Description
Control the visibility for the chat window with options for the visibility on the website or blog (frontend), in the WordPress dashboard (backend), for WooCommerce pages and with a shortcode. Also options for tag, category and front pages and for user roles like administrators, subscribers, customers and the shop manager.
Simple and advanced mode
By default the plugin is set to the simple mode. Set it to the Advanced mode to enable many extra options for advanced users.
WordPress Dashboard options
Control the visibility in the WordPress dashboard with options for user roles like administrator, subscribers, customers and the WooCommcerce shop manager.
WooCommerce Page options
Control the visibility for WooCommerce pages like single product pages, the shop page and the checkout page or hide it for the shop manager where you want.
Shortcode
Use the shortcode [tawkto_show] to add the chat to posts, pages or the front page.
Advanced visibility options
Set the plugin options to hide or show the chat for all: posts, pages, tag and category pages and for the front page. Advanced settings include options based on the role of the user: hide and disable the chat window for administrators, shop manager, subscribers, customers and based on if users are logged in or not.
Screenshots
Show the tawk.to chat on your website 
Advanced mode to enable options for advanced users 
WordPress dashboard settings for user roles 
WooCommerce Page options are enabled in it’s installed and active 
Shortcode for posts & pages
Installation
Download the plugin code tawkto-manager.zip.
Upload zip file with the standard WordPress plugin installer.
Activate the TawkTo Manager plugin via the plugins menu.
Go to the settings via Settings and the TawkTo settings sub menu.
Paste your tawk.to script in the text area Your tawk.to script.
N.B.. if you have also installed the Tawk.to Live Chat plugin then deactivate it when wanting to use this plugin.Download the plugin code tawkto-manager.zip.
Upload zip file with the standard WordPress plugin installer.
Activate the TawkTo Manager plugin via the plugins menu.
Go to the settings via Settings and the TawkTo settings sub menu.
Paste your tawk.to script in the text area Your tawk.to script.
NB. if you have also installed the Tawk.to Live Chat plugin then deactivate it when wanting to use this plugin.
FAQ
- How do I access the plugin options / settings page?
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To access the settings page of the plugin you need to log in to WordPress with admin rights. Then go to the WordPress dashboard and in the left menu choose TawkTo settings in the Settings menu.
- How do I add the tawk.to script to my website with this plugin?
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Go to the options page of the plugin. Paste your script into the text box with the label Your tawk.to script.
- How do I use the short code?
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Add the short code tawkto_show to any page or post to show the chat window when the page / post is loaded.
- How do I set the visibility for the front pages?
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When a static page is used for the front page then adding the short code to this page will work. When using the WordPress option to show the latest blog posts on the front page, then the visibility can only be set via the plugin options.
- How do I set the visibility for category and tag pages?
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On the options page the visibility for category and tag pages can be set for all category and tag pages.
- How do I hide the window when logged in as admin?
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On the options page there is a option to hide the chat window for admin users.
- How do I disable chat window for subscribers?
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Hide and disable the chat window for logged in users with the role subscriber.
- How can I hide the chat if a user is not logged in as a subscriber?
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Hide the chat window for not logged in users and show the chat only to loggedin users with the role subscriber. This does not effect the admin visibility option.
- Is there more information on this plugin?
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Yes, please visit (https://www.tawktomanager.org/documentation/) for more detailed information.
- How do I get my own tawk.to chat window?
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Go to the website of (https://www.tawk.to) and subscribe for a free account, configure your chat window and use this plugin to add it to your WordPress website.
- What is the difference between version 1, 2 and 2.0.4?
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Version 2 is a performance update for higher page speed and improved SEO performance. The update to 2.0.4 implemented a new code design and added new options.
- Is this plugin fast?
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Version 2.1 introduced a transient for storing all options including the TawkTo script. Transients are cacheable objects for APC cache and the fasted method for this.
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Contributors & Developers
“Tawk.To Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.2
- added 2 new options: show tawk.to chat on all single pages and also for on all single posts. Also an extensive update of code core for cleander code which makes it faster also.
2.1
- Mayor release update and added functions for WoooCommerce and the WordPress dashboard amongst others.
2.0.6
- Update to make version 2.0.5 backward compatible with WordPress 4.6 and lower and compatible with WordPress 4.7 and higher.
2.0.5
- Update to fix bug with WordPress 4.7 and higher.
2.0.4
- Mayor update to plugin code and added visibility option to hide the chat window for user with the role subscriber. Code overhaul to take up less memory and faster load times.
2.0.2
- Added option to hide chat window for logged in users with admin rights.
2.0.1
- Bug fixes update for version 2 release. Fixed JavaScript errors in dashboard and the install error for char type not being UTF-8.
2.0
- A major plugin design change for best browser page speed and SEO performance. This version does not use any file inclusion link for the script and instead always uses inline inclusions in body content and head.
Also the options page usability has been improved.
1.0
- First stable release.