How to Let Customers Order via WhatsApp in WooCommerce (4 Plugins Compared)

Four real plugins let a WooCommerce store take orders through WhatsApp instead of, or alongside, the normal checkout: OneClick Chat to Order, two different plugins both called some version of “Order on Mobile for WooCommerce,” and Notiqoo. The short version: OneClick Chat to Order is the most installed and the quickest to set up with a plain WhatsApp link, Notiqoo is the one built on Meta’s official WhatsApp Cloud API if you want OTP verification or abandoned cart recovery later, and the two “Order on Mobile” plugins sit in between, with real Twilio-based order tracking on one of them once you pay for Pro.

Before picking one, it helps to know there are really three mechanisms hiding under the same “order via WhatsApp” label. The simplest is a wa.me link: the plugin builds a WhatsApp URL with the order details pre-filled, and tapping it just opens a chat. That’s what OneClick Chat to Order and the free tier of both “Order on Mobile” plugins do, and it needs nothing from Meta beyond a working phone number. The second is Meta’s official WhatsApp Cloud API, which Notiqoo uses: it requires a dedicated, verified business phone number and pre-approved message templates, but it can then send messages automatically with no tap required from the customer. The third is a third-party layer like Twilio, which the Intolap plugin’s Pro tier uses for two-way status replies without touching Meta’s Business Platform. The mechanism you end up with changes what the plugin can actually do once the order is placed.

OneClick Chat to Order

OneClick Chat to Order (formerly “OneClick WhatsApp Order”) is the plugin most stores land on first, and it has the biggest install base of the four by a wide margin. It builds a wa.me link for every order and drops a WhatsApp button wherever you tell it to: single product pages, the shop and category loops, the cart page, and a custom override on the thank-you page that re-sends the full order after checkout. You can also assign different WhatsApp numbers to different products or categories, the one feature here that genuinely sets it apart; a store selling furniture and electronics can route each category’s button to a different team’s phone.

• Price: Free (paid add-ons exist only for WCFM, Dokan, and WC Vendors multivendor integrations)
• Requires: WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+
• Last updated: November 2, 2026

Setup happens from the plugin’s own admin menu rather than inside WooCommerce’s settings screen: activate the plugin, open “OneClick Chat to Order,” add a WhatsApp number, pick one of five button positions, and write the message template using tags for product name, price, and quantity. The floating button, shop-loop buttons, and GDPR consent checkbox are separate toggles in the same screen, which makes the admin feel busier than the others but gives more control over where buttons actually show up.

The honest limitation: this is a pure click-to-chat tool. Once the customer’s message lands in WhatsApp, there’s no automated path back into WooCommerce. Nothing creates an order record, updates stock, or sends a status reply unless a human reads the chat and acts on it manually, or you buy one of the marketplace connector add-ons, which only apply to multivendor setups. If you need the order to actually exist in WooCommerce’s order list without someone retyping it by hand, this isn’t the plugin for that on its own.

Order on Mobile for WooCommerce (by Eduardo Villão)

Order on Mobile for WooCommerce by Eduardo Villão is worth calling out by developer name because a second, unrelated plugin on WordPress.org uses almost the exact same title (more on that in the next section). This one is the leanest of the four: a WhatsApp button on the product and cart pages, a redirect to WhatsApp after checkout with the full order summary pre-filled, and dynamic message tags like {order_id}, {total}, and {customer_name}. It also handles variable products correctly, pulling the right price and attributes for whichever variation the customer picked, and ships an Elementor widget if you want the button somewhere the default placements don’t reach.

• Price: Free; automatic status-update messages require the separate MyD Notifications add-on, from $9/month for 250 messages
• Requires: WordPress 5.5+, PHP 7.4+
• Last updated: September 9, 2026

Setup is about as short as it gets: install, activate, go to the plugin’s settings page, enter your WhatsApp number, and adjust the message template. There’s also a built-in catalog mode that hides the normal price and Add to Cart button so WhatsApp becomes the only way to inquire about or order a product, which is a genuinely different use case from the other three (a “call for price” storefront rather than a checkout accelerator).

The honest limitation, beyond the small review count (it holds a 100% rating, but from only 4 reviews, so treat that figure as a thin sample rather than a verdict): the plugin itself never sends an automatic reply back to the customer when an order status changes. That’s explicitly pushed to MyD Notifications, a separate paid service with its own API key and its own monthly fee starting at $9 for 250 messages, $16 for 500, or $26 for 1,000. If automatic status updates matter to you, budget for that add-on from the start rather than assuming the free plugin covers it.

Order On Mobile for WooCommerce (by Intolap)

Order On Mobile for WooCommerce by Intolap is the plugin that actually gets confused with the one above in search results and on WordPress.org itself, since the titles differ only by capitalization. They are not related, do not share code, and solve the problem differently, so check the developer name (Intolap vs. Eduardo Villão) before installing either one. This one’s free tier covers the same basics: a button on the product, cart, and shop pages, with the product name, price, quantity, and link pulled into the WhatsApp message automatically, plus the option to hide the Add to Cart and checkout buttons for a catalog-style store.

• Price: Free; Pro starts at ₹4,018 (roughly $48) per site, with 6 months of support included
• Requires: WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.9+ as listed (there is no PHP 7.9 release; treat PHP 7.4+ as the practical minimum, and take the mismatch as a sign the plugin’s own documentation isn’t rigorously maintained)
• Last updated: July 7, 2026

Where this one earns its spot in the comparison is the Pro tier’s Twilio integration: a customer can message the store’s WhatsApp number to request their order status, and the plugin replies using Twilio’s WhatsApp API without ever touching Meta’s Business Platform or waiting on template approval. There’s also a manual fallback, a “Share Order Status” button right on the Admin > Order Details screen, for a status update without Twilio configured at all. Pro also adds product variation data in the message, a shortcode for custom placements, and selectable fields (billing details, shipping details, customer notes, order totals).

The honest limitation: most of what makes this plugin different from a basic click-to-chat button, the Twilio tracking, the automated order creation, the analytics, is locked behind that Pro purchase, and the free version by itself doesn’t do much the other three don’t already do for nothing. The documentation’s PHP version mismatch is minor on its own, but combined with a smaller install base than OneClick Chat to Order, it’s worth testing the free version thoroughly on staging before paying for Pro.

Notiqoo

Notiqoo (formerly listed as WC Messaging) is the odd one out here because it doesn’t use click-to-chat links at all. It connects to Meta’s official WhatsApp Cloud API, which means messages go out automatically when an order’s status changes, without the customer needing to tap anything first. The free version covers order notifications, status updates, manual message triggers, configurable templates, and basic abandoned cart messaging. It’s also the most actively maintained of the four, with an update less than two weeks before this was written.

• Price: Free (Cloud API notifications and manual triggers); Pro $99/year adds automation, with an Automator add-on at $59/year on top of Pro
• Requires: WordPress 6.4+, PHP 7.4+
• Last updated: October 28, 2026

Setup is the most involved of the four, and that’s the tradeoff for using the official API instead of a wa.me link. You need a phone number dedicated to the WhatsApp Business Platform; the standard setup isn’t meant to run alongside the same number’s personal WhatsApp app, though calls and SMS can still work on it. After installing from Plugins > Add New, open the Notiqoo settings, enter your WhatsApp Business Platform credentials and phone number details from a Meta developer app, build your message templates, enable the notification events you want, and place a test order to confirm delivery before relying on it. Notiqoo’s own docs point to a virtual phone number service if you’d rather test the setup before committing a real business line.

Pro unlocks the features that need the official API’s extra capabilities: automated abandoned cart recovery, shipping and delivery status messages, WhatsApp OTP login and signup, Cash on Delivery order verification over OTP, broadcast campaigns, and a shared two-way support inbox. The honest limitation is the setup cost: Meta’s verification and template approval takes real time before the first message sends, and Notiqoo has the smallest install base of the four, so you’re trading a more involved setup for the only approach here that doesn’t depend on the customer’s phone cooperating.

How to pick

1. If you just want a WhatsApp button that works today with zero setup overhead and don’t need anything to happen automatically afterward, use OneClick Chat to Order.
2. If you want the absolute simplest free plugin and are willing to pay a small monthly fee later for automatic status updates, use Order on Mobile for WooCommerce by Eduardo Villão with MyD Notifications.
3. If you want real two-way order status replies without dealing with Meta’s Business Platform, and don’t mind paying once for Pro, use Order On Mobile for WooCommerce by Intolap.
4. If you’re processing enough orders that you want official, Meta-verified automation, OTP verification for Cash on Delivery, or broadcast marketing on top of order notifications, use Notiqoo and budget time for the Business Platform setup.
5. If your store sells through multiple departments or categories that each need their own WhatsApp number, OneClick Chat to Order is currently the only one of the four built for that specifically.

FAQ

Do any of these plugins require a WhatsApp Business account?

Only Notiqoo requires the full WhatsApp Business Platform with a dedicated, verified phone number and Meta-approved templates. The other three work with an ordinary WhatsApp number using plain wa.me click-to-chat links, so a regular WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business app installation is enough.

Does the order still go through WooCommerce’s normal checkout?

Depends on configuration. OneClick Chat to Order and both “Order on Mobile” plugins can either sit alongside a normal checkout or replace it by hiding Add to Cart for a catalog-style store. Notiqoo assumes checkout already happened and sends WhatsApp messages based on the resulting order status.

Why are there two plugins both called “Order on Mobile for WooCommerce”?

They’re unrelated plugins from different developers, Eduardo Villão and Intolap, that happen to have chosen nearly identical names. Check the developer name on the WordPress.org listing before installing, since they have different free features and different paid tiers.

Can customers still pay online through these plugins?

Yes, when the plugin is used alongside checkout rather than instead of it. The WhatsApp message is a notification or a confirmation channel in that setup, not a replacement for WooCommerce’s payment gateways. Only the catalog-mode configurations (hiding Add to Cart) remove online payment from the flow, since the whole point there is to move the transaction into a WhatsApp conversation.

Which of these four is the cheapest way to get started?

All four have a functional free tier. OneClick Chat to Order’s free version is the most feature-complete without needing any paid upgrade for typical single-store use, since its paid add-ons only matter for multivendor marketplaces.

None of ConicPlex’s own plugins handle WhatsApp messaging today, so this comparison sticks to the four dedicated options above. If a store needs something these four don’t do out of the box, like syncing WhatsApp order status with a custom fulfillment system or a marketplace integration, our plugin development team builds that directly rather than stacking workarounds on top of a plugin that wasn’t built for it.

Sources

• OneClick Chat to Order – WordPress.org
• Order on Mobile for WooCommerce (Eduardo Villão) – WordPress.org
• Order On Mobile for WooCommerce (Intolap) – WordPress.org
• Notiqoo – WordPress.org
• MyD Notifications pricing
• Order On Mobile for WooCommerce Pro pricing (Intolap)
• Notiqoo Pro pricing
• WhatsApp Cloud API phone number requirements – Meta for Developers