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Sometimes our visitors when entering certain pages, be it our product page or some information page, they may miss some useful links, be it a technical support link, WhatsApp or simply the link to the contact page It is more common than we imagine. Likewise, the solution is quite simple, we can implement sections or buttons with links to our links of interest, so that they remain visible at all times as floating buttons in WordPress.
Usually, a small segment of the site is known as a floating menu or floating buttons, either one or one with little information that adheres to a site on our website, to provide information at all times while the user navigates through it. That is, even if the user is on a long page, perhaps a long post, this menu or buttons will remain visible throughout it at all times in order to be used.
Normally, the reason why we use this type of button is because we want to provide important information, without overloading the user with a popup, for example, which is usually more invasive. There are several plugins that allow us to add this button more easily. aesthetic to how it would be done with a .
Since we have available, one of the options is to directly use a Divi sidebar, for this we can simply insert in this new sidebar what we need, be it an image, a menu, or simply an informative text so that it remains visible throughout the site. To be able to make this adjustment we already have a guide that we can follow to be able to do it with our Divi theme without having to install a plugin.
Plugin Buttonizer Smart Floating / Sticky Buttons
One of the most complete plugins when you want to add floating buttons in WordPress, with modern designs and a friendly interface so that we can choose where to display these floating buttons, with several options from an added button, as well as Facebook Messenger, possibility of forms of contact, WhatsApp Business, quick click button to chat, calls, Email, etc. Buttonizer turns out to be quite a versatile plugin when creating this in WordPress, with the possibility of creating this button for both PC and mobile versions.
To install this plugin we simply do it from our plugin browser or manually, we can follow the guide of , in any of the cases when we already have it installed we will see a button in our administration panel that corresponds to this plugin,
As we can see we have several options to click on to start the button editing process, clicking on any of these two will show us a new page with all the general settings of the button; however, if it is the first button that we create, we will be shown some templates from which we can choose the one that we like the most and that adapts to our site.
From this list, once we choose the design that seems best to us, we will be able to choose the functionality of the buttons, for this we will click on the respective edit button.
In any of the cases, whether we add a new element or edit an existing one, we will always have the same panel with 3 submenus, general, styles and advanced. In general, the advanced tab is not something that we are going to take much into account, since in the free version it only allows us to assign a custom ID or a custom class. If we are in the paid version, it will allow us to program the appearance times of the option, as well as the pages in which it will be displayed.
Regarding the styles option, we will have the possibility to modify the button in WordPress, both in background color, text color, border radius, icon, icon color and more, we will simply have to access this section and see the options that allow us to modify, this entire section is accessible without having the paid version of it.
Last but not least, we have the general section, where we will be able to select from a list what we want to do with this button, that is, what its function will be, in which we have:
- Add URL
- Link to an existing page
- Link to WhatsApp
- whatsapp widget
- Share this page on (social networks or email)
- print page
- google maps
- Links to social networks
Among other options that are worth seeing in detail, once we are adding our quick elements, we also have general settings for each section, as well as the positioning of the icons in case we do not need them to be located where they come by default, quite a plugin complete that we recommend in case we need something more stylized.
A slightly simpler plugin in terms of options and adjustments that we can make in this plugin, basically like the previous plugin we will have a simple floating menu, here we will have basic options, simply the general settings and design settings.
In the general settings we will be able to select the url of the elements, unlike buttonizer this plugin is based on the fact that all the links or buttons that are added to it will be inserted manually, this means that if we need them to be add a phone call button we must know this code to call (tel:followed by the phone number) also on some occasions it is good for us to be able to use a simple complement if what we want is to insert links to our site in a general way.
In the second tab we have the basic design options that most plugins can have, allowing us to modify position, size, font, margins, colors, z-index and others. This plugin, unlike the previous one, does not need an in-depth explanation, since it is quite simple to use, you just need to create a new button and add a link.
This plugin is just as simple as the previous one, it offers us improvements in that we can select the resolutions so that it is not displayed in resolutions higher than a certain number, for this we enter the panel of this plugin wow plugins > Float menu lite. Here once we add a new panel we are going to have these options.
These options allow us to assign a specific size for these elements to be displayed, beyond this the options to add new elements remain normal, we simply add a url and modify icons so that the person knows which section they are entering, if for example we have a link to a contact form we can add an envelope that identifies the form.
What this plugin is looking for is that we have several options as well as a possibility of symmetry to add elements, this is from the same developer of the previous plugin, for this reason we will find it in the same Wow plugins panel, but this time under the section of floating button. The big difference between this and the previous plugin is that it allows us to add tooltips as well as an option to insert logins, forgotten password, registration and basic user options in WordPress, in order to have them at hand.
This plugin, like the previous one, consists of 3 main tabs where we enter the content (general), one where we can manage everything related to styles (styles) and a last one where we have the resolution settings so that these elements are displayed. Let’s add, quite simple in its settings and suitable for general use.
conclusion
The use of floating button plugins is something that is left to the decision of the people at the time of configuring the site; however, it is always a good addition if you have the right plugin for your needs, if we have high needs we always have plugins available such as buttonizer that give us a range of possibilities when selecting what to show the user, as well as if our requirements are a bit low and we only need to show a specific url for a promotion or whatever the case, we are going to have more friendly options for this that only offer us what we are looking for.
Undoubtedly, these plugins help us better manage information and provide quick access to our users when browsing the site, without having to create cumbersome codes or use other more complicated options.
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