Reachly Documentation

Overview

An elegant floating button that opens a contact panel with WhatsApp, call, SMS, email, Messenger, Telegram, Instagram and directions, with availability hours.

• Visitors contact you in one tap
• WhatsApp, call, email and more
• Only the channels you choose

Best for: Local businesses and services

Installation

1. Download reachly-contact-button.zip from My account › My plugins or from your order email. Do not unzip it.
2. In WordPress, go to Plugins › Add New Plugin › Upload Plugin, choose the zip and click Install Now, then Activate.
3. Save. The button appears on your site.

Requires WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+. Works with any theme, block themes and page builders.

Features

• 9 channel types: WhatsApp, call, text message, email, Messenger, Telegram, Instagram, directions, custom link
• Reorder channels, custom labels and second lines
• Pre-filled WhatsApp message and email subject, with {page} and {url} placeholders
• Greeting bubble after a delay (shown once per visit)
• Availability hours: "Online / Away" status, away message, hide some channels (e.g. phone) when you are away
• Works with OpenHours: reuse the same schedule for your hours page and your button
• Icon only or icon + text, left or right, your color, light / dark / automatic theme
• Show on computers, phones or both; hide on chosen pages
• With a single channel, the button opens it directly
• Live preview in the settings screen
• Accessible: keyboard navigation, Escape to close, reduced motion respected
• Lightweight: no jQuery, no external service, no tracking, no cookies
• Translation-ready (French included)

For developers

Customize the plugin from your theme’s functions.php or a small plugin, without editing its files (your changes survive updates).

Filters

• reachly_show_button

add_filter( 'reachly_show_button', function ( $value ) {
	// Change $value here.
	return $value;
}, 10, 1 );

Updates

Updates are free. When a new version is out, it appears in Dashboard › Updates of your WordPress site and you can install it in one click, or turn on automatic updates in Plugins. This works for the zip downloaded from your Woo-Plugins account; older copies can be replaced by downloading the latest version from My plugins. See the changelog.

Frequently asked questions