsApp that will automatically appear in the WhatsApp message box when your website visitors start the chat. It can be something like ”Hey, I have a question” or anything else that you think may prompt your customer to start a conversation or speed up the chat. You can also use merge tags to add the URL or the title of the page your website visitor started the chat on. For example, you can add the URL of a product to the message so that you know which product your customer is referring to when they message you.

So let’s dive in. First, open the Chaty settings from your WordPress dashboard and click on the WhatsApp channel in ”Step 1: Choose your channels”. Add your phone number with your country code and then click on ”Settings”:

In the settings box that will show up, look for ”Pre Set Message” and type your pre-set message, for example ”Hello!”.