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Guide

Floating Contact Buttons Free

How to set up and style the Floating Contact Buttons widget in Elementor.

Floating Contact Buttons keeps WhatsApp, phone, text message, email, Messenger, Telegram or your own link buttons in a corner of the screen. Show one main button that opens the others, or all buttons stacked.

Part of: Bright Addons (free).

Set it up

  1. Drag the Floating Contact Buttons widget into the page, or into a footer template to show it on every page.

  2. In Buttons, add one item per Channel and fill in the Number, Address or Username.

  3. Add a Ready-Made Message and a Label if you want.

  4. In Display, choose Show, Corner and Labels.

  5. Set Appear After (seconds) and Pulse Effect.

  6. Style the buttons and labels, then check the page on a phone.

Content options

Buttons

Option What it does
Buttons One item per contact channel.
Channel WhatsApp, Phone, Text message, Email, Messenger, Telegram or Custom link.
Number, Address or Username The phone number, email address or username for the channel.
Link The address for a custom link.
Ready-Made Message Text that is filled in for WhatsApp and text messages, and the subject for email.
Label Text shown next to the button.
Icon Your own icon instead of the channel icon.
Button Color Background color of this button.
Open Chat Apps in a New Tab For WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram and custom links.

Display

Option What it does
Show One main button that opens the others, or all buttons stacked.
Main Button Icon Icon of the main button.
Main Button Label Read out by screen readers, and shown when labels are always visible.
Corner Bottom left or bottom right.
Distance From the Side Space from the side of the screen.
Distance From the Bottom Space from the bottom of the screen.
Labels On hover and keyboard focus, always visible, or hidden.
Appear After (seconds) 0 shows the buttons right away.
Pulse Effect A soft ring that pulses around the first button.
Stack Order (z-index) Raise it if another element covers the buttons.
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Style options

These sections are in the Style tab.

  • Buttons

    button size, icon size, space between buttons, border radius, icon color, main button color and shadow.

  • Labels

    text color, background color and typography.

Tips

  • For WhatsApp, type the number in international format; spaces and symbols are removed for you.

  • Put the widget in a footer template once instead of on every page.

  • If a cookie banner or chat bar sits in the same corner, raise Distance From the Bottom.

Questions and answers

Does it load anything from WhatsApp or Messenger?

No. The buttons are plain links. The app or site only opens when a visitor clicks.

Can I show just one button?

Yes. Add one item and choose All buttons, stacked under Show.

Can I add my own link?

Yes. Choose Custom link as the Channel and set the Link.

Need more help?

Check the troubleshooting guide, or contact support with the page address and what you expected to happen.

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