Description
Baza Live Chat connects your WordPress site to Telegram — self-hosted, no third-party servers, no data sharing. Visitors chat on your site and you reply directly from Telegram.
Features:
- Live chat widget embedded on your WordPress site
- Visitors send messages – you reply via Telegram bot
- Real-time polling for instant message delivery
- Webhook support for instant operator replies
- Sound notifications for new messages
- GDPR consent support
- IP blocking, rate limiting, and a visitor activity log
- Custom colors and avatar for the chat widget
- Auto-questions for quick replies
- Static mode – embed chat inline anywhere
External services
This plugin connects to the following external services. Please review their terms and privacy policies before use.
Telegram Bot API (api.telegram.org)
Required for core chat functionality. Every visitor message and operator reply is transmitted through Telegram’s servers using the bot token you configure.
* Terms of Service: https://telegram.org/tos
* Privacy Policy: https://telegram.org/privacy
Source code
Unminified JavaScript source files are included in the plugin under assets/js/. The minified files (*.min.js) are generated from the files of the same name without .min using Terser (npx terser blc.js -c -m -o blc.min.js).
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/baza-live-chat/or install via the WordPress plugin screen. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Go to Baza Live Chat Settings and create a Telegram bot via @BotFather.
- Enter your Bot Token and Chat ID, click Save.
- Click Set Webhook to connect Telegram to your site.
- The chat widget will appear on your site automatically.
FAQ
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Do I need a paid account?
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No. Everything described here is included in the plugin. You only need a Telegram bot, which is free to create with @BotFather.
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Is my data stored on your servers?
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No. All chat data is stored in your own WordPress database. Messages go directly from your site to your Telegram bot.
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Does it work with page builders?
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Yes. Use the
[baza_live_chat]shortcode to embed the chat anywhere, including Gutenberg, Elementor, and other page builders. Addstatic="true"to show it as an inline block.
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Contributors & Developers
“Baza Live Chat” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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