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People click them. But you have no idea which page starts the most conversations, which campaign is worth running again, or whether your homepage button even gets used.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WhatsLink Click Tracker<\/strong> fixes that.<\/p>\n\n<p>Install it, activate it, and every click on a WhatsApp, Telegram, or phone link is logged automatically \u2014 post title, page URL, click date, UTM source, UTM campaign, UTM medium, and referrer. No code changes. No Google Tag Manager. No custom events.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Three channels, one click log<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> \u2014 <code>wa.me<\/code>, <code>api.whatsapp.com<\/code>, WhatsApp Web (<code>web.whatsapp.com<\/code>), and app links (<code>whatsapp:\/\/<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Telegram<\/strong> \u2014 <code>t.me<\/code> links<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone calls<\/strong> \u2014 <code>tel:<\/code> links, such as \"Call us\" buttons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Plain links, buttons, and chat widgets that open WhatsApp from JavaScript are all tracked, on any theme and any page builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Works with popular WhatsApp button plugins<\/h3>\n\n<p>WhatsLink adds analytics to your existing WhatsApp button plugin \u2014 without replacing or modifying it. Tested with:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Click to Chat for WhatsApp<\/strong> \u2014 the floating widget, shortcodes, and <code>ctc_chat<\/code> buttons<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joinchat<\/strong> (formerly WhatsApp me by Creame) \u2014 the chat button and its chat window<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chaty<\/strong> \u2014 the WhatsApp channel on mobile and desktop (WhatsApp Web)<\/li>\n<li><strong>WP Social Chat<\/strong> \u2014 the floating WhatsApp button<\/li>\n<li><strong>Any manually added WhatsApp, Telegram, or phone link<\/strong> \u2014 detected automatically<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Just install WhatsLink alongside your existing button plugin. No configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>What the free version gives you<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Click log dashboard<\/strong> \u2014 every WhatsApp, Telegram, and phone click with page title, URL, date, and UTM data<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live search and pagination<\/strong> \u2014 find any click in seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sortable columns<\/strong> \u2014 sort by page, date, clicked link, or UTM values<\/li>\n<li><strong>UTM tracking<\/strong> \u2014 source, medium, and campaign logged automatically<\/li>\n<li><strong>Referrer tracking<\/strong> \u2014 see where traffic came from<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stats bar<\/strong> \u2014 total clicks, last 30 days, and top page at a glance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date range filter<\/strong> \u2014 view logs for last 7 days, last 30 days, or all time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top Pages<\/strong> \u2014 see the 5 pages that start the most conversations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Badge counter<\/strong> \u2014 shows total click counts next to each WhatsApp and Telegram button (visible to admins only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>One-click reset<\/strong> \u2014 clear old data when needed<\/li>\n<li><strong>GDPR-friendly<\/strong> \u2014 no IP addresses, no geolocation, no personal data<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click event for developers<\/strong> \u2014 every logged click is announced on the page, so Google Tag Manager or your own code can react to it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Works on posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and any other post type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>For developers: react to every click<\/h3>\n\n<p>Since 1.6.0, WhatsLink announces each click it logs with a <code>whatslink:click<\/code> event on <code>document<\/code>, once per click and after the click is saved. The event detail has the clicked link (<code>url<\/code>), the channel (<code>whatsapp<\/code>, <code>telegram<\/code>, or <code>phone<\/code>), and the page where it happened (<code>page<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>document.addEventListener( 'whatslink:click', function ( event ) {\n    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n    window.dataLayer.push( {\n        event: 'whatslink_click',\n        channel: event.detail.channel,\n        link_url: event.detail.url\n    } );\n} );\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>Prefer no code? WhatsLink PRO sends the same clicks to Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, and the Meta Pixel from a settings page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Why upgrade to Pro?<\/h3>\n\n<p>The free version tells you <em>what<\/em> happened. Pro tells you <em>why<\/em> and helps you act on it.<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/wpsani.store\/downloads\/whatslink-click-tracker-pro\/?utm_source=wordpress_plugin&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=whatslink_tracker_pro\">WhatsLink Click Tracker Pro \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>New in Pro: Ad Conversions.<\/strong> If you run Google Ads or Meta (Facebook and Instagram) ads, Pro sends every WhatsApp, Telegram, and phone click to your ad accounts as a conversion:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Google Ads<\/strong> \u2014 paste your conversion action and every click counts as a conversion, so Smart Bidding can optimize for conversations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meta Pixel<\/strong> \u2014 the standard <code>Contact<\/code> event, ready to use as a conversion in Ads Manager<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Analytics 4<\/strong> \u2014 <code>whatsapp_click<\/code>, <code>telegram_click<\/code>, and <code>phone_click<\/code> events to mark as key events (Google Tag Manager data layer supported)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>No code and no new tracking scripts: Pro uses the Google and Meta tags your site already loads, so your cookie banner and consent settings keep applying.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Pro also adds:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Reports dashboard with date range and UTM source, medium, and campaign filters<\/li>\n<li>KPI overview \u2014 total clicks, unique links clicked, pages generating clicks, and UTM coverage<\/li>\n<li>Channel breakdown \u2014 WhatsApp vs Telegram vs phone<\/li>\n<li>Trend chart \u2014 daily click volume over time<\/li>\n<li>Top UTM sources chart, plus Top Pages and Top Clicked URLs tables<\/li>\n<li>CSV export \u2014 choose the date range and columns<\/li>\n<li>Real-time email notifications \u2014 get alerted on each new click<\/li>\n<li>Daily and weekly summary emails, with the full list attached as CSV<\/li>\n<li>Priority support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<h4>FREE VERSION<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Detects clicks on WhatsApp (wa.me, api.whatsapp.com, web.whatsapp.com, whatsapp:\/\/), Telegram (t.me), and phone (tel:) links<\/li>\n<li>Detects chat widgets that open WhatsApp from JavaScript (Click to Chat, Joinchat, WP Social Chat)<\/li>\n<li>Works on posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and custom post types<\/li>\n<li>Tracks post title, post type, permalink, clicked URL, and datetime<\/li>\n<li>Tracks utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign<\/li>\n<li>Tracks referrer<\/li>\n<li>Stats bar \u2014 total clicks, last 30 days, and top page on the dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Date range filter \u2014 All time, Last 30 days, Last 7 days<\/li>\n<li>Top Pages \u2014 5 most-clicked pages with click counts<\/li>\n<li>AJAX dashboard with live search, pagination, and sortable columns<\/li>\n<li>Optional badge counter showing total clicks per link (visible to admins only)<\/li>\n<li>One-click log reset<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight \u2014 no external services, no tracking scripts<\/li>\n<li>GDPR-friendly: no IP or location data stored<\/li>\n<li><code>whatslink:click<\/code> event on every logged click, for Google Tag Manager or custom code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>PRO VERSION<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ad Conversions: send every click to Google Ads (conversion action), the Meta Pixel (Contact event), and Google Analytics 4 (events, or the Tag Manager data layer)<\/li>\n<li>Report filters: date range, UTM source, UTM medium, UTM campaign<\/li>\n<li>KPI overview: total clicks, unique links clicked, pages generating clicks, UTM coverage<\/li>\n<li>Channel breakdown: WhatsApp, Telegram, phone<\/li>\n<li>Daily trend chart<\/li>\n<li>Top UTM sources chart, Top Pages and Top Clicked URLs tables<\/li>\n<li>CSV export with date range and column selection<\/li>\n<li>Real-time email notifications per click<\/li>\n<li>Daily and weekly summary emails with CSV attachment<\/li>\n<li>Priority support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/wpsani.store\/downloads\/whatslink-click-tracker-pro\/?utm_source=wordpress_plugin&amp;utm_medium=readme&amp;utm_campaign=whatslink_tracker_pro\">Upgrade to Pro \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Install the plugin from the WordPress plugin directory or upload the zip manually.<\/li>\n<li>Activate it from the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>WhatsLink Click Tracker<\/strong> in the WordPress admin sidebar to see your click log.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>No configuration required. Tracking starts immediately after activation.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20elementor%2C%20divi%2C%20beaver%20builder%2C%20and%20other%20page%20builders%3F\"><h3>Does it work with Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and other page builders?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WhatsLink detects clicks on WhatsApp links regardless of how they were added to the page \u2014 through any theme, page builder, or widget.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20link%20formats%20does%20it%20support%3F\"><h3>Which link formats does it support?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>WhatsApp: <code>https:\/\/wa.me\/<\/code>, <code>https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send<\/code>, <code>https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send<\/code>, and <code>whatsapp:\/\/send<\/code> are detected automatically.<\/p>\n\n<p>Since version 1.5.5, WhatsLink also tracks Telegram links (<code>https:\/\/t.me\/<\/code>) and phone links (<code>tel:<\/code>). No additional configuration needed.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20also%20track%20telegram%20and%20phone%20links%3F\"><h3>Does it also track Telegram and phone links?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, since version 1.5.5. Any link with a <code>t.me\/<\/code> URL or a <code>tel:<\/code> href is tracked alongside WhatsApp clicks. All three channels appear in the same click log and \u2014 if you use WhatsLink PRO \u2014 in the Channel Breakdown widget in the Reports dashboard.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20does%20the%20click%20tracking%20work%3F%20does%20it%20modify%20my%20whatsapp%20links%3F\"><h3>How does the click tracking work? Does it modify my WhatsApp links?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. WhatsLink uses a JavaScript event listener to detect clicks on messaging links, and also notices when a chat widget opens WhatsApp from JavaScript (as Click to Chat, Joinchat, and WP Social Chat do). Your links and widgets are never modified \u2014 they still open WhatsApp directly as usual. The click is just logged silently in the background.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20is%20the%20badge%20counter%3F\"><h3>What is the badge counter?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>An optional feature that shows the total number of clicks next to each WhatsApp button \u2014 visible only when you are logged in as an admin. Useful for monitoring click activity directly on the page without opening the dashboard.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%27s%20the%20difference%20between%20the%20free%20version%20and%20pro%3F\"><h3>What's the difference between the free version and Pro?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The free version gives you the full click log with UTM and referrer data. Pro sends clicks to Google Ads, the Meta Pixel, and Google Analytics 4 as conversions, and adds advanced filtering, visual charts, CSV export, and automated email reports. See the full comparison above.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20see%20whatsapp%20clicks%20as%20conversions%20in%20google%20ads%2C%20meta%20ads%2C%20or%20google%20analytics%204%3F\"><h3>Can I see WhatsApp clicks as conversions in Google Ads, Meta Ads, or Google Analytics 4?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. With WhatsLink PRO, open <strong>WhatsLink Click Tracker \u2192 Ad Conversions<\/strong> and turn on what you use: a Google Ads conversion action, the Meta Pixel <code>Contact<\/code> event, or Google Analytics 4 events. Pro uses the Google and Meta tags already on your site and adds none of its own. With the free version, developers can do the same with the <code>whatslink:click<\/code> event (see \"For developers\" above).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20whatslink%20add%20google%20or%20meta%20tracking%20code%20to%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Does WhatsLink add Google or Meta tracking code to my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The free version sends clicks only to your own WordPress site. WhatsLink PRO's Ad Conversions calls the Google tag or Meta Pixel only if your site already loads them, so your cookie banner and consent settings keep applying.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20it%20compatible%20with%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Is it compatible with WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WhatsApp clicks on product pages are tracked and labeled by product title and type.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20it%20gdpr%20compliant%3F\"><h3>Is it GDPR compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The Free version stores no IP addresses, no location data, and no personal user information \u2014 only anonymized click events tied to page URLs.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20if%20i%20deactivate%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>What happens if I deactivate the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Deactivating never deletes your click data. When you click \"Deactivate\" on the Plugins screen, an optional feedback form opens. Only if you choose a reason and click \"Send &amp; Deactivate\", your answer (the reason, any details you add, and your site URL) is emailed to the plugin author to help improve WhatsLink. \"Skip &amp; Deactivate\" deactivates without sending anything, and Cancel, the Esc key, or a click outside the form closes it without deactivating.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20it%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Will it slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Click logging is asynchronous (uses the browser's sendBeacon API) and has no impact on page load time.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20many%20clicks%20can%20it%20store%3F\"><h3>How many clicks can it store?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>There is no hard limit. Clicks are stored in your WordPress database. You can reset the log at any time from the dashboard.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20export%20my%20click%20data%3F\"><h3>Can I export my click data?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>CSV export is available in the Pro version.<\/p>\n\n<\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.6.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: Every logged click is announced on the page with a <code>whatslink:click<\/code> event (clicked link, channel, and page), once per click and after the click is saved. Google Tag Manager or your own code can listen to it. See \"For developers\" in the description.<\/li>\n<li>New: WhatsLink PRO 1.5.0 uses this event for Ad Conversions: clicks sent to Google Ads, the Meta Pixel, and Google Analytics 4. The Upgrade page now shows it first.<\/li>\n<li>Click tracking is unchanged: the same links, buttons, and chat widgets are logged exactly as before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.9<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: The \"Upgrade to PRO\" page now shows what PRO adds with screenshots of the PRO screens (with example data), and how many clicks your site tracked in the last 30 days.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: The dashboard notices count all clicks (WhatsApp, Telegram, and phone), show the number formatted, and no longer appear on the Upgrade page itself. The upgrade notice now links to that page.<\/li>\n<li>Tweak: Removed unused demo images. Click tracking is unchanged in this version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.8<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Clicks on chat widgets that open WhatsApp from JavaScript instead of a link \u2014 Click to Chat, Joinchat, and WP Social Chat \u2014 are now tracked. Previously only plain links were.<\/li>\n<li>New: WhatsApp Web links (<code>web.whatsapp.com<\/code>, used by Chaty, Joinchat, and others on desktop) and app links (<code>whatsapp:\/\/<\/code>) are now tracked.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Telegram links are now recognised by their address, so links such as <code>about.me\/\u2026<\/code> are no longer counted as Telegram clicks.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: One tap that triggers both a link and a widget is counted once.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: The \"Top Page\" stat and the \"Top Pages\" table were empty on MariaDB databases since 1.5.7.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: The plugin could not load on PHP versions older than 7.3. The minimum PHP version is now 7.4, the same as current WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: The deactivation feedback form now sends nothing unless you click \"Send &amp; Deactivate\", says exactly what is sent, and can be closed without deactivating.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: After activation you are reliably taken to the WhatsLink dashboard, even if a background request runs first.<\/li>\n<li>Performance: The tracking script now loads deferred, and the badge stylesheet loads only for admins who see the badge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.7<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Uninstalling the plugin now removes its database table, settings, and per-user dismissal flags. Previously, deleting the plugin left this data behind.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: The \"Top Page\" stat and the \"Top Pages\" table could come back empty on servers where MySQL's ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY mode is enabled (the default on MySQL 8+ and many modern hosts) \u2014 this looked like \"no data yet\" but was a query error being silently swallowed.<\/li>\n<li>Performance: Added database indexes used by the badge counter lookup. Existing installs are upgraded automatically on the next visit to wp-admin \u2014 no action needed.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Removed an inaccurate mention of \"device\" data from the empty-state screen; WhatsLink has never collected device data.<\/li>\n<li>Docs: Documented the optional deactivation feedback form (and the email it sends to the plugin author) in the FAQ.<\/li>\n<li>Docs: Updated \"Tested up to\" to WordPress 7.1 and trimmed tags to meet the WordPress.org 5-tag limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.6<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Badge counter now displays click counts on Telegram (t.me) links, not only WhatsApp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.5<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: Click tracking now covers Telegram links (t.me) and phone links (tel:) in addition to WhatsApp links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Corrected Pro upgrade link URL in readme \u2014 wrong URL was causing a redirect that stripped UTM parameters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Docs: Fixed installation instructions \u2014 plugin has a dedicated admin menu item, not under Tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility: Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Tracking reliability improvements for sites using dynamic WhatsApp button plugins.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Admin scripts now load only on the plugin pages, not across the entire dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Improved compatibility on sites with non-standard server configurations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix: Click tracking now works correctly with Joinchat, Chaty, WP Social Chat, and any plugin that injects its WhatsApp button via JavaScript. Previously those buttons could go untracked.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Lighter frontend script \u2014 jQuery dependency removed.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Badge counter correctly documented as visible to admins only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: After tracking 25 clicks, a notice in the dashboard invites you to leave a review on WordPress.org.<\/li>\n<li>New: Plugin page updated with a compatibility list for popular WhatsApp button plugins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: Deactivation feedback form \u2014 a short optional survey when you deactivate helps us improve the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>New: Once you have tracked 10+ clicks, a notice links to WhatsLink PRO for charts and CSV export.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: First-install screen \u2014 if no clicks have been logged yet, the dashboard confirms tracking is active instead of showing an empty table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>New: Stats bar \u2014 total clicks, last 30 days, and top page shown at the top of the dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>New: Date range filter \u2014 view clicks from the last 7 days, 30 days, or all time.<\/li>\n<li>New: Top Pages \u2014 the 5 pages that have received the most WhatsApp clicks.<\/li>\n<li>Fix: Click tracking was not recording clicks from regular (non-admin) visitors. 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