Display the Telegram Public Channel or Group Feed in a WordPress widget or anywhere you want using a simple shortcode.
Display the Telegram Public Channel or Group Feed in a WordPress widget or anywhere you want using a simple shortcode.
Ajax Widget
Goto Appearance > Widgets and click/drag WP Telegram Ajax Widget and place it where you want it to be.
Alternately, you can use the below shortcode.
Inside page or post content:
[wptelegram-ajax-widget username="WPTelegram" width="100%" height="500px"]
Inside the theme templates
<?php if ( function_exists( 'wptelegram_ajax_widget' ) ) { wptelegram_ajax_widget(); } ?>
or
<?php echo do_shortcode( '[wptelegram-ajax-widget width="98%" height="700px"]' ); ?>
Legacy Widget
Goto Appearance > Widgets and click/drag WP Telegram Legacy Widget and place it where you want it to be.
Alternately, you can use the below shortcode.
Inside page or post content:
[wptelegram-widget num_messages="5" width="100%" author_photo="auto"]
Inside the theme templates
<?php if ( function_exists( 'wptelegram_widget' ) ) { $args = array( // 'author_photo' => 'auto', // 'num_messages' => 5, // 'width' => 100, ); wptelegram_widget( $args ); } ?>
or
<?php echo do_shortcode( '[wptelegram-widget num_messages="5" width="100%" author_photo="always_show"]' ); ?>
Join Link
Goto Appearance > Widgets and click/drag WP Telegram Join Channel and place it where you want it to be.
Alternately, you can use the below shortcode.
Inside page or post content:
[wptelegram-join-channel link="https://t.me/WPTelegram" text="Join @WPTelegram on Telegram"]
Inside the theme templates
<?php if ( function_exists( 'wptelegram_join_channel' ) ) { $args = array( 'link' => 'https://t.me/WPTelegram', 'text' => 'Join @WPTelegram on Telegram', ); wptelegram_join_channel( $args ); } ?>
or
We have a public group on Telegram to provide help setting up the plugin, discuss issues, features, translations etc. Join @WPTelegramChat
For rules, see the pinned message. No spam please.
Development takes place in our Github monorepo, and all contributions welcome.
Automatic installation is the easiest way — WordPress will handle the file transfer, and you won’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of the plugin:
Manual installation method requires downloading the plugin and uploading it to your web server via your favorite FTP application. The official WordPress documentation contains instructions on how to do this here.
Automatic updates should work smoothly, but we still recommend you back up your site.
Legacy Widgetdoes not show the old messages.
You need to post something new into the group/channel and wait for 5 minutes for the messages to appear.
If you are too impatient to wait for the results, open the URL under Tip!💡 (below the instructions) in your browser.
Note: Please ensure to follow the instructions given on the settings page correctly.
It means that there is something wrong with the permalinks on your website.
Simply goto wp-admin > Settings > Permalinks and just Save Changes.
That should fix it. If it doesn’t, please let us know at @WPTelegramSupport.