Introduction

The Magento 2 WhatsApp Share Extension by FMEextensions allows your customers to effortlessly share your products with their contacts via WhatsApp. This extension enhances your store's visibility and engagement by leveraging the popularity of WhatsApp as a communication platform.

Key Features

  • Allows customers to share product pages via WhatsApp.
  • Customizable WhatsApp Share button for product pages.
  • Fully mobile-responsive for seamless sharing on devices.
  • Supports shortened URLs for concise, shareable links.
  • Tracks shared links and measures traffic generated via WhatsApp.

Compatibility

This extension is compatible with the following Magento versions.

  • 2.1.x
  • 2.2.x
  • 2.3.x
  • 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7

Installation Guide

Method 1

  1. Unzip fme_whatsapp-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/Whatsapp
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_whatsapp-x.x.x to newly created Whatsapp folder.
  2. Now open console or shell.
  3. Go to your Magento directory and run the following commands:
  • php bin/magento module:enable FME_Whatsapp
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.

Method 2

  1. Unzip fme_whatsapp-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/Whatsapp
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_whatsapp-x.x.x to newly created Whatsapp folder.
  2. Go to your_magento_directory/app/etc/
  3. Open config.php file in etc folder
  4. Add the following line in $modules array at the end ‘FME_Whatsapp’=>1,
  5. Now open console or shell.
  6. Go to your Magento directory and run the below commands
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.