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It provides a ready-to-use chat widget backed by CometChat’s real-time infrastructure — install the plugin, configure your credentials, and go live. With CometChat Widget Builder, you can:
  • Embed chat and calling into any WordPress website
  • Customize themes, colors, and typography
  • Toggle features on and off
  • Go live with a WordPress plugin and shortcode
The widget connects to CometChat’s SDK and infrastructure, which manages message transport, sync, and backend scaling.

Ready to add chat to your WordPress website?

Go to the Integration Guide

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Widget Builder Features

No-Code Visual Configuration — Widget Builder provides a visual configuration environment for designing your chat widget before embedding. Toggle-Based Feature Control — Messaging and calling features can be controlled through configuration settings in the Widget Builder dashboard. Ready-to-Embed Code — After configuration, Widget Builder generates a code snippet you can use with the WordPress plugin to embed chat.

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How to Use Widget Builder

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1. Design

Customize your chat widget using the visual Widget Builder:
  • Configure layout — Toggle all the required features in the dashboard.
  • Toggle features — Turn chat and calling features on and off from the builder interface.
  • Themes — Select between system, light, and dark themes. Choose custom colors and typography.

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2. Get Embed Code

Once configured, get the embed code snippet for your widget.
  1. Click on Get Embedded Code
  2. Note your app credentials (App ID, Auth Key, Region, Variant ID)
  3. Copy the code snippet

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3. Integrate

Install the CometChat plugin on your WordPress site and go live.
  1. Install the plugin — Download and activate the CometChat WordPress plugin
  2. Configure credentials — Set your App ID, Region, and Auth Key in the plugin settings
  3. User Authentication — CometChat uses a UID (User ID) to identify each user. Authenticate users to enable chat functionality.
  4. Launch — Use shortcodes or the plugin settings to display the chat widget on your site

Follow the full Integration Guide

Step-by-step instructions for embedding the Widget Builder into your WordPress website

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Try Live Demo

Experience the CometChat Widget Builder in action:

Launch Live Demo

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