WhatsApp can serve as a valuable tool for marketing by allowing businesses to send messages regarding new deals, offers, or discounts to potential customers.

How to do WhatsApp Marketing?

1. To make this feature available on your control panel, head to Plugins in the main menu. Click on Third Party Pluginsto enable the Whatsapp Plugin. Once enabled, you’ll see the Settings icon.

   

2. Click on this icon to access the configuration page. Input your access keys, click the Save button, and activate within your store. Note : If you’ve previously set up an account with Whatsapp, you’ll have secret keys that you will need to use here.

   

3. Go to the “WhatsApp Marketing” menu and click on the “Template” submenu. Once you choose the Connect button, a successful login will be set up.

   

4. Here, if the account is linked, you will find the Template Name, Status, and Actions displayed.

   Note : If the Facebook account is not linked, a new tab will open. Enter your user ID and password to log into the account. The following page will be presented.

   

5. To create a new template, click the Create Template button, enter the Name of the Template and Message Content. Click Save. The header and footer are optional. You have the option to preview the template.

   Note : Only lowercase letters and underscores are permissible.

   

6. The template’s status can be either approved or rejected.

7. Once a template name is approved, you can click the Send Message icon. This opens a popup, allowing you to send WhatsApp messages. You can send messages to all contacts or select individuals by searching for names or numbers and clicking the Send Message button.

   

8. Go to the Message Logs submenu to view the sent messages. You can search for a particular message by entering the Template Name in the Search Bar. You can also filter these messages using filters like Message Sent On and Message Status.