- What is Astra Pro Add on?
- What Is a Child Theme and How To Install It for Astra?
- How to Activate Astra Pro Addon License?
- How to Get License Key of Astra Pro?
- How to Install Astra Pro Plugin?
- Getting Started with Astra Pro Addon Plugin
- Getting error – The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet?
- Do Not See License Activation Form for Astra Pro Addon Plugin?
- How to Install Astra Theme?
- Astra – Customize the Submenu
- The Blank Screen in the Customizer Area
- How to use the color palette of the Astra theme
- How to Import / Export Astra Customizer Settings
- How To Disable Logo Cropping
- How to Create a Sticky Sidebar for Your WooCommerce Shop Page
- How to use dynamic customizer from Astra 4.0.0
- How to Change the Typography of the Astra Menu
- Simplify Your Site Design with the New Style Guide
- How to Translate Astra Theme / Plugins in Your Own Language using GlotPress?
- How to Turn Astra Multilingual with WPML?
- How To Translate Site Builder With WPML?
- How to Translate Astra Strings with WPML?
- How Translations can be Manually Exported and Uploaded to the Site?
- How to Turn Astra Website Multilingual with Polylang?
- How to Translate Categories, Tags, and Astra Strings with Polylang
- How to Turn Astra Website Multilingual with TranslatePress?
- How to translate the WooCommerce string?
- Footer Custom Text Helper Strings
- Does Astra support Beaver Themer Plugin?
- Increasing the PHP Memory Limit of Your Website
- How to Disable Header or Footer for a Landing Page or Post?
- Where Does Astra Primary Color Setting Take Effect?
- How to Adjust the Width of Your Sidebar?
- How to Update the Plugin Manually from WordPress Backend?
- Recommended Settings for Elementor and the Astra Theme
- Recommended Settings for Beaver Builder and the Astra Theme
- How Do License Upgrades Work?
- How to Renew Yearly License?
- How to Apply For Brainstorm Force Affiliate Program? (Become Astra Affiliate)
- How to Manage License on Store?
- How To Update Your Payment Method?
- How do I check my Support Ticket History?
- Frequently Asked Questions – VIP Priority Support
- How to Process Refund Requests?
- Fix Swap Sections Not Working on Mobile (Old Astra Header)
- How to Remove Google Fonts Suggestions in Astra Theme?
- Remove default stretched block layout spacing
- How to Change the Logo on Specific Pages?
- How to remove horizontal & vertical gallery layouts from a single product page?
- Introducing New Filter to Enable/Disable Rank-Math Theme Support
- Enable/Disable YouTube videos from Astra admin dashboard
- How to Fix the Line Height Unit being converted to “EM”?
- How to Change WordPress Post labels to Projects
- Fix for – The PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) Error
- Fix for – Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION
- How to fix Fatal Error / White Screen of Death?
- Fix for- cURL error 51: SSL: no alternative certificate subject name matches target host name ‘websitedemos.net’
- Getting error – The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet?
- ‘The preview could not be loaded’ Pop Up with Astra and Elementor
- Troubleshooting Steps ( with Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin )
- How to Deal with Update Issues in Astra Theme and Astra Pro Addon?
- Blog Featured Image Size Not Working / Error in Image Processing Library
How to Use WhatsApp Social Icon Effectively
The Astra Header & Footer Builder feature provides a user-friendly option for seamlessly integrating social icons into your website’s header and footer. This feature allows you to effortlessly display icons for various platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Pinterest, WhatsApp, and more, linking directly to your respective social profiles.
While adding links for most social icons is straightforward, incorporating the WhatsApp icon requires a unique approach to ensure a smooth click-to-chat experience.
This document serves as a step-by-step guide on effectively utilizing the WhatsApp social icon on your website.
How to Add Social Media Icons with Astra Header & Footer Builder
Make sure you have installed and activated the Astra theme on your website.
Once activated, you can follow the below steps to add social icons.
- From the WordPress dashboard, navigate to Appearance > Customize.
- In the Customizer, click on Header Builder/Footer Builder.
- Click the plus (+) icon to add the social profile element in either the header or footer.
- By default, some social icons are already present, and you can add more based on your requirements.
- Click on the respective icon to toggle the field.
- Insert the social profile URL for platforms like Facebook, X, and Pinterest.
These are the steps you can follow while adding social media icons excluding WhatsApp.
Adding WhatsApp requires an API URL for the click-to-chat functionality. The format for the WhatsApp API URL is as follows:
https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=919876543210
(Replace “919876543210” with your WhatsApp number in the international format.)
With the Astra Social Icon element, we have already integrated the API URL for WhatsApp. Hence, you only need to enter the phone number in the international format.

Entering the complete URL in this field might lead to an error due to the repetition of the API URL.
Hence, to use the WhatsApp social icon effectively, enter only the WhatsApp number in the field for the social icon.
By following these steps, you can effectively use the WhatsApp social icon, providing a quick and efficient way for your website visitors to initiate a chat through WhatsApp.
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