Add Qasper to your WordPress site

Before you start

Three things, all free.

• A WordPress website

  If you can sign in to your website to write posts or change pages, you have one. Not sure? Ask whoever built your site.

• A Qasper account

  Free to create at qasper.ai. If you're reading this, you probably already have one.

• Your business code

  A short label like "new-york-barber". We'll show you how to find yours next.

Find your business code

It's the unique name Qasper gave your business. You only need it once, during setup.

Tip: write the code down or copy it now — you'll need it in step 8.

Now install the plugin

Ten short steps. About five minutes.

1. 1

   Open the official plugin page

   Click the big orange button at the top of this page. It opens the official Qasper Booking page on WordPress.org in a new tab. On WordPress.org, click "Download" to save the plugin ZIP to your computer (usually in your Downloads folder). Important: don't try to open or unzip this file — WordPress does that for you.

2. 2

   Sign in to your website

   Open your usual web browser. In the address bar at the top, type your website's address followed by "/wp-admin" — for example, mysite.com/wp-admin. Sign in with the same username and password you use to manage your website.

3. 3

   Find the Plugins menu

   Once you're signed in, look at the dark menu running down the left side of the screen. Find the word "Plugins" and click it. A small list opens — click "Add New".

4. 4

   Click "Upload Plugin"

   Look at the very top of the page, next to the title "Add Plugins". You'll see a button called "Upload Plugin". Click it.

5. 5

   Choose the file you downloaded

   A new section appears with a button called "Choose File". Click it. Find the Qasper Booking ZIP file you downloaded from WordPress.org in step 1 (it's usually in your Downloads folder) and pick it. Then click the blue "Install Now" button. Wait a few seconds while WordPress installs it.

6. 6

   Activate the plugin

   When you see "Plugin installed successfully", a new blue button appears called "Activate Plugin". Click it.

7. 7

   Open the Qasper settings

   Look at the left-side menu again. Click "Settings" — a small list opens. Click "Qasper Booking".

8. 8

   Enter your business code

   At the top of the page you'll see a text box labelled "Business slug". Type your business code into this box (the one you found earlier). Click the blue "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page.

9. 9

   Turn on the floating chat

   On the same page, find the line "Site-wide floating chat". Click the checkbox next to it so it shows a tick mark. Click the blue "Save Changes" button again.

10. 10

    Check that it appears

    Open your website in a new browser tab. Look at the bottom-right corner of any page. You should see a small orange circle with a chat icon. That's your Qasper chat.