How to install Whatsapp sharing plugin on Wordpress sites?

If there is one mobile instant messaging service that has taken the world by storm, it has to be Whatsapp. The instant connect it has generated around the world has almost put aside the use of text messages on mobile. Many marketers today are seeing it as the next big opportunity when it comes to sharing data and making select news viral. When you see the amount of information that is going viral just via Whatsapp, it is quite big. Most of us today are able to secure or read news via links on Whatsapp and such activity in interest related groups among friends are a hit.

Linking this traffic source with a social media sharing plugin would be a huge advantage for your website or your blog. Keep in mind that mobile usage is on the rise with each passing day and it is extremely important to keep your mobile website optimised for sharing and conversions. Imagine the traffic you would be able to carry to your blog with a source like Whatsapp – the results would be tremendous. The day is not far off when sharing articles on Whatsapp will become a mandatory social media activity; just like sharing any blog posts on Facebook is now.

In fact, a recent report from Buzzfeed showed that the Whatsapp button that they have added on their mobile site is generating more shares than that with the Twitter plugin. It is perfectly understandable too; most of us are on our mobiles for any form of information search. It makes sense to put in an option of 'Share via Whatsapp' rather than an email mainly because it is ridiculously easy as well as instantaneous and real time.

The sheer feasibility factor gives an advantage of virality too. You would be able to get more data and statistics using the Whatsapp social sharing button on your blog. As on date, you can add a Whatsapp social sharing button using Mobile Share Bar WordPress plugin. This lets you add Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter sharing buttons on your mobile site (or mobile-friendly Wordpress website).

The reach that is possible with a Whatsapp connect is huge. Almost each of us has the application installed on our mobile phone. Being a free service, chat and content sharing have been the strong point of this application. It is seen to almost go hand in hand with blogging as viral content can easily be shared here. With the Mobile share plugin, you would be able to ask all your followers to share it to their contacts effortlessly. Yes, one may argue that the same is possible today with Facebook, Email & Twitter – but the ease with this method is definitely a pro.
The chances of a recipient to click through the link are visibly higher here too. More of us tend to view data that comes on Whatsapp more frequently than any other medium today.

One of the standouts of this plugin is that it will show the Whatsapp button only to an iOS device since right now; Whatsapp sharing is available only for iOS.

• Manage free download and installation of Mobile share bar plugin at: https://wordpress.org/plugins/mobile-sharebar/


• Once you activate the plugin, head to Settings –> Mobile share bar, and configure the options required. This Whatsapp plugin configuration is pretty simple and you can carry it out seamlessly.


• One can even add their bit.ly credentials to shorten URLs.


• Choose the pages that you want to add this plugin on and you are good to go!

How to install Whatsapp sharing button for non-Wordpress websites?

1. One can use the Buzzfeed developed Whatsapp sharing button generator tool for general websites that do not use Wordpress. Further details about this tool can be obtained at: Official website for Whatsapp button generator tool


2. Use the tool to generate code that will install the button.


3. Copy paste the generated code in your non-Wordpress blog and create the Whatsapp sharing option feature.