WP Telegram Widget and Join Link

Contributors: wpsocio, irshadahmad21
Tags: telegram, feed, widget, channel, group
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 6.7
Stable tag: 2.2.5
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Donate link: wpsocio.com/donate

Complete contributors list found here: github.com/wpsocio/wptelegram-widget/graphs/contributors

Download plugin on wordpress.org

Description

Display the Telegram Public Channel or Group Feed in a WordPress widget or anywhere you want using a shortcode.

Features:

• Provides an ajax widget to display channel feed
• Ajax widget contains a Join Channel link
• A separate Join Channel Link/Button
• Pulls updates automatically from Telegram
• Uses a responsive widget to display the feed
• Fits anywhere you want it to be
• The received messages can be seen from /wp-admin
• Automatically removes deleted messages
• Can be displayed using a shortcode
• Available as a Gutengerg block
• Allows embedding of Telegram public channel messages
• Can be extended with custom code

Widget Info

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

<?php echo do_shortcode( '[wptelegram-join-channel link="https://t.me/WPTelegram" text="Join us on Telegram"]' ); ?>

Contribution

Development takes place in our Github monorepo, and all contributions welcome.

Translation

If you want to help with translation of the plugin, you can contribute via WordPress Plugin Translations.

Installation

Automatic installation

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:

• Log in to your WordPress dashboard
• Navigate to the Plugins menu, and click "Add New"
• In the search field type "wptelegram-widget" and hit Enter
• Locate the plugin in the list of search results
• Click on "Install Now" and wait for the installation to complete
• Click on "Activate"

Manual installation

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.

Updating

Automatic updates should work smoothly, but we still recommend you back up your site.