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No email. No spam folder.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Order notifications<\/strong> \u2014 Send automatic WhatsApp messages when an order is placed, paid, shipped, or completed. Customers stay informed without you lifting a finger.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WhatsApp chat widget<\/strong> \u2014 Add a click-to-chat button to your storefront so customers can reach you instantly on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Bring your own account<\/strong> \u2014 CartPinger uses the official Meta WhatsApp Cloud API. You connect your own WhatsApp Business number. No middleman, no per-message fees beyond Meta's standard rates.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Block and classic checkout<\/strong> \u2014 Works with both the WooCommerce block checkout (WooCommerce 8.6+) and the classic shortcode checkout.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Abandoned cart recovery via WhatsApp \u2014 unlimited<\/li>\n<li>Optional 24h and 48h follow-up messages (configurable in settings)<\/li>\n<li>Optional automatic discount coupons in follow-ups (configurable)<\/li>\n<li>Order notifications on Processing, Completed, and Cancelled<\/li>\n<li>WhatsApp click-to-chat widget for the storefront<\/li>\n<li>CSV export of all abandonment and recovery data<\/li>\n<li>Works with both classic and block checkout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How it works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>A customer adds items to their cart and starts checkout<\/li>\n<li>They enter their phone number and check the WhatsApp consent checkbox<\/li>\n<li>If they leave without completing the order, CartPinger waits 1 hour and sends a recovery message via WhatsApp<\/li>\n<li>The message includes their name and a direct link back to their cart<\/li>\n<li>If they complete the order, the recovery is marked as successful<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Privacy and data<\/h4>\n\n<p>CartPinger does not collect or transmit any data to servers operated by the plugin author. 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See the \"External Services\" section below for full details.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Open source<\/h4>\n\n<p>Source code available on GitHub under GPL-2.0-or-later.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>CartPinger sends data to the Meta WhatsApp Cloud API to deliver messages.<\/p>\n\n<h4>What data is sent<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Customer WhatsApp phone number (collected at checkout with explicit opt-in)<\/li>\n<li>Message template name and parameters (customer first name, recovery link)<\/li>\n<li>Your Meta Access Token and Phone Number ID (stored locally, never sent to CartPinger servers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>When data is sent<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>When a recovery or order notification message is dispatched (outbound POST to graph.facebook.com)<\/li>\n<li>When Meta delivers a status update for a sent message (inbound webhook from Meta)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>External service<\/h4>\n\n<p>Meta Platforms, Inc. \u2014 WhatsApp Cloud API<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Service URL: https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Service: https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/terms\/<\/li>\n<li>WhatsApp Business Terms: https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/legal\/business-terms\/<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/privacy\/policy\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>No data is ever sent to CartPinger's servers. 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If you never enter a license key, this service is never contacted.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Service URL: https:\/\/api.lemonsqueezy.com\/<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.lemonsqueezy.com\/terms<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.lemonsqueezy.com\/privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>YouTube (only loaded inside the Setup wizard)<\/h4>\n\n<p>Setup wizard step 1 embeds a third-party YouTube video that walks merchants through the Meta side of the WhatsApp Cloud API setup. The video iframe is loaded by your browser directly from youtube.com only while you view that wizard step in the WordPress admin. No data is sent from the plugin itself to YouTube; standard YouTube embed cookies and analytics apply per Google's policies.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Service URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Service: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/t\/terms<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/cartpinger\/<\/code>, or install via the WordPress admin Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>CartPinger &gt; Setup<\/strong> and complete the onboarding wizard.<\/li>\n<li>Connect your WhatsApp Business Account via the Meta setup flow.<\/li>\n<li>Once configured, abandoned cart recovery and order notifications start working automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Do I need WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WooCommerce 8.6 or higher is required.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20a%20paid%20whatsapp%20plan%3F\"><h3>Do I need a paid WhatsApp plan?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You pay Meta directly for messages sent outside the free tier (Meta offers 1,000 free conversations per month). CartPinger itself is free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20my%20whatsapp%20business%20account%20safe%3F\"><h3>Is my WhatsApp Business Account safe?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>CartPinger uses the official Meta Cloud API. Your access tokens are stored encrypted in your own WordPress database using AES-256-GCM encryption. We never see or store your credentials on any external server.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20work%20with%20the%20woocommerce%20block%20checkout%3F\"><h3>Does this work with the WooCommerce block checkout?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. CartPinger supports both the WooCommerce block checkout (WooCommerce 8.6+) and the classic shortcode checkout. 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